Thursday, November 21st, 2024Posted by Jim ThackerHow PFX created its invisible effects for The Hungarian Dressmakerhtml PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"PFX has released its VFX breakdown reel for Iveta Grofovas The Hungarian Dressmaker, the Slovak nomination for the Best International Feature Film at next years Oscars.Set in Bratislava during the interwar period, the film the story of a Hungarian widow who shelters a young Jewish boy in her home captures the citys rich multicultural atmosphere, influenced by Slovak, Hungarian, Czech, and German cultures.Set extensions, crowd simulation and an extensive fire sequenceFor the movie, PFX worked on over 120 VFX shots largely invisible effects, including set extensions and crowd simulations completed by a team of 40 artists from its Czech and Slovak studios.The recreation of 1940s streets, buildings, and decorative elements, such as flags and The Hlinka Guard uniforms, was a key part of our work, said VFX Supervisor Tibor Meli. We paid special attention to every detail to ensure historical accuracy.Special focus was given to iconic locations in Bratislava, such as Michaels Gate, where period elements were meticulously recreated based on historical photographs. Another major challenge was the fire sequence, seen towards the end of the breakdown, which featured long shots exceeding 600 frames, with realistic smoke and fire simulation.The project, including color grading, was completed in just three monthsVisit PFXs websiteHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.Related Topics # crowd simulation # fire simulation # making of # PFX # set extension # smoke simulation # The Hungarian Dressmaker # vfx # VFX breakdown # visual effects Latest NewsCheck out Blender crowd animation add-on Population 2Promising lightweight add-on for creating 3D crowds for animation or visualization now lets you paint crowd characters into the scene.Thursday, November 21st, 2024Download SideFX's free Project Greylight toolkit for HoudiniFree tools help artists and studios set up collaborative USD-based workflows without the need for a custom production pipeline.Thursday, November 21st, 2024Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Holiday 2024 deals for CG artistsUpdated 21 November: Discover over 60 seasonal offers on CG tools and hardware, now including Affinity, JangaFX and Modeler for HoudiniWednesday, November 20th, 2024Adobe releases Photoshop 26.1Update to the image editing and digital painting app makes it possible to edit color gradients from the contextual task bar.Wednesday, November 20th, 2024Chaos ships Corona 12 Update 1 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4DArchitectural renderer gets new live link to Chaos Vantage, better volumetric caustics, and new AI-based render upscaling system.Wednesday, November 20th, 20245 key features in Blender 4.3Now available: read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software, from Grease Pencil 3 to updates to Eevee and Cycles.Tuesday, November 19th, 2024More NewsBiteTheBytes releases World Creator 2024.3Free tool: Reallusion's Blender Auto Setup pluginDownload VFX Assets' free 2D Cloud Textures PackCreate perfect topology for animated charactersEphere releases Ornatrix 3 for Cinema 4DMaxon releases Red Giant 2025.2 and Universe 2025.1Nekki releases Cascadeur MobileUnreal Engine 5.5: discover 10 key features for CG artistsBlackmagic Design releases Fusion Studio 19.1Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 19.1Get the Blender Studio's free Brushstroke Tools for BlenderFoundry releases Mari 7.1 in betaOlder Posts