Tag: Houdini
People on the Move: Appointments at DNEG, Outpost, PBS & More
Leading VFX and animation studio DNEG (dneg.com) announced Josh Jaggars as its new Group President, VFX and Stereo. Based out of the Los Angeles...
Weta Digital and SideFX to Enhance Cloud Production with Houdini Software
New Zealand's world-famous Weta Digital has announced alongside its partner SideFX, a new software service. The new software service will combine Weta's proprietary tools...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Meet the Computer Animation Festival Winners
***This article originally appeared in the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)***
Best of Show Award: Migrants
Directed by Hugo Caby, Antoine Dupriez, Aubin...
Chaos Launches V-Ray 5 Updates for Maya, Houdini with USD Support
Chaos introduces initial Universal Scene Description (USD) support for V-Ray 5 for Maya and V-Ray 5 for Houdini, tying two powerhouse production renderers to...
Dandelooo, Vivi Film Partner on ‘The Upside Down River’
Emmy Award-winning French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo and independent Belgian film production company Vivi Film announced from Annecy a partnership to co-produce...
VFX Supe Marion Spates Talks About the Visual Magic of ‘WandaVision’
Watching the dazzling visuals on display during the eight-episode run of the hit Marvel Studios/Disney+ series WandaVision was one of the VFX highlights of...
April Tech Reviews: Blender 2.91, Stan Winston School of Character Arts & FXPHD
Blender 2.91
Learning how to be a 3D artist involves understanding technique, workflow and best practices more than knowing specific programs. Sure, you can dive...
Atomic Power! We Catch Up with the Popular Canadian Animation Studio
***This article originally appeared in the May '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 310)***
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 22 years since Trevor...
March Tech Reviews: Eddy for Nuke 2.7; Foundry’s Mari 4.7 & Modo 14.2
Eddy for Nuke 2.7
Fluid simulations are a big deal in visual effects. They are used extensively for smoke, fire, explosions, water, etc. There isn’t...
Tech Tools: The Best of 2020
Let's face it, being on a "Best of 2020" list isn't setting a very high bar for anyone. You could have invented a Reese's...
A Visit to Montreal’s Magic Shop: L’Atelier Animation
***This article originally appeared in the December '20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 305)***
About six years ago, Montreal's L'Atelier Animation studio was formed as...
Tech Reviews: PolyCloth ClothBrush and Atoms Crowd
PolyCloth ClothBrush for 3ds Max
Sometimes, it’s not the big pieces of software that bring me the most joy. Sometimes, it’s simply a little tool...
The-Artery Builds a Neon CG Future for The Living Tombstone’s ‘Chosen’
Multi-award-winning creative company The-Artery launches a futuristic and fully CG music video for electronic rock band / YouTube sensation The Living Tombstone as part...
Pollution Evolution: Pascal Schelbli’s SIGGRAPH-Winning Short ‘The Beauty’
At the close of July, the SIGGRAPH 2020 Computer Animation Festival revealed the winning short films which will be offered to audiences around the...
A Love Letter to Our Planet: ‘Here We Are’ Debuts Friday on Apple TV+
Irish children’s author and illustrator Oliver Jeffers’ 2017 book Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth is the kind of charmingly illustrated...
Spending Where It Matters: Tangent Animation Embraces Virtual Workstations to Focus on Talent and Product
With multiple Annie Award nominations for its work on Next Gen, Tangent Animation has emerged as a rising star. Tangent’s leadership attributes the company’s...
Workplace Trouble Boils Over in Bomper’s First Short, ‘Coffee Run’
Working in an office can bring with it a series of challenges, and sometimes the only thing that makes the day marginally more bearable...
Artifex Scares Up 200 Shots (and 10K Scorpions) for Nick’s ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark’
Vancouver’s Artifex Studios provided over two hundred sophisticated visual effects shots for the reboot of fondly-remembered frightener Are You Afraid of the Dark, which...
‘Hors Piste’: That Irresistible Alpine Humor
***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)***
It has been quite a year for France’s École des Nouvelles...
ATK PLN Magics Up a Sparkling Heroine for Paramount’s New Animation Logo
Paramount Animation recently revealed its new logo clip, which introduces a magical tween heroine called Star Skipper -- conjured up by artist Christopher Zibach...
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