DVFX Resources
Applications
Python and Related Resources
Documents
VFX Studios
- Sony Pictures Imageworks -- one of my personal favorites -- Spidey, MIB, and many more.
- Digital Domain -- Benjamin Button, Tron: Legacy, etc.
- Industrial Light and Magic -- not our local airport, but it's cool to say that you're flying to ILM; Transformers, Pirates, etc.
- Rhythm & Hues
-- studios behind Elektra and The Lion, The Witch, and The
Wardrobe as well as many others.
- Tippett Studio, transitioned from stop-motion to CG effects, Harry Potter and others.
- Luma Pictures -- X-Men: First Class, Thor, and others.
- Evil Eye Pictures -- Iron Man 2, The Other Guys, etc.
- Whiskeytree -- matte painting, environments, set-extensions, and mo'.
- Weta, Lord of the Rings, King Kong, and more.
- Cinesite -- X-Men: First Class, Battle: LA, Clash of the Titans, etc.
- Framestore -- Harry Potter, Captain America, Chronicles of Narnia, etc.
Links
- VES -- the Visual Effects Society.
- The Art & Science of Digital Compositing -- Ron Brinkmann's textbook site.
- FXGuide.com -- for all the latest in the fx world.
- CG Society -- good info and resources for the CG world.
- Spectacular Attractions -- a well-written blog by Dan North about film and issues raised by special-effects technology.
- Several sites for good historic information: AMC's Filmsite, Luis Carrera's page, a Time Magazine article, and an Empire Magazine article.
- Nuke Customer Demos -- some great work and information.
- PBS Nova Special Effects Web Site includes historical information, interviews, and activities.
- PBS Nova's Second Special Effects Web Site with a history timeline, glossary, and other resources.
- The Blue Screen Page contains some information about Chroma Keying.
- Creative Crash --
look under the Maya menu at the top for tutorials, tips, shaders, etc.
- Learning-Maya.com
-- lots of great tutorials.
- GNOMON -- providers
of some good educational materials for visual effects.
- Digital Tutors -- more great educational materials for visual effects.
- Similar courses at other universities:
- CPSC 815: Special Effects Production (Fall 2004), (Fall 2005), (Fall 2006), (Fall 2007), (Fall 2008), (Fall 2009), and (Current). (Go Tigers!) -- Check out the links to student project websites to see their work . Yes, they're grad students, but you can do just as well or even better ;-). Also, look over the how-to pages that some of the students have made that even include composite trees, etc.
- CS 4480: Digital Video Special Effects at Georgia Tech (click on the different years to view various work).
- CS 440/MDST 375: Computer Graphics for Film Production at UVA (click on the Final Videos link to checkout student work).
- Cognitive Science 290: Special Visual Effects (not quite as related but still interesting).