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The Beauty

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The Beauty

Finally online: Pascal Schelbli's graduation film combines a highly topical subject with great visual effects, earning him, among others, the prestigious Student Academy Award.

 

 
Urban Neverland

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Urban Neverland

For his graduation film, Johannes Kammerer combined impressive live action on skateboards with beautiful animation and visual effects. Find out here what's behind the experimental skate video.

 
Making a vfx short in 90 days

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Making a vfx short in 90 days

During the Set Extension Workshop, an interdisciplinary team produces an entire vfx short within only three month. Find out why shooting in a LED studio was more challenging than expected.

 

 
From Dinomaniac to VFX Olympus

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From Dinomaniac to VFX Olympus

Andreas Feix graduated in Animation and Visual Effects from Animationsinstitut in 2015 and is now working in London at Industrial Light & Magic. Find out how the digital compositor made the leap to the island...

 
What does a Digital Compositor do?

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What does a Digital Compositor do?

A diploma in Visual Effects opens up a variety of job possibilities in the film industry. One way to enter the world of VFX is working as a digital compositor. Click here to find out what the job is all about.

 
The VES Awards Ceremony 2020

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The VES Awards Ceremony 2020

The team of The Beauty took home a VES Award in the category "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project". Aleksandra Todorovic, one of the two producers of The Beauty, told us what it feels like to be on stage at one of the most renowned award shows in the film industry.

 
Bringing an Underwater World to Life

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Bringing an Underwater World to Life

Mesmerizing shots of the depths of the ocean with stunning VFX highlighting its vulnerability. Director Pascal Schelbli speaks to us about his VES Award winning project The Beauty.

 
VFX Producing: Project Management is Key

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VFX Producing: Project Management is Key

How do students of Animation/Effects Producing make a project happen, one which eventually wins an Award for “outstanding visual effects”? Producers Aleksandra Todorovic and Tina Vest tell their story.

 
VFX Supervisor: A Technical and Creative Troubleshooter

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VFX Supervisor: A Technical and Creative Troubleshooter

The Beauty received a VES Award in the category Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project! We talked to Marc Angele about his job as VFX Supervisor of the poetic short.

 
3 Questions for Oscar Winner Volker Engel

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3 Questions for Oscar Winner Volker Engel

From Ludwigsburg to LA: In 1993 VFX Supervisor Volker Engel graduated from the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.. A few years later he followed the call of his mentor Roland Emmerich and dared to take the step across the big pond - with success.