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This Activision spot for the VGA, directed by Neil Huxley, took 8 weeks to finish. 6 weeks for compositing initially starting with a team of 2, until getting some much needed backup with 3 more people during the last two weeks.

Impressive considering the timeframe and number of people working on it!

Quite impressive how much work this guy has done to get this project up and running. He is now looking for extra funding to make an extended version. Kickstarter

Story: Fubar is an epic story of an on-going political war told in an alternate reality with cat and dogs.

Two factions who have been at war with each other for centuries finally come to an agreement for a form of peace, but there are certain higher political powers which would do anything to prevent this historic event from happening.

Shane Acker's Plus Minus, is about the inferno of territorial fighting between demonic forces of art and commerce, it will be released in the fall for Oscar consideration. It’s co-directed by Aristomenis (Meni) Tsirbas, best known for his work on the award-winning animated films The Freak and Battle for Terra (which was adapted into a feature like Acker’s Oscar-nominated 9 short from UCLA).

Offical teaser:

Making of:

The Core Skills of VFX is a comprehensive, modular guide to best practice in VFX education and training that draws on the knowledge and advice of more than 60 of the UK’s top VFX professionals from many of the UKs leading companies.

This is a very good read for all aspiring VFX artists, it goes into detail about what you should and shouldn't be focusing on while studying.

Download pdf here.