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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 ...
CGS Compositing Graduate Lands a Coveted Framestore Internship
We are delighted to announce that Nathaniel Mosemann, a graduate of the CG Spectrum ...
CG Spectrum Accredited Courses: Launching New Creative Degrees and Diplomas
CG Spectrum Institute (CGSI) has launched three accredited creative courses for the film ...
How to break into the visual effects industry with advice from Alt VFX
CG Spectrum's Community Manager, Penny Gaulbatz, and Partnership Manager, Magdalena ...
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: ...
How to become a 3D visualization artist
3D visualization artists are helping creators envision and plan projects before they go ...
KitBash3D's Mission to Minerva accomplished | Winners announced
KitBash3D’s Mission to Minerva Challenge wrapped up in December, with the winners ...
Junior to intermediate FX artist: How to progress in VFX
FX artist and CG Spectrum Mentor of the Houdini FX courses Kate Xagoraris (Nightmare ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
CG Spectrum's 2022 Houdini FX student showcase makes a big splash
An FX artist is responsible for FX animation, procedural simulations, dynamic ...
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 ...
Technical Artist Ulysses balances his creative & technical skills
Meet Ulysses, a former software developer who recently took the Houdini FX Course at CG ...
What is virtual production?
Virtual production is one of the most important innovations since digital cameras ...
Life of a VFX Supervisor: Interview with Jorge Razon
All VFX supervisors worth their salt navigate their teams successfully through the ...
Mental health in the VFX and video game industries
The VFX and video games industries are creative, dynamic and fun. However, like any job, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Realtime 3D & Virtual Production courses are here!
CG Spectrum has launched two new virtual production courses: the Real-time 3D Essentials ...
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 ...
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 ...