Oishii Creates Show Package for E! Series ‘Botched’
Creative agency creates a fresh, current and edgy show package for plastic surgery reality show.
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Shotgun Sets Course for SIGGRAPH 2014
Shotgun Software gears up for a lively week of events, education, new releases and more at SIGGRAPH 2014 in Vancouver.
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Color House Apache Digital Opens in Santa Monica
Master colorists Steve Rodriguez and Shane Reed team with veteran EP LaRue Anderson to launch color-only specialist house Apache Digital.
MPC to Showcase a Year of Spectacular VFX at SIGGRAPH 2014
MPC is out in force at SIGGRAPH 2014 in Vancouver presenting work on some of the biggest movies of the year, including ‘Godzilla,’ ‘Maleficent,’ ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ and Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy.’
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Will Ferrell, Adam McKay to Produce 'Manimal' for Sony Pictures Animation
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay sign on to produce live-action/animation hybrid ‘Manimal’ for Sony Pictures Animation.
Warner Home Video Announces ‘Godzilla’
The king of the monsters is reborn when Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ ‘Godzilla’ arrives onto Blu-ray 3D combo pack, Blu-ray combo pack, 2-disc DVD special edition and Digital HD on September 16.
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Disney Sets Release Date for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 5’
The fifth installment of the long-running franchise, to be directed by 'Kon-Tiki's Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, will arrive in theaters on July 7, 2017.
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Vicon Customers to Take Center Stage at SIGGRAPH 2014
Framestore, The Capture Lab, Bradford University, Lumiscaphe, TechViz and Autodesk to present motion capture techniques for media, entertainment and product design.
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University of Portsmouth Students Tap PipelineFX for ‘Stina & The Wolf’
Render farm management software Qube! speeds up production schedule and capitalizes on existing hardware for developing feature.
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Monkeyhead Helps 'Untie The Knot' For Bravo
Motion design studio creates eye-catching show open for new reality show.
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Fabric Engine 2.0 Adds Visual Programming
User Group meeting at SIGGRAPH 2014 will preview Fabric Engine 2.0 and demo Splice for 3ds Max.
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‘Arrow’ Star Stephen Amell to MC Warner Bros. TV Panel at SDCC
Three-hour event (8:00–11:00 p.m.) in Hall H features the World Premiere of ‘Gotham,’ complete pilot screening of ‘The Flash’ and exclusive footage from new series ‘Constantine’ and Season Three of ‘Arrow.’
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The Academy Takes to the Air with Craig Barron And Ben Burtt
Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Craig Barron and Oscar-winning sound designer Ben Burtt to explore the side-by-side advances in filmmaking technology and aviation at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' four-evening series, ‘Hollywood Takes to the Air.’
Thinkbox Opens Deadline 7 Beta
Thinkbox Software releases a beta build of Deadline 7 for the highly scalable management of render farms and compute resources.
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Marvel Sets Dates for Five New Films
Marvel Studios announces the release dates for five upcoming films running through 2019.
Origin Digital Studios Launches
Origin Digital Studios opens in Burbank as new collective of veteran visual effects artists, producers and supervisors.
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Box Office Report: ‘Apes’ On Top; ‘Planes’ Soars to No. 3
Fox's ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ remains at number one in its second weekend, bringing in $36 million for a domestic total of $139 million; Disney's animated family feature ‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’ comes in third with an $18 million debut.
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‘Ted’ Creator Seth MacFarlane Sued for Copyright Infringement
Seth MacFarlane, Universal Pictures and Media Rights Capital have been sued for alleged copyright infringement for their hit comedy ‘Ted.’
Mark Romanek to Direct ‘The Shining’ Prequel
‘Never Let Me Go’ director is in talks to helm Warner Bros.’ ‘Overlook Hotel,’ a prequel to the Stanley Kubrick classic ‘The Shining.’
Academy Elects 5 Newcomers to 2014–15 Board of Governors
First-time governors are Kate Amend, Documentary Branch; Daniel R. Fellman, Executives Branch; Albert Berger, Producers Branch; Bob Rogers, Short Films and Feature Animation Branch; and Mark Mangini, Sound Branch.
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Ben Whishaw Replaces Colin Firth as Voice of ‘Paddington’
‘Skyfall’ star Ben Whishaw steps in to replace Colin Firth as the voice of Paddington Bear in the Weinstein Company's family film ‘Paddington.’
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MAXON Announces ‘WinC4D’ Competition, Web Site
Themed challenges for users of Adobe After Effects CC and Cinema 4D Lite; winners to receive Cinema 4D Broadcast.
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See What 'Futurama' Would Look Like in CG
CG artist Alexy Zakharov creates an 3D version of Matt Groening's sci-fi metropolis.
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Microsoft to Shutter Xbox Entertainment Studios
Microsoft to discontinue development of original series for its Xbox gaming platform and will close Xbox Entertainment Studios in the coming months.
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RealD Experiences Executive Team Exodus
Stereoscopic technology specialist RealD sees a trio of exec departures: COO and general counsel Craig Gatarz and senior VPs Rick Heineman and Jed Harmsen.
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