Nuke 7.0 review

| Applications, Reviews | 01/03/2013 12:00pm 3dw166revnuke

Nuke is at the centre of many high-end VFX pipelines, but does Nuke 7.0 offer enough to stay there? Mike Griggs finds out

Behind the scenes: How Baseblack and The Mill brought Dredd to life

| Making of, Movies, Showcase | 27/02/2013 15:03pm 3dw166freezeframe

Dredd stays true to its comic-book origins with an uncompromisingly brutal vision of Mega-City One. Baseblack and The Mill talk to Mark Ramshaw

Cool CG commercial: The Mill’s Guinness cloud

| Commercial, Making of, Showcase | 15/02/2013 14:00pm 3dw165projects4

The Mill was challenged to create a realistic cloud with personality in this ambitious spot for Guinness

Cool VFX: Atomic Fiction’s work on Flight

| Features, Movies, Showcase | 14/02/2013 16:27pm 034A_620_final

View this breakdown of the visual-effects work that went into one of of the best film scenes of 2012

Behind the scenes: Vine’s 3D work for Merlin

| Making of, Showcase | 12/02/2013 14:00pm 3dw165freezeframe

Mark Ramshaw asks how you take over effects work for a hit show watched in 180 countries. For Merlin, Vine built a 3D facility from the ground up

Amazing VFX on an indie budget: How Method created the cityscapes in Cloud Atlas

| Movies, Showcase | 29/01/2013 12:37pm ▲ Matte painting shows the braces that support Neo Seoul's buildings

Cloud Atlas is an ambitious indie film with a limited budget. With a mere 70 artists working on it at the peak of production, Method spread the work across its London, Vancouver and LA offices. In this interview excerpt, we find out how the cityscapes were put together

11th Annual VES Awards Nominations announced

| Industry, News | 23/01/2013 16:54pm ▲ Brave

Yes, the 11th Annual VES Awards Nominations have been announced which recognise outstanding VFX artistry in 24 categories of film, animation, television, commercials and video games

Cool VFX: Tempo new film produced by Red Giant

| Movies, Showcase | 21/01/2013 11:32am tempo3

Red Giant is the brains behind a new film called Tempo. Released in December the guys tell us about the innovative movie, where it came from and how it was created. Meet Harry Frank, Aharon Rabinowitz and Seth Worley from Red Giant…

Cool VFX: The making of Psyop’s advert for JBL

| Commercial, Showcase | 16/01/2013 15:12pm JBL41_psyop

Psyop and Doner ask you to witness the birth of a natural phenomenon and vividly experience the destructive sounds of mother nature…Watch the cool commercial and read about its production here

Meet the Artist: Robert A Brubaker

| Artwork, Showcase | 16/01/2013 14:00pm ▲ Dragonfly Chase shows off the hybrid 2D/3D approach Robert and Sherry took on  Cup of Glitter

Robert A. Brubaker is the Creative Director at Gilded Magic Publishing and Producer at Resonant Image Studios. He’s an award-winning author/illustrator and seasoned multimedia producer who will make a directorial debut with his first 3D animated film, The Bell Ringer

Cool CG commercial: How a Sydney-based studio created Nearby Nerd

| Commercial, Showcase | 28/12/2012 12:00pm ▲ The Magnificent Itch rigged and animated this quirky TV advert for Nearby Nerd using Maya

Australia’s computer experts are ready and waiting to help in this new commercial for the computer and laptop repair company Nearby Nerd

Sci-fi movie focus: How ScanLineVFX created the heart-stopping final scene in Looper

| Movies, Showcase | 27/12/2012 10:00am ▲ The sugarcane debris and chunks of earth were modelled in 3ds Max

Renee Dunlop talks to ScanLineVFX about the challenges the studio faced when creating the climactic final scene in the film Looper

3D World Advent Giveaway Day 19: Watch any tutorial on the CMIVFX website for free!

| Features, Promotions | 19/12/2012 10:00am cmiVFX_Banner_01

Download any tutorial you fancy free of charge from the CMIVFX website. Our gift to you on the 19th day of Christmas!

Cool VFX: Elijah Wood in new Flying Lotus music video

| Movies, Showcase | 04/12/2012 10:30am elijah_wood

Prepare to be mesmerised! Pulse Films’ David Lewandowski hooked up Elijah Wood to deliver a live action version of Akira for Flying Lotus’ new video…

VFX spotlight: Creating the world of The Borgias

| Features, Making of, Showcase | 20/11/2012 14:00pm 3dw162ff

The team at visual effects studio Spin reveal why Rome wasn’t built in a day in Showtime’s hit period drama The Borgias. By Mark Ramshaw