Why Did L.A. Noire Take Seven Years?

Team Bondi\’s film noir-inspired detective thriller L.A. Noire was released last month to critical and commercial success.

Fringe takes an animated trip

Fringe takes an animated trip

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A recent episode of Fringe took a unique turn by featuring the show’s characters in an animated dream-state. Series visual effects supervisor Jay Worth looked to Zoic Studios to create 240 shots of stylized hand-drawn and 3D animation for the sequence. For this fxinsider piece at fxguide, we talk to both Worth and Zoic’s creative director Andrew Orloff.

Energetic Under Armour Spot

Nice Shoes has once again teamed up with The Vault, this time to add VFX and color to a visually explosive Under Armour spot.

Google announces Swiffy

Swiffy converts Flash SWF files to HTML5, allowing you to reuse Flash content on devices without a Flash player (such as iPhones a…

Populating Mr. Popper’s Penguins

Populating Mr. Popper’s Penguins

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In this interview fxguide talks to visual effects supervisor Richard Hollander about Rhythm & Hues’ CG creations for Mr. Popper’s Penguins, the story of a businessman (Jim Carrey) whose life is turned upside down after he inherits six of the sub-Antartic birds.

PC or Console Games?

With the advent of tablets & smartphones, the platforms available to play games on are ever increasing. With the runaway …

Spot: Hyundai Magic

Dashing completed the magic effects and extensive car cleanup work throughout the spot in just two days, using a streamlined workf…

Spot: Carls Jr and Robot

A robot comes home from work, feeds his goldfish, and then sits down to eat dinner, the delicious-looking Carl\’s Jr

CG Portfolio: Anton Valiev

Freelance architectural designer from Russia. Knows 3ds max, Mudbox and Photoshop and realistic renderings blow your mind.

Spot Making: Standing up for Freedom

The main idea came after days of brainstorming, and a couple of failed scripts. The concept had to be strong, clear, and effective…