Loco Signs Richard Bazley to Directorial Roster
Lead animator for ‘The Iron Giant’ currently completing post-production for live-action dystopian sci-fi feature, ‘The Chimeran.’
Federal Judge Dismisses Wage Fixing Class Action Lawsuit
Lawsuit contended that the roots of the anti-poaching agreements went back to the mid-1980s, when George Lucas and Ed Catmull agreed to not raid each other’s employees.
Box Office Report: ‘Furious 7’ Races to the Top
The widest release in Universal’s history, ‘Furious 7’ races to a $146.5 million debut at the North American box office and $240.4 million overseas for a massive worldwide launch of $387 million.
The Mill+ Brings LEGOLAND to Life for ‘Awesome Awaits’
The Mill+ creates a host of colorful characters, including dancing camels, pirates, pharaohs and parrots, all led by a LEGO dragon which sweeps through the city, mimicking the iconic LEGOLAND rollercoaster ride.
Genius Brands International Launches New On-Demand Channel on Xfinity
On-demand channel to feature genius brands’ original programming and acquired content from around the world.
Brewster Parsons Promotes Jason Cohon, Adds Zack Whitley
Award-winning visual effects studio promotes Jason Cohon to Executive Producer and welcomes producer Zack Whitley to the BP team.
Patrick Ledda Talks Cinderella
MPC’s visual effects supervisor walks us through Disney’s latest fairy tale adaptation.
DHX Media Signs Distribution Deal with The Orchard
Distribution of the DHX digital video catalog to span U.S., Latin America, South Africa, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Disney Planning Live-Action ‘Winnie The Pooh,’ ‘Mulan’ Features
Indie filmmaker Alex Ross Perry set to write the script for the live-action adaption of ‘Winnie the Pooh,’ while Elizabeth Martin and Lauren Hynek are hired to write the script for the adaptation of ‘Mulan.’
FMX 2015 to Host Virtual Reality Pioneer Mark Bolas
FMX 2015 conference on animation, effects, games and transmedia to spotlight ‘Minions’ and ‘Assassin's Creed 4.’
Jean-Paul Frenay Joins Not To Scale Directorial Roster
With a diverse portfolio that includes work for Nike, Nescafe and Volkswagen, director and visual artist Jean-Paul Frenay joins the Not To Scale roster of multi-disciplined filmmakers.
Academy Launches ACES Global Digital Production & Archiving Standard
Color management and image interchange system targets production, mastering and long-term archiving of motion pictures.
Image Engine Tames ‘Chappie’ Renders with PipelineFX’s Qube!
It took over 95 million CPU minutes to render the movie's 1,000 shots.
‘Star Wars’-Inspired Short ‘Artoo in Love’ is Filled with CG Awesomeness
Autodesk engineer and designer Evan Atherton creates ‘Star Wars’-inspired short using RED Epic and Scarlet cameras, as well as a DGI drone and Movi free fly gimbal for aerial shots.
Boris FX, Imagineer Systems to Unveil New Graphics and VFX Tools at NAB 2015
New technology demos at NAB 2015 to include Boris Continuum Complete 10 and mocha Pro 5.
Humble Acquires Paranoid US, Launches Sister Shop Postal for VFX, Design, Edit
Paranoid's Executive Producers Claude Letessier and Dawn Fanning Moore to join Humble's executive team, bringing directors Thierry Poiraud, Nieto, Francois Vogel, Planktoon and Peter Szewczyk.
Andy Salter Joins Framestore
Senior Flame Artist joins Framestore’s award-winning Integrated Advertising division.
Nvizible Creates Stunning Visuals for ‘Robot Overlords’
UK VFX house creates fully CG animated robots, environments and explosions, as well as flying vehicles, a Spitfire plane, a castle fight sequence and dramatic climax involving a giant CG robot spaceship.
Carbon VFX Helps Kohler Travel Through Time
“Never Too Timeless,” a musical spot for Kohler’s Artifacts Faucet Collection via DDB Chicago and B-Reel Director Anders Hallberg, features gorgeous narrative with seamless transitions and clever plays on perspective.
Practical Magic: The State of the VFX Industry in 2015, Part 2 - Hug a VFX Artist
Despite many great VFX-driven films ahead, Steve bemoans the state of the VFX “business” responsible for their visual magic.
CTN Hosting 2015 Road Trip Burbank April 11 & 12
Free indoor & outdoor event is hosted by The Creative Talent Network in conjunction with Brainstorm School and the 15th annual Burbank Arts Festival.
Universal Launches ‘Fast & Furious: Legacy’ Mobile Game
Produced by Kabam, Fast & Furious: Legacy is an immersive action racing game that lets players become part of the Fast & Furious world.
Box Office Report: DreamWorks Animation Heads ‘Home’ with $54M Debut
Tim Johnson’s ‘Home’ marks the best opening for a DWA film since ‘Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted,’ in 2012, and the third-best showing ever for an original DWA title after ‘Kung Fu Panda’ and ‘Monsters vs. Aliens.’
AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Chuck Peil
Chuck Peil, co-founder of Reel FX, talks about his studio’s evolution from animation and visual effects service house to mainstream animated feature film studio, the recently released ‘The Book of Life’ and more as part of AWN’s series of exclusive video interviews from FMX 2014.
Roger Adds Creative Director Dane Macbeth
Mixed-media production studio grows its senior leadership with new appointment; Producer Brandon Stevenson promoted to Head of Production.
