Press Release: Animago Conference 2011
Image Metrics and Atomic Fiction To Lead Character Facial Performance Workflow Session at Animago Conference 2011 Image Metrics, a leading provider of facial animation technology for the entertainment...
View ArticleAmazon’s cloud is the world’s 42nd fastest supercomputer
Jon Brodkin at arstechnica.com released an article yesterday reporting that Amazon’s cloud ranks no. 42 on the list of the world’s 500 fastest supercomputers: The list of the world’s 500 fastest...
View ArticleImage Metrics and Atomic Fiction Announce Joint Collaboration for Future...
Visual Effects Creators Behind Effects for “Transformers 3″ and “Boardwalk Empire” Add Award-Winning Faceware Software to Animation Pipeline SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov 17, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Image...
View ArticleAtomic Fiction Travels 40 Years into the Future for ‘Looper’
Atomic Fiction recently teamed up with visual effects supervisor Karen Goulekas to realize the fantastic science fiction environments of Rian Johnson’s Autumn 2012 release, Looper. Our crew delivered...
View ArticleGirl Scout Cookies
We donated 50 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to our troops overseas (and 10 boxes to ourselves). This helped my niece reach her goal and she sent us a lovely note and pic! I think she gets to ride on the...
View ArticleLight Ring Portraits!
One of my favorite things about working in CG is using photography as a guide to bridge the gap from reality to digital lighting. In this post, we will explore two initially unrelated lighting ideas,...
View ArticleBreaking Into the VFX Industry
Anyone who knows anything about the Visual Effects Industry knows that it is not easy to get your first job, especially in the current industry climate. With companies constantly laying off...
View ArticlePunishment for the Honest
Indulge me with this quick test: what’s the first thought that comes to mind when you hear this phase: “software licensing.” Statistics tell us that 96% of you either rolled your eyes so far back that...
View ArticleTeddy Bear
The creative team at Atomic Fiction recently completed “Teddy Bear” an animé-inspired, post-apocalyptic vignette to demonstrate our end-to-end concept, digital character and hard surface pipeline. Yep...
View ArticleAtomic Anamorphic Flare
As a special treat to our followers, we’re giving away our meticulously developed Atomic Anamorphic Lens Flare recipe! Check out the script and, if you’re a Nuke-savvy artist, you’ll be producing...
View ArticleSo much more than just iPhones…
Today is an appropriate day to recognize the impact that one particular person has made in my life. In fact, sadly, it’s really a day too late. I am, of course, talking about Steve Jobs. Steve was a...
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