VFXNewswire :: July 23, 2008 :: The Dark Knight, Hellboy II Artists, HP xw8600

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The Dark Knight: Grounding Batman: Part 1
Alain Bielik speaks with Double Negative about raising the vfx bar for The Dark Knight in the first of two parts.
  

  
The Digital Eye: Tweak Launches RV Playback
In this month's edition of "The Digital Eye," Seth Rosenthal of Tweak Software discusses the significance of its first commercially available package, RV Playback.
  

  
The HP xw8600 Workstation Review: Worth a Second Look
Bryan Hoff tests the new and improved HP xw8600 workstation, now boasting Xeon 3.16 processors.
  

  
Animator Davis Wrangles Golden Bots in Hellboy II
Double Negative animator Jay Davis tells Ellen Wolff about the inner workings -- glowing cogs and all -- of Hellboy II's Golden Army.
  

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The Rise of the Primates: Space Chimps Takes Off
Writer/director Kirk De Micco and Producer John H. Williams talk about the making of the sci-fi spoof with the right stuff.
  


      DVD Releases For July 22, 2008
  

      Iron Man DVD, Blu-Ray Coming Sept. 30
  

      Stiller, Black Star Give The Dirt In Reel Comedy: Tropic Thunder
  

      The Dark Knight Shatters IMAX Opening Box Office Records
  

      Sci Fi Channel Announcements
  

      SMPTE To Establish 3-D Home Entertainment Task Force
  

      Foundation 9 Game Studios Rename, Refocus
  

      Learn Conceptual Modeling For Auto Design With Release From Digital-Tutors
  

      Rushes Create Mythical Centaur For BANIF Rebrand
  

      To Save Gotham, Dark Knight Beats Pirates, Spider-Man
  

      Animazoo Showcases The Revolutionary Contact Editor At SIGGRAPH
  

      Warner Premiere's Motion Comics Debuts Watchmen, Batman: Mad Love
  

      Wizards To First Rule In November
  

      Aguru Images Launches Aguru Dome 2
  

      Autodesk At SIGGRAPH 2008
  

      Zoic Studios Hosts Comic-Con Panel
  

      John Woo Gets Comic-Con Caliber Gun
  

      IMAX To Install Four Theatres In Japan
  

      Master and Commander to Set Sail for Academy
  





      AWNtv Showcases Middle East Animation
Highlighting the global reach of AWNtv, this week we have a playlist featuring exciting work from the Middle East. Meet PLUSHOOD. Tragedy strikes in THE LAST SONG OF MY NEIGHBORING GIRL BEFORE THEY BURN ALL HER DREAMS. AND THEN SUDDENLY... watch and find out. Stalker love affair in LOVE MISCONCEIVED. Freudian fun in MINDLESS. Singing cows in THE SONG CONTEST. A camera's revenge in ZERO DEGREE. Blood and water come together in OTHER BEING.

And AWNtv's cool vids of the week are: Sandy Claes' ON A LEAD, Rasmus Ramo Streith's EGG, and Joaquin Baldwin's PAPIROFLEXIA.

Watch them now!

  
      Digital Musings From the Editor:
THE DARK KNIGHT broke box office records in its opening weekend, and Alain Bielik has a two-part report on the stunning vfx from Double Negative, Framestore and Buf. In addition, Tom McLean speaks with several vfx experts about the transition to directing. And Seth Rosenthal of Tweak Software appears in "The Digital Eye" this month to discuss the significance of its first package, RV Playback.

Bill Desowitz
Editor

  


      Making of 'No Fishing'
  

      Interview with Alex Huguet
  

      Making of Blue Bird Fishing
  

      Making of Knocked Out
  

      Interview with Dan Scott
  

      Dark Knight : Imax, Effects and That Bike
  

      SOFTIMAGE|XSI 7 Launch Event
  

      "Homage to Sidonio Porto"
  





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   Brainwash Movie Festival 2008
  

   Comic-Con 2008
  





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