Hanno Basse joins as CTO, and Lala Gavgavian promoted to global president. Digital Domain ranks among the world’s top VFX studios, known for its cutting-edge work and technological advances that make the seemingly impossible, possible. The job of keeping the facility ahead of the technological curve will now fall to Hanno Basse, who has joined the studio as its first … [Read more...] about Digital Domain fills key roles
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Digital Domain reverse-ages a well-known football star
Uses its proprietary software to shave decades off Joe Montana to promote the rebooted TV series Quantum Leap. Most of us, if given the chance, would like to look much younger than we are. We would smooth out wrinkles and erase age spots, and even restore our original hair in terms of color, texture, and volume. In real life, creams, chemicals, and procedures can only … [Read more...] about Digital Domain reverse-ages a well-known football star
A new character enters the Marvel Cinematic Universe
VFX artists help transform Ms. Marvel’s comic-book powers into a new realm. When Spider-Man dons his spidey costume, we know what to expect as he uses his web slinger and his incredible agility in battle. We are familiar with Doctor Strange’s mystical and magical knowledge, and the VFX that accompany his powerful spells. We delight in the resulting effect as Thor wields … [Read more...] about A new character enters the Marvel Cinematic Universe
‘The Quarry’ redefines the gaming genre
Plays like an interactive movie as much as a video game. The Quarry, a just-released video game from Supermassive Games and published by 2K Games, is described as an interactive drama/horror along the lines of a teen slasher flick like Friday the 13th, as nine teen counselors struggle to survive their last night at Hackett’s Quarry summer camp, while fending off strange … [Read more...] about ‘The Quarry’ redefines the gaming genre
Multiplicity
Characters and universes replicate-transform and collide in the Multiverse of Madness. In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Marvel Studios has introduced unusual visual elements that seem to take reality to next level. The film shows broken universes, environments wrapped in illusion, and magical traps that shatter the world. “In Doctor Strange in the … [Read more...] about Multiplicity
Digital Domain is part of a big Hollywood Secret
The studio uses digital magic to create crowds and new Ministry HQ for The Secrets of Dumbledore. Professor Albus Dumbledore knows that the powerful dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches, and one brave Muggle baker on … [Read more...] about Digital Domain is part of a big Hollywood Secret
Building better humans
Digital Domain’s Digital Humans Group introduces the latest developments in real-time autonomous digital humans. Zoey is not really who you think she is. That is, if you believe her to be an actual human. And why wouldn’t you? She looks real. She engages in natural conversation. She can even cop a bit of an attitude at times. Introduced at FMX 2022 recently, Zoey is the … [Read more...] about Building better humans
Digital Domain previews realistic realtime autonomous digital human ‘Douglas’
Oscar-winning VFX studio Digital Domain has shared its under development project creating new dimension in human-to-machine interactions. Its realistic realtime autonomous digital human ‘Douglas’ can make easy and natural conversations. Digital Domain says that Douglas can have uncanny facial realism and it can also replicate anyone's voice with only 30 minutes of audio and/or … [Read more...] about Digital Domain previews realistic realtime autonomous digital human ‘Douglas’
PipelineFX gives artists a render farm management GUI
The out-of-the-box add-on to Qube helps artists and students manage render farm jobs in ways they intuitively understand. The process of creating animation sequences for film and games has gotten rather complicated in recent years, with the proliferation of tools and growth of creating teams. Render farms—groups of computers working in tandem on a project—need to be managed … [Read more...] about PipelineFX gives artists a render farm management GUI