Wanted (Universal Pictures) is a comic book inspired movie hitting theaters in Summer. Staring James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, and Angelina Jolie. The story: What if someone came to you and told you your father was part of a secret organization and was one of the world’s greatest assassins and you have it in your blood to be one, too? “25-year-old Wes was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend ignored him routinely and his life plodded on interminably. Everyone was certain this disengaged slacker would amount to nothing. There was little else for Wes to do but wile away the days and die in his slow, clock-punching rut. Until he met a woman named Fox. After his estranged father is murdered, the deadly sexy Fox recruits Wes into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his dad’s death by unlocking his dormant powers. As she teaches him how to develop lightning-quick reflexes and phenomenal agility, Wes discovers this team lives by an ancient, unbreakable code: carry out the death orders given by fate itself. With wickedly brilliant tutors–including the Fraternity’s enigmatic leader, Sloan–Wes grows to enjoy all the strength he ever wanted. But, slowly, he begins to realize there is more to his dangerous associates than meets the eye. And as he wavers between newfound heroism and vengeance, Wes will come to learn what no one could ever teach him: he alone controls his destiny. “

The main movie web site: www.wantedmovie.com has more on the story, pictures and some trailer. Wanted is planned for release on June 27th, 2008

This movie looks like it will have some brilliant visual effects for which alone it is worthwhile to watch

(HD Trailer are available for you here)

Gareth Edwards did produce the 250 HD effects shots all by himself. Gareth was using Premier Pro, After Effects, mocha-AE, PhotoShop, 3D MAX and some more tools. Gareth spend almost 5 month on the post production.

fxguide did publish a great background story on the making of “One Man Against Attila the Hun”

“Every once in a while we get a story at fxguide that indicates just how far and how fast the industry is moving. The post on Attila the Hun, directed by Gareth Edwards, is one of those stories. Edwards produced the 250 HD effects shots by himself in five months using After Effects and Photoshop. Averaging 2 shots a day, it was one man against the armies of Attila the Hun…. Read the rest of the story on fxguide”

Make sure you watch the Quicktime movie that is on the page click on “Edwards prepared a shot breakdown QuickTime movie which you can download from fxguide.”

CGSociety and 3D World present a rundown of the Top 100 3D Movies as selected by the CG community. 50,000 individual user votes did decide which are the 100 greatest 3D movies.

One of my favorites vfx and dfx movie from 1999 made in to the first place. The Matrix introduced new and so far unseen special effects like bullet time (Bullet time Walk through here). John Gaeta and his team is the genious behind the visual effect.

Some Top 100 3D Movies DVD on Amazon:

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Some sites for you to enjoy this weekend:

Some reels to watch to learn on who you could do certain effects yourself.

• buzz Image Group INC.
  
• The Third Floor shots from Eragon, Rise of the Silver Surfer, Revenge of the Sith, Cloverfield, Beowulf and others.
• Hydraulx’s 2007 reel includes before and after shots from 300
• Newtek customer profile video showcasing the use of Lightwave by Eden FX and Zoic for the TV show, 24.
• Imageworks has posted a Spider-Man 3 ‘birth of Sandman’ making of clip
• Step by Step: Night at the Museum
• Rainmaker’s visual effects showreel from The Da Vinci Code and Firewall and other projects
• Imageworks on Ghost Rider

Try a new way to find Images or picture: oSkope oSkope is a visual browser that lets you search and organize in an intuitive way.

Videos to watch this weekend:

• “Animals at Play”- A polar bear playing with sled dogs
• Imprint – PIKAPIKA Workshop
• Funkphonic – Rick Tank – 3D Animation

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Trailer:

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD on Amazon.com