Visual Media, FX and Games

Kristy Barkan's Articles – August 2012 Archive (6)

High Frame Rates: The Future of Film

Among other fascinating talks and presentations, SIGGRAPH 2012 was host to a lively two hour panel entitled "High Frame Rate Cinema: Impacts on Art and Technology." The panel, composed of heavy hitters in the film industry and VFX community, was assembled to discuss the controversial subject of stepping outside the…

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Added by Kristy Barkan on August 15, 2012 at 5:30pm — 5 Comments

2012 Emmy Nominations for Outstanding Visual Effects

The Primetime Emmy Awards have included a special a category for visual effects since the early 1980s. In the past, sci-fi favorites such as Star Trek: TNG and Battlestar Galactica have raked up the nominations in the VFX category, but in recent years, a wider variety of productions have begun to employ visual effects, making the nominee pool more diverse than ever before. This year, there are six well-deserved nominations for the award, including audience favorites…

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Added by Kristy Barkan on August 14, 2012 at 11:00am — No Comments

Digital Domain: For Sale or Pending Merger?

According to a statement released by Digital Domain on Monday, the company has decided to retain Wells Fargo as its financial advisor, to "assist with [the] evaluation of strategic alternatives in order to maximize shareholder value." There has been speculation that the announcement is proof that Digital Domain is on the auction block.

Scott Ross,…

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Added by Kristy Barkan on August 14, 2012 at 9:30am — No Comments

Interview with Fon Davis, Creative Director at Fonco Creative

Fon Davis in a giant robot interior set for MORAV: Missions

Fon Davis has been working in the entertainment industry for nearly 25 years, during which time he has had a hand in more than 30 feature films,…

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Added by Kristy Barkan on August 7, 2012 at 7:00pm — No Comments

HiRISE Camera Captures Curiosity's Parachute-facilitated Descent to Mars.

Photo Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

As NASA's Curiosity rover descended to the surface of Mars on Sunday, August 5th, the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA's Mars…

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Added by Kristy Barkan on August 6, 2012 at 10:30am — No Comments

The Visual Effects of Total Recall

The 2012 version of Total Recall may not feature the former governor of California, but it does contain more than 1600 visual effects shots, the majority of which were delivered by London-based studio Double Negative. Although the film contains numerous examples of complex computer graphics work, director Len Wiseman made an effort to keep the FX practical whenever…