Tom Wood Travels ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
Iloura’s VFX supervisor tackles the effects for George Miller’s iconic post-apocalyptic adrenaline-filled feature, including a toxic sandstorm and evil warlord Immortan Joe’s stronghold, The Citadel.
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‘Become Legend’ Wins Best Visual Effects at AICP Awards
VFX house Digital Domain is honored at the 2015 AICP Awards for Best Visual Effects for its work on the Destiny “Become Legend” commercial.
In Awards, CG, Commercials, Games, Short Films, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Company 3 Leverages DaVinci Resolve for ‘Tomorrowland’
Leading DI house colorist Stephen Nakamura employs Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve for D-Cinema and Dolby Vision color grades for director Brad Bird’s sci-fi adventure ‘Tomorrowland.’
Previsualization Society Announces New Open Membership
Non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and development of previs across disciplines including feature film, television, commercials, games, visualization and architecture announces the first of many planned initiatives.
Watch: Marvel Releases New ‘Ant-Man’ TV Spot, Poster & Images
New television ad for Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man’ reveals additional footage, showcasing the film’s humorous edge but still packed with plenty of action.
VFX Awesomeness of ‘Kung Fury’ Relies on ftrack
Swedish VFX and animation studio Fido creates hundreds of 80s-tinged VFX shots with everything from green screen compositing to characters riding atop a Tyrannosaurus Rex for David Sandberg’s ‘Kung Fury.’
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FuseFX Performs Witchcraft for ‘Salem’
Burbank and Vancouver-based visual effects studio creates a CG river of ooze, CG ships, CG set extensions and more for the second season of WGN America’s first original series.
Framestore Adding 150 Jobs in Montreal
Quebec government is lending Montreal-based visual effects studio $1 million to expand its operations, part of a $4 million investment.
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Digital Domain Names Tiffani Manabat VP, Advertising & Games
Thirteen-year commercial production veteran to oversee operations, sales and marketing for Digital Domain’s Advertising and Games division.
FMX Conference Wraps 2015 Edition
Rounding off four days of speakers and presentations, the 20th Anniversary edition of the FMX Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia concludes with a special screening of ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ with Marvel VFX Supervisor Christopher Townsend in attendance.
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Zoic Adds Flame Artist Toby Brockhurst
Veteran Flame artist Toby Brockhurst has worked on effects-driven spots for major brands such as Kia, Guinness, Volvo, EA Sports and BMW.
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AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – The Third Floor’s Duncan Burbridge
The Third Floor studio manager Duncan Burbridge discusses the company’s previs business as well as their recent work on ‘300: Rise of an Empire.’
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FMX at 20: The Enduring Legacy of Professor Thomas Haegele
Entering retirement, humility and grace continue to define the FMX Conference founder and creator of the world-renowned Animationinstitut in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
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AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Framestore R&D Head Martin Preston
Martin Preston discusses the use of the Arnold renderer from Solid Angle on 'Gravity,’ and his role as head of research and development at Framestore.
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AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – DNeg’s Nathan Ortiz
Double Negative’s effects supervisor Nathan Ortiz talks about the company’s work on ‘Rush.’
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AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – ILM’s Olivier Maury
Industrial Light & Magic Principle R&D Engineer and Lead Renderer Olivier Maury discusses recent advancements in digital pyrotechnics.
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AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Paul Debevec
USC’s chief visual officer Paul Debevec outlines the creative technology research underway, as well as the school’s groundbreaking work at the Oscar-winning film ‘Gravity.’
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AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Scanline VFX’s Thomas Zauner
Scanline VFX founder Thomas Zauner discusses the history and evolution of his company and eventual move into visual effects production as part of AWN’s series of exclusive video interviews from FMX 2014.
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Union VFX Goes ‘Far From the Madding Crowd’
Innovative visual effects add drama and authenticity to Thomas Vinterberg’s romance.
Alter Ego Leads the Pack with Golaem Crowd
Alter Ego VFX team leverages Golaem Crowd for ‘Bicycles,’ featuring real and CG rider-less bikes traveling across Canada.
VOLT Studios Names Pete Olson Company Partner
VFX artist at Minneapolis-based post studio contributes digital artistry to commercials and long-form branded content.
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FMX 2015 Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence
Top industry professionals in animation, effects, games and transmedia share their thoughts on the success of the FMX Conference, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2015.
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MPC Details Plans for FMX 2015
Scheduled events include “CG Creature Showcase – Monty’s Christmas and a Black Swan,” “Pipeline for Feature Film VFX,” “Commanding the Exodus,” and “MPC Motion Design -- From Small Beginnings to Big Ideas.”
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Artemple-Hollywood Expands In-House Creative Team
Richard Kidd is named Creative Director/Senior VFX Supervisor; Scott McCullough named Live Action Director & DP.
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FMX 2015 to Celebrate 40 Years of ILM
Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia celebrates its 20th Anniversary with ‘20 Years of ‘Toy Story,’ presentation from VFX luminary Joe Letteri, ‘20 years of Weta Digital,’ and ‘40 years of Industrial Light & Magic.’
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