Within the latest installment in the Harry Potter universe, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, viewers had the chance to see many magical creatures come to life before their eyes. But these beasts may be more complicated than one might assume. The people responsible for creating and perfecting the beasts so that we might…
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Rodeo FX Uncovers How They Built VFX for ‘Fantastic Beasts’
Rodeo FX worked on 126 visual effects shots for ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’. The work included environments around New York City in the 1920s, the magical reconstruction of a destroyed room, and set extensions for MACUSA, the story’s elaborate wizards’ headquarters. But most important for the Rodeo FX team was creating and…
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Beat Bugs from Atomic Cartoons, managed by Qube! and Shotgun
Rachit Singh, Head of Technology at Atomic Cartoons, explains how Qube! and Python helped with the work needed for the Netflix show, Beat Bugs. For a series that has been in production for one and a half years, Beat Bugs has been a catalyst for tremendous change at Atomic Cartoons. The Netflix show - based…
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Qube! user, Base FX, Enters Risky Chinese Animated Feature Arena with ‘Wish Dragon’
By: Dan Sarto Director Chris Appelhans bucks conventional industry “wisdom” by choosing VFX powerhouse as partner for first foray into crowded and uncertain Chinese animated feature film market. [caption id="attachment_5607" align="aligncenter" width="864"] 'Wish Dragon.' All concept art images courtesy of Base FX[/caption] It should have been a simple decision for writer and director Chris Appelhans…
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