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Allan McKay has released a reel of visual effects R&D for Transformers 3, the video also features some destruction work by Joel LeLievre. Watch it on Vimeo.

3dTotal have just posted an interview with Mike Johnson who works as a scene assembler at Blur. You can read the full interview on the 3dTotal website.

Romania based FrameBreed Animation Studio has just published a making of video for the work they recently completed on Spongebob Squarepants 4D, The Great Jelly Rescue amusement ride. The project was completed using 3DS Max and you can watch the video on the FrameBreed Vimeo Channel.

Codega Studio has released a free app on the Itunes store, that aims to make smartphone and tablet screen replacements that much easier. VFX Screens allows users to use their Iphones and Ipads to display a customisable red/blue/greenscreen with tracking markers, which can then be replaced by a virtual screen display during the compositing stage. It also supports touch and swipe events, and can be used for TV and PC screen replacements via AirPlay and AirServer. For full details, you can visit the Codega Studio website.

Graduates of Superinfocom Arles 2012, have posted the full version of their short film entitled,  A la Française. The film has won numerous awards from around the world, and is definitely worth a watch. You can watch the film over at the A la Française Vimeo Channel.

A video tutorial by Pixologic on how to create and modify materials. More on Pixologic's website.

Imagefront 3D & VFX has launched a new web store selling advanced water caustic patterns for use as light or projection maps in 3d scenes. Each set comprises eight 200 frame loopable .exr sequences for a single environment simulated at several different depths, environments currently offered include sea, pool, fishtank, and miniature. Find out more on advcaustics.imagefront.de.

Skies Collection is a new site dedicated to providing 3d artists with panoramas and sky domes. Images are offered in a premium high resolution .tiff format or a free 3000px wide jpg. More on skiescollection.com.