The annual Production Sessions give Siggraph attendees a chance to learn from the best in the business. This year’s Production Sessions at Siggraph 2017 feature the computer graphics experts behind such recent hits as “Game of Thrones” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” Siggraph Production Sessions are a chance for Hollywood’s most talented computer graphics experts to … [Read more...] about CG experts behind Game of Thrones and Rogue One highlight Siggraph Production Sessions
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Blockbuster films and theme parks secrets on the agenda for Siggraph Production Sessions
Discover the CG behind Deadpool's skills and take a tour into the world of Star Wars. Major film and game productions of the past year including Deadpool, Zootopia, Star Wars: The Force Awakens,Captain America: Civil War, and more will be featured in "Render the Possibilities,” the 2016 installment of the popular Siggraph Production Sessions. Siggraph production sessions … [Read more...] about Blockbuster films and theme parks secrets on the agenda for Siggraph Production Sessions
Recreating the greatest high-wire performance of modern times
Atomic Fiction recreates the famous stunt in The Walk with Faceware. On a warm summer day in 1974, French high-wire artist and stuntman extraordinaire Philippe Petit surprised morning commuters in lower Manhattan when a cable appeared connecting the two towers of the World Trade Center. Petit and his team put it there so he could do his high-wire act on it. The stunt lasted 45 … [Read more...] about Recreating the greatest high-wire performance of modern times
Siggraph releases lineup for popular production sessions
Insider conversations include Interstellar, Jurassic World, Ant-Man, and Tomorrowland. Industrial Light and Magic will celebrate 40 years with a special event. The lineup for the most popular event at Siggraph—the Production Sessions—has been announced. As usual, the world’s elite computer graphics experts will gather to share the processes and techniques used to create the … [Read more...] about Siggraph releases lineup for popular production sessions
CG artistry move the plot along in Avengers: Age of Ultron
Fictional user interface designs enhance realism and visually explain technically sophisticated story elements. In the blockbuster movie Avengers: Age of Ultron (now in theaters) there are several crucial plot points not centered on dialog or action, but on the appearance of visual elements than can only be created by computer graphics. Two studios separated by thousands of … [Read more...] about CG artistry move the plot along in Avengers: Age of Ultron