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VFX spotlight: Creating the world of The Borgias
The team at visual effects studio Spin reveal why Rome wasn’t built in a day in Showtime’s hit period drama The Borgias Ever since The Sopranos and Sex and the City helped put cable television on the...
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VFX and animation special: Seth MacFarlane’s Ted
Drink, drugs, fallen women… all in a day’s work for Ted. Tippett Studio and Iloura tell Mark Ramshaw how they created the wise-cracking anti-hero. ▲ On a typical show you identify the shots that...
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Behind the scenes: Vine’s 3D work for Merlin
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 Taking over an existing TV show is always a tricky...
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Behind the scenes: How Baseblack and The Mill brought Dredd to life
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 Conceived 36 years ago by writer John Wagner and artist...
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Groundbreaking studios of 2012: A Large Evil Corporation
From arch-viz to visual effects, Mark Ramshaw meets the studios that made their mark on the CG industry in the last year. This week, A Large Evil Corporation… Animation probably isn’t the first thing...
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Groundbreaking studios of 2012: Fido
From arch-viz to visual effects, Mark Ramshaw meets the studios that made their mark on the CG industry in the last year. This week, Fido… In an increasingly competitive industry, it’s not uncommon...
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Groundbreaking studios of 2012: Ars Thanea
From arch-viz to visual effects, Mark Ramshaw meets the studios that made their mark on the CG industry in the last year. This week, Ars Thanea… That Warsaw is home to some serious art talent isn’t in...
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Groundbreaking studios of 2012: The Senate
From arch-viz to visual effects, Mark Ramshaw meets the studios that made their mark on the CG industry in the last year. This week, The Senate… Unsung hero syndrome invariably accompanies...
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Behind the scenes: Ice Age: Continental Drift
The latest in the Ice Age series adds action movie mayhem to the cartoon mix. Blue Sky talks to Mark Ramshaw about the sun, the sky and the sea Ice Age has always been one of the more intriguing...
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Behind the scenes: Disney’s Oscar-winning Paperman
Disney used innovative CG techniques for its Oscar-winning short Paperman, animation supervisor Patrick Osborne tells Mark Ramshaw If Paperman’s appearance in cinemas alongside Wreck-It Ralph mirrors...
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Behind the scenes: Life of Pi’s tiger
Oscar-winning VFX supervisor Bill Westenhofer discusses the manpower and technical advances that enabled Rhythm & Hues to create Life of Pi’s all-too-believable co-star Any lingering doubts that...
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Behind the scenes: SSNC’s peregrine falcon
Veteran creature creator Fido on its digital version of the world’s fastest bird, created for an ad for The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation “Peregrine falcons are endangered and can’t be used...
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Behind the scenes: MPC’s animal hair and fur
Moving Picture Company tells us about its Furtility system, as used for movies and commercials Size may not be everything, but for Moving Picture Company’s commercials division, the fact that the...
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Behind the scenes: Telus’ panda
Chris Johnson and Marcus Alqueres at Toronto’s Topix studio reveal how a team of 20 brought a pair of furry critters to life for a new ad campaign Founded in 1987, multi-award winning Topix is...
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Behind the scenes: Kon-Tiki’s shark
Stockholm’s Important Looking Pirates reveal the unique challenges involved in the creation of 60 shark-infested shots for Kon-Tiki Famously billed as Norway’s most expensive film ever made, Kon-Tiki...
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Behind the scenes: Bourne Legacy’s wolf
Double Negative’s Steven Godfrey explains how the studio made a wolf for the recent franchise reinvention of The Bourne Legacy Even industry insiders failed to spot the presence of digital creature...
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Behind the scenes: Framestore’s animal rigging
Framestore’s Martin Aufinger and Amar Chundavadra talk about their animation techniques Framestore may have originally carved a reputation for itself with dinosaurs and more fantastical creations, but...
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Behind the scenes: Skyfall’s Komodo dragon
Cinesite’s Jon Neill tells Mark Ramshaw about the creation of the first all-digital creature to feature in a James Bond film Casino Royale and A Quantum of Solace were both lauded for wiping the slate...
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Behind the scenes: Epic
Mark Ramshaw investigates how Blue Sky has proved that small is beautiful, with the microcosmic world of Epic Its finely-tuned blend of action, adventure, romance and comedy may tick all the matinee...
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