Tech

Ben Burtt talks about his experience discovering the sounds behind the films. 

It is a fascinating look at the process designing the sound effects that are a huge part of Star Wars' success.  Definately worth the watch.

Stumbling upon a very intuitive video of ILM & Nvidia's GPU acceleration joining together to create some amazing effects in The Last Air Bender and Harry Potter. GPU acceleration is quickly making its way into the VFX Industry.

PFMatchit is the new tracking software that is the latest buzz from The Pixel Farm. First revealed SIGGRAPH 2010, it boasts a all new node based tracking. Yes node based, plus a more detailed 3d interface. I guess we are seeing where the future of 2d/3d tracking is going. Can't wait to see if it lives up to the hype.