MAXON to Offer Creative Sessions at After Effects World
At the After Effects World Conference, taking place September 26 – 28, MAXON will be offering sessions to explore close integration between MAXON Cinema 4D and Adobe After Effects.
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Studio Ghibli’s ‘Princess Kaguya’ Tops 2014 Fantastic Fest
Fantastic Fest celebrates its 10th Anniversary with 80 exciting films, including 22 World Premieres, 43 North American & U.S. Premiere screenings, and 38 short films.
In Festival, Films, People, Places, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Reel FX Unveils Dedicated Virtual Reality Division, Reel FX VR
Team built to handle studio’s increasing number of virtual reality projects.
J.J. Abrams to Receive VES Visionary Award
Award recognizing artistry, invention and groundbreaking work to be presented at the 13h Annual VES Awards on February 4, 2015.
In Awards, Films, People, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: VES Awards | Geographic Region: North America
Pascal Breton Launches Federation Entertainment
French television executive Pascal Breton launches Federation Entertainment, a mini-studio created to control all aspects of original straight-to-series event programming for the global marketplace.
In Business, Event, People, Places, Television | Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: MIPCOM | Geographic Region: Europe
Solid Angle Releases Arnold for Houdini 1.0
Arnold for Houdini 1.0 provides a tight integration with Side Effects Software’s Houdini, as well as enabling smooth lighting workflows between Houdini and other DCC applications.
Codex Develops Recording & Workflow for New Arri Alexa 65 Large Format Camera
Industry leader in RAW recording and workflow collaborates with ARRI to develop the recording and workflow system for ARRI’s new, ground-breaking ALEXA 65 large format camera.
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Options Stephen King’s ‘11/22/63’
New Hulu original series is from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions, Stephen King, executive producer/writer Bridget Carpenter and Warner Bros. Television.
Box Office Report: ‘Maze Runner’ Leads with $32.5 Million Opening
Twentieth Century Fox's YA adaptation ‘The Maze Runner’ opens to $32.5 million at the North American box office; James Gunn’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ passes up fellow Marvel title ‘Iron Man 2’ with a worldwide haul of $632.2 million.
Brand New School Revamps Ford Campaign
Brand New School helps launch Built Ford Tough Sales Event with a brand new campaign.
eyeball Creates New Era of VH1 Classic
VH1 Classic taps eyeball to create a new brand and show package for popular programming blocks including “Totally ‘80s,” “Rock Fest,” and “Metal Mania.”
In Broadcast Design, Business, Technology, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Glassworks Taps Redshift to Create Singing Babies for Cadbury
Multiple award-winning studio uses fully GPU-accelerated, biased renderer Redshift to help create Cadbury “Womb.”
In CG, Commercials, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Africa, Europe
eyeball Creates CG-Intensive Campaign for SERVPRO
eyeball partners with The Buntin Group to create a new CG-intense campaign for SERVPRO.
Justin Shipley Joins Monogram
Commercial and documentary Director/DP Justin Shipley joins Monogram, a production and post shop.
UPDATED: John Textor Receives Threats over Michael Jackson Hologram
Former Digital Domain CEO John Textor is granted a protective order against HologramUSA head Alki David.
In 3D, CG, Music and Sound, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: 10 Till 6 | Geographic Region: North America
Factory VFX Provides Effects for ‘The Maze Runner’
Directed by Wes Ball, ‘The Maze Runner’ is based on the popular novel series by James Dashner and will be released in theaters on September 19th.
In Business, Films, Places, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Blackmagic Design announces DaVinci Resolve 11.1
Blackmagic Design announces DaVinci Resolve 11.1, featuring editing enhancements and improved integration with Apple Final Cut Pro X.
In Event, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
NVIDIA Showcases Next-Gen Quadro Series at IBC 2014
NVIDIA’s new line-up of Quadro GPUs -- the K5200, K4200, K2200 and K620 -- are on display in Europe for the first time at the IBC conference in Amsterdam, Sept. 12-16.
In 3D, CG, Event, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Box Office Report: ‘Guardians,’ Crosses $300 Million
Marvel and Disney's Guardians of the Galaxy is ousted from the top spot of the domestic box office chart by two new entries, but the film is still making headlines.
In Business, Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Autodesk Announces Shotgun Integration with Flame 2015
Autodesk introduces Shotgun to Flame Family.
In 3D, CG, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Blackmagic Design Acquires eyeon Software
Blackmagic Design announces its acquisition of eyeon Software, a leading developer of high end digital compositing, visual effects and motion graphics software for the feature film, commercial, television and broadcast industries.
In Business, CG, Event, Motion Graphics, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Gavin and Jason Fox Join Framestore
Gavin and Jason Fox, two of the genius creatives behind the ‘Secret Cinema’ shows, join the company’s Digital team in London.
Baraboom! Provides Previs for Nat Geo’s ‘Cosmos’
Baraboom! Studios provides previsualization services for all 13 episodes of Nat Geo’s Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey.
In People, Production, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Technicolor-PostWorks Helps Bring Marcus Robinson’s ‘Rebuilding the World Trade Center’ to HISTORY
The New York facility provides support, strategy and services to the monumental documentary on the World Trade Center site throughout its eight years of production.
Ben Gibbs, Jan Cilliers and Celest Gilbert Launch Girl Overboard
Film and commercial VFX Supervisor Ben Gibbs, VFX Supervisor and Lead Flame Artist Jan Cilliers, and Executive Producer Celest Gilbert launch Venice-CA-based creative studio Girl Overboard.
