OpenDrives, a provider of software-defined data storage and data services, has launched Astraeus, a cloud-native data services platform. Astraeus helps IT departments within enterprise organizations to configure, store, orchestrate, manage, secure and deploy their mission-critical applications across dynamic environments, whether in on-premises, cloud or hybrid environments. According to OpenDrives, Astraeus drives both operational efficiencies as well as cost savings over cloud-dependent wor...| postPerspective
The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) is now accepting submissions for the HPA Innovation & Technology awards, which is an evolution of the HPA Engineering Excellence Award. This reimagined program reflects the impact of innovation and disruptive technologies on today’s evolving media industry and the broader M&E technology space. For nearly two decades, The post Submissions Open: HPA’s Reimagined ‘Innovation & Technology’ Awards appeared first on postPerspective.| postPerspective
Jonas Ussing is the CEO and VFX supervisor at Space Office VFX, a boutique VFX and animation studio that provides high-end full CGI and animation. He runs the studio with his wife, Stine Sørensen, who is the animation supervisor. “We focus on hiring really great artists and giving everyone a safe place to do what they love while enjoying a healthy work/life balance. The post Behind the Title: Space Office VFX Supervisor Jonas Ussing appeared first on postPerspective.| postPerspective
Founded in 2020, New York studio Preymaker is a collective of creatives and technologists who use a cloud-based computing platform to craft content and experiences for leading brands. Preymaker works in linear content and interactive immersive media, creating photorealistic and real-time VFX. The studio also develops its own original intellectual property, including the real-time animated short films Blue and now Denmark. The post Preymaker Creates Original Short in Cloud and Unreal appeared ...| postPerspective
By Ben Mehlman More than 20 years after mother and daughter Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Anna Coleman (Lindsay Lohan) switched bodies in Freaky Friday, the duo returns in Freakier Friday. This time, Anna has a daughter and a soon-to-be stepdaughter, and the whole family must navigate the challenges that come when two households merge. The post <i>Freakier Friday</i> Editors Talk Collaboration and Body Switches appeared first on postPerspective.| postPerspective
Contributing to the gritty realism sought by filmmaker Danny Boyle was Sam Conway, who worked as a special effects technician on the original movie and its sequel.| VFX Voice
With the theatrical release of the fantasy comedy film Sketch happening last Wednesday, director Seth Worley shared how he, along with other VFX artists, were able to create the unique special effects seen on screen. Worley goes into depth on how some CGI scenes were made on a recent episode of Corridor Crew via| mxdwn Movies
They're a tool and nothing more.| No Film School
Animating video games or music videos is one thing, but independently producing an animated television series that streams on Netflix is an entirely different animal.| VFX Voice
Recognizing the growing demand, companies such as Halon Entertainment have expanded into the world of virtual design for the likes of ESPN and Coachella.| VFX Voice
The production team for Mufasa: The Lion King was aware of the legacy of The Lion King and the responsibility of doing justice to the story and characters.| VFX Voice
Are you wondering how much a VFX (visual effects) artist makes in a year? Then you’ve landed in the right place. In this post, I’ll share all you need to know about VFX artist salaries. We’ll look at positions at every level of the industry, from runners to supervisors. Plus, we’ll discuss the various factors […] The post How Much Does a VFX Artist Make: A Comprehensive Salary Guide appeared first on Academy of Animated Art.| Academy of Animated Art
Have you ever wondered what photorealistic rendering is? In this guide, you’ll learn what it is, what it’s used for, and much more.| Academy of Animated Art
Discover how a team of 2 with Mosaic's 360° camera plus LiDAR transformed the production of "The Ice Cream Man," enabling high-fidelity 3D imagery for VFX.| Mosaic51.com
An Emmy-winning VFX supervisor reviews the Xplor, a portable 360° scanning backpack, highlighting its innovative design and impact on the VFX industry.| Mosaic51.com
Almost every film today has visual effects of some kind or another, be it compositing a phone screen for a couple of shots or adding a fleet of attacking spaceships and their laser blasts destroying distant CG buildings. Many smaller productions cannot afford to have a VFX supervisor on set, however, so a conscientious DP […] The post 5 Things a DP Can Do to Help the VFX Department appeared first on Neil Oseman.| Neil Oseman
Filmmakers have used all kinds of tricks over the years to show low or zero gravity on screen, from wire work to underwater shooting, and more recently even blasting off to capture the real thing. Many early sci-fi films simply ignored the realities of being in space. The 1964 adaptation of H. G. Wells’ The […] The post Defying Gravity on Film appeared first on Neil Oseman.| Neil Oseman
Learn why an HR don't respond on your job application mail and resume, with practical solutions. This guide focuses on mail subject line and mail body text.| The Virtual Assist
Journey through the history of CGI and take a look at how this art form may influence the future of filmmaking.| The Beat: A Blog by PremiumBeat
CG this, CGI that, we’ve all heard those two letters being used over and over again to describe many different things, but what does it really stand for?| Wingfox