Insights

Behind the scenes with the artists, studios and tech shaping the future of VFX and animation.

Artist Spotlight David Hirst

Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: David Hirst

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

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CG animated Dragon from White Snake - Light Chaser

Studio Stories

Making myth real: breathing light into White Snake

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

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Artist Spotlight Header Mari

Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Tom Newbury

It's character-building: Tom Newbury on crafting CG characters with Mari.

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Artist Spotlight Header Francois Gendron

Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Francois Gendron

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

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Will Smith Skulls

Studio Stories

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

Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Raine Anderson

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

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Jumanji: The Next Level cast including Dwayne Johnson

Studio Stories

Crafting chasms and creature chases in Jumanji: The Next Level

How Sony Pictures Imageworks used Nuke and Katana to level-up this anticipated sequel.

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Artist Spotlight

Artist Spotlights

In the spotlight: Christophe Brejon

Lighting Artist, Christophe Brejon, talks to us about his career, his new book and the lowdown on Foundry’s top VFX trends.

The Mill Virtual Turkey

Studio Stories

Cooking up a slow turkey with The Mill, Mari and Nuke

We caught up with The Mill to talk all things turkey and how they perfected their virtual bird

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Wargaming

Studio Stories

Creating a ‘beast made of steel’ for Sabaton with Foundry tools

Discover how The Agency of Wargaming used Nuke, Mari and Modo to support Swedish metal—and tell the epic tale of Bismarck

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Dev and lighting trends 2020

Blog

Five look development and lighting trends to watch out for in 2020

From cloud rendering to USD: the hot topics set to shape your landscape next year

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Studio Stories

Teaching studio-leading technology: why Lost Boys chose Katana

We caught up with Lost Boys to discuss why they chose to teach Katana to their students.

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