Variety has an interesting article on the pressures being placed on visual effects houses these days. Makes for an interesting, and all-too-familiar read. Find it here.
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The budget and our need for broadband relief…
Posted on May 16, 2007 by Matty G.
“Fuel International, a small special effects company in Newtown, does business all over the planet. Raw footage is sent to it over the internet; it adds its touch of magic and sends it back overnight to clients in Los Angles, London and Wellington. It employs 70 people and has annual turnover [...]
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Sony “Kiss” TVC
Posted on April 20, 2007 by Matty G.
A few weeks ago I did some work on a TVC back at Fuel, the product of which is the TVC seen above. It was pulled off with a combination of motion control, CGI, projected textures, warping and re-tracked plates. It was a real team effort between 3D and comp to [...]
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VFX Oscar Nomination List
Posted on December 20, 2006 by Matty G.
For the uninitiated, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences coalesces the year’s barrel of VFX work into a list of seven candidates for the academy award. This list is then shortened to three who will contest for the award, with the one winner being announced at the Oscar ceremony. So the list of [...]
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