13 May 2008
by Carlos Pinho
Tutorial | Free Transform via the Custom BitmapTransformer ClassAnother great tutorial of Flash and Math, showing their custom AS3 BitmapTransformer class in action. In one example they have a bitmap whose vertices can be dragged in an arbitrary way and the image is distorted accordingly in all sorts of contorsions. In the second example, they throw in a dash of...Read the full post from Flash Ena... continues
13 May 2008
For Inspire Films, a Northwestern student group that bridges the gap between politics and film, movies can relay important information without the help of special effects and elaborate displays. This weekend, the group presented the first Symposium on Social Issue Media, which combined clips from politically-conscious films and documentaries with lectures on techniques for making and ...
13 May 2008
Over the last two decades Kim Brandstrup has created pieces for many of the major classical and contemporary companies in Britain, and his most recent commission is from none other than the Royal Ballet.
13 May 2008
Iron Man, based on the Marvel comic and with Robert Downey Jr. as the title character, opens on Friday nationwide. Jon Favreau directed.
12 May 2008
I know what you want to know. How good is the road company of “Wicked,” the cash-cow musical whose worldwide gross will hit $1 billion while it’s in Kansas City?
12 May 2008
by Somanshu
Creaceed releases Hydra 1.5 Stand Alone and Aperture PlugIn (Beta)Creaceed, the company behind Hydra, Morph Age, and Magnet, today ships brand new version 1.5 of Hydra for easy HDR image creation on Mac OS X Leopard with updated imaging pipeline and Aperture integration. Hydra gives human eye perception to photographs by creating high dynamic range (HDR) images fr...Read the full post from Softwar... continues
12 May 2008
by Lisa Timmons
Harrison Ford's Indiana Jones Gets Little ActionI'm not much of an action movie fan, but I went to go see Iron Man yesterday because everyone's been raving about it and Robert Downey Jr. did not disappoint. The trailer for the new Indiana Jones movie played before the film and I have to say, I got nostalgic for the days when my sisters and I used...Read the full post from A Socialite's LifeTags: H... continues
12 May 2008
The comic book genre in general hasn't really inspired much wonder for CGI; if anything, it's provided a glut in effects that makes the films less impressive.
12 May 2008
(RTTNews) - The extravagant visual effects of "Speed Racer" proved to be no match for the latest superhero on the block, as "Iron Man" easily finished at the number one spot on the box office charts for the second straight weekend.
12 May 2008
Combined Rating: 91% (S:90%; P:93%) - Action, comedy, some great special effects, this movie has it all. Granted I'm biased as a comic book fan, but I've heard nothing but good things said about this movie from everyone I know, even people who haven't touched a comic book in their life. Not only is it a great comic movie, but it's just a good movie all around, and in my opinion, the best ...
12 May 2008
FREMONT, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- ArcSoft, Inc. announced today the release of ArcSoft Magic-i(TM) Visual Effects 2. The latest version of its popular webcam application offers users newly enhanced features in an updated user-friendly interface.
12 May 2008
ArcSoft, Inc. announced today the release of ArcSoft Magic-i(TM) Visual Effects 2. The latest version
12 May 2008
by comedy central insider
Judah Friedlander: World Champion - The CC Insider Interview Unlike his character on 30 Rock, Frank Rossitano, Judah Friedlander is not a writer for television, but he was out on the lines. Did you also know he makes all the hats he wears on-screen, will appear in this Summer's Meet Dave with Eddie Murphy and knows at least four kinds of martial arts? I...Read the full post from Comedy Centra... continues
12 May 2008
by ScottGu
Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 BetaEarlier today we shipped a public beta of our upcoming .NET 3.5 SP1 and VS 2008 SP1 releases. These servicing updates provide a roll-up of bug fixes and performance improvements for issues reported since we released the products last November. They also contain a number of feature additi...Read the full post from ScottGu's Bl... continues
12 May 2008
Whether it's medical dramas on TV, or sci-fi thrillers on the big screen, Hollywood is often inspired by medicine for their story lines. Now, the tables have been turned. Some in the medical field are looking to Hollywood for ideas on innovative ways to find and treat injuries. Normally, when Christine Glendon goes for a run, it's just her and the open road.
12 May 2008
by tims
Introducing the Third Major Release of Windows Presentation FoundationToday I'm excited to announce the public beta availability of a major new release of WPF. Since we shipped .NET Framework 3.5 late last year, the team has been hard at work at a new release that adds many supplemental features, fixes a good number of bugs, offers many performance optimizations, and ...Read the full post from Tim... continues
12 May 2008
Saturday, May 17... By Franki Weddington.Long before man-eating sharks, a galaxy far far away or "unsinkable" ocean liners, before stunning special effects and big-budget blockbusters, movie audiences were awed by the transformation of a boring black-and-white Kansas farm into the wonderful world of Oz. The 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz is screened by Tampa Theatre this weekend as part of its ...
12 May 2008
by Jason Kaneshiro
Movie Notes: 28 Days Later= 5 stars Starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson Directed by Danny Boyle Amazon Link Synopsis A mysterious virus transforms people into rabid monsters. London is deserted an overrun by the “infected” and the few remaining citizens fight to survive. The Good A good dose o...Read the full post from Webomatica - Technology and Entertainment Diges... continues
12 May 2008
by Frédéric Latour
Seizing Well Space Your Kitchen (II)Bue, the other day we ran into why it was necessary, although we had a large kitchen, get the most possible, and he said that to complete the trick was in the basic rules of which you are speaking today, I hope there will be worth waiting: First: Create a kitchen for you, that we have already spoken...Read the full post from Frederic Latour - Touring the World ... continues
12 May 2008
by Dermot Meaney
Motor Vehicle Showroom - WodongaThis is part of an Advanced Architectural Project Administration course I am currently engaged in at the Wodonga College of Technical and Further Education. The project currently under way is to design & develop an urban concept for part of the new precinct that would be feasable with the remova...Read the full post from dermot meaney BUILDING DESIGN via Blog... continues
12 May 2008
"The impending release of Windows Vista with its fancy Aero Glass special effects, along with the hasty addition of the similar XGL and Compiz technologies to the latest SUSE Linux release makes me think that programmers have a warped idea of what desktop computing is about.
12 May 2008
Sun Microsystems is trying to rejuvenate Java, using the JavaOne conference last week to position the 13-year-old Java platform as a foundation for next-generation technologies in such spaces as rich Internet applications and cloud-based services.
12 May 2008
Hamburg Township native and visual effects artist Mark Welser's introduction to Hollywood 15 years ago could be called a baptism by fire.
12 May 2008
Max Scott slices foamy clouds into star-shaped floating logos, or Flogos, in Lexington, Ala. Francisco Guerra, a special-effects entrepreneur and former magician, developed a machine which produces a foam that can be formed into shapes such as corporate logos.
12 May 2008
As first reported on MI6 last week, a new book "Special Effects Superman" is a tribute to Derek Meddings and his amazing career.
12 May 2008
Over the next few months, throngs of excitable young people will seek refuge from global warming inside the air-conditioned womb of the multiplex, where they will be treated to that particular brand of sensory assault known as "the summer movie." Every summer, Hollywood lets loose a thundering stampede of enormous films, full of the hottest stars, the coolest special effects and the probable ...
12 May 2008
by slowhog
Henry Jen: Install OpenSolaris side by side with NevadaI have being running Nevada(think it as Solaris Express Community Edition if you are not a Sun employee) on my laptop since I joined Sun, upgrades from one build to another. Lately, I use Live Upgrade and that works great. With the Image Packaging System available in OpenSolaris, I had being looking...Read the full post from Planet Sun via ... continues
12 May 2008
Seeking Web Experts for Sci-Fi Show on InternetWe are looking for people for a SF show based upon a well known 80s movie. We really need talented web designers who are good at: Html CSS Actionscript Javascript and possibly Ajax We are retooling the idea much the way Ron D. Moore did with ÂBattlestar Galactica and are going to use this as a de...Read the full post from craigslist | computer ... continues
12 May 2008
by BurgandySkies
Speed Racer ReviewSince, unlike Iron Man, Speed Racer did not require babysitting, and both David's mom and I wanted to see it, watching the movie was our main Mother's Day activity for today. I'll fill in more on our Mother's Day weekend goings on tomorrow, but there is a certain sense of urgency to rush to Speed Ra...Read the full post from PererroTags: speed racer via Blogdigger blog search ... continues
12 May 2008
by thestate.com
'Speed Racer' needs an overhaulOuch! Looks like the Mother's Day weekend box office take was not kind to "Speed Racer" -- it will be lucky to rake in $20 million, when industry estimates had it pegged for a $40 million drive-through. And that reminds me -- I promised in Saturday's Guesspert column that I would review th...Read the full post from The Sports GuesspertTags: Guesspert Movie ... continues
11 May 2008
by Will Pease
Movie Review: Iron ManMarvelâs Iron Man kicked off the summer movie season in the US â probably the most anticipated months for moviegoers all over the world. Iron Man has all the makings of a summer movie. It has the big budget, the big concept, the cool special effects and kid friendly theme. And at first glance, i...Read the full post from Filmsy - Movie Reviews BlogTags: Reviews v... continues
11 May 2008
by D.A. Ridgely
Constant Viewer: Speed RacerEither Constant Viewer just saw Speed Racer or those LSD flashbacks he was promised in the 60s have finally arrived. Quite possibly the most visually stunning motion picture in decades and certainly the benchmark for special effects for the foreseeable future, Speed Racer is a movie which must eithe...Read the full post from Positive LibertyTags: the bijou via Blogdi... continues
11 May 2008
by ALeonard
"The Fall" - Cinema Fantastique...A feature story in The New York Times Arts & Leisure section this morning (May 11) about "The Fall," a new independent film by Tarsem Singh Dhandwar, was absolutely tantalizing, and so I made time to see it late this afternoon. It is what I would call "cinema fantastique&quo...Read the full post from Leonard LinkTags: Music & Film via B... continues
11 May 2008
Absolut DissectionTitle: DissectionClient: Absolut Spirits, StockholmAgency: TBWA/Chiat/Day, New YorkWorldwide Creative Director: Rob SmileyCreative Director: Lew WilligCopywriter: Meghan SimonsArt Director: Megan WilliamsProducer: Jamie Grady Production Company: Psyop, New YorkDirectors: Marco Spier, Chris Staves, M...Read the full post from The Power 150 - Top Marketing Blogs - By Todd And vi... continues
11 May 2008
My City Screams The SpiritTitle: My City Screams The SpiritDirector: Frank MillerProduction Company: Oddlot EntertainmentVFX Hub: The OrphanageSenior VFX Supervisor: Stu MaschwitzSenior VFX Producer: Nancy St John Fuel VFX Supervisor: Dave MorleyFuel VFX Producers: Jason Bath, Felix Crawshaw Fuel Shows Some Spirit The Spot A...Read the full post from The Power 150 - Top Marketing Blogs - By Todd A... continues
10 May 2008
by John August
New Nines stuff in the LibraryI’ve added two .pdfs to the Library. (Which is the rechristened “Downloads” section. Thanks to whichever reader suggested renaming it.) The visual FX breakdown for two of the sequences — the end of Part One, and the end of Part Three. Both are spoilers, so skip them if you ha...Read the full post from johnaugust.comTags: General via Blogdigg... continues
10 May 2008
Tarsem, the director of ?The Fall,? didn?t need computergenerated dazzle. Just ask the swimming elephant.
10 May 2008
by mauro
Interaction techniques for 3D Volumetric DisplaysBack in Florence, at CHI2008, I attended an interesting presentation of Tovi Grossman (DGP, University of Toronto), on volumetric displays. A volumetric display is a graphical device that forms a visual representation of an object in three physical dimensions, as opposed to the planar image of tradi...Read the full post from Mauro Cherubini's molesk... continues
8 May 2008
Speed Racer hits theaters this weekend, and despite some of the most amazing visual effects in the history of the movies, it'll be tough for the latest TV show-turned-movie to find a huge...
8 May 2008
Speed Racer hits theaters this weekend, and despite some of the most amazing visual effects in the history of the movies, it'll be tough for the latest TV show-turned-movie to find a huge audience. One problem:
