The Digital Visual Effects Studio

Clock and Flame Studios is pleased to announce the publication of The Digital Visual Effects Studio: The Artists and Their Work Revealed. We hope that diverse audiences find its discussions of pipeline and process helpful in their work.

To order, please visit our eStore or look for the book at Amazon.com.

See the downloads section of our website for an excerpt from the book, including the cover, table of contents and index.

From the back cover:

Concise, yet complete; this book offers a clear, easy-to-follow introduction to the use of computer graphics in film. Discussions focus on material of critical importance to directors, producers, studio executives and students.

Topics include:

• The titles and duties of the various crew members.
• The organizational structure of the team.
• The basics of the technologies behind the work.
• The differences between live action visual effects production and fully-animated projects.
• The components of the production pipeline and the tradeoffs associated with key design decisions.

“Mayur Patel is one of the great technical minds in CG production. If you've ever wanted to know the arcane processes a studio goes through to make great animation or visual effects, here is a unique book that sheds light on these mysteries.”
Chris Landreth,
Academy award winning director, Ryan

“This book represents a significant contribution to the literature. For the first time we have a clear, comprehensive and detailed explanation of the practical processes required for the production of visual effects for film. This is a key text and should be required reading for any student or practitioner needing this understanding. I cannot recommend this text too highly.”
Liam Scanlan,
Director of the School of Media, The Arts University College at Bournemouth

About Us

Clock and Flame Studios is a film and animation consultancy, dedicated to the use of precision and inspiration in all that we do. Our principal consultant has more than 13 years of experience in film and animation on over 18 films, at studios such as Industrial Light + Magic and Disney Feature Animation. For more information about our services, please inquire with email to solutions@clockandflame.com

News

The Production Pipeline

December 9 2009

We are pleased to announce that a recording of the one of the webinars held on December 6 and 7, 2009 is now available from our downloads page.

Expanded Distribution

December 9 2009

We are pleased to announce that the distribution channels for the book, The Digital Visual Effects Studio, have now been expanded to include additional wholesalers and back-channels to libraries & universities.

Parties interested in bulk purchases can still receive the greatest discounts by ordering directly from us. Contact us for more information, at solutions@clockandflame.com.