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Film & TV

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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STAR WARS
Film & TV

Rear projection on Solo: A Star Wars Story

We catch up with Rob Bredow, Head of ILM, about his work using advanced projection techniques on Solo: A Star Wars Story.

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Mari
Film & TV

Aspiring to be a texture artist at a big studio? Hear Paul’s story

Find out how texture artist Paul Paulinho fell in love with texturing through Mari and bagged a dream job at Method Studios. Watch the video here.

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Coco - courtesy of Pixar
Film & TV

One billion assets: How Pixar’s Lightspeed team tackled Coco’s complexity

We speak to Renee Tam, Lightspeed Lead at Pixar Animation Studios, about how her team overcame complexity to deliver the critically acclaimed movie, Coco.

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Nuke and Mari help in creating visuals for Peter Rabbit
Film & TV

How Animal Logic beat the clock on Peter Rabbit

Combining a mix of visual effects and modern animation techniques, Peter Rabbit is a great showcase of what the team at Animal Logic can do. Watch this video to find out how they used Nuke and Mari to help create it.

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War of Apes and Weta Digital
Film & TV

Weta Digital: managing complexity on War for the Planet of the Apes

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Weta Digital’s deep compositing work in War for the Planet of the Apes. Watch the video here!

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Angry ape
Film & TV

Discover the Deep Compositing Work For Planet Of The Apes

You ape-solutely have to see this.

Car rendering in 3d
Film & TV

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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Virtual workflows
VR/AR/MR

A deep dive into Virtual Production workflows

We go down the rabbit hole to find out exactly what a virtual production workflow entails - from pitch vis to to tech-vis.

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Cityscape at war by Cinemasphere
Film & TV

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

Modelling and texturing the space rovers of Mars 1

How a small team faced a race against the clock

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Imaginarium 3d motion sensor
Film & TV

Making the impossible possible with virtual production at Imaginarium Studios

Imaginarium Studios is a pioneering company at the forefront of digital performance-capture. Learn about their cutting-edge production workflow here.

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