Category: vfx
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No Permission Needed – The Future of Animation
The recent Oscar longlisting of “The Glassworker,” a stunning hand-drawn film by Mano Animation Studios, is a landmark moment. It’s a testament to the incredible talent emerging from places the mainstream industry often overlooks. For ten years, they toiled without major studio support, building their own tools and training their own artists. Usman Riaz and…
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“With this AI tool, everyone can rig and animate…”
Picture a world where auto-rigging tools promise to democratize rigging and animation for all. However, the journey to this utopian vision is far from simple. Today’s landscape is saturated with AI-powered tools that generate avatars and digital replicas, revolutionizing content creation accessibility. Nevertheless, the widespread availability of these tools has given rise to an abundance…
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Revolutionizing Game Development: Unleashing Creativity with AI
Game producers always strive to optimize production and address the inherent and systemized risks that come with game development. Inherent risks relate to individual challenges, while systemized risks affect the entire development process, often leading to mass breakdowns in production pipelines. While having an ideal strategy with early risk mitigation is crucial, the reality is…
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The Impact of AI on VFX: Shaping the Future of Visual Effects
The buzz around AI’s influence on the entertainment industry is undeniable, and while many focus on its impact in other areas, one crucial aspect often goes unnoticed: Visual Effects (VFX). As the current SAG-AFTRA/WGA strike revolves around AI’s role in the industry’s future, VFX confronts its own challenges. In recent times, there’s been a stir…
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AI, Labor Strikes, and the Future of Entertainment: Who Holds the Reins?
Today, the entertainment industry faces a monumental event as the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) goes on strike. This, combined with the ongoing strike by the Writers Guild of America (WGA), marks one of the most significant labor movements in the history of entertainment. If left unresolved, its…