How the VFX industry will thrive post-Covid

www.creativereview.co.uk: The pandemic has forced creative businesses of all kinds to totally rethink their working model: a baptism by fire that has put a new hybrid-working future to the test. When it comes to creating entertainment content, studios packed with state-of-the-art kit with eye-watering processing power suddenly had to decamp and operate remotely – without breaking stride.

How 'WandaVision' team got the right look in terms of costumes and visual effects

www.republicworld.com: WandaVision is a blend of classic television and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Wanda Maximoff and Vision. They are two super-powered beings living idealised suburban lives who begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems. WandaVision captures specific eras throughout the series when it came to production design, costume design and visual effects.

New Approaches to TV VFX

VFX Voice Magazine: Today there is more filmed entertainment on television and streaming services available than ever before. So many of these shows are filled with visual effects, creating a boon for many VFX studios.

The challenge for visual effects studios and artists, though, has been that these TV and streaming networks are continually pushing for higher quality deliveries in the realm of 4K and even 8K, which can actually be greater than required for film VFX. The budgets, meanwhile, are typically lower in comparison to film.

Bounty-ful VFX

Computer Graphics World: The challenge for the filmmakers working on Lucasfilm's television series The Mandalorian was in creating the look and feel of the Star Wars universe. The same look and feel as the blockbuster feature film audiences have viewed for 40 years. But on a television series budget and with an eight-chapter schedule. Eight chapters with approximately 3,800 visual effects shots.

How Previs Has Gone Real-Time

VFX Voice MagazineVFX Voice Magazine: Previs studios have always had to work fast. They are regularly called upon to fashion animatics quickly and make numerous iterations to suit changing scripts and last-minute inclusions. Often this also involves delivery of technical schematics – techvis – for how a shot could be filmed. And then they tend to regularly get involved after the shoot to do postvis, where again it’s necessary to deliver quickly.

New VFX Tools, and How VFX Pros Are Using Them

VFX Voice MagazineVFX Voice Magazine: Visual effects artists are regularly faced with the prospect of having to learn new tools. Of course, this takes some investment in time and money. But it can also reap rewards from having a new set of skills and ways of achieving VFX imagery at the artists’ disposal.

VFX Voice has identified four tools now available for artists to check out, and spoken to professionals about how the different pieces of software are being used in production right now.

Illuminating the Path Ahead for Real-Time Ray Tracing

VFX Voice MagazineVFX Voice Magazine: Critical in simulating the realistic physical properties of light as it moves through and interacts with virtual environments and objects is ray tracing, which can become cumbersome at render time, especially with complex imagery. A huge technical and creative effort has been made by the likes of NVIDIA, Unity Technologies, Chaos Group, Epic Games and The Future Group to be able to translate the pixels representing the paths of light within real-time.

D23 Expo: Disney redefines EPCOT, showcases new Avengers lands, and announces cruise ships for sea and space

InPark Magazine: Today at D23 Expo 2019, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Bob Chapek unveiled details on how Disney is bringing the next generation of immersive storytelling to life.

Chapek welcomed thousands of fans as he shared more about the ambitious plans in store for one of the most extraordinary periods of expansion in Disney history. From Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser and the timeless transformation of Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort, to the Avengers Campuscoming to both Disneyland Resort and Disneyland Paris, to the Disney Wish arriving on the high seas in January 2022, there are more ways than ever for guests to be front and center in their favorite stories.

Photo Manipulation Photographer Reveals Images Before and After Editing

mymodernmet.com: Photographer Lilia Alvarado captures the whimsical and carefree moments of childhood. Her passion for photography began after the birth of her twin daughters, Annabella and Juliette, who are often the subjects of her stunning fine art portraits. However, when Alvarado recently posted a photo she was proud of on Instagram, she was surprised to receive comments that questioned if it was over-edited.

A recipe to master: LED color mixing

et cetera...: There’s no doubt about it—LEDs are shaking up the industry as we know it. There is a lot to be excited about as venues make the transition from tungsten light sources to LED. One of the largest areas of impact is color capabilities.

This theater company rebuilt the Titanic and sinks it in a lake every

www.fastcompany.com: A theater company outside Atlanta is putting on a production of the musical Titanic that features an ambitious centerpiece: a massive three-story structure that sinks into the middle of a lake during the performance—only to rise again and do it all over the next night.

Diving deep into the detail of Warner Bros. World

www.themeparkinsider.com: Not since Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter has a theme park provided such detailed fan service as Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi delivers through its six themed lands. The creative team that designed this park, led by Thinkwell's Craig Hanna & Dave Cobb, has crafted immersive environments that effectively sell the illusion that you are standing in iconic locations such as Superman's Metropolis and the Roadrunner's American West... leaving you to forget that you're actually walking around inside a giant box in the Abu Dhabi desert.

Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi: 21st Century movie park in UAE

blooloop: The UAE’s (United Arab Emirates) newest theme park opened to the public on July 25, following an inauguration two days earlier. The 1.65 million square feet (1.53 sq km) facility represents an investment equivalent to US$1 billion.

Product Review: Rosco Earth Umber

Guild of Scenic Artists: If you attended USITT and spoke with the Guild, you were likely asked at some point whether you prefer your Umber Raw or Burnt. Surprisingly, the answers were passionate and logically thought out. Some liked Raw Umber’s ability to be used in an incredible number of applications, while others would argue that Burnt is more valuable as it’s easier to replicate Raw Umber in a pinch. During these conversations, I made the claim that it was a shame that Rosco’s Earth Umber was the awkward stepchild sitting in a corner.

Warner Bros. World impresses in its Abu Dhabi debut

www.themeparkinsider.com: With so many canceled projects and half-baked debuts, I would not blame any theme park fan for giving up on the region. But stick with me here. Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi will erase your frustration and remind you why you fell in love with theme parks. It's the simply the most remarkable park built in the last few decades by a company not named Disney or Universal — and it's better than some of their parks, too, even out of the gate.

Wild Balloon Creatures Overtake the Streets of New York in Jason Hackenwerth’s Animal Soul

Colossal: In Animal Soul, a fleeting exhibition at Brookfield Place in New York City, artist Jason Hackenwerth (previously) brought to life a menagerie of inflatable creatures. Born from his wild imagination, the interactive inflatable artworks included wearable “Megamite” costumes sported by professional dancers, and towering fabric creatures that soared above the crowds. You can see more from Hackenwerth on Instagram.

Your first look inside Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi - in pictures

The National: It would be easy to be cynical about Warner Bros World, the new indoor amusement park on Yas Island due to open on July 25, at a cost of $1 billion (Dh3.67bn). It is, after all, a commercial enterprise promoting one of the world’s biggest entertainment companies.

Positation in Action: Director Erin Ortman’s Multi-Year Journey with the Arabian Nights

HowlRound Theatre Commons: Several coincidences align to admit me to design meetings, workshop readings, and rehearsal rooms for One Thousand Nights and One Day [OTNAOD], a musical based on Jason Grote’s play 1001, produced by Prospect Theater Company. Love for the people involved, the creative magic in rehearsal rooms, and the opportunity to spend time with the enchanting director Erin Ortman inspired me accept her invitation to observe her directorial philosophy in action.

Design-Focused 'in 1: the podcast' Welcomes HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Lighting Designer Neil Austin

www.broadwayworld.com: Lumos Maxima! It's opening weekend for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway so we're sitting down with a true lighting wizard, Neil Austin! He's tight lipped about the secrets of the show but he does share with us how it has felt to be working on such a cultural phenomenon and when he realized this was to be no ordinary show.

Michael Stiller Lights 'Rocktopia' on Broadway

Stage Directions: Rocktopia is a theatrical concert that weaves rock and classical music together and eschews traditional notions about plot and characters as it examines the phases of life. Providing richly textured visuals to support this ambitious narrative, and punctuate its musical mix, was a lighting design from LD Michael Stiller.