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What’s Retopology?
3 March 2021
Visual Effects

Retopology is the process of creating a new topology, as the name suggests, of an existing high-density detailed mesh with optimal clean geometry. This technique is widely used by 3D artists who wish to create animations, virtual or augmented reality (VR/AR) digital assets out of the existing 3D surfaces or models. It is the art […]

Retopology is the process of creating a new topology, as the name suggests, of an existing high-density detailed mesh with optimal clean geometry. This technique is widely used...
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What’s Virtual Production?
8 January 2021
Visual Effects

What is Virtual Production? If there is a term that’s currently making quite a buzz in the film industry, it is “Virtual Production”. So what is it exactly? And why has it become the word of the day? Virtual Production (VP) is the process of using in-camera visual effects in real-time, which allows the director […]

What is Virtual Production? If there is a term that’s currently making quite a buzz in the film industry, it is “Virtual Production”. So what is it exactly? And why has it...
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The Importance of Visual Effects (VFX) in Cinema
2 January 2021
Visual Effects

Modern Cinema, as we know it, would not be possible without the invention of visual effects. The current state of the art is a clear indication that VFX as an industry is, indeed, set to be ever-expanding and for multiple reasons. Although these reasons have begun, for quite some time already, extending beyond the realm […]

Modern Cinema, as we know it, would not be possible without the invention of visual effects. The current state of the art is a clear indication that VFX as an industry is, indeed,...
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Types & Methods of Matchmoving
26 December 2020
Matchmoving
Matchmoving is one of the most crucial techniques in the VFX pipeline and the first step to almost any motion design. Previously, we have posted blogs tackling both the definition of this FX process and what it takes to become a matchmove artist. In this blog post, we will lay out the main types and [...]
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Drone Photogrammetry
19 December 2020
Visual Effects
What is Photogrammetry anyway? It’s quite simple. Think of the digital maps we use today. Those have been created thanks to the science and technology of photogrammetry, more precisely satellite and aerial (via drone, UVA, aircraft) photogrammetry. Potogrammetry is a technique used to create measurements from photographs. As explained in one of our previous blog [...]
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Photogrammetry in the Visual Effects Industry
12 December 2020
Visual Effects
History of photogrammetry in the Visual Effects Industry Photogrammetry was invented in the middle of the 19th century, almost two decades after photography was discovered. As an offshoot of photography, its first usage was to create topographic maps as proposed by Dominique François Arago, a former Minister of Defense of the French republic. Two more [...]
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The Present & Future of Visual Effects Industry
8 December 2020
Visual Effects
The fact that the highest engrossing movies in our present times are Visual Effects Industry featured movies leaves no room for doubt about the remarkable progress the Visual Effects Industry has experienced in the last few years. Because of this and other factors, industry experts seem to have good reason to predict more future success [...]
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The History of the Visual Effects Industry
3 December 2020
Visual Effects
The birth of Visual Effects (VFX) or Special Effects (FX, F/X, SFX, SPFX) is traced back as early as when photography first appeared in the mid-19th century. What were then just a few techniques one can barely count with a single hand called visual tricks or illusions performed by entertainment and visual artists grew to [...]
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How to become a matchmove artist?
10 November 2020
Matchmoving
If you are uncertain about your career path and wondering whether becoming a matchmove artist would be a good prospect for yourself, here are a few basic things you need to know. The pre-requisites of becoming a matchmove artist As you might already know, the Visual Effects (VFX) industry is both a highly technical and [...]
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The impact of COVID-19 on Visual Effects Companies
15 October 2020
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Covid-19, the outbreak: Like any other industry, film production has had quite a beat at the onset of the pandemic outbreak. Almost all film sets were halted, as everyone involved in the film production had to play and abide by the new…

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Recents posts
What’s Retopology?
3 March 2021
What’s Virtual Production?
8 January 2021
The Importance of Visual Effects (VFX) in Cinema
2 January 2021