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SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 40 – Virtual Production

8 January 2021 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Film, Production, Visual Effects

In this all-new episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, experts tackle virtual production and how the COVID-19 pandemic has catapulted innovation.

COVID-19, DNeg, Erik Winquist, filmmaking, Paul Franklin, podcast, podcasts, Production Sessions, SIGGRAPH 2021, SIGGRAPH Spotlight, VFX, Virtual Production, Visual Effects, Weta Digital

Continuing the Conversation on the State of the Art of CG in Advertising

11 September 2020 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Conferences, Film, Gaming, Graphics, Production, Visual Effects

We sit down with the panelists from “More with Less: The State of the Art of CG In Advertising” to continue the conversation and expand on questions from the audience during SIGGRAPH 2020.

advertising, Computer Graphics, COVID-19, Epic Games, Method Studios, Moving Picture Company, MPC, production, Production Sessions, SIGGRAPH 2020, The Mill, VFX, Visual Effects

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 38 – Game On

9 September 2020 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences, Design, Gaming, Graphics, Production, Research, Visual Effects

Top row, left to right: Arthur Brussee, Daniel Cornel, Carlos Gonzalez-OchoaBottom row, left to right: Neal Kaviratna, Artem Kovalovs Thinking Beyond the Latest in Game Technology In this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, SIGGRAPH 2020 and SIGGRAPH 2021 Games Chair...

DeepMind, Design, Games, Manifold Garden, Naughty Dog, podcast, podcasts, production, Ray Tracing, Research, SIGGRAPH 2020, SIGGRAPH Spotlight, The Last of Us Part II, Uber Advanced Technologies, VRVis

It’s Here! Stream the SIGGRAPH 2020 Electronic Theater and Get Ready for the Director’s Panel

24 August 2020 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Graphics, Real-Time, Visual Effects

Discover exactly what you should not miss when it comes to this year’s Computer Animation Festival Electronic Theater and meet the Director’s Panel panelists.

Animated Shorts, Computer Animation Festival, Electronic Theater, Real-time graphics, short film, Shorts, SIGGRAPH 2020, VFX, virtual conference, Visual Effects, world premiere

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 37 – Age Manipulation in VFX

17 July 2020 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Film, Industry Leaders, Production, Visual Effects

In this episode of the SIGGRAPH Spotlight podcast, visual effects (VFX) experts talk age manipulation on screen and how techniques have evolved.

Age Manipulation, AI, Animation, Beauty Work, Computer Graphics, De-aging, Deep Fakes, Digital Aging, filmmaking, Machine Learning, podcast, podcasts, Production Sessions, SIGGRAPH 2020, SIGGRAPH Spotlight, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Irishman, VFX, Visual Effects

Extended Q&A: Procedural Approach to Animation-Driven Effects for ‘Avengers: Endgame’

4 June 2020 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Film, Industry Leaders, Production, Visual Effects

Weta Digital’s Gerardo Aguilera and Tobias Mack answer more questions from their 13 May 2020 SIGGRAPH Now webinar, “Procedural Approach to Animation-Driven Effects for ‘Avengers: Endgame'”.

Animation, Avengers, Marvel Studios, production, SIGGRAPH Now, VFX, Visual Effects, Webinars, Weta Digital

Stay Inspired: Virtual VFX With SIGGRAPH Now

26 May 2020 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Production, Visual Effects

Continue your online education with the SIGGRAPH Now lessons that explore the visual effects of “War for the Planet of the Apes,” “Coco,” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet.”

Anders Langlands, Animated Film, Animation, Coco, COVID-19, Disney, Disney Pixar, facial capture, filmmaking, performance capture, Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios, Production Sessions, Ralph Breaks the Internet, SIGGRAPH 2018, SIGGRAPH 2019, SIGGRAPH Now, VFX, Visual Effects, Walt Disney Animation Studios, War for the Planet of the Apes, Weta Digital, Wreck-It Ralph

Techno and Smooth Jazz and Hard Rock… Oh My! The Visuals of ‘Trolls World Tour’

19 May 2020 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Film, Production, Visual Effects

“Trolls World Tour”, one of the first on-demand releases during the COVID-19 pandemic, has taken homes worldwide by storm. We connected with the creators to learn how this unique animated film came together.

Animated Film, Animation, DreamWorks Animation, Trolls, Trolls World Tour, VFX, Visual Effects

‘Homeostasis’ and Human Interference

30 April 2020 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Art, Conferences, Data, Design, Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Visual Effects

In SIGGRAPH 2020 Art Gallery selection, “Homeostasis,” Emil Polyak uses complex coding and development to narrate the human impact on climate change, as told by data.