Technical Art

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (525+ words) Modern cameras are too clean to feel cinematic. Here is how to put the grain, glow, lens flares, and glitch back in, right inside your After Effects comp. You shoot something on a modern camera, and it comes back flawless....

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (458+ words) The Hollywood Reporter There are of course many viewers out there who’re passionately devoted to James Cameron’s Avatar thrill rides alongside the big blue people of Pandora. But for arthouse viewers, few directors make the case for 3D cinema, and all…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (215+ words) Wētā FX just posted a spectacular making-of for its VFX for Season 3 of Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon. It focuses on the naval Battle of the Gullet – inspired by the real-life Battle of Trafalgar – extending practical…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (869+ words) Martin Cid Magazine Press Enter to Search When the virtual reality industry promised everyone a metaverse, Celine Daemen was thinking about Eurydice. Not the lost girl from Greek myth, exactly — more the specific sensation of descending into a space where…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (271+ words) Framestore has posted its VFX breakdown for old-school sci-fi action movie War Machine. The firm’s Melbourne and Mumbai studios delivered 252 VFX shots, including CG terrain, effects ranging from laser and plasma fire to explosions – and of course, the War Machine…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (685+ words) After decades spent as a gaffer on studio productions ranging from Iron Man to Ford v Ferrari, Michael Bauman stepped into the cinematographer’s chair on Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza, and went on to earn an Academy Award nomination and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (736+ words) AI and VFX are expanding the scale and visual possibilities of India’s modern mythological cinema. Gaming engines are helping filmmakers create detailed digital worlds beyond traditional sets and locations. Indian mythology has always offered filmmakers enormous visual possibilities: celestial kingdoms,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (176+ words) The artist experimented with the felt style. 3D Artist Toquita experimented with a stylized approach, moving away from realism to craft this mesmerizing underwater setup featuring cute, felt-like fish. Made in Blender, the piece features fluid animation with smooth, gradual movement,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (255+ words) Abcent Studios shared its debut project. Abcent Studios, a creative duo of animators, shared its debut project – an animated film titled Rise. The cinematic project was crafted entirely within Blender. It's fascinating what 3D artists can craft, especially with free software…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (340+ words) Visual effects studios have begun to release their breakdown reels for Season 3 of Apple TV+ science-fiction series Foundation, based on the stories by Isaac Asimov. Framestore worked on the show from previs onwards, eventually delivering 500 VFX shots, including its VES…...