Oscar-winner Douglas Trumbull is among a handful of technologists working on new technologies to transform cinema. But adoption is not certain. This year’s first big “tentpole” movie, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” pioneered a new film technology, using a recording rate of 48 frames per second (fps) instead of the usual 24 fps. Initial audience reaction in previews … [Read more...] about FX legend says Hollywood reluctant to embrace the future
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Year in review: Looking forward to moving forward
2012 may be remembered as the year the computer graphics industry waited for better times. By Kathleen Maher [Editor's Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles from team at Jon Peddie Research. Links to previous articles are at the end.] What, another year over? On one hand it feels like so much has happened, and on the other hand, it doesn’t really seem like … [Read more...] about Year in review: Looking forward to moving forward
Weta Workshop artists give physical reality to digital fantasies
Thirteen 3D artists use Delcam ArtCAM and PowerMill to drive custom milling technology. Weta Workshop is a familiar name to movie buffs; it is the five-time Oscar-winning computer graphics house behind such hits as “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “King Kong,” “District 9” and others. But the Wellington, New Zealand business has other commercial divisions including publishing, … [Read more...] about Weta Workshop artists give physical reality to digital fantasies
Landau, Trumbull lead all-star Siggraph 2012 “high frame rate cinema” panel
Ten industry leaders will try to demystify HFR technology and its future in the film industry. A variety of technically savvy filmmakers including Jon Landau (“Avatar,” “Titanic”) and Douglas Trumbull (“2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind) will gather for a Siggraph panel discussion on “High Frame Rate Cinema: Impacts on Art and Technology.” The … [Read more...] about Landau, Trumbull lead all-star Siggraph 2012 “high frame rate cinema” panel