Feature Articles

AEON – A Life in a Day

Published on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 Written by Adriene Hurst

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The DMCI’s AEON follows a lifetime of seasons using 3D animation and light at TEDxSydney.

MPC – Still Life Animation

Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 Written by Adriene Hurst

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MPC animated a decomposing classical still life painting in real-time, recreating a Dutch painter’s brush strokes and realistic behaviour of flies and maggots.

STEALING SECRETS

Published on Wednesday, 13 February 2013 Written by Adriene Hurst

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Framestore visualised the dramatic internet activity behind WikiLeaks, creating rendered effects and motion graphics for Alex Gibney’s documentary.

Psyop Battles Toxic Trash

Published on Wednesday, 08 May 2013 Written by Adriene Hurst

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Psyop applied their 3D animation skill to a PSA raising awareness and encouraging the public to think about tobacco trash in a new way.

High Frame Rates

Published on Tuesday, 05 February 2013 Written by Adriene Hurst

David Stump ASC talks about high frame rate shooting for movies, and Qube Cinema’s CTO Rajesh Ramachandran explains HFR projection in cinemas.

STARFLIGHT: Phasers On Stun

Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 Written by Adriene Hurst

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Daniel James Cox talks about directing, art directing and designing VFX for Starflight’s music video debut ‘Phasers on Stun’.

EYE OF THE STORM

Published on Tuesday, 22 January 2013 Written by Adriene Hurst

‘Life of Pi’ was a chance for MPC in Vancouver to design two massive storms from the inside out. VFX Supervisor Guillaume Rocheron describes the team’s R&D.

WARM BODIES – Good to the Bone

Published on Thursday, 28 March 2013 Written by Adriene Hurst

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LOOK Effects created frightening animation for the Boneys in ‘Warm Bodies’, and take viewers on a flight through a digital cityscape.

THE GUARDIAN EFFECT

Published on Saturday, 05 January 2013 Written by Adriene Hurst

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‘Rise of the Guardians’ gave DreamWorks’ FX team a fantastic chance to help character performances come to life on screen.

BEAUTIFUL CREATURES

Published on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 Written by Adriene Hurst

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Method Studios' effects for ‘Beautiful Creatures’, from magical to photoreal, include a mile-wide tempest and animated transitions.

SKYFALL STATION

Published on Friday, 14 December 2012 Written by Adriene Hurst

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NEW IMAGES Cinesite’s VFX team takes 007 on a chase through the London Underground and brings him face to face with a Komodo dragon in ‘Skyfall’.

THE IMPOSTER – Colour of Deception

Published on Thursday, 14 March 2013 Written by Adriene Hurst

Colourist Rob Pizzey of Company 3 talks about grading ‘The Imposter’ to combine elements of truth and deception, film noir and documentary.

Convenient Education – SBS Interactive

Published on Wednesday, 12 December 2012 Written by Adriene Hurst

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Convention Education is an interactive, online documentary on Australia’s international education industry that reaches viewers through multiple screens.