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Animagrad explores Katana lighting and dev tools
Film & TV

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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Foundry Trends 2018
Film & TV

Discover the big 6 trends that will define 2018

From AR moving to take centre stage, to VFX workflows being adopted by other industries, we take a look at some of the big tech trends that could take off in 2018.

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Paddington Bear at Christmas
Film & TV

The Christmas ad wars: bringing Paddington to life for Marks & Spencer

As the big brands battle it out for the best Christmas ad this year, we catch up with Framestore about their role in bringing to life a certain marmalade-loving bear.

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Beyond Good and Evil made with Mari
Design

Texturing a universe on the new Beyond Good & Evil 2 trailer

How Unit Image nailed the look dev on this jaw-dropping project

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 Deep learning: the new frontier in visual effects production
Machine learning

Deep learning: the new frontier in visual effects production

Find out about two cutting-edge Foundry research projects on artificial intelligence and deep learning technologies.

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Nuke STudio Workflow
Film & TV

Discover how one studio drastically reduced their operational costs

Nuke Studio has streamlined nineteentwenty’s workflow substantially, with timesaving features, like Soft Effects, that enable them to add powerful GPU-accelerated effects—including grading, keying, and transforms—right on the timeline, in real time. 

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Earthquake
Film & TV

How a crisis inspired Victor Perez to become a digital artist

Victor Perez is so well known and respected in the visual effects industry, it’s hard to imagine there was a day he wasn’t a digital artist. But this official Nuke certified trainer, regular contributor to Nukepedia and member of the Visual Effects Society has a unique story.

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Art
Film & TV

How a small, talented team created the universes of Ghost in the Shell, Deadpool and The Walk

The art of creating awe-inspiring, large scale environments

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From dystopia to utopia: the new hyperreality
VR/AR/MR

From dystopia to utopia: the new hyperreality

Hyperreality – where human consciousness can’t distinguish ‘real’ reality from a manufactured version – is already disrupting video gaming and the film industry. But technological developments could impact scores of other industries, too.

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Spin VFX The Expanse
Film & TV

What’s the secret to longevity for a VFX studio? Just ask SPIN VFX

Find out how a small studio like SPIN VFX is able to win high-profile work such as The Expanse, Game of Thrones, and Suicide Squad.

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Aaron Sims
Film & TV

The making of Stranger Things: old-school artistry meets the latest in VFX pipeline tech

With the second series of Stranger Things set for release at Halloween, we caught up with Aaron Sims Creative, the VFX studio that brought the Demogorgon to life.

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Stranger things shot
Film & TV

Aaron Sims Creative: Stranger Things

Behind-the-scenes of Stranger Things series two.