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VIEW Conference ANIMATIONWorld

The Industry’s Best and Brightest All Set to Share Their VIEW

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 11:32pm

The 18th VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy gets ready to present its biggest program ever of top animation, VFX, VR and game industry experts.

Awards Headline News

Australian Effects & Animation Festival Announces 2017 Winners

‘War for the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Kong: Skull Island,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,’ ‘Ghost in the Shell,’ ‘Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets’ and ‘Doctor Strange’ receive awards for feature film VFX at 2017 Australian Effects & Animation Festival.

Massive Headline News

Massive Announces AI-Controlled Horse & Rider Agent

New crowd simulation agent delivers lifelike, feature film quality movements recorded by one of the world’s leading motion capture studios.

Massive Headline News

Massive Debuts Massive Prime 9.0 at SIGGRAPH 2017

Industry-leading simulation tool features improved workflow for creating crowds, expanded shading options, and universal plugin to ensure compatibility with all major 3D software.

SIGGRAPH 2017 Headline News

Foundry Unveils Star-Studded Line-up for SIGGRAPH 2017

All-star event showcasing new Elara and Bunsen products alongside industry-leading tools Nuke, Modo, Katana and Cara VR to feature special guests Industrial Light & Magic, Weta Digital, Marvel Studios, id Software, and more.

Awards Headline News

Winners Announced for The Rookies 2017

Representing more than 600 academic facilities located in over 80 countries worldwide, worldwide, Autodesk-sponsored student competition received 8,725 digital projects created by 2,752 students.

Feature Film VFX VFXWorld

A Global Effort: It Takes More Than a Village to Build the World of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’

Production VFX supervisor Christopher Townsend integrates the work of artists from around the world to wow audiences with Ego the Planet and other new digital characters in Marvel’s latest sci-fi action adventure hit.

VIEW Conference Headline News

Joe Letteri to Present ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ at VIEW 2017

Renowned Weta Digital senior visual effects supervisor to present the evolution of visual effects technology and artistry behind the final film in the trilogy at VIEW 2017 running October 23-27, 2017 in Torino, Italy.

Feature Film VFX VFXWorld

Weta Digital Confronts the Monstrous Ego of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’

The New Zealand studio tackles 600 shots including the Final Battle, Ego, Rocket, Baby Groot and a host of explosions in Marvel’s latest sci-fi action adventure.

FMX Blogs

WATCH: Weta’s Guy Williams Talks Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ at FMX 2017

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 4:44pm

The Weta Digital VFX supervisor discusses his work on director James Gunn’s latest MCU superhero franchise hit. 

FMX Blogs

WATCH: Weta Digital’s Michael Pangrazio Talks Feature Film Look Dev and Art Direction at FMX 2016

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 5:44pm

The veteran art director and concept artist discusses his work across a number of Weta feature film projects.

FMX Blogs

WATCH: Weta’s Keith Miller Talks ‘Jungle Book’ and ‘Batman v Superman’ at FMX 2016

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 5:30pm

Weta Digital’s VFX supervisor discusses the studio’s visual effects work on two of last year’s biggest box office champs.

Disney Headline News

Disney Releases New Trailer for ‘The BFG’

Leading up to the film’s gala screening at Cannes, Disney unveils a new trailer and poster for Steven Spielberg’s fantasy-adventure film Based on the best-selling book by Roald Dahl.

box office Headline News

Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ Roars Past $700 Million Worldwide

Jon Favreau’s photoreal adventure brings in $255.8 million domestically and $452.8 million internationally, roaring past the $700 million mark at the global box office on Monday for a global total of $708.6 million.

FMX Headline News

FMX Wraps 2016 Edition with Record Attendance

Twenty-first edition of European conference spotlighting animation, visual effects, games and transmedia saw a new all-time high of 3,500 attendees.

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