Big Lazy Robot Nike spec spot

Making of Big Lazy Robot’s Nike spec spot ‘Exploit Yourself’.

House of Imagination

SyFy has a making-of website for its House of Imagination film (with vfx by MPC).

Nike Sportswear Air Maxim 1

“Charged with updating a classic Nike design, 1987s Air Max 1, the Nike Sportswear Footwear Design Team dialed up technological innovations and re-mastered the performance and aesthetic of the original style to create the Nike Air Maxim 1.”
Watch: Nike Sportswear Air Maxim 1 :
Director : Ryan Rothermel
Illustration : Marianna Rossi
Animation : Lee Grambush, Jack Strain, […]

Buck : Mountain Dew ~ History

L.A based Buck brings amazing illustration and animation again, this time for Mountain Dew : History. Buck creative director Orion Tait comments, “Pepsi’s Mountain Dew brand team approached us directly for this project. They frequently work with Fuel TV and had seen some of the network IDs we had done for the cable network. […]

Andreas Shabelnikov

Ultra talented Andreas Shabelnikov made some updates to his portfolio. Also finds time to run DA.

vfxblog: the lost interviews

The Internet Archive Wayback Machine has a tonne of vfxblog content dating back to 2004, including a bunch of old interviews I thought had been lost, albeit without most of the original images.

Here are some of the more interesting ones from the old days (my current interviews and articles are at fxguide.com):

R+H’s Bill Westenhofer on ‘Narnia’

ILM’s Pablo Helman on ‘Jarhead’

Imageworks’ Pete Travers on ‘Zathura’

Double Negative’s John Moffatt Andy Taylor on ‘Pride Prejudice’

Imageworks’ Sheena Duggal on ‘The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio’

Mr. X’s Aaron Weintraub on ‘A History of Violence’

Rhythm Hues’ Bud Myrick on ‘Serenity’

Yann Blondel on ‘Lord of War’

Sassoon Film Design on ‘Magnificent Desolation’

Zoic’s Loni Peristere on ‘Serenity’

Digital Domain’s Joel Hynek on ‘Stealth’

Captive Audience’s Michael Shelton on ‘The Exorcism of Emily Rose’

Illusion Arts’ Bill Taylor on ‘Serenity’

Troublemaker Digital Studios on ‘Sin City’

Cinefex editor Jody Duncan

Tudors vfx

Showtime video featurette about C.O.R.E.’s visual effects for The Tudors.

Chet Childress & Bryce Kanights “Organized Chaos” Exhibition Recap

Hypebeast features a recap of the Chet Childress & Bryce Kanights “Organized Chaos” Exhibition.
Bryce Kanights: Nemo Entertainment Short Film; visiting Mark Conahan’s home, Bryce Kanights Photography
Chet Childress: Back In Black, Oregon Skateparks, Thrasher Interview.

RealD by Laundry!

Laundry took this spot from concept through character design, animation and delivery in 3D – and executed it flawlessly.

Syndrome Studio : New Reel

New Reel from Hollywood based Syndrome Studio; Directing, Motion, Print and Leaders of the Transition School imho.