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Uncharted – Official Trailer

Monday | 2021 12 27 |

The race for the greatest treasure is on… if they can survive each other first. Watch the trailer for #UnchartedMovie, exclusively in movie theaters February 18.

Street-smart thief Nathan Drake (Tom Holland) is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor “Sully” Sullivan (Mark Wahlberg) to recover a fortune lost by Ferdinand Magellan 500 years ago. What starts as a heist job for the duo becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Moncada (Antonio Banderas), who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs. If Nate and Sully can decipher the clues and solve one of the world’s oldest mysteries, they stand to find $5 billion in treasure and perhaps even Nate’s long-lost brother…but only if they can learn to work together.
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War of the Worlds – Season 2 – Vine FX

Friday | 2021 12 24 |

We’re thrilled to have worked alongside Urban Myth Films as the sole vendor once again.

War of the Worlds Season 2 was the first high-end scripted TV drama to embark on production under Covid-restricted conditions in 2020. Over an eight-month period, Vine FX delivered over 500 shots, with nearly 200 involving 3D elements. Key tasks included the full creation of a CG alien planet environment, adding spaceships across the streets of London as well as building the ship’s interior. All artists and the production team operated remotely throughout the project.
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Death on the Nile – Official Trailer

Thursday | 2021 12 23 |

Every passenger has a motive. Watch the new trailer for Death on the Nile, in theaters February 11.

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this dramatic tale of love gone wrong features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers and enough wicked twists and turns to leave audiences guessing until the final, shocking denouement.
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The Book of Boba Fett – Return of a Legend

Thursday | 2021 12 23 |

“The Book of Boba Fett,” a thrilling Star Wars adventure teased in a surprise end-credit sequence following the Season 2 finale of “The Mandalorian,” finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooine to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate.
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Big Gold Brick – Official Trailer

Thursday | 2021 12 23 |

Big Gold Brick recounts the story of fledgling writer Samuel Liston and his experiences with Floyd Deveraux, the enigmatic middle-aged father of two who enlists Samuel to write his biography. But the circumstances that lead up to this arrangement in the first place are quite astonishing – and efforts to write the biography are quickly stymied by ensuing chaos in this darkly comedic, genre-bending film.
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Black Widow – ILM

Thursday | 2021 12 23 |

Check out this thrilling behind-the-scenes look at Industrial Light & Magic’s work on Marvel Studios’ “Black Widow”. One of only ten films featured on the shortlist for the category of “Visual Effects” at the 94th Academy Awards®.

“We are thrilled to have contributed to the work on ‘Black Widow’, and to have it listed among the ten films that were selected at the VFX bakeoff for the Academy Awards this year,” said Craig Hammack, Visual Effects Supervisor at ILM. “Congratulations to our amazing and talented team of artists, and all the support that surrounds them!”
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Minions – The Rise of Gru – Official Teaser Trailer

Monday | 2021 12 20 |

In the heart of the 1970s, amid a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Oscar nominee Steve Carell) is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making backup from his loyal followers, the Minions. Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto—a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please—deploy their skills as they and Gru build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons and pull off their first missions.

When the Vicious 6 oust their leader, legendary fighter Wild Knuckles (Oscar winner Alan Arkin), Gru interviews to become their newest member. It doesn’t go well (to say the least), and only gets worse after Gru outsmarts them and suddenly finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. On the run, Gru will turn to an unlikely source for guidance, Wild Knuckles himself, and discover that even bad guys need a little help from their friends.
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What Every Photographer Should Know About Lenses

Monday | 2021 12 20 |

Have you ever tried to learn about lenses, only to be overwhelmed by choice and technical information? Whether you’re a first-time photographer or a seasoned professional, it can be a daunting task. If you’ve ever wondered how lenses work, what makes a good or bad lens, and how to pick the one that’s right for the kinds of photos you want to take, this is the course for you.

Dave Bode will take you on a comprehensive journey through the world of lenses, from common terms and acronyms through to field-of-view, lens coatings, the difference between full and non-full frame lenses, focus systems, and more. This course covers practical know-how including focal length, aperture, image stabilization and more, to help you choose the right lens for every situation.
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The Mandalorian – Season 1 – Creating the Razor Crest – ILM

Monday | 2021 12 20 |

Join us as we journey behind the scenes of the Emmy™ Award-winning visual effects behind the first season of The Mandalorian. We’ll pull back the curtain on one of our favorite bounty hunter’s ship, the infamous Razor Crest and look at the distinctive former military ship from its initial concept design in Doug Chiang’s Lucasfilm art department through to ILM artists building the ship in the digital realm and as a practical miniature for filming. We’ll also look at the parallel development of the custom motion control camera system created by ILM Visual Effects Supervisor, John Knoll to allow for the first motion control shots to film at ILM in 15 years. We hope you enjoy this look ‘Inside ILM’.
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The Lost City – Official Trailer

Monday | 2021 12 20 |

Brilliant, but reclusive author Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock) has spent her career writing about exotic places in her popular romance-adventure novels featuring handsome cover model Alan (Channing Tatum), who has dedicated his life to embodying the hero character, “Dash.” While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta is kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) who hopes that she can lead him to the ancient lost city’s treasure from her latest story. Wanting to prove that he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her. Thrust into an epic jungle adventure, the unlikely pair will need to work together to survive the elements and find the ancient treasure before it’s lost forever.
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The Northman – Official Trailer

Monday | 2021 12 20 |

Watch The Northman trailer. From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder.

With an all-star cast that includes Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe. Co-written by Sjón, The Northman debuts in US theaters on April 22, 2022, in the UK on March 18, and in Australia on March 17.
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Behind the Magic – The Visual Effects of Marvel Studios’ Eternals

Thursday | 2021 12 16 |

Don’t miss this exciting behind-the-scenes look at Industrial Light & Magic’s work on Marvel Studios’ Eternals, playing in theaters now and arriving to @Disney Plus on January 12.

Marvel Studios’ “Eternals” welcomes an exciting new team of Super Heroes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The epic story, spanning thousands of years, features a group of immortal heroes forced out of the shadows to reunite against mankind’s oldest enemy, The Deviants. The outstanding ensemble cast includes Richard Madden as the all-powerful Ikaris, Gemma Chan as humankind-loving Sersi, Kumail Nanjiani as cosmic-powered Kingo, Lauren Ridloff as the super-fast Makkari, Brian Tyree Henry as the intelligent inventor Phastos, Salma Hayek as the wise and spiritual leader Ajak, Lia McHugh as the eternally young, old-soul Sprite, Don Lee as the powerful Gilgamesh, Barry Keoghan as aloof loner Druig, and Angelina Jolie as the fierce warrior Thena. Kit Harington plays Dane Whitman.

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Katana – Showreel 2020

Wednesday | 2021 12 15 |

Our look development and lighting powerhouse #Katana tackles creative challenges with ferocity and ease. #Artists can work procedurally across whole sequences, share and reuse setups, make changes nondestructively, and avoid lengthy load times.

Integrations with USD-optimised tech enhance the existing unbridled flexibility and collaboration. The result: happy clients and incredible efficiency.

The numbers speak for themselves. Katana is used across eighteen countries and 36 cities, with over a decade’s worth of production-proven results seen in leading animation and #VFX studios worldwide.

Katana: Free up time. Unlock creativity.

Bringing you the tech and trends of tomorrow.
Explore them here: https://www.foundry.com/insights
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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök

Wednesday | 2021 12 15 |

In Assassin’s Creed® Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök, the most ambitious expansion in franchise history, Eivor must embrace their destiny as Odin, the Norse god of Battle and Wisdom. Unleash new divine powers as you embark on a desperate quest through a breathtaking world. Complete a legendary Viking saga and save your son in the face of the gods’ doom.

A war begins. A world ends. This is the Dawn of Ragnarök.
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Moonfall – Official Opening Scene

Wednesday | 2021 12 15 |

In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler (Academy Award winner Halle Berry) is convinced she has the key to saving us all – but only one astronaut from her past, Brian Harper (Patrick Wilson, “Midway”) and a conspiracy theorist K.C. Houseman (John Bradley, “Game of Thrones”) believes her. These unlikely heroes will mount an impossible last-ditch mission into space, leaving behind everyone they love, only to find out that our Moon is not what we think it is.
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Katana 5.0 – Redefining Your Workflow

Monday | 2021 12 13 |

Crack collaboration wide open with Katana 5.0. Reduce pipeline friction, build bridges across teams, and experience a whole new way to create.

Featuring our most powerful architecture to date, Katana 5.0 allows look development and lighting artists to stream their live renders to a running version of Nuke, so they can view their work in context of the final comp, in near-real time. Any changes made in Katana automatically update in Nuke for a more holistic view of the creative process.

Coupled with essential feature upgrades like Foresight+, USD workflow improvements and Hydra Render Delegate support, Katana 5.0 becomes a must-have for your creative toolkit.

The next generation of look development and lighting is now. Expect near-limitless creativity underpinned by seamless collaboration, reduced feedback loops and iterations, and a holistic approach to achieving that perfect final render.

00:00 Intro
00:26 Foresight+
02:22 Viewport Enhancements
04:34 Look Development
06:26 Refreshed Material Node User Interface
07:57 USD Workflow Improvements
08:47 Nuke Bridge

Discover Katana 5.0 here: https://hubs.ly/Q010Clvp0
Try Katana: https://hubs.ly/Q010CmMp0
For more Katana Tutorials, head over to https://learn.foundry.com/katana
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – Official Trailer

Monday | 2021 12 13 |

The world’s favorite blue hedgehog is back for a next-level adventure in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2. After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands. From the filmmakers behind The Fast and the Furious and Deadpool, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 stars James Marsden, Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, and Jim Carrey returning, alongside new additions Shemar Moore, with Idris Elba as the voice of Knuckles, and Colleen O’Shaughnessey as the voice of Tails.
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Fantastic Beasts – The Secrets of Dumbledore

Monday | 2021 12 13 |

Professor Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald’s growing legion of followers. But with the stakes so high, how long can Dumbledore remain on the sidelines?
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Power On – The Story Xbox

Monday | 2021 12 13 |

A small team of upstarts sets out to convince Microsoft that it’s time to enter the console business. Chapter 1 of Power On: The Story of Xbox. Xbox almost didn’t happen. Find out why in this behind-the-scenes, six-part series that takes you back to the scrappy beginnings of Microsoft’s video game console. It’s the untold story of the people behind the box, glitches and all.
The battle to own the living room is on–but not without significant cost and risk. Chapter 2 of Power On: The Story of Xbox. Xbox almost didn’t happen. Find out why in this behind-the-scenes, six-part series that takes you back to the scrappy beginnings of Microsoft’s video game console. It’s the untold story of the people behind the box, glitches and all.
Public doubt intensifies as issues threaten to spoil the 2001 launch for Xbox. Chapter 3 of Power On: The Story of Xbox. Xbox almost didn’t happen. Find out why in this behind-the-scenes, six-part series that takes you back to the scrappy beginnings of Microsoft’s video game console. It’s the untold story of the people behind the box, glitches and all.
A console is only as good as its games… and Xbox needs a gamechanger to survive. Enter Halo. Chapter 4 of Power On: The Story of Xbox. Xbox almost didn’t happen. Find out why in this behind-the-scenes, six-part series that takes you back to the scrappy beginnings of Microsoft’s video game console. It’s the untold story of the people behind the box, glitches and all.
The demand for Xbox 360 is at fever pitch, but a critical malfunction threatens its success. Chapter 5 of Power On: The Story of Xbox. Xbox almost didn’t happen. Find out why in this behind-the-scenes, six-part series that takes you back to the scrappy beginnings of Microsoft’s video game console. It’s the untold story of the people behind the box, glitches and all.
Xbox loses its way. Can a former intern get the team back on track? Chapter 6 of Power On: The Story of Xbox. Xbox almost didn’t happen. Find out why in this behind-the-scenes, six-part series that takes you back to the scrappy beginnings of Microsoft’s video game console. It’s the untold story of the people behind the box, glitches and all.
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The Matrix Awakens – Unreal Engine 5 Full Demo on Xbox Series X

Monday | 2021 12 13 |

The Matrix Awakens Experience is built using Unreal Engine 5 and some of the characters shown look almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Keanu Reeves and Carrie Anne Moss appear and ask you to try and determine what is real, and what is Unreal in this impressive demo. Using Unreal Engine 5 The Matrix Awakens Experience lets you hop into a fictional city and control the time of day as you watch hardware-enabled ray-traced shadows stretch across the city. The Matrix Awakens PS5 and Xbox Series X demo is available now to download and try for yourself on each console. The Matrix Unreal Engine 5 experience is built in Unreal Engine 5 and allows you to play The Matrix Awakens game which is an on-rails segment early on before jumping into the build where you can tinker around with what is likely the only Matrix game 2021 will see.
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Munich – The Edge of War

Monday | 2021 12 13 |

Based on the international bestseller by Robert Harris. It is Autumn 1938 and Europe stands on the brink of war. Adolf Hitler is preparing to invade Czechoslovakia and Neville Chamberlain’s government desperately seeks a peaceful solution. With the pressure building, Hugh Legat, British civil servant, and Paul von Hartmann, German diplomat, travel to Munich for the emergency Conference. As negotiations begin, the two old friends find themselves at the centre of a web of political subterfuge and very real danger. With the whole world watching, can war be averted and, if so, at what cost?

In select theatres in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Australia and New Zealand in December and on Netflix January 21.
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Sweet Home – Making Monsters Come Alive with Nuke

Monday | 2021 12 13 |

Netflix’s monstrous smash-hit Sweet Home lurched onto our streams and screens in 2020, brought to life by renowned Korean studio Westworld. Join Westworld’s compositing team in this must-see webinar for a deep-dive into their creative workflow behind the hit series and expert advice on how to achieve Netflix-worthy content with Nuke, Foundry’s compositing software. This video is in Korean with English subtitles.

Presenter: Hyun Seok Oh，Compositing Team Manager, Westworld
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Spider-Man – No Way Home – Return of the Villains

Wednesday | 2021 12 08 |

For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero’s identity is revealed, bringing his Super Hero responsibilities into conflict with his normal life and putting those he cares about most at risk. When he enlists Doctor Strange’s help to restore his secret, the spell tears a hole in their world, releasing the most powerful villains who’ve ever fought a Spider-Man in any universe. Now, Peter will have to overcome his greatest challenge yet, which will not only forever alter his own future but the future of the Multiverse.
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Vitaly Bulgarov – An Inside Look Into His Art, Career, and Life

Tuesday | 2021 12 07 |

Originally shot in the summer of 2019, take a deep dive into the mind, creative process, and career of the incredible, Vitaly Bulgarov. Our NVIDIA Studio Spotlight series takes a look behind the curtain at some of the most incredible artists in the world. Vitaly himself will be joining the live premiere here on YouTube to answer questions and say hello.

Since this was shot, Vitaly has moved to Washington, started focusing full time on projects that his own studio works on, and has released his first game, Mortal Shell, as an independent studio.
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Morbius – The Transformation

Tuesday | 2021 12 07 |

One of the most compelling and conflicted characters in Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters comes to the big screen as Oscar® winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. While at first, it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil – or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges?
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Raised By Wolves – Season 2

Monday | 2021 12 06 |

In season two of RAISED BY WOLVES, Android partners Mother (Amanda Collin) and Father (Abubakar Salim), along with their brood of six human children, join a newly formed atheistic colony in Kepler 22 b’s mysterious tropical zone. But navigating this strange new society is only the start of their troubles as Mother’s “natural child” threatens to drive what little remains of the human race to extinction.
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The Matrix Resurrections – Trailer

Monday | 2021 12 06 |

From visionary filmmaker Lana Wachowski comes The Matrix Resurrections, the long-awaited next chapter in the groundbreaking franchise that redefined a genre. The new film reunites original stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss in the iconic roles they made famous, Neo and Trinity.

In The Matrix Resurrections, return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a physical or mental construct, to truly know himself, Mr. Anderson will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more. And if Thomas…Neo…has learned anything, it’s that choice, while an illusion, is still the only way out of–or into–the Matrix. Of course, Neo already knows what he has to do. But what he doesn’t yet know is the Matrix is stronger, more secure and more dangerous than ever before. Déjà vu.

Reeves reprises the dual roles of Thomas Anderson/Neo, the man once saved from the Matrix to become the savior of humankind, who will once again have to choose which path to follow.

Moss portrays the iconic warrior Trinity… or is she Tiffany, a suburban wife and mother of three with a penchant for superpowered motorcycles?

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (“Candyman,” the “Aquaman” franchise) plays the wise and worldly Morpheus who, as always, serves as a guide to Neo while also fulfilling his own greater purpose on a very singular journey of self-discovery.

Jessica Henwick (TV’s “Iron Fist,” “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens”) plays the hacker Bugs, the proverbial white rabbit on a mission to discover the one who sacrificed himself for humankind–and willing to take any risk necessary in search of the legend she idolizes.

Jonathan Groff (“Hamilton,” TV’s “Mindhunter”), plays Thomas Anderson’s business partner, a slick, confident corporate type with insouciant charm, a disarming smile and an eye on the bottom line–everything Mr. Anderson is not.

Neil Patrick Harris (“Gone Girl”) plays Thomas’ therapist, working closely with his patient to understand the meaning behind his dreams and to distinguish them from reality.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas (TV’s “Quantico”) plays a young woman with a wisdom that belies her years and an ability to see the truth, no matter how murky the waters.

And Jada Pinkett Smith (“Angel Has Fallen,” TV’s “Gotham”) returns as Niobe, the fierce General who once fought for the survival of Zion and who now sees to the welfare of her people with a familiar fire in her eyes, despite a sense of disbelief and suspicion upon Neo’s return.
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The Book of Boba Fett – Message

Saturday | 2021 12 04 |

The Book of Boba Fett,” a thrilling Star Wars adventure teased in a surprise end-credit sequence following the Season 2 finale of “The Mandalorian,” finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the galaxy’s underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooine to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate.
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