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Film & TV
Case Studies March 13, 2019

Why Weta Digital chose Katana to streamline their pipeline

Weta Digital is one of the many studios that have adopted Katana in recent years. We spoke to them about why they decided to make the move.

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Film & TV
Articles March 11, 2019

Katana: becoming the ultimate digital cinematography platform

Discover how and why Katana has become the industry standard - and where the software is heading next.

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Film & TV
Articles November 30, 2018

Katana in 2018 and the road ahead

We take a look back at some of our best Katana customer stories from 2018, and look ahead to what’s in store for next year.

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Film & TV
Case Studies October 29, 2018

Animal Logic Academy: discovering the VFX stars of the future

We speak to some of the students and tutors involved in bringing short film The Color Thief to life, using Katana, as part of the first student project of 2018 at the Animal Logic Academy. Read more here!

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Mahsa Ghorbankarimi
Film & TV
Case Studies September 27, 2018

Katana: giving artists back time to pursue their dreams

Watch this video and find out how Katana helped make it possible for CG supervisor Mahsa Ghorbankarimi to pursue her interests outside of work.

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Car rendering in 3d
Film & TV
Case Studies September 24, 2018

Bottleship VFX: preparing for a more complex look development and lighting future

In this article, we catch up with Hristo Velev, founder of Bottleship VFX, to find out why Bottleship realised now was the time to future-proof their pipeline.

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Cityscape at war by Cinemasphere
Film & TV
Case Studies September 12, 2018

Think you’re too small for Katana? Think again…

Jakarta-based Cinemasphere explain why they integrated Katana into their pipeline - and how it’s having a big impact on ROI.

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Mars space modelled and textured
Film & TV
Case Studies August 31, 2018

Modelling and texturing the space rovers of Mars 1

How a small team faced a race against the clock

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Ryan Gosling in Blade Runner 2049
Film & TV
Case Studies July 12, 2018

How we achieved the iconic look of Blade Runner 2049

How Framestore helped craft the eerie, atmospheric aesthetic for neo-noir science fiction thriller, Blade Runner 2049.

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Shannara Chronicles spider
Film & TV
Case Studies June 14, 2018

The Shannara Chronicles: creating CG for episodic TV

We catch up with with Toronto-based studio SPIN VFX about how they used Mari and Katana to create the stunning CG for fantasy TV episodic: The Shannara Chronicles

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Katana Lighting and 3d Samurai
Film & TV
Articles April 12, 2018

Interactive rendering: illuminating a more artist-friendly future with Katana

In this article, we take a look at what’s possible with interactive path-traced rendering on massively complex projects in Katana.

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Animagrad explores Katana lighting and dev tools
Film & TV
Case Studies January 24, 2018

Why switching tools mid-project was well worth the risk for Animagrad 

Animagrad took an extraordinary step swapping out their look dev and lighting toolset mid-way through the project replacing them with Katana. Learn more about their success story

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