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Coco - courtesy of Pixar
Film & TV
Articles October 25, 2018

One billion assets: How Pixar’s Lightspeed team tackled Coco’s complexity

We speak to Renee Tam, Lightspeed Lead at Pixar Animation Studios, about how her team overcame complexity to deliver the critically acclaimed movie, Coco.

3 min read
Man glowing blue eyes
Film & TV
Videos September 28, 2018

Giving Artists Back Time To Pursue Their Dreams With Spin VFX

Saving time, so artists can spend it doing something they love.

Mahsa Ghorbankarimi
Film & TV
Case Studies September 27, 2018

Katana: giving artists back time to pursue their dreams

Watch this video and find out how Katana helped make it possible for CG supervisor Mahsa Ghorbankarimi to pursue her interests outside of work.

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Car rendering in 3d
Film & TV
Case Studies September 24, 2018

Bottleship VFX: preparing for a more complex look development and lighting future

In this article, we catch up with Hristo Velev, founder of Bottleship VFX, to find out why Bottleship realised now was the time to future-proof their pipeline.

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Cityscape at war by Cinemasphere
Film & TV
Case Studies September 12, 2018

Think you’re too small for Katana? Think again…

Jakarta-based Cinemasphere explain why they integrated Katana into their pipeline - and how it’s having a big impact on ROI.

3 min read
Shannara Chronicles spider
Film & TV
Case Studies June 14, 2018

The Shannara Chronicles: creating CG for episodic TV

We catch up with with Toronto-based studio SPIN VFX about how they used Mari and Katana to create the stunning CG for fantasy TV episodic: The Shannara Chronicles

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Katana Lighting and 3d Samurai
Film & TV
Articles April 12, 2018

Interactive rendering: illuminating a more artist-friendly future with Katana

In this article, we take a look at what’s possible with interactive path-traced rendering on massively complex projects in Katana.

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Animagrad explores Katana lighting and dev tools
Film & TV
Case Studies January 24, 2018

Why switching tools mid-project was well worth the risk for Animagrad 

Animagrad took an extraordinary step swapping out their look dev and lighting toolset mid-way through the project replacing them with Katana. Learn more about their success story

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Deadpool on bridge
Film & TV
Videos August 30, 2017

How Atomic Fiction Uses Katana

Creating the worlds behind Ghost in the Shell, Deadpool and The Walk.

Bug 3D boat
Film & TV
Videos June 15, 2017

How SPIN VFX Revamped Their Pipeline With Katana

10 simultaneous shows, hundreds of shots? Enter Katana.

kubo and two strings
Film & TV
Case Studies January 13, 2017

Katana helps Kubo and the Two Strings wow the critics

To accomplish the CG and stop-motion action for Kubo LAIKA turned to Foundry’s Mari and Katana®. Read how they helped create their latest masterpiece.

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