m ss ng p eces Welcomes Catherine Day as Head of VR/AR/360
Former Jaunt VR exec Catherine Day and VR director Sam Smith join talent roster of Los Angeles-based new wave production and entertainment company.
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Republic Editorial Partners Launch Sister Studio Infinite Fiction
Led by executive producer Joey Cade, Infinite Fiction will focus on high-end motion design and visual effects for all platforms.
One of Us Recreates History for ‘The Crown’
Working under VFX supervisor Ben Turner, Soho-based boutique visual effects studio delivers 428 ‘invisible’ shots for the new Netflix series.
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Sweden’s Goodbye Kansas Sets U.K. Base
New U.K. outpost led by EP James Prosser and executive director Martin Hobbs alongside VFX supervisors Matt Kasmir and Jesper Kjölsrud and art director Rafael Morant to provide effects for George Clooney’s ‘Suburbicon’ feature written by the Coen Brothers.
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Box Office Report: Disney’s ‘Moana’ Threepeats with $18.8 Million
Walt Disney Animation Studios feature tops the North American box office with $18.8 million; Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Sing’ rolls out to international territories ahead of its domestic debut.
Jellyfish Pictures Taps Shotgun for VFX, Animation & Motion Graphics Workflows
U.K.-based production company behind the BBC’s ‘Bitz n’ Bob’ and ‘Floogals’ employs Shotgun’s Pipeline Toolkit to automate repetitive tasks, freeing artists’ time to create.
Guillermo del Toro to Receive 2017 MPSE Filmmaker Award
Acclaimed director recognized for his outstanding contributions to the art of cinema at the 2017 Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards Slated for February 19th.
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VFX Supervisors Jeff Wozniak and John Miller Join FuseFX
Based in New York, visual effects veterans to oversee work on ‘Bull,’ ‘The Son,’ ‘Sneaky Pete,’ and other TV projects.
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MPC Returns to the Magical World of J.K. Rowling for ‘Fantastic Beasts’
MPC returns to the world of Harry Potter, delivering 220 VFX shots including 3D environments of prohibition-era Manhattan, set extensions, magic effects, and the creation of three beasts: Demiguise, Occamy and Billiwig.
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Filmakademie’s DREAMSPACE Project Comes to Successful Close
EU-funded tablet-based on-set editing application for collaborative virtual filmmaking on display at SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 has been used on several Filmakademie productions.
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Brand New School, Carrot Creative Construct Futuristic Saga for OnePlus
Brand New School and Carrot Creative reimagine the newly launched OnePlus 3T as a sci-fi inspired human body, complete with digital organs, blood, brain and eyes.
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Framestore Lends VFX Wizardry to ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
Under the lead of production VFX supervisor Christian Manz, Oscar-winning VFX house helps develop and animate a range of fantastical CG characters for J.K. Rowling’s new spinoff prequel to the Harry Potter franchise.
Box Office Report: ‘Your Name’ Reigns in China, U.S. Audiences Flock to ‘Moana’
Makoto Shinkai’s anime feature debuts to $41 million in China, and passes Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ to become the second-largest-grossing Japanese film of all time; Disney’s CG-animated ‘Moana’ rules North American box office for second weekend in a row.
Method Delivers VFX Magic for WB’s ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
Deluxe Entertainment-owned VFX house contributes to the film’s opening and closing sequences in addition to environmental and creature work, as well as reimagining the look of the ‘apparate’ and ‘disapparate’ effects from the Harry Potter films through which a wizard magically teleports into or out of a scene.
Academy Unveils 20 Contenders in VFX Oscar Race
The Academy’s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee to select the 10 films that will advance to nominations voting; nominations for the 89th Oscars will be announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2017.
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Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2017 New Frontier Showcase
2017 edition of New Frontier showcase to include 20 VR experiences and 11 installations across three Park City venues.
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Ivan Cash joins m ss ng p eces Talent Roster
Award-winning artist and director is known for developing creative experiences that engage a mass audience for brands including Google, Coca-Cola, Facebook and MTV.
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Nice Shoes Transports Viewers to a Magical and Meditative VR Garden
Nice Shoes debuts their immersive and meditative experience, ‘Mio Garden,’ at the 2016 ANA Masters of Marketing Conference.
Framestore Pioneers New Path to ‘MARS’ for NatGeo
Groundbreaking hybrid genre epic from executive producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer brings together contemporary documentary footage and VFX-heavy drama to transport audiences to a not-so-distant Martian future.
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Qwire Launches qwireMusic 2.0
New version of the qwireMusic cloud platform expands collaboration, licensing and cue sheet capabilities with redesigned user interface and support for Windows OS.
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Slovakia’s Fest Anča Now Accepting Submissions for 2017 Edition
Deadline for entries to the 10th edition of the International Animation Festival in Žilina, Slovakia is February 26, 2017.
CG Spectrum College Now Accepting International Scholarship Applications
International candidates now eligible to apply for scholarships at Australia’s CG Spectrum College in animation, concept art, visual effects, programming, 3D modeling and compositing.
Box Office Report: Disney’s ‘Moana’ Tops Thanksgiving Holiday with $81.1 Million Debut
South Pacific adventure featuring the voice of Dwayne Johnson as the demigod Maui scores number-two Thanksgiving launch of all time among animated films.
2016 HPA Award Winners Unveiled
Coveted honors shine spotlight on creative excellence in post-production.
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CAKE, Diagonal View Launch Popcorn Digital
‘Talking Tom’ creator Paul Nunn joins new joint venture aimed at producing kids content for global online media platforms.
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