In December 2015, SyFy Network aired the first ever adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End, one of the most acclaimed sci-fi novels of all time. The three-episode miniseries follows the peac ...
March 8, 2016
The University of Derby has invested in a Vicon motion-capture system to help with research aimed at improving the quality and consistency of golf swings. Vicon mocap technology will also be used by t ...
February 25, 2016
Outpost VFX isn’t located in the bustling hub of Los Angeles or nestled somewhere in the heart of London’s vibrant West End. Instead, Outpost rests on the far more relaxing southern shores of England, ...
Stationed in the National Space Centre in Leicester, England, NSC Creative is a computer animation studio specializing in immersive experiences for full-dome, stereoscopic 3D and virtual reality (VR).
Antoine Fuqua’s Southpaw doesn’t pull its punches. From the get-go, viewers are thrust into a vision of the boxing high-life that’s as gritty as it is glamorous, the mansions and luxury cars juxtapose ...
February 11, 2016
District 9 ’s prawn-like aliens, Jurassic World ’s velociraptors, ’s eponymous title character – Image Engine has created some of cinema’s most memorable digital characters in recent history. Here the ...
In the January/February 2016 issue of Computer Graphics World, we look at the demanding work by environmental and visual effects artists whose work on In the Heart of the Sea and The Walk had to trans ...
February 10, 2016
One of the highlights of this year’s Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier Program was the five-minute VR film experience “Giant.”
January 28, 2016
Rodeo FX re-created 19th-century Nantucket, Massachusetts, for Ron Howard’s latest film, In the Heart of the Sea, including concept art, seamlessly interwoven set extensions, and evocative matte paint ...
Virtual Reality is still in the “Wild West’ era, for both filmmakers and studio service providers. Post Magazine, CGW 's sister publication, recently connected with pros on both fronts. Hugh McGrory i ...
January 26, 2016