Autodesk is known for its CAD software. Less well known are its Media & Entertainment tools, which have been used in every Visual Effects Oscar-winning movie for the last 15 years.READ»
The team at Imaginary Forces used a combination of military and NASA technology to answer that question for the movie 'Terminator Salvation.' Karin Fong shows us how Terminator's "Machine Vision" was created in this exclusive video.READ»
Greenscreening is about to make the leap from dodgy movie and TV special effect to a home entertainment social game in the style of Guitar Hero. At least, that's what YooStar, who'll be marketing the new device, is ...READ»
Motion capture is a staple of movie-making. It's also extremely expensive. The required equipment can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. But a professor at MIT has invented an entirely new system, for just a fraction of ...READ»
In preparation for Skynet's apocalyptic assault--the opening of Terminator Salvation on May 21--Fast Company is preparing its own onslaught of exclusive material, starting with this clip of director McG and Special Effects ...READ»
For this winter's blockbuster The Day the Earth Stood Still, two dozen Weta Digital designers spent six months sculpting the film's real star (sorry, Keanu): the spaceship. Joe Letteri, senior visual effects supervisor for the four-time Academy Award-winning digital shop, walked us through the process.READ»
