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Shoshanah Wall10.06.2434 min read

A guide to in-demand roles in film and games

There are many reasons why people pursue a career in film and video games—it’s a ...
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Shoshanah Wall09.05.243 min read

CGS Compositing Graduate Lands a Coveted Framestore Internship

We are delighted to announce that Nathaniel Mosemann, a graduate of the CG Spectrum ...
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Shoshanah Wall01.10.232 min read

CG Spectrum Accredited Courses: Launching New Creative Degrees and Diplomas

CG Spectrum Institute (CGSI) has launched three accredited creative courses for the film ...
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Shoshanah Wall20.06.234 min read

How to break into the visual effects industry with advice from Alt VFX

CG Spectrum's Community Manager, Penny Gaulbatz, and Partnership Manager, Magdalena ...
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Shoshanah Wall19.04.233 min read

CGS Mentor to present at FMX about the value of online learning

CG Spectrum Mentor and FuseFX VFX Supervisor Jason Gottlieb (The Morning Show, 9-1-1: ...
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Shoshanah Wall15.02.233 min read

How to become a 3D visualization artist

3D visualization artists are helping creators envision and plan projects before they go ...
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Shoshanah Wall26.01.232 min read

KitBash3D's Mission to Minerva accomplished | Winners announced

KitBash3D’s Mission to Minerva Challenge wrapped up in December, with the winners ...
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Nadia Stefyn25.12.2212 min read

Junior to intermediate FX artist: How to progress in VFX

FX artist and CG Spectrum Mentor of the Houdini FX courses Kate Xagoraris (Nightmare ...
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Shoshanah Wall04.12.2210 min read

CGS Dept. Head of VFX enters KitBash3D's Mission to Minerva Challenge

CG Spectrum's Dept. Head of VFX Daniel Hourigan (Aquaman, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, ...
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Shoshanah Wall24.11.226 min read

Gerel: Against The Corvus Empire - An Epic Student-Made Pixel Art Game

When Alan Robinson studied the Nuke Compositing Course at CG Spectrum, he not only ...
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Shoshanah Wall21.10.229 min read

Small vs. large VFX studios — which one should I work for?

The VFX industry has both large and small studios. Each offers emerging artists slightly ...
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Shoshanah Wall15.09.2217 min read

VFX industry advice for junior FX artists

When you're just starting out as an FX artist, there are a lot of new things to learn, ...
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Shoshanah Wall16.08.2210 min read

Foundations of VFX Course: Student review, course work, and advice

Chris Mackney had fifteen years of programming experience under his belt when he began to ...
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Nadia Stefyn17.07.221 min read

CG Spectrum's 2022 Houdini FX student showcase makes a big splash

An FX artist is responsible for FX animation, procedural simulations, dynamic ...
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Shoshanah Wall12.07.227 min read

VFX lighting artist tips from Framestore’s Head of Lighting

VFX lighting artists and lighting TDs often have to deal with many moving parts, which ...
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Shoshanah Wall22.06.226 min read

Technical Artist Ulysses balances his creative & technical skills

Meet Ulysses, a former software developer who recently took the Houdini FX Course at CG ...
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Nadia Rao05.12.2113 min read

What is virtual production?

Virtual production is one of the most important innovations since digital cameras ...
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Nadia Stefyn19.10.219 min read

Life of a VFX Supervisor: Interview with Jorge Razon

All VFX supervisors worth their salt navigate their teams successfully through the ...
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Shoshanah Wall01.09.2113 min read

Mental health in the VFX and video game industries

The VFX and video games industries are creative, dynamic and fun. However, like any job, ...
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Nadia Stefyn26.08.216 min read

From film FX to the Planetarium: Ben Fox's career as an FX artist

Ben Fox has had a colorful creative career with many twists that have given him a unique ...
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Shoshanah Wall19.08.2111 min read

Is it too late to start a career in visual effects?

We often get asked how old is ‘too old’ to get into visual effects, animation, or video ...
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Nadia Stefyn30.06.212 min read

Realtime 3D & Virtual Production courses are here!

CG Spectrum has launched two new virtual production courses: the Real-time 3D Essentials ...
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Nadia Stefyn17.06.218 min read

Love and Monsters VFX breakdown: How those cool creatures were made

In our latest webinar, we spoke with Oscar-nominated VFX Supervisor and CG Spectrum ...
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Nadia Stefyn28.05.2116 min read

The future is Unreal: William Faucher talks virtual production

William Faucher has worked as a VFX Artist on blockbusters such as Black Panther and the ...
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