[ CONTENTS ] FEATURES 8 VIRTUAL PRODUCTION: ZOIC STUDIOS Zoic’s Julien Brami describes their foray into LED walls.
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DEPARTMENTS 2 EXECUTIVE NOTE 90 VES SECTION SPOTLIGHT: LONDON
14 VIRTUAL PRODUCTION: AARON SIMS CREATIVE The benefits of jumping head-first into real-time solutions. 20 COVER: DUNE With 2,000 VFX shots, mostly by DNEG, realism rules Dune. 26 PROFILE: DOUG CHIANG The remarkable career of the artist guiding Star Wars projects. 32 ANIMATION: INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE Inside the blurred lines between animation and live action.
92 THE VES HANDBOOK 94 VES NEWS 96 FINAL FRAME – DUNE
ON THE COVER: Ornithopters, modeled after flying insects, in flight in Warner Bros.’ Dune. (Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures)
38 PROFILE: LENNY LIPTON Visionary author of The Cinema in Flux illuminates film history. 44 FILM: FREE GUY The joy of creating a video-game world where anything goes. 48 VIRTUAL PRODUCTION: INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE Expert perspectives on the near-future of virtual production. 56 VIRTUAL PRODUCTION: LED WALLS & STAGES Where to find LED walls and stages in the U.S. and Europe. 62 PROFILE: HAYLEY WILLIAMS Dad, mentoring, teamwork shape SFX supervisor’s career path. 68 VIRTUAL PRODUCTION: VIDEO GAMES Game innovators on today’s virtual production connections. 74 FILM: REMINISCENCE Practical effects and tons of water simulate submerged city. 80 VR/AR/VR TRENDS: LIVE VR THEATER Adding immersive storytelling to live theatrical experiences. 86 TV/STREAMING: DOOM PATROL Effects grounded in reality anchor the outrageous and surreal.
Correction: Pixomondo Visual Effects Supervisor Michael Shelton’s name was misspelled in the iPhone article in the Summer issue.
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