Time Travel in FMX2024

Time travel has always been a major topic at FMX – and it certainly will be this year. The timeline mayhem in LOKI 2 is getting company: FMX attendees will gain insight into the making of a special episode of DOCTOR WHO, produced for the 60th anniversary of the time-travelling alien.

Curating the THEN & NOW track, VFX journalist Ian Failes (befores & afters) likes to travel between past and present adopting a historical perspective. This time, he’ll focus on “old-school” effects and how useful they can be in contemporary productions like the Prime Video series I’M A VIRGO.

Big cinema will also be present at FMX, of course: We’ll have a two-hour-slot on VFX in the feature Film THE MARVELS at the 28th edition of the conference on animation, effects, interactive and immersive media.

 The Marvels

Latest Confirmations for FMX 2024

VFX FOR FEATURES: Inside creative VFX development for Marvel Studios’

THE MARVELS

Join us for a behind-the-scenes discussion about THE MARVELS with VFX Supervisors Tara DeMarco and Sarah Eim, alongside pivotal vendor supervisors Dominik Zimmerle, Ernest Dios (both Trixter), and Pietro Ponti (Industrial Light & Magic). They will discuss asset and FX ideation, creation, and collaborative sharing as they unravel the magic behind the stunning visual effects crafted for Goose, Saber Space Station, and the dynamic elements that bring this film to life.

Doctor Who

VIRTUAL PRODUCTION: Getting to final VFX in DOCTOR WHO

UK Studio REALTIME provided cutting-edge virtual production and futuristic CG for DOCTOR WHO: “Wild Blue Yonder”, a special episode to commemorate the show’s 60th anniversary. With the return of the much-loved David Tennant as the Doctor, the episode takes fans to the very edge of the universe where sinister alien doppelgangers steal the show. James Coore, VFX Supervisor, and Jonathan Rawlinson, Head of Episodic, will be talking through the process; from the onset virtual production to final VFX.

I’m a Virgo

THEN & NOW, curated by Ian Failes, befores & afters

Going old-school: Breaking down the practical and in-camera effects in I’M A VIRGO: DirectorBoots Riley’s Amazon Prime Video series I’M A VIRGO made significant use of what might be called “old-school” effects filmmaking, including in-camera effects with forced perspective shooting, large and small puppets, miniatures, practical effects and many specialized scale set-ups. Here, visual effects supervisor Todd Sheridan Perry will share the secrets of these in-camera approaches, which were also complemented with digital VFX techniques.

Learn in-camera effects filmmaking with Todd Sheridan Perry: In this follow-up to Todd Sheridan Perry’s talk he’ll be joined by VFX journalist Ian Failes to deliver a masterclass on how to set up a forced perspective shoot, right there as a hands-on demo for attendees.

What you need to know to build VFX software: Mark Elendt, Senior Mathematician at SideFX, will present and be joined in conversation with Ian Failes to discuss his more than 30 year history in building visual effects software. Houdini is a mainstay at so many VFX, animation and games studios, and Elendt will dive into the history and intricacies of the tool, especially relating to rendering and its earlier incarnation as Prisms. Attendees will get to talk directly to Elendt in a more intimate setting, to get down into the finer details of building VFX tools.