Cooking Up a Chinese VR Short
China's first improv VR table read informs the development of ‘Four Dishes and a Soup.’
In People, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reality Bites | Geographic Region: Asia
Tagged With: Virtual Reality
NFB, Pointe-à-Callière Celebrate Montreal History with New Immersive Experience
Philippe Baylaucq’s immersive ‘A Day on the Franchère Bridge’ (‘Un jour sur le pont Franchère’) re-creates the rhythms of a typical day in the early 19th century.
Reel FX Explores Alternate History in Animated Trailer for ‘Prey’
Reel FX director Barrett Lewis teams with digital agency AKQA to direct alternate history in-game animated trailer for new sci-fi/horror video game title from Bethesda Softworks and Arkane Studios.
In 2D, 3D, Games, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Encounters Festival Announces VR Storytelling Track & Competition
New VRgins program offers £1,000 prize for virtual reality, augmented reality and 360-degree video projects; deadline for submissions is May 23, 2017.
KLIK Announces 2017 Final Call for Entries
Begins: October 17, 2017
Professional filmmakers and film students still have one month to submit their work for KLIK’s international competition. KLIK’s Call for Entries closes on June 1. The festival will celebrate its tenth edition from October 17 – 22, 2017 at EYE Filmmuseum in Amsterdam.
Vicon Launches New Motion Capture Software Shōgun at FMX 2017
New VFX motion capture software provides increased performance alongside intelligent real-time system monitoring with a streamlined workflow to help users maximize studio time.
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Nickelodeon Launches Brand-New Entertainment Lab
Designed to identify and experiment with new and emerging technologies, mew Nickelodeon Entertainment Lab aims to fuel production opportunities and content creation.
WATCH: Dr. Jon Peddie and Kathleen Maher Talk CG and VR Industry Trends at FMX 2016
The Jon Peddie Research duo talk in-depth about computer graphics industry growth trends, including hardware, software and immersive content creation.
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WATCH: NYU Professor Ken Perlin Discusses the Future of AR and VR at FMX 2016
Dr. Perlin talks about AR and VR products and how they will be used by humans in ways we haven’t yet discovered to become a seamless part of our existence.
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WATCH: Epic Games’ Haarm-Pieter Duiker Talks Real-Time Game Engines and VFX at FMX 2016
The VFX supervisor about convergence in VFX and game development tools, real-time game engines and digital content production methodologies.
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,’ ‘Ghost in the Shell’ & ‘Pearl’ Set for FMX 2017
Newly-announced production sessions to explore the VFX of Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,’ virtual production for ‘Ghost in the Shell’ and the newly-released ‘Ghost in the Shell’ VR experience, and an inside look at Google Spotlight Stories’ ‘Pearl,’ the first VR film to ever receive an Oscar nomination.
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WATCH: Epic Games’ Brian Karis Talks Real-time Game Engine Performance at FMX 2016
The senior graphics programmer discusses the challenges of optimizing real-time game engine performance and how the technology produces increasingly photorealistic virtual characters and creatures.
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WATCH: UNIT 9’s Anrick Bregman Talks VR and Transmedia Economics at FMX 2016
The interactive filmmaker talks in-depth about creative and economic realities for immersive storytelling development in transmedia and VR.
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WATCH: Epic Games’ Kim Libreri Talks ‘Paragon’ Cinematic Trailer and More at FMX 2016
The studio’s CTO discusses producing the stunning, real-time rendered visuals of their brand new MOBA game experience.
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WATCH: Dr. Richard Marks Talks PlayStation Magic Lab and VR at FMX 2016
The Sony Computer Entertainment lab director discusses R&D efforts in VR, games and innovative interactive experiences.
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Reel FX, Creative Team from Moonbot Studios Launch Flight School
New multi-platform content studio to be led by Academy Award-winning chief creative officer Brandon Oldenburg and Emmy Award-winning executive creative director Limbert Fabian.
Luc Besson’s ‘Valerian’ in the Spotlight at FMX 2017
Production sessions at Germany’s international conference on animation, visual effects, VR, games and transmedia also to include ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ and Kraftwerk 3D.
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Foundry Bringing Sneak Peeks of Elara and Nuke 11 to NAB 2017
First look at Nuke 11 feature set; new Elara cloud service for post-production to be demoed with special guest Lytro Cinema at livestreamed event.
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WATCH: Proof’s Ron Frankel Talks ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Previs and More at FMX 2016
Proof Inc’s founder and creative director discusses recent previs, postvis, virtual production and virtual reality projects including his team’s work with director Justin Lin.
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‘Dream Defenders’ Continues Global Expansion Strategy
Singapore’s Tiny Island Production unveils new VR experience and Stereoscopic 3D viewer, teams with Popeyes Restaurants to launch special kids meal in the U.S.
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WATCH: AMD’s Raja Koduri Discusses GPU Technology, VR and More at FMX 2016
The senior VP and Radeon Tech Group chief architect talks about growth and opportunities for GPU technology across media & entertainment, VR/AR and education industries.
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Italy’s Cartoons on the Bay Announces Winners of 2017 Pulcinella Awards
Italian-French co-production ‘Iqbal: Tale of a Fearless Child’ wins Pulcinella Award for Best Animated Feature; Switzerland’s ‘Ariadne’s Thread,’ directed by Claude Luyet, wins Best Animated Short.
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The Only VR Metric That Matters
Raise your hand if you have a family member who uses VR every day
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Gorillaz Deliver New 360-Degree Animated Video, ‘Saturnz Barz’
New Virtual Reality video directed by Gorillaz founder Jamie Hewlett sets a record for the highest debut of a VR video in YouTube history.
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The Apple of Your Eye
A few practical points for mass market AR adoption.
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