AnimA TV

In July 1998 AnimA aired for the first time on a university TV channel opening the door to a world full of visual effects and computer generated magic. Since that day 10 years ago the industry revolving around vfx has changed radically and today the question “do you believe in reality” can only be answered with “no”.

From the bi-annual university TV show to the semi-regular podcast we have brought you many insights into the possibilities and tricks of TV and cinema and we will continue to bring you fascinating information on what is possible today and in the future.

The redesign of the AnimA homepage is just a first step and we will continue to evolve the site in the months to come. We will also be at the IBC 2008 in Amsterdam in september and bring you news and information from there.

The notion of immersive cinema is closely linked to large format cinema or, what is more appropriate, special formats. Huge screens, dome screens, curved screens, 360° screens, multiple screens, 3D, simulation or “ride” films, and interactive real-time attractions are all immersive. more…

Compositing is the process of combining single elements into a new image.

Elements like scanned film or video, which are called plates, are placed into to composites. Also stills like photos, drawings or mattepaintings can be part of a compositing. Computer generated images (CGI) are also very commonly used to create fantastic environments. The main element or even the most important kind of tool to integrate images into another is the matte – manual created or generated automatically. more…

Since my interest in VFX starting with ET, Alien I or Starwars, I loved to watch how these thinks were done. Often stunned by the amazing effort and money people spent on realizing effects people love to see on the big screen.

Nowadays, many effects can easily be achieved with an ordinary PC or – of course – MAC. But people can identify who worked overnight or who just convinced the unexpirienced or poor producer that this is a good visual effect. These effects take you out of the story right away. more…

Almost everybody has to write a job application at some point in his live. Annoyingly it is always the person who is receiving the application that inevitably has more experience with applications than the one who has written it.
This is the reason why it is important as job applicant to take everything into consideration because you will have only that one chance to make the first impression. more…