Foundry Celebrates ‘ACCESS: VFX’ Success and Support
The creative software developer renews commitment to the global mentorship program, having already supported 2,293 mentees contributing to a diverse expanding talent pool across the industry.
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Access: VFX Launches European Chapter
Netflix joins The Foundry to support new chapter helmed by Glassworks’ Chris Kiser; studio coalition aims to promote diversity within the VFX industry.
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Foundry Names Christy Anzelmo Chief Product Officer
In her new role, the company’s former senior director of product will lead the product management and design teams in their planning and delivery of products across media and entertainment, and digital design industries.
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Framestore Expands Real-Time Tech Team with New Appointments
Grant Bolton named lead technical director and Alberto Aguado principal engineer on engine team to support studio’s growing use of game engine technology in VFX and virtual production toolsets.
Foundry Announces Foundry Live Summer Edition Running July 16 -23
Virtual event to feature industry focused education sessions with virtual meetups on look development, lighting, and 3D design.
Foundry Names Jody Madden As New CEO
Company veteran has held several senior executive positions prior to taking the helm, effective immediately.
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It’s Full Steam Ahead for Foundry’s Post-Acquisition Mission
For co-founder and chief scientist Simon Robinson, Roper Technologies’ company purchase better enables the patient, long-term management perspective needed to successfully innovate and support a rapidly changing digital content creation industry.
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FMX Adds Blue Sky's Chris Wedge to 2018 Program
Highlights for the technology and games-related tracks also announced for the annual event, set for April 24-27 in Stuttgart, Germany.
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ILM, Pixar, DreamWorks Among 10 Academy Sci-Tech Honorees
Jonathan Erland to receive Gordon E. Sawyer Award Feb. 10 at annual awards ceremony.
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Foundry launches Nuke 11.1 with roster of new and enhanced features
Nuke Studio, NukeX, Hiero and HieroPlayer benefit from updated workflows in the latest instalment of Nuke 11.
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Foundry Launches Mari 4.0
New version of paint and texture tool includes flexible and configurable exporting, simpler navigation and improved workflows.
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Foundry’s Modo 11.2 Completes Trilogy of Upgrades
New version upgrades modeling tools, UV-related workflow and other performance enhancements.
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Capita’s Former Software Chief Joins Foundry as New CEO
Experienced software and tech exec Craig Rodgerson will spearhead developing the company’s strategic direction and building its product line.
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Boris FX to Showcase Mocha VR and New VFX Plug-ins
At SIGGRAPH 2017, Boris FX will preview 360° stereoscopic workflow and new versions of flagship plug-ins Sapphire and Continuum at the Los Angeles Convention Center in booth 1011.
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‘Song of a Toad’ wins SIGGRAPH’s ‘Best in Show’
SIGGRAPH 2017 will present the animated, student short film, created by Animationsinstitut alumni Kariem Saleh and Alexandra Stautmeister, with the award at a ceremony at SIGGRAPH in Los Angeles on July 31, 2017.
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Sarofsky’s ‘Guardians’ Return Yields Engaging Main Titles and End Crawl for ‘Vol. 2’
The Chicago-based design house rose to the challenge of creating both an animated, custom typeface and a bold main title sequence logo for the return of Peter Quill, Rocket, Baby Groot, Gamora and Drax the Destroyer in 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.'
Gentleman Scholar Crafts Animated Short Promoting Canadian Cheese
Touching 3D Short launches Dairy Farmers of Canada ad campaign.
Ray-Traced Volume Simulations Now Possible with V-Ray 3.5 for NUKE
Render OpenVDB simulations directly in Foundry’s industry-leading compositor; deep volumes now supported.
Claude Barras Delivers Heartwarming Oscar-Nominated ‘My Life as a Zucchini’
Director’s touching stop-motion feature tells moving story of a young orphan learning to trust and love again.
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Boris FX Releases Mocha VR
Groundbreaking new software tool bringing high-end VFX and post workflows to 360°/VR filmmaking is based on Imagineer’s Academy Award-winning planar tracking algorithm.
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‘Piper’ and the Development of Pixar’s Presto Sculpting Brush
Along with a slew of VFX breakdown videos and images, ‘Piper’ supervising technical director Brett Levin details the tools and techniques employed on director Alan Barillaro’s Oscar-nominated CG short.
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The Foundry to Present Modo Live Event at Gnomon
Learn from the masters at free event to be held on February 9 at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games & Animation.
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The Foundry Technology Helps Power 89th Academy Award Nominees
Creative software developer’s VFX tools have been utilized in every film nominated for Best Visual Effects at this year’s Academy Awards.
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The Foundry Appoints Jody Madden Chief Product Officer
Madden to serve as both Chief Product Officer and Chief Customer Officer, while Phil Parsonage is named Director of Engineering.
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The Foundry’s Bill Collis Joins Cubic Motion Advisory Board
Collis joins Vladimir Mastilovic and Chris Taylor O.B.E. in helping Cubic Motion expand in the games, film, TV, virtual reality and augmented reality markets.
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