Method Studios: VFX 101 - What are visual effects?

'What are visual effects? We attempt to explain what we do for a living, with the help of a whiteboard and a marker pen'

INFO: ADAPT Oscar March in March Rally

// OSCAR MARCH IN MARCH RALLY

Sunday, March 2, 2014

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. PST

Hollywood Blvd. & Vine

We are holding a rally to support legal action to help end the current subsidy race that is damaging the Visual Effects and Film industries. These subsidies are a form of corporate welfare used by Hollywood producers to game various governments against each other. These actions have led to a bidding war between governments that maximizes the amount of free taxpayer money for Hollywood productions that end up making billions of dollars. At the same time, this has unknowingly cost taxpayers billions... more on ADAPT website


// Oscars 2014: Why Are Special Effects Wizards Planning to Protest at the Ceremony?

// The State Of The VFX Industry

// VFX Soldier

Documentary ‘Life After Pi’ Chronicles Collapse of Rhythm & Hues

LIFE AFTER PI is a short documentary about Rhythm & Hues Studios, the L.A. based Visual Effects company that won an Academy Award for its groundbreaking work on "Life of Pi" -- just two weeks after declaring bankruptcy. The film explores rapidly changing forces impacting the global VFX community and the Film Industry as a whole.

JOKE Reel by Animation Supe Tom Gibbons

Here's a great joke reel put together by Tom Gibbons of Tippett Studio. It's a shining example of crazy changes, 11hr requests and off the wall ideas studios get from clients.

ITF 2013 | Scott Ross Masterclass

ITF 2013 | Scott Ross Masterclass by nifff-ch

The State of the VFX Industry and where do we go from here

Scott Ross and Scott Squires speak about the Past, Present and Future of the VFX Industry and potential solutions to the myriad of problems facing us all.

Effects Corner - Scott Squires blog

VFX Business - Scott Ross blog


The State of the VFX Industry and where do we go from here from Rick Young on Vimeo.

Listen to the VFX Town Hall Meeting!

Here's a link to the recent VFX Town Hall Meeting.

VFX TOWN HALL MEETING

The panel info is as follows:

Panelists include: Chris deFaria -Vice President, Warner Bros. Pictures, Jefferey A. Okun – Visual Effects Society Chair and visual effects supervisor and Scott Ross – Co-Founder of Digital Domain & former CEO of Industrial, Light and Magic.