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- Cinefex #123 covers Inception, Prince of Persia, The A-Team and The Last Airbender. I really love this cover. - The visual effects of A Nightmare on Elm Street Director Samuel Bayer’s 2010 re-imagining of A Nightmare on Elm Street, releasing on DVD and Blu-ray in October, sees serial-killer Freddy Krueger once again haunting and killing people in their dreams…. - The visual effects of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World In Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the title character woos his new girlfriend by battling her seven evil exes in Japanese Anime-style fights punctuated with video game-like on-screen graphics…. - The visual effects of Salt Phillip Noyce’s Salt takes audiences on a thrill ride with title character and CIA agent Angelina Jolie, who may or may not be a Russian spy out to assassinate the U.S. President. Visual effects supervisor… - The visual effects of Prince of Persia In Mike Newell’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, rogue Prince Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) safeguards a magical and sought-after dagger that can reverse time. fxguide looks at a few of the major…
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- MAXON has released a new version of their 3D software CINEMA 4D and is available immediately for purchase or upgrade. The release a slate of new features in addition to a revamped and simpler product lineup. One of the big changes is built-in support for linear workflow and color profiles throughout… - This week’s Red Centre podcast we have in the Red Room the Director of the new hit film TAKERS : John Luessenhop. We discuss shooting with Genesis as well as a general, open and frank discussion about the directorial decisions he made making this film and rehearsing and working with the actors.We al… - In Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the title character woos his new girlfriend by battling her seven evil exes in Japanese Anime-style fights punctuated with video game-like on-screen graphics. Visual effects supervisor Frazer Churchill oversaw more than 1200 shots for film. We take a look at the work by Double Negative and Mr. X. - The original Magic Bullet Colorista brought the 3-way color corrector to After Effects and improved upon the one built into Final Cut Pro. With the recent release of Colorista II and the addition of secondary color correction, more flexible masking, and UI refinements the plugin has solidified its place as our go-to favorite for grading within those desktop applications. - Phillip Noyce’s SALT takes audiences on a thrill ride with title character and CIA agent Angelina Jolie, who may or may not be a Russian spy out to assassinate the U.S. President. Visual effects supervisor Robert Grasmere oversaw the work of several vendors to provide hundreds of invisible shots for the film. We take a look at the effects by Framestore and CIS Vancouver.
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