FX Program

The International Film Institute is hosting a 5-day FX Program from 27 July with presentations by Digital Domain, Rhythm Hues and others.

TweetPsych

A new tool that let’s you psychoanalyze anyone with a Twitter username.

Psyop: Cannes Workshop

If you are lucky enough to make it to Cannes this year, then you might also be lucky enough to attend Psyop’s Workshop: “Blurring the line between art and commerce in advertising. An exploration of the process.”; Wednesday 24th June at 15:00-17:00. Speakers are Justin Booth-Clibborn, Marie Hyon and Marco Spier … “This workshop will […]

A.R. we are autobots

Viral Augmented reality site which uses augmented reality (AR) and face tracking technology so Transformers fans can picture themselves with the original 3D CGI head of Optimus Prime.

VFX at SIGGRAPH 09

Here are just a few of the visual effects-related sessions, panels and talks to be held at SIGGRAPH 2009:

Short-Cuts to Reality: The Art and Compromise of Software Development for Physics-Based VFX


Deconstructing Watchmen


Character Animation and Rigging


Effects Omelette

Also, see the trailer for the Computer Animation Festival here.

Layar

Layar is the world’s first augmented reality browser, and one of the best inventions I have ever seen.

Loyalkaspar : LK5 films

From NY, NY based Loyalkaspar’s site: “As part of our 5 year anniversary, we asked our designers to make a film. The brief was ‘5′. Here’s what they made: LK5 Films.

Form Troopers

New site and reel up for Danish studio Form Troopers. Nice work.

Framestore’s Pepsi Penguin spot

fxguide interviews Framestore NY artists about their work for a Pepsi ‘Penguin’ spot. Includes a cool making-of clip.

Diesel — Only The Brave, performances part 2

The 2nd wave of online art installations, curated by HKI for the new Diesel perfume Only The Brave is live. This release sees contributions from Michael Paul Young, Tom Muller, Serial Cut™ and Peter Jaworowski.