There may have been only one winner for the Best Visual Effects award at the Oscars, but it was the top line-up of nominees that gave NVidia a real cause to celebrate.
BBC to Broadcast New Dinosaurs Documentaries
The BBC have announced that they are to broadcast a new series of famous dinosaurs documentaries. This will be a much shorter series than the original Walking with Dinasaurs - only 3 programs - but will feature all the 3D and visual effects wizardry you would expect from this program. According to Broadcasting News, it will feature photo-realistic fight scenes to give a "whole new perspective on dinosaurs".
London VFX Houses Create Wizardry
It was great to see a write up in Variety about the big four post houses in the UK for more than one reason.
WETA Run Auction for Victims of the NZ Earthquake
WETA are doing what they can for the victims of the Christchurch earthquake by hosting an auction on ebay of some famous collectibles. So, if you fancy getting your hands on some pretty cool and rare film memorabilia while doing your bit for charity, now is your chance. Check it out here.
Brit Success at the Oscars
The winners of the 2011 Oscars were finally revealed yesterday amidst the usual pomp and ceremony that we are accustomed to, and I have to say, it was a pretty good night for Britain.
Save 16mm Film
Deluxe Soho labs, formely known as Soho Images, have ceased taking orders for the printing of 16mm film!!
Visual Effects Benefit from New Rules at the Oscars
No doubt you’ll all be looking forward to the Oscars this weekend. It's particularly significant if you’re a VFX fan, with five nominees in the Visual Effects category this year rather than three.
The Future's Bright for our CG Whiz Winners
Since winning our 2010 CG Whiz competition last year Stu Schwartz, Natalie Rocks and Justyna Galka have been on a world wind of activities. Stu wrote a blog recently about how excited he is to start studying with us in our brand new LA campus . He's also going to continue to blog about his experience on the course throughout his study so make sure you keep and eye out on our blog for that.
Gut Wrenching Zombie Action from Axis Animation
I happened to click on this link in a newsletter from our friends at Axis Animation a couple of days ago. A nice animation to watch over your Corn Flakes!
Kinect's New Underground Fanbase Gets Busy
There has been a bit of an underground homebrew fanbase for Microsoft's new controller, Kinect.
ZBrush 4: Free trial versions now available
Trial versions of ZBrush4 are now available. This is great news for anyone wanting to trial the latest release of Pixologic’s award-winning 2D/3D digital sculpting tool.
Escapee Ricardo Viana Gives us the Low Down on our Online Mentored Course
Want to know what it’s like to do one of our Mentored courses? Well we caught up with Escapee Ricardo Viana to find out how he got on – all the way from sunny Portugal.
Winners of our Satisfaction Survey Announced
First of all, I want to take the time to thank you all for taking part in our recent satisfaction survey. More than 2,400 of you took part, and over the course of the following weeks, I will be sharing the results of our findings with you.
New trailer for LA Noire
Even though there’s a few months until its launch, there’s a palpable buzz around Rockstar’s latest venture, LA Noire. A new trailer has just been released, which you can see on Develop, and it looks simply amazing.
Autodesk Announces Intent to Acquire Scaleform Corporation
"Another Autodesk purchase" I hear you cry as the news gets out that a cool $36 million CASH is to be spent on Scaleform.
3DBOXX 8550 is the Editor’s Choice
BOXX’s flagship machine has again wooed the reviewers, this time picking up the Editor’s Choice award from 3D Professor.
Virtualisation and PC-over-IP technology
I’m seeing a lot more studios looking at virtualisation and using new PC-over-IP technology to change their workflows - something that hasn’t always been possible within a CG environment.
Skillset TV Fund Bursaries available for Training
If you are a freelancer or a professional working in post-production, you can save on our courses with funding from Skillset. The level of funding you receive depends on whether you're employed or work as a freelancer, and could see you save as much as 80% on our online self-directed courses.
Glassworks create the First Virtual 3D Heart
Glassworks has recently completed an impressive project for Heartworks, creating a realistic simulation of the first virtual 3D heart, a pretty impressive feat.