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Special Effects News - 8 December 2006
Mudbox Review: 'Freedom to Choose' for Digital SculptorsFred Galpern gets his hands on Mudbox, Skymatter's eagerly awaited brush-based, full 3D modeling app, which is still a work in progress but offers many benefits.
Eyetronics: Scanning for Next-Gen Videogame Solutions
J. Paul Peszko reports how Eyetronics hit a home run with its scanning solutions for two upcoming MLB videogames.
Hunting down Angels
Last night Hunt Angels won 3 Australian Film Institute awards including Best Visual Effects. On the podium to receive the award was fxphd Professor Rose Draper and fxguide co-founder Mike Seymour. In this story and podcast, the two discuss the XML based production pipeline for the film while nursing their hangovers after a sleepless night of parties in Melbourne.
Listen to Seymour and Draper talk about their work on Hunt Angels
The first-ever Australian Film Institute awarded its first-ever Visual Effects Award to Rose Draper and Mike Seymour for their work on Hunt Angels. Seymour and Draper talk about their work on the film.
Videogame Technology: Driving the Show
Janet Hetherington talks to vfx experts about how videogame technologies are influencing movies and TV -- in production, presentation and marketing.
Déjà Vu: Time Tripping to New VFX Heights
Tara DiLullo experiences Déjà Vu all over again in her vfx coverage of Asylum's cutting edge work on the new Tony Scott thriller.
The Fountain: VFX in a Petri Dish
Bill Desowitz gets closer to The Fountain with director Darren Aronofsky, vfx supervisor/designer Jeremy Dawson and Intelligent Creature's vfx supervisor Raymond Gieringer.
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