Virtual set technology has been around for a decade or more. But the biggest limitation has always been the need to put the sets into the shot during post. Not only does this make post longer and more expensive, it also makes it harder for the actors and onset crew to deliver realistic outputs. Case…
The VFX reel shows a range of shots from the film and provides great insight into the blend of practical and digital effects the make up many of the sequences in the film. Needless to say… SPOILERS!
You can probably blame George Lucas‘ overly CGIed Star Wars prequels for the current resurgence of ‘real world’ effects in major films. J.J. Abrahams has made a big deal of it in his first foray into the Star Wars universe, but veteran director George Miller has also created some stunning visuals for Mad Max: Fury Road using similar techniques. Unsurprising, when you consider that the…
A bit of eye candy… Game of Thrones Season 4 VFX reel. It’s always interesting to see how real locations and sets can be enhanced with digital elements. Check it out:
Motion-capture technologies (and techniques) have come forward in leaps and bounds over the past decade, however one of the main limitations in this very young sector has always been the power to preview the results of a shot in real-time and at a quality which reflects more what the final output will be. Director Kevin Margo has got his hands on some kit from ray-tracing…
Dennis Muren occupies a rare place in movie history as one of the truly great pioneers of visual effects. Boing Boing blogger Mark Frauenfelder talks with Muren about his career and the craft.
ILM would like you to think so. A recent post to their YouTube channel shows just how little of the final sequence of ‘The Avengers’ was actually shot in New York City (where the action actually takes place). The use of virtual sets has been common for more than a decade now, yet in all that time it’s proven…
Ruan Lotter runs a YouTube channel called Tunnelviziontv which contains a number of interesting tutorials, product tests, and other stuff of interest to indie filmmakers. Here’s a great tutorial on faking a car crash in After Effects:
