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Beyond Words: Bringing Grief, Connection, and Shadow to Life Through Animation
Creative Seeds’ “Beyond Words” transforms grief and connection into powerful visual metaphors, blending expressive storytelling, effects-driven characters, and custom production tools to explore emotions that often defy language.
Creative Freedom vs. Production Reality: Adam Holmes on the Future of Previsualization
From George Lucas-era previs to today’s real-time workflows, Adam Holmes explores how previsualization is helping filmmakers balance creative freedom, production demands, and rapidly evolving technology.
‘Dune: Part One’ VFX: Behind the Scenes
Robyn Luckham and Stephen James dive into the meticulously detailed VFX work and impressive creatures that played a climactic role in the creation of “Dune.”
‘The Batman’ VFX Team Talks Tools, Technique, Art, and Storytelling
The Wētā FX VFX team discusses the stunning work behind “The Batman,” the 19th appearance of the Caped Crusader in film.
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 55 – Holography and Light Field Lab
Looking for a deep dive on holography? On the latest SIGGRAPH Spotlight, Derek Ham sits down with Jon Karafin to discuss the technology his company is developing and how it fits into the greater display tech landscape.
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 53 – Swen Gillberg on the VFX of ‘Free Guy’
VFX Supervisor Swen Gillberg sits down with SIGGRAPH 2022 Electronic Theater Director Darin Grant to discuss his latest Oscar-nominated project “Free Guy”.
The Handmade Look of ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’
One of SIGGRAPH 2021’s most popular Production Sessions, we caught up with VFX Supervisor Mike Lasker of Netflix and Sony Pictures Imageworks’ “The Mitchells vs. The Machines”.
The Terror in the Transformation: The VFX of Pennywise
Animation Supervisor of the of the box-office film “It”, Yvon Jardel took us through the process of developing Pennywise and how he found the terror in the transformation.
Dimension’s Jim Geduldick Shares Virtual Production Trends, Tips
SIGGRAPH sits down with Dimension’s Jim Geduldick to learn more about how virtual production has evolved over the past year.
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 40 – Virtual Production
In this all-new episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, experts tackle virtual production and how the COVID-19 pandemic has catapulted innovation.
Continuing the Conversation on the State of the Art of CG in Advertising
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.