Digital / Visual Effects

Henrik, Co-Founder of Look Effects, talks about competition within the visual effects industry and how it affects his business and plans for expansion. Part 1 of 2.

Habib, creative director at Microsoft Studios, talks about innovative technologies used on feature film visual effects as well as video game visual development. Part 1 of 2.

Tristan, the cinematographer on ParaNorman, discusses the differences between live action and stop-motion cinematography as well as challenges faced working on ParaNorman. Part 1 of 2.

Gary, Oscar-winning Sound Designer at Skywalker Sound, talks about the challenges doing sound design for Disney's Wreck-It Ralph. Part 2 of 2.

Eric, a writer and director on all three Madagascar films, discusses the various creative and technical dynamics that impact directing hundreds of artists for several years on a single animated feature. Part 2 of 2.

Dan, director on TV shows like Lost, The Sopranos, Homeland and The Walking Dead, discusses how the increased use of visual effects has impacted episodic television.

Dan, Chief Creative Officer at Method Studios, details the challenges of working with the Wachowski siblings and Tom Tykwer on their film, Cloud Atlas. Part 1 of 2.

Wayne talks about virtual production and performance capture used on recent Weta films including "Tintin" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes." Part 1 of 3.

Alice fights alongside a resistance movement in the continuing battle against the Umbrella Corporation and the undead.

Go behind the scenes for a look at SloMO, the drug of choice in "Dredd."

Nick and Jeff talk about the character of Scrat, his history, his antics and how they animated him on the upcoming "Ice Age: Continental Drift." Part 1 of 3.

Jeff talks about the future of the visual effects industry and how artists deserve more respect, recognition and compensation. Part 4 of 4.

Jeff talks about recent VES efforts to educate members and provide resources to make them better business people. Part 2 of 4.

Michelle discusses her role as Head of Film as well as MPC's efforts with toolset R&D, previs and visual development Part 2 of 3.

Jeff discusses "The Avengers" helicarrier sequence, facial capture innovations as well as the challenges of moving assets between multiple pipelines at multiple facilities. Part 2 of 3.

Steve talks about innovations in virtual production technology and how those help filmmakers make more efficient and less costly films. Part 2 of 2.

Sebastian talks about Weta's emphasis on R&D, tools, the creative process and their place within the virtual production pipeline in films like "Tintin" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes." Part 1 of 2.

In this arcade-game-hopping journey, Ralph (voice of John C. Reilly, “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” “Step Brothers”) is tired of being overshadowed by Fix-It Felix (voice of Jack McBrayer, “30 Rock”), the “good guy” star of their game who always gets to save the day. But after decades doing the same thing and seeing all the glory go to Felix, Ralph decides he’s tired of playing the role of a bad guy. He takes matters into his own massive hands and sets off on a game-hopping journey across the arcade through every generation of video games to prove he’s got what it takes to be a hero.

Henrik and Mark talk about the work they did on "Moonrise Kingdom" and "Underworld: Awakening." Part 2 of 2.