Visual effects studio Brave New World made a video showing exactly what they did to make Mad Max look so fantastic.
Showing posts with label featurette. Show all posts
Showing posts with label featurette. Show all posts
Friday, January 29, 2016
Video: Fxguidetv on Force Awakens
FXGuide has created a 50-minute documentary that follows host John Montgomery as he heads to Industrial Light & Magic in San Francisco and gives us an inside look at the incredible visual effects work that they put into Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
"Hear from ILM’s senior visual effects supervisor Roger Guyett, visual effects supervisor Patrick Tubach, animation supervisor Paul Kavanagh, environments supervisor Susumu Yukihiro, compositing supervisor Jay Cooper and asset build supervisor Dave Fogler as they run through key scenes from the film."
Monday, January 25, 2016
Featurette: Fury Road VFx Breakdown
Brave New World has shared an amazing visual effects breakdown of how they helped to bring George Miller‘s beautiful film, Mad Max: Fury Road, to life.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Featurette: A Decade Of Doctor Who
This past weekend (March 26th, 2005) marked the tenth anniversary of the relaunch of Doctor Who. Ten years
ago this week, the Doctor was reborn for a new era and we were
introduced to a new incarnation of the character. Time really does fly.
Visual FX artist John Smith created this short compilation of the most memorable moments of the last decade. If you feel a little teary-eyed, good for you. That's so human
Visual FX artist John Smith created this short compilation of the most memorable moments of the last decade. If you feel a little teary-eyed, good for you. That's so human
"Ten years ago today, "Rose" first aired on our television screens and reintroduced Doctor Who to a whole new generation. So to celebrate its re-birthday, I decided to make a little video looking back at a few memorable moments from the last decade."
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Featurette: Bringing Chappie to Life
Astonishingly, CHAPPiE’s animations weren’t accomplished through the use of motion capture, but rather, hand animated around the actors’ movements. Actors donned GoPro cameras to capture their viewpoint and surroundings, which then provided the point-of-view footage seen from each robot.
After each live scene was shot, animators went to work painstakingly painting the actors from the frame and replacing them with their robotic avatars. Blomkamp shot most of the film on real sets, eschewing green-screen work in favor of encouraging actors to interact with their environments as much as possible.
The technique is more reminiscent of the methods used in classics like Who Framed Roger Rabbit – in which real-world props and interactions were maintained, than modern cinematic blockbusters like Avatar. It seems to me that this is a large part of what makes Blomkamp's work seem so much more real and gritty than other science fiction films.
"Neill Blomkamp's new dystopian sci-fi thriller "Chappie" stars a fully digital A.I. robot as the title character, acted out by Sharlto Copley. Mike Seymour goes behind the scenes of the CG robots."
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Featurette: VFX in Jupiter Ascending
The Wachowskis' sprawling new interstellar flick Jupiter Ascending hits theaters in the U.S. today, bringing with it VFX house Territory Studio's larger-than-life screen graphics and user interface designs. The film's narrative jumps between different cities, spaceships, and planets, lending it the grand scale of previous Territory projects including Prometheus and Guardians of the Galaxy, so the group had ample opportunity to augment the film with meticulously crafted computer screens, ship controls, and more, which you can preview in the video above.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Featurette: The Interstellar Soundtrack
"Awesome featurette showing Hans Zimmer creating the soundtrack for Christopher Nolan's epic "Interstellar"."
Monday, July 14, 2014
Featurette: Game of Thrones VFX
Emmy Awards nominations are out and Game of Thrones has once again turned up in "Outstanding Special and Visual Effects" category, so what better time to take a peak behind the scenes? Mackevision, a multinational VFX company based out of Germany, has released the amazing visual effects reel for season four demonstrating how the show is brought to life.
From the absolutely massive (and excellent) ensemble cast — all fitted with highly stylized wardrobe items — to the dynamic digital cinematography that showcases some brilliant production design, the show looks like nothing else on television today. However, perhaps the most stunning aspect of Game of Thrones is the unmatched aesthetic and sheer magnitude of some of the locations and visual effects. Like many of the period and fantasy pieces shot today, the effects are comprised of a unique blend of traditional photography and heavy compositing, although it can sometimes be difficult to tell which is which. As one Metafilter user notes, "The obvious stuff, such as castles in the background, is expected. As is adding in extra troops. But adding the fog, bits of vines and changing the color of the grass are the little touches that enliven a scene. Love they’re making mountains just pop in the background to illustrate the VFX work."
From the absolutely massive (and excellent) ensemble cast — all fitted with highly stylized wardrobe items — to the dynamic digital cinematography that showcases some brilliant production design, the show looks like nothing else on television today. However, perhaps the most stunning aspect of Game of Thrones is the unmatched aesthetic and sheer magnitude of some of the locations and visual effects. Like many of the period and fantasy pieces shot today, the effects are comprised of a unique blend of traditional photography and heavy compositing, although it can sometimes be difficult to tell which is which. As one Metafilter user notes, "The obvious stuff, such as castles in the background, is expected. As is adding in extra troops. But adding the fog, bits of vines and changing the color of the grass are the little touches that enliven a scene. Love they’re making mountains just pop in the background to illustrate the VFX work."
Monday, March 31, 2014
Featurette: Birth of the Lightsaber
This 15-minute featurette detailing the birth and history of the lightsaber features both George Lucas and Mark Hamill. It examines the origins of the
weapon, its meaning in the series, and the technical aspects of how they
worked with various visual effects to make it appear on screen.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Featurette: Illusion of Space Flight
Joey Shanks and PBS Digital Studios explore how old sci-fi flicks like Star Wars and Star Trek mimicked space flight by moving the camera rather than the model, then he attempts to recreate the effects himself.
"To create a spaceship flying through outer space, the effects wizards of yesteryear used simple techniques of keeping the model spaceship still, and having the camera move in towards the objects. This would give the illusion that the ship was moving."
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Featurette: Creating The Lego Movie
Chris Pratt, Liam Neeson, and Will Ferrell discuss the making of The Lego Movie.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Featurette: Creating Time Lord Art
Did “The Day Of The Doctor” leave you wondering how how it’s possible to make a 3D painting? Here’s how Doctor Who‘s genius visual effects team at Milk brought Gallifreyan art to life.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Featurette: "Gravity" Compositing
This video is an in-depth breakdown of the visual effects and shows just how “hand-made” the movie was. Incredible work... Now if someone could just dub the movie with better dialog, we’d be set!
"In this Artist Breakdown we analyse a scene from 'Gravity' starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Prime Focus World's Richard Baker (Creative Director, View-D™) and Matthew Bristowe (SVP, Production) take you on a step by step journey through the stereo conversion of the shot, describing how PFW's View-D conversion process allows for the full integration of the VFX and conversion processes."
Monday, September 16, 2013
Featurette: "Into Darkness" Title Design
A brief featurette on how they created the Titles for Star Trek Into Darkness using After Effects & Element 3D.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Featurette: Pacific Rim Before & Afters
"Storytelling studio Mirada was the creative and technical force behind the two-minute prologue of Guillermo del Toro's robots vs. monsters epic, Pacific Rim. Working closely with del Toro, who co-founded Mirada with Pacific Rim DP Guillermo Navarro, director Mathew Cullen and Javier Jimenez, the Mirada team designed, created, shot and edited the key sequence, which included over 80 fast-moving visual effects shots."
Friday, May 17, 2013
Featurette: TRON UPRISING Art Direction
"TRON UPRISING Art Direction" by Alberto Mielgo
"During 3 years I was working on Tron Uprising as the Art Director/Production Designer... Here, 4 minutes re-edit of my favourite scenes."
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