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A Digital Woman Discusses Society’s Perception of Femininity in ‘I.D.A’ CG Short

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at 4:45pm

VFX studio Nu Boyana FX’s first inhouse animated short, based on a spoken word poem, started as an R&D project before blossoming into a film asking fundamental questions about what makes a girl real; the fully keyframed film’s production toolkit included Zbrush, Mari, Maya, and Nuke.

The Future of Humanity ANIMATIONWorld

‘The Last Prophecy’ Sci-Fi Short Examines AI as the Savior of Humanity

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 4:56pm

Romain Demongeot’s new CG animated film explores the role of religion in our world’s future, and whether people can exist without icons and gods.

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The Living Tombstone’s Blistering ‘Chosen’ CG Music Video

By Dan Sarto | Monday, August 31, 2020 at 1:08pm

Produced during the COVID-19 pandemic, creative studio The-Artery uses remotely produced motion capture to show the anonymous band emerge from stasis and blast onstage for an all CG neon-flooded performance.

Technology ANIMATIONWorld

4 Heart Pumping Nike Spots Created in Just 1 Month with Unity Real-Time Tools

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 4:57pm

Zachary Dixon and IV Studio produced four video game-style versions of top athletes using game engine technology, delivering the first in just two weeks.

Music Video ANIMATIONWorld

Moby Drops Moving ‘My Only Love’ Music Video Depicting Amazon’s Heartbreaking Destruction

By Dan Sarto | Friday, July 31, 2020 at 11:19am

Celebrated musician teams with Brazilian studio Zombie on beautifully designed CG animated video chronicling rampant Amazon deforestation.

Center for Disease Control ANIMATIONWorld

From Viruses to Parasites: How the CDC Visualizes Invisible Public Health Threats

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 11:52am

Biomedical artist Alissa Eckert accurately illustrates the microscopic world through compelling 3D imagery, animation and motion graphics, helping communicate public health information and initiatives.  

Technology Headline News

First Look: Unreal Engine 5 Moving Towards High-End Photorealism

Slated for release in 2021, Epic Game’s next generation game engine looks to achieve photorealism on par with movie CG.

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Dive into the Aquatic World of VES Student Award Winner ‘The Beauty’

By Dan Sarto | Friday, January 31, 2020 at 1:03pm

Filmakademie Baden-Weurttemburg team honored as top up-and-coming filmmakers with annual award sponsored and presented by Autodesk at 18th Annual Visual Effects Society gala.

Trailers ANIMATIONWorld

Elastic Tackles ‘Gears of War 5’ Multi-Part Launch Campaign

Creative studio collaborates with 215 McCann, XBOX and The Coalition to produce, design and animate three key pieces of game launch content.

Academy Awards ANIMATIONWorld

‘Garden Party’ Leads to an Oscar Nom for French Students

A team of graduating students from MoPA garner accolades for hyper-realistic animated short with a noir twist.

Technology Headline News

Wacom Unveils Pro Pen 3D for Intuitive Creating, Sculpting & Designing

Digital pen designed for Wacom MobileStudio Pro, Cintiq Pro or the 2017 Intuos Pro tablet speeds up the design process within 3D software applications like Pixologic ZBrush and Autodesk Maya.

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PipelineFX’s Qube! Means Smooth Sailing for Qvisten

Qvisten Animation made extensive use of PipelineFX’s intelligent render farm manager and Microsoft Azure integration to complete their feature ‘Anchors Up’ on a tight timeline, relying on a shared disk image in the cloud and Qube!’s automatic resource allocation.

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Oscar-Winning Director Laurent Witz Helms ‘Cogs’ Short for AIME

CG-animated short from the director of the 2014 Academy Award-winning animated short ‘Mr. Hublot’ is produced by Luxembourg-based Zeilt Productions for agency M&C Saatchi Sydney and Australian non-profit AIME.

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Outpost VFX Delivers Photoreal CG Sharks and More for ‘47 Meters Down’

Bournemouth, U.K.-based visual effects studio creates more than 420 shots as sole VFX vendor for director Johannes Roberts’ intense survival film, ‘47 Meters Down.’

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Reallusion Announces 2016 3D Character Design Contest

Prizes include the chance to win a share of $4,000 cash along with 3D software, hardware and content prizes from industry sponsors including PolyCount, Allegorithmic, ZBrush, Marvelous Designer, Marmoset, HTC Vive and Noitom motion capture.

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MPC Brings the Apocalypse to Newest ‘X-Men’ Installment

Working closely with production VFX supervisor John Dykstra, MPC completes more than 990 shots for 20th Century Fox’s ‘X-Men: Apocalypse,’ including the Cerebro Room, Archangel’s wings, Mystique’s body blades, Nightcrawler’s ‘Bamf,’ and the film’s epic final battle sequence.

LUXX Studios ANIMATIONWorld

Germany’s LUXX Flies High with Production for ‘Manou the Swift’ Feature

German animation and VFX studio embarks on its first CG animated feature, 'Manou the Swift,' with a pipeline that includes Autodesk 3ds Max, The Foundry’s NUKE, Pixologic ZBrush, and Chaos Group’s V-Ray.

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