Tag: vfx education
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Behind the Illusion – Unmasking the Software that Brings Visual Effects to Life // Fusion
I used to work almost exclusively in layer-based compositing systems. After Effects was one of those programs that I used, while Hitfilm by FXHOME was a personal favorite. As I continued to learn more about compositing and polishing shots, it became apparent that I needed to up my game. I decided to learn node-based compositing.…
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The Life and Legacy of George Méliès | World Visual Effects Day 2024 (Talk)
World Visual Effects Day Address // December, 2024 Topic // The History and Inventor of Visual Effects | The Cinemagician Speaker // Samuel Collett, Author at UnmaskingVFX Length // 14 Minutes, 53 Seconds Uploaded // 2025.03.17 Transcript All. Right, everyone. Well, it is as always a joy, joy to be with you and to be…
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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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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 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…
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Virtual Production Explained (Video)
How does Virtual Production Work? How does it work? With the release of “The Mandalorian”, the technology of Virtual Production went trending. Everyone was excited. Many people were asking if this would be the future of Visual Effects. Some people built their own setups using Unreal Engine 5. Today, it certainly hasn’t replaced the current…