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Pop Quiz
Student Talli Peled tells us how she
used Houdini for her thesis project
For her thesis project at Bournemouth University’s National Centre for Computer Animation, student Talli Peled created Pop Quiz, a humorous look at a classroom full of brainy balloons.
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Beowulf
Sony Pictures Imageworks uses Houdini to add a Visual effects to Beowulf
To bring Beowulf's to life, Sony Pictures Imageworks was asked to further enhance the audience’s experience with a wide variety of visual effects.
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Resident Evil: Extinction
Mr. X tackles Challenging Shots with ease and delivers on filmmaker’s vision for Resident Evil: Extinction.
Fans of the Resident Evil movies and games have come to expect high impact visual effects and Toronto studio Mr. X played a lead role in helping deliver the goods in over 510 shots.
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Spider-Man 3
Sony Pictures Imageworks builds flexible Houdini pipeline to make an impact with Sandman effects in Spider-Man 3.
Learn how Houdini acted as a front-end for all of the proprietary simulation systems, including a fluid simulator, multiple sand simulators, and particle dynamics.
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Monster House
Sony Pictures Imageworks uses Houdini to add layers of dust and debris to animated Monster House.
For Monster House, artists at Sony Pictures Imageworks used Houdini to add many levels of dust and debris that helped bring this animated house to life.
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The Ant Bully
Houdini used for layout, lighting
and visual effects
in Warner brothers’
latest animated feature
By looking at these options early, DNA Productions was able to set up a layout and lighting pipeline that provided a backbone for their work on The Ant Bully.
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Superman Returns
Five Studios on Three Continents use Houdini for their work on Superman Returns
Artists at studios such as Sony Pictures Imageworks, Rhythm & Hues, Framestore CFC, Rising Sun Pictures and The Orphanage chose Houdini to complete their shots for Superman Returns.
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Hollow Man 2
Boutique Shop Creates Big Splash in Effects-Heavy Sequel
California-based Assemble recently completed work on the visual effects for Hollow Man 2. By choosing Houdini, Assemble was able to deliver a wide range of top quality shots that rival those of bigger, more established shops....
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X-Men: The Last Stand
Framestore CFC and CIS Hollywood Create Jaw-dropping Effects
In this summer’s blockbuster, X-Men: The Last Stand, audiences will be amazed as Magneto redirects the Golden Gate Bridge and Juggernaut smashes through thick concrete block walls...
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Short Lived
Bournemouth Students use Houdini to integrate CG and Live Action
When John Galloway and Mark Wainwright embarked on their final project for their Masters in Digital Effects at the University of Bournemouth in the UK, their goal was to mesh live action and CG as believably as possible...
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Running Back in Time
Framestore CFC uses Houdini to Animate Procedural CG Environments
In the Guinness commercial titled noitulovE, the audience follows three appreciative Guinness drinkers from their London pub back in time to the primordial ooze where their mudskipper ancestors are clearly un-impressed...
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Steamboy
Bandai Visual uses Houdini to Integrate 3D into Anime Masterpiece Steamboy
Katsuhiro Otomo's anime masterpiece Steamboy was created to look and feel like a traditional 2D animation even though about a quarter of the film uses 3D computer graphics...
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C.O.R.E. Goes to The Wild
Side Effects Software Congratulates C.O.R.E. Feature animation for their work on Disney's The Wild
Side Effects Software applauds C.O.R.E. Feature Animation on their ground-breaking work on Disney’s The Wild. This CG animated film is the culmination of over three years of creativity ....
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Stealth
Digital Domain Builds Effects Pipeline for Stealth using Digital Assets
Directed by Rob Cohen, the summer blockbuster Stealth immerses the audience in a photorealistic experience with jet planes flying at supersonic speeds. In order to develop this effect, Digital Domain created hyperrealistic shots...
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Creating a Chocolate River
The Moving Picture Company uses Houdini to make Chocolate River Flow
With Tim Burton's adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a flowing chocolate river is a prevalent theme throughout the entire blockbuster film...
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Savannah College
Houdini Studies Prepare SCAD Students
for the real world of Production.
At Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Houdini has played a key role in the education of students in the visual effects department.
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Sharkboy and Lavagirl
The Orphanage Implements Effects
Pipeline using Houdini Digital Assets
For The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D a wide variety of visual effects were needed such as snow, rain and asteroids.
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Floyd Gillis
Artist Floyd Gillis Exhibits Houdini
Fine Prints at SIGGRAPH ART Gallery.
Artist Floyd Gillis has recently used Houdini to explore themes he first put on paper in the 1970s.
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Vanguard Studios
Valiant Feathers
Vanguard Studios Establish Valiant Feather Pipeline using Houdini.
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Rhythm & Hues
The Cat in the Hat
Rhythm & Hues creates whirlwind of leading-edge visuals for "The Cat in the Hat".
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Realise Studio
Bubble Road
Realise Studio animates an army of ants for O2 commericial campaign
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David Rinder
Creature Modeling with Houdini
David Rindner uses Houdini Apprentice for creature modeling.
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Square Pixels
Final Fantasy X
Square Visual Works use Houdini for cutting edge water effects..
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Digital Domain
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Digital Domain develops over 350 visual effects shots for Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
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Digital Domain
X-Men
Digital Domain uses Houdini to realise pivotal effects in X-Men.
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