Writers’ Strike and Its Impact on the VFX Industry
The writer’s strike started in May 2023 It is the largest interruption to American television and film production since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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Opinion – Ghost Job in VFX are on Rise
The rising trend of “Ghost Job” which is a new trend happening in the IT industry, now it’s creeping into the VFX Industry, this is probably due to the potential next hiring wave as the industry slowly starts to pick up steam again.
Douglas Trumbull: 1942-2022
February 2002 brought the passing of a legend pioneering Visual effects artist Douglas Trumbull,
Top 5 interesting facts about Visual Effects Oscars
Here are 5 interesting facts about VFX in the Oscars Animated films in the VFX category To date, 3 Animated films nominated in VFX category: There has been one semi-animated film nominated, which also won: Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 1988. Indians are increasingly a vital part of the VFX Most studios are globalized today and there are so many distributed talents,…
Visual effects and Workstations
“The number of transistors on a chip doubles every 24 months” – Moore’s law. In simple words Moore’s law states overall computing power for computers will double every couple of years. Moore’s law created a significant impact on the power-hungry creative industries especially Visual effects and 3D animated movies. Pixar founders Ed Catmull and Alvy…
Guest Post -Why VFX is so expensive?
Why VFX is so expensive? Visual effects is a very competitive market worldwide. The volume of work being produced today would have been unimaginable 20 years ago.
G for Grain: Grain and Noise Introduction
A silver halide (or silver salt) is one of the chemical compounds that can form between the element silver and one of the halogens. There are three common silver halide precipitates: AgI, AgBr & AgCl. The grain is just the result of small chemical particles that have not received enough light. The less light available…
Stock Market Impact: The History of Omnibus Graphics
In 1975 a company named Omnibus founded in Toronto mainly for marketing and communications, later on they slowly moved to analog video production. In 1982 with the help of strong foundation the company changed as Omnibus graphics they produced the first CG commercial in Canada in 1983.
Do We Really Need “World VFX Day”?
“World VFX Day” topic has been seen in social media around lately, Now don’t get me wrong, I love a good celebration as much as the next person. Every VFX artist deserve better recognition.