An update on updates at fxguide

There are a bunch of cool new postings at fxguide. Check out Mike Seymour's article on Hiring Around the World, with tips and info from recruiters at some of the big vfx facilities. Mike also has an fxpodcast with vfx supe Matthew Unwin about MPC's 'Cubehead' Drench spot, with some behind the scenes clips. Then there's Jeff Heusser's report from the VES 1099 Dilemma event which looked at labor issues facing companies and artists. The latest fxguidetv episode has interviews with Animal Logic artists about their briliant Legend of the Guardians animated feature, plus a round-up of the new term coming at fxphd. The latest RED centre podcast has an interview with the guys behind the RED Barn and Vegas HDRx shots, plus the Red Bull Stratos in the RedRoom and the Teradek Cube Ninjas. And if that's not enough, head over to the Tom Cruise blog which has a posting on visual effects training (and mentions fxguide and vfxblog!).

The visual effects of Predators

For the 2010 film Predators, director Nimrod Antal and producer Robert Rodriguez set out to maintain the appeal of the 1987 original film by employing similar designs and relying on both practical and digital effects. fxguide takes a look at the visual effects work by Troublemaker Digital and Hybride.

SWAY Studio's VFX for MINI Countryman spot

For 'Flow', a spot promoting the 2011 MINI Countryman, SWAY Studio created hundreds of vehicles magically splitting, reforming and driving with precision through the streets of Milan. Here's my interview at fxguide with visual effects supervisor Aaron Powell about the use of SWAY's Drive-a-Tron driving simulation tool for the commercial.