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Hidden Effects: Unmasking The Invisible Effects of Film
Many films that you see are full of invisible visual effects shots. These shots are not flashy, exciting, or eye-catching. Often enough, these shots go under the radar. They don’t show up in VFX breakdowns or internet reviews. This doesn’t mean that they are badly executed, on the contrary, it means that they are doing…
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A Brief Study of Innovative Technologies – Part I
“If I had asked the public what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse.“ –Henry Ford You might be wondering what horses have to do with VFX. The answer is: absolutely nothing. That is not the part you should be focusing on. Look at the quote again. Sometimes people just like the way…
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How Amazon Brought Middle Earth to Screens Across the Globe
The Delicate Balance The new season of the RIngs of Power is releasing on Amazon Prime. I wanted to take this time to credit the masterful use of VFX and Practical Effects in this show. Many people say that VFX is bad and should never be used while others claim that it’s the greatest and…
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The Ultimate Beginners Guide to The Visual Effects Pipeline.
What would a movie be without VFX? In this deep dive, we look into the stages involved in the art that is shaping our reality. Let’s dive into this ultimate guide to the VFX Pipeline.
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Virtual Production: Passing Filter or Permanent Fixture.
Is Virtual Production the future, or merely a trending filter? This is a question that gets asked so much. Will we have forgotten or embraced this technology 2 years from now? This is a great question, a question that changes how we view the technology and a question that I will attempt to tackle briefly…
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Forgotten Effects: Spectacle as a Visual Effect
Visual Effects without VFX This concept was written about in depth by Jae Hyung Ryu in his work “Effects and Reality: a Cultural History of Visual Effects”. I have been interested in this idea for a while and was glad to find his work on the topic. This is my view on the topic, inspired…
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The Game-Changing Technology of Virtual Production – Conclusion
Every day, we wake up in a world where people go to the theatre and come home with a feeling of wonder. They are immersed in a world, lost in a reality that is not their own. When the feeling of wonder wears off, they wonder how it was created. If perhaps the person is…
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The Game-Changing Technology of Virtual Production – Part II
More on Virtual Production. Read Part I https://unmaskingvfx.com/?p=303 Added Realism Let’s take a quick look at one of the great effects of Virtual Production that adds huge realism to any shots. Lighting. Virtual Production eliminates a huge issue that VFX artists have to face, matching lighting in real footage and a virtual world. The issue…
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The REAL Reason Nobody is Using Red Screens.
If you know anything about VFX, you have probably encountered or heard of the use of both green and blue screens for keying or removing a background. This raises the question: Why don’t we use red screens? To answer that question I would have to tell you that while it is a rare occurrence, red…
