Insights

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

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Artist Spotlights

Nuke Artist Spotlight: Freddy Chavez Olmos

Getting spooky with the creative mind behind Duérmete Niño.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Ben McEwan

Getting nosy with one of Nuke’s top compositors.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Tom Newbury

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

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Product Focus

Work smarter, not harder, with these Nuke family features

Nuke artist? Here’s how to send your efficiency soaring.

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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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Product Focus

Let’s talk timelines: why working in context makes sense for your studio

Supervisor or project lead? Work smarter, not harder, with a timeline frame-of-mind.

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Artist Spotlights

Artist Spotlight: Raine Anderson

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

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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

From planetariums to pre-production: the unexpected uses of Nuke outside of film

Explore Nuke’s unique uses outside of the world of film and how you can use Nuke to its full potential.

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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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Studio Stories

The battle to bring Game of Thrones to life in a gaming universe

Discover how Nuke and Mari helped bring the world of Game of Thrones to life for a photorealistic PC game trailer.

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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.