CINEMA / MOVIES / TV

Autodesk AREA Customer Stories: Jörn Grosshans from MACKEVISION

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I stumbled across an old Autodesk Customer Storie(s) with Jörn Grosshans (Senior VFX Supervisor) from MackeVision. Mackevision is astonishing team and produce some neat VFX stuff. You can read the entire interview here. Majestic vistas, fantastic lands, otherworldly creatures: with anticipation for HBO’s Game of Thrones’ Season 6 finale at fever pitch, Mackevision’s Jörn Grosshans, Emmy-winning VFX Supervisor, talks about the series’ 3ds Max-fueled effects, why he prefers when no-one notices them, and that demanding sequence in Sunday’s episode that – wait, no – he can’t talk about that just …

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Rob Zombie’s French Revolution (Assassin’s Creed Unity)

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Rob Zombie. Assassin’s Creed. What the heck? Zombie’s French Revolution. I find this amazing. If you expect zombies in the video you are wrong, don’t let the name troll you. If you don’t know Rob Zombie click his name. Rob & The AS Unity Team created a short history lesson for us which you can explore further with the release of Assassin’s Creed Unity. The video is an incredibly gory comic with the title “Rob Zombie’s French Revolution”, wich actually makes you think of something entirely different. I did not expect …

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Disney’s Big Hero 6

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Inspired by the Marvel comics of the same name, and featuring comic-book style action, “Big Hero 6” is directed by Don Hall (“Winnie the Pooh”) and Chris Williams (“Bolt”), and produced by Roy Conli (“Tangled”). The film hits UK cinemas in 3D in February, 2015. With all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, “Big Hero 6” is an action-packed comedy-adventure about robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who’s catapulted into the midst of a dangerous plot and must transform his closest companion—a robot named Baymax—and a diverse …

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Xbox One: Invitation

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Update 28.10.2013: We will contact the winners shortly-ish! Make sure to check your emails! This is an invitation to a new generation. Where your games and entertainment are no longer separated, but together in one. This is an invitation from the all-in-one, Xbox One. Jump ahead. You like to play your games with friends? Already waiting for the Next-Generation XBOX? Get your invitation here and play with us some games on the brand new XBOX ONE! Click here and get your invitation! (Germany, Austria ONLY!) Watch the trailer above and …

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Skyrim: Into the Void (Fan-Film)

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Dovahkiin, the noble dragonborn hero, is cursed in a fight with a vampire. He spends a considerable time wandering the realm before being captured by the Dark Brotherhood, who offer him a deal. Dovahkiin agrees to help the Brotherhood save a captured member from the Necromancers, in exchange for a cure to his vampirism.

Short-Film “Caldera”

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Through the eyes of a young girl suffering from mental illness, CALDERA glimpses into a world of psychosis and explores a world of ambiguous reality and the nature of life and death. Statement from Evan Viera (Director) CALDERA is inspired by my father’s struggle with schizoaffective disorder. In states of delusion, my father has danced on the rings of Saturn, spoken with angels, and fled from his demons. He has lived both a fantastical and haunting life, but one that’s invisible to the most of us. In our differing understanding of …

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SIGGRAPH 2013 : Technical Papers Preview Trailer

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The SIGGRAPH Technical Papers program is the premier international forum for disseminating new scholarly work in computer graphics and interactive techniques. SIGGRAPH 2013 brings together thousands of computer graphics professionals, 21-25 July 2013, Anaheim, California, USA. Learn more at www.siggraph.org/s2013.   *also interesting to checkout http://workshops.cgsociety.org/courseinfo.php?id=374 3D CREATURE SCULPTING with Bryan Wynia http://workshops.cgsociety.org/courseinfo.php?id=386 INTRODUCTION TO PYQT IN MAYA with Malcolm Thomas – Gustave ….read more! (15 Jul 2013 – 09 Sep 2013)  $649 USD

Cyberpunk 2077 Teaser Trailer

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CYBERPUNK 2077 – next, after The Witcher & The Witcher 2, project created jointly by CD Projekt RED and Platige Image. This teaser trailer is the first announcement of the game, based on the system of Cyberpunk 2020 – American RPG written by Mike Pondsmith in the 90’s.   PS: “42” – Official Trailer – check this too!  

A DRAMATIC SURPRISE ON A QUIET SQUARE

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To launch the high quality TV channel TNT in Belgium we placed a big red push button on an average Flemish square of an average Flemish town. A sign with the text “Push to add drama” invited people to use the button. And then we waited… Discover here what happened or visit http://www.tnt-tv.be for more info.

Project Class – We Solve X

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A team within our Google[x] group started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment. Follow along with them at http://g.co/projectglass – as we share some of our ideas and stories. We’d love to hear yours, too. What would you like to see from Project Glass?