Visual Effects Society Announces VES Handbook Fourth Edition
The newest VES Handbook of Visual Effects edition includes contributions from 30 new VFX experts and covers new topics like AI; releases December 18 from Routledge.
The newest VES Handbook of Visual Effects edition includes contributions from 30 new VFX experts and covers new topics like AI; releases December 18 from Routledge.
The final lineup for the free event, which each year spotlights the VFX and animation industries, features over 65 speakers across 15 hours of talks; will live stream via YouTube on December 8.
The new release, shaped directly by creator feedback, includes upgrades to Cinema 4D, Redshift, ZBrush, and Red Giant; available now to all subscribers.
The studio delivered over 200 visual effects shots on the Apple TV film, starring Matthew McConaughey, inspired by real events of the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest US wildfire in the last century.
The German VFX studio, part of the Cinesite Group, shares that it unfortunately has had to downsize but remains operational and in production on feature film projects.
Deal calls for the companies to explore 3 specific areas where AI can meaningfully improve visual effects workflow efficiency and creative iteration.
Season 2 premieres March 10, 2026; cast members Charithra Chandran, Mikaela Hoover, Joe Manganiello, Lera Abova, and Sendhil Ramamurthy will return as series regulars in Season 3.
The ‘Alien: Earth’ and ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ creators will executive produce the limited series, based on Ubisoft’s video game franchise.
The first set of presenters is confirmed for the annual free event that shines a spotlight on the VFX and animation industries; YouTube livestream set for December 8.
All-new remastered 4K and limited edition steelbook versions have been released of the classic holiday tale, directed by Ron Howard and starring Jim Carrey, that include over 30 minutes of bonus content.
‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ will return for Season 2 in 2027 - Season 1 debuts this coming January 18; ‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 4 will premiere in 2028 – Season 3 returns summer 2026.
Developed with production teams in mind, the new system is re-engineered to deliver a more efficient workflow with accurate and consistent motion data.
The Oscar-nominated co-production designer of ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ who oversees design on the ‘Avatar’ franchise, shares his incredible artwork, including concept sketches, posters, and matte paintings, from a 20-year career.
Ryan Gosling puts the ‘not’ in ‘astronaut’ as a 6th grade teacher who wakes up on a spaceship with no idea how he got there… until he remembers he’s Earth’s only hope to avoid extinction; in theaters March 20, 2026.
The show’s sophomore outing will take audiences along on a journey from the wasteland of the Mojave to the post-apocalyptic city of New Vegas; premieres December 17.
Go behind-the scenes with James Cameron and stars Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, and Sam Worthington as they share some of the tech wizardry used to create the visual wonders in the latest 'Avatar' film.
The most significant version release in a decade introduces RenderMan XPU final-frame renderer, replacing the current RIS architecture; the complete program rewrite takes full advantage of modern hardware platforms.
Catherine Lagaʻaia stars as Moana alongside Dwayne Johnson as the trickster demigod Maui in the upcoming adaptation of the studio’s hit animated film; in theaters July 10, 2026.
The ‘American Vandal’ duo will write, executive produce, and showrun the series, which will star Skyler Gisondo as the famed Daily Planet photographer; Season 1 will focus on Gorilla Grodd.
Directors Chris and Justin Copeland, and producer Shabrayia Cleaver, discuss their collaboration on the new DreamWorks animated short about a teenage boy who visits his Gramps at a seemingly boring assisted living facility, only to find they had more than he thought in common.
The studio delivered 250 invisible visual effects shots on the Chris Columbus cold case whodunnit, starring Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley, now streaming on Netflix.
The studio veteran takes over for Lala Gavgavian as head of the company’s global VFX business, effective immediately.
Latest update includes the new Nanite Foliage geometry rendering system, production-ready Procedural Content Generation and Substrate frameworks, extended MetaHuman integration, and an enhanced in-editor animation toolset.
John Goodman voices the young girl’s doodle come to life in the latest holiday film from the Oscar winner, who also directed last year’s ‘The Boy & The Octopus;’ Untold Studios handles the VFX.
The VFX supervisor on all 3 seasons of Apple TV’s hit sci-fi drama, about a band of exiles on a journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization, discusses his love of the story and fondness for shooting things practically, producing almost 4,000 visual effects shots, 1,000 more than on Season 2.