BUF's vfx for Optus 'Secret Training Camp' spot

In 'Secret Training Camp', a commercial for Australian telco Optus released to coincide with the 2010 World Cup, the nation's soccer team takes on a group of African animals under the cover of darkness. Paranoid US Director Thierry Poiraud turned to Paris studio BUF to combine real players with real (and sometimes CG) animals for the spot. Check out my article at fxguide.

SPIN's Jeff Campbell on Legion vfx

In Legion, now out on DVD, the future of mankind rests with the Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany) fighting against God's angels of fury. Former effects artist turned director, Scott Stewart, looked to SPIN VFX to help realise 260 shots of digital angel wings, digi-doubles, set extensions and environments. Here's my interview at fxguide with SPIN visual effects supervisor Jeff Campbell about his work for the film.

Image Engine's visual effects for The Losers

Director Sylvain White's comic adaptation of The Losers tells the story of a vigilante CIA black ops team hell-bent on uncovering a double-crossing plot against them. Under the overall vfx supersvision of Richard Yuricich, Image Engine completed 147 shots for the film featuring no less than planes, buses, bullets & explosions. Here's my interview at fxguide with Image Engine visual effects supervisor Simon Hughes & visual effects producer Steve Garrad.

Hybride on Assassin's Creed: Lineage films

To coincide with the release of Assassin's Creed II, Ubisoft called on Hybride to create 3 short films as a preamble to the game. In the films, assassin Giovanni Auditore is tasked with investigating the murder of the Duke of Milan in 1476, a role that takes him to Florence, Milan, Venice and the Vatican. Here's my fxguide interview with Hybride president Pierre Raymond about completing 750 vfx shots for the films.