Interview with Erik Wolpaw

Eric Wolpaw talks about the creation of Valve’s software much-anticipated Portal 2, he worked on the story and dialogue for games

Eyeon 6.2

In their determination to provide today\’s most efficient pipeline, eyeon is proud to include these technologies in Fusion 6.2

3D Models: Bedroom Furniture

Contains 75 hi-poly 3D models of 12 different bedroom furnitures sets, suitable for architectonical visualizations, animations

CG Portfolio: Soroosh Ghaffarian

Freelance 3d artist from Iran with 5+ years of experience. Received the excellence award for his work from many 3d sites.

Busted! How The Mill helped Mythbusters blow stuff up

Busted! How The Mill helped Mythbusters blow stuff up

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Motion control, practical elements and CG came together in a new 45 second promo spot for the Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters show. The promo, designed to represent a ‘frozen moment’ as the Mythbusters crew blow up the Discovery logo, was shot at Kerner Studios and features visual effects work by The Mill in London. fxguide talks to the studio’s executive producer, Luke Colson, and lead 2D artist Hugo Guerra.

finalRender Trial for 3ds Max 2012

finalRender 3.5 SE, available in a free, unlimited-use trial version for the newest release of 3ds Max for immediate download

Book: Introducing Character Animation

Introducing Character Animation with Blender is written in a friendly but professional tone, with clear descriptions and numerous …

Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Released

Adobe CS 5.5 Master Collection software is a comprehensive set of professional creative tools for delivery of design across media.

World\’s first 3D porn film

Movie-goers flocked to see what is billed as the world\’s first 3D porn film as it opened to packed cinemas across Hong Kong

Your Highness: A little bit of Framestore magic

Your Highness: A little bit of Framestore magic

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Your Highness is the medieval tale of two princes, brothers Thadeous and Fabious, and their attempt to rescue the later’s future bride, Belladonna, who has been kidnapped by the evil wizard Leezar. Joined by aide Courtney and warrior Isabel, the group encounter wizards, savages and strange creatures on their quest.

Framestore completed around 570 shots for the film, including a five-headed serpent, a flying mechanical bird, matte paintings, set extensions and much magic. In this interview with fxguide, Framestore co-founder and the film’s visual effects supervisor Mike McGee delves into how he collaborated closely with the Your Highness filmmakers on both a creative and technical level, and on unexpected CG solutions.