Rob Bredow Tapped to Lead Industrial Light & Magic
Lucasfilm division also promotes Gretchen Libby to VP, marketing and production.
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Can Three Caesars Add Up to One More Oscar for Joe Letteri?
Weta’s four-time Oscar-winning senior VFX supervisor talks about the complexities of creating believable digital ape performances in the final film in Fox’s ‘Apes’ trilogy reboot, director Matt Reeves’ futuristic action adventure ‘War for the Planet of the Apes.’
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Interview: Pixar’s Lee Unkrich Talks Success, Diversity and ‘Coco’
On the road to the 90th Oscars, the studio’s most senior talent reflects on the storytelling and production challenges of bringing ‘Coco’ to audiences, as well as new efforts to increase Pixar’s workplace and senior-level creative diversity.
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The 16th Annual VES Awards: Reactions, Photos and More
Get a peek at the winners onstage and backstage at this year’s grand Visual Effects Society bash.
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‘Apes,’ ‘Coco’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ Top 16th Annual VES Awards
‘Game of Thrones’ wins five awards; ‘Coco,’ ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ win four awards each; Samsung sweeps all three commercials categories; and ‘Blade Runner 2049’ wins a pair.
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Audiomotion's Vicon Creates Maz Kanata in 'The Last Jedi'
Mocap setup was brought to Pinewood to record Lupita Nyong’o’s scene in the Oscar-nominated ‘Star Wars’ film.
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‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘Apes,’ ‘Despicable Me 3’ and ‘Thrones’ Top VES Noms
Winners in 24 categories will be announced Feb. 13 at a gala awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
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TAIKO Shoots for the Stars with Short ‘One Small Step’
Studio based in Los Angeles and Wuhan, China, counts former Disney artists among its founders.
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VES to Present Georges Méliès Award to Joe Letteri
Honor recognizing pioneering significant and lasting contributions to the art and science of the visual effects industry will be presented at the 16th annual VES Awards in February.
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Oscar Nominee Lou Pecora Joins Zoic
Industry veteran brings decades of feature film experience to the studio’s rapidly growing high-end television clients.
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Ava DuVernay to Deliver Keynote Address at 2017 VES Summit
Director of the upcoming Disney feature ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ joins speaker lineup at ninth annual VES Summit to be held Saturday, October 28.
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Visual Effects Society Announces Special 2017 Honorees
Toni Pace Carstensen named recipient of the 2017 VES Founders Award; visual effects producer and longstanding member of the VES Awards Committee Chuck Finance designated with Lifetime VES Membership; legendary VFX archivist and practitioner Bob Burns given Honorary VES Membership.
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Visual Effects Society Announces Rules & Procedures for 16th Annual VES Awards
Deadline for submissions to the 16th Annual VES Awards is November 30, 2017.
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ILM Delivers Photoreal Invisible VFX to Tell the Tragic Story of The Deepwater Horizon
Academy gives nod to supporting visual effects with nomination of Industrial Light & Magic team led by VFX supervisor Craig Hammack for director Peter Berg’s depiction of the disastrous 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion and spill.
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Visualizing the Fantastic Worlds of ‘Doctor Strange’
The Third Floor’s previs and postvis supervisor Faraz Hameed describes the challenges of more than two years of work on Marvel’s hit supernatural superhero adventure.
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Rodeo FX Garners Five VES Award Nominations
Montreal studio is nominated for its work on ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 and ‘Black Sails’ Season 3.
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Rising Sun Pictures Nominated for VES Award for ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’
Nomination for Outstanding Composition in a Photoreal Feature comes for RSP’s work on the Quicksilver Extraction sequence in ‘X-Men: Apocalypse.’
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VFX Pioneer Ken Ralston to Receive VES Lifetime Achievement Award
Five-time Academy Award recipient -- including a Special Achievement Oscar for the visual effects ‘Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi’ -- served as VFX supervisor on the revolutionary ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit.’
Rules & Procedures Announced for 15th Annual VES Awards
Category honoring Outstanding Animated Performance in a Commercial is added; new Statement of Intent seeks to clarify eligibility for the Student Award category.
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Filmakademie Short ‘Citipati’ Wins 2016 VES Award
Diploma film directed by Andreas Feix and produced by Francesco Faranna wins the VES Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project.
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Rodeo FX Recreates 1800s Whaling Village for ‘In the Heart of the Sea’
Rodeo FX recreates 19th-century Nantucket with VES-nominated visual effects for Ron Howard’s historic drama.
Visual Effects Society Manages VES Awards Production with Shotgun
From submission to entry vetting and voting, production tracking, review, and asset management software Shotgun is the center of awards tracking and management process.
14th Annual VES Awards Rules & Procedures Now Available
Every year the Visual Effects Society’s Awards committee refines the rules and procedures to hone the experience for the VFX community.
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Key Dates Announced for 13th Annual VES Awards
Rules and Procedures for the 13th Annual VES Awards are now available online, with Spanish and Japanese language versions to be made available soon.
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Spin VFX Wins Big at VES Awards
Spin VFX takes home two awards from the 12th Annual VES Awards for their work on HBO’s Game of Thrones.
