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Artist Spotlight David Hirst
Film & TV

Artist Spotlight: David Hirst

How David Hirst adapted to emerging look development and lighting technologies over his 20-year career.

5 min read
CG animated Dragon from White Snake - Light Chaser
Film & TV

Making myth real: breathing light into White Snake

Light Chaser Animation Studios on using Katana to illuminate this beautiful Chinese legend.

5 min read
Viking warrior from Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Film & TV

The art of war: forging AC Valhalla’s epic CG launch trailer

DIGIC gets battle-ready with Nuke for the Assassin’s Creed franchise.

6 min read
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Film & TV

Lighting in visual effects: crafting CG cinematography

Merging the real and imagined to create something incredible.

6 min read
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Film & TV

Lighting in animation: a dive into the hand-drawn

Lighting the way through the complexities of animation.

6 min read
Katana UI
Film & TV

Foundry Virtual Events | Rendering Onward and Beyond with Katana and Pixar's RenderMan!

Tim Best and Sarah Hutchinson dive into Pixar’s core rendering technology, RenderMan, talking about the state-of-the-art features were used in Onward.

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Film & TV

Shaping the lighting artists of the future

Meet the brilliant student minds behind Bounty Hunter.

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Film & TV

The Art of Lighting: A history through time

Looking back at where it all began in the world of lighting.

5 min read
Artist Spotlight Header Francois Gendron
Film & TV

Artist Spotlight: Francois Gendron

Why Katana is the perfect fit for Francois Gendron as a VFX Lighter.

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Will Smith Skulls
Film & TV

Seeing Double with Weta Digital’s Gemini Man

Two Will Smiths? Discover how Weta Digital created his digital twin

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Artist Spotlight imagery for Raine Anderson
Film & TV

Artist Spotlight: Raine Anderson

How Mari and Katana pair perfectly for Raine Anderson’s look development efforts.

12 min read
Jumanji VFX breakdown
Film & TV

Why Rodeo FX adopted Katana into their pipeline

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