COLLIDER NY: VFX TOWN HALL

Join this historic live event and help broaden and amplify the ongoing conversation surrounding the VFX crisis.

The event will allow both the in-room and live streaming audience to vote on key issues using their mobile devices and computers. The results of these polls will be tabulated in realtime and shared live with the world.

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Time: June 10th, 6pm
Place: Hotel Pennsylvania 401 Seventh Ave at 33rd Street, New York, NY.
For more info visit www.colliderevents.com and RSVP/share the event via Facebook.

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Prime Focus and Slash Knuckle Down on “Nothing Left to Fear”

Saul Hudson (aka Slash of GnR) makes his feature film producing debut at Cannes this year with “Nothing Left to Fear,” with Prime Focus on board for the VFX. These frames where crafted by first-time director Anthony Leonardi III who actually first gained notice as a storyboard artist on films like “Rango” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” and designed creatures for Keanu Reeves to face in “Constantine”.

Slash: “I have always been a huge horror fan, and creating films that take you back to the days where horror movies actually scared the hell out of you is something I have always wanted to do.” [Read more]

COLLIDER Master Class: Integrating 3D Dynamics into a Motion Graphics Workflow

On June 9th, join designer/director Dave Glanz for his Collider master class “Integrating 3D Dynamics into a Motion Graphics Workflow“.

Creating high level motion graphics for broadcast in today’s world of tighter budgets and shorter deadlines means artists must take advantage of every time saving tool at their disposal. Rigid body physics-based dynamics software is one of those tools when understood and applied effectively can mean the difference between profit and loss on a project. [Read more]

Stash 99 Drops and the Crowd Goes Wild

99 issues later and the world’s largest library of animation/VFX/design keeps growing with over 4,000 spectacular motion projects from the planet’s top talent complete with production notes, toolkit and links for every project – Plus Behind the Scenes features, exclusive interviews, style frames and the newest advanced training courses from Digital Tutors. Try out a [...] [Read more]

Clan VFX and Friends for the Brazilian Red Cross

Director Luciano Neves and the CLAN vfx crew in São Paulo gather seven fellow artists and designers to contribute their own animation styles to this three-minute charmer and effectively make the point that the Red Cross works “through the cooperation of everyone.” [Read more]

COLLIDER Conference Speaker: John Kahrs

On Monday, June 10th at the COLLIDER Conference in New York, 

Disney director/animator John Kahrs takes the stage to guide you through his personal behind-the-scenes look at the groundbreaking, hand-drawn and CG hybrid process developed for his 2013 Oscar-winning short film “Paperman,” as well as offering an inspiring look at his creative process as a director and animator. [Read more]