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.
Chaos Group’s New V-Ray 3.2 for 3ds Max is Virtual Reality-Ready
Free update with Autodesk 3ds Max 2016 compatibility adds VR rendering capabilities and multiple V-Ray RT GPU enhancements including improved volume rendering, distributed rendering, and global illumination.
Lola VFX Brings New Vision to ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Lola VFX supervisor Trent Claus talks about capturing Paul Bettany’s performance as Vision in Marvel’s latest blockbuster movie.
‘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.
Nexus Directors Smith & Foulkes Reteam with Honda
Immersive “through-the-ages” ad campaign launching the all-new Honda HR-V Crossover includes two new spots, ‘Give and Take’ and ‘Great Thinking Inside.’
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.’
Disney Planning Live-Action Feature Based on ‘Fantasia’s ‘Night on Bald Mountain’
Project continues Disney's recent trend of remaking its animated classics into live-action films, beginning with ‘Maleficent’ and ‘Cinderella,’ and now including ‘Mulan,’ ‘Winnie The Pooh,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ ‘Dumbo’ and a new movie starring ‘Peter Pan’s Tinker Bell.
ILM Revs Up the ‘Avengers’ Action with Hulk v. Hulkbuster
Industrial Light & Magic helps Iron Man handle The Incredible Hulk with a new armoured suit in Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron.’
The Colorful World of 'Mad Max: Fury Road’
Does George Miller’s latest ‘Mad Max’ film have the same “cyan/orange” look dogging so many recent big action movies?
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.
Fox Adapting ‘Lumberjanes’ Comic for Live Action Feature
‘Munchkin’ writer Will Widger to adapt Eisner Award-winning supernatural-themed ‘Lumberjanes’ comic for 20th Century Fox.
Cogswell Student Developing Virtual Reality Game Using Google Cardboard Technology
Game Design Engineering student Christian Sasso serves as lead engineer for virtual reality game ‘We R Ball’ for Google Cardboard using Unity and C#.
Ubisoft Bringing Fan Favorites, New Surprises to E3
Ubisoft is showcasing new content from three of its highly-anticipated titles and announcing several exciting new games at the 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo.
Mark Lafontant Joins Buddha Jones
Former Walt Disney Studios executive joins entertainment advertising and marketing agency as Creative Producer.
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.’
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.
Box Office Report: ‘San Andreas’ Rocks $53 Million Opening
Warner Bros.’ disaster film leads the North American box office with a $53.2 million domestic debut, the highest solo opening ever for star Dwayne Johnson.
Digital Human League Releases First Batch of Data for Digital Emily 2
First unveiled at FMX 2015 by Chaos Group’s Christopher Nichols, Digital Emily 2 is now available to everyone as a free download for any non-commercial use.
MODO 901 Now Shipping
The Foundry announces immediate availability of 3D content creation software MODO 901.
King and Country Creates Main Title Sequence For History’s ‘Texas Rising’
Production company reteams with legacy client for five-part miniseries based on the Texas Revolution against Mexico and the birth of the Texas Rangers.
ODD Welcomes Creative Director Team Territory
Led by David Sheldon-Hicks and Nick Glover, creative directorial team set to deliver effects for ‘Agent 47,’ Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian’ and ‘Mission Impossible 5.’
Autodesk Tools Help Fido Unleash Action-Packed VFX for ‘Kung Fury’
David Sandberg’s Kickstarter-funded short features elaborate CG characters and environments created in 3ds Max, Maya and Mudbox
Reel FX VR Creates Immersive Virtual Reality Experience for U.S. Air Force
Performance Lab is the first Mobile Tour Experience to use Kinect 2 technology and Oculus Rift.
Motion Designer Jeremy Frye Joins Splice
Minneapolis-based creative studio adds motion designer Jeremy Frye to its growing artist roster.
