Insights

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

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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Academy Color Encoding System explained

Product Focus

What is ACES - and why should you care?

We explain what the Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) is, and why creators of VFX need to be aware of it.

Blade Runner 2029 Designer compositing

Product Focus

Finding freedom through deep compositing techniques

Deep compositing is a groundbreaking, time-saving technique that’s firmly taken root across the film industry over the last decade. Find out why in this article.

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Animagrad explores Katana lighting and dev tools

Studio Stories

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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Nuke STudio Workflow

Pipeline & Workflows

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

Artist Spotlights

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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Visual Effects Oscar winners

Studio Stories

95th Academy Awards

Discover how Foundry provided the VFX tools behind every single film nominated in the Best Visual Effects category at the 94th Academy Awards.

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kubo and two strings

Studio Stories

Katana helps Kubo and the Two Strings wow the critics

To accomplish the CG and stop-motion action for Kubo LAIKA turned to Foundry’s Mari and Katana®. Read how they helped create their latest masterpiece.

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