VFXWorld Magazine

18th Annual VES Awards Rules and Procedures Announced

The Visual Effects Society releases work project submissions guidelines for upcoming Awards consideration, including information on a new category, qualification changes and deadlines.

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SIGGRAPH ANIMATIONWorld

World’s Best Graphics Conference to be Pixel Perfect When it Hits Brisbane

For Siggraph Asia 2019 Conference Chair Dr. Tomasz Bednarz, the upcoming event will captivate attendees with stunning artistry, technology and creative achievements.

People Headline News

Jellyfish Pictures Appoints Matthew Bristowe as Director of Operations

Industry veteran with 20+ years of creative and commercial experience to bolster studio’s continued growth in animation and VFX.

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Home Entertainment Headline News

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Out Today on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, DVD and On-Demand

Epic conclusion to 11-year MCU ‘Infinity Saga’ now available, stuffed with hours of different fan-favorite extras based on version and format bundling.

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AWN @ FMX 2019 VFXWorld

WATCH: Gayatri Parameswaran Talks ‘Home After War’ VR at FMX 2019

Journalist and director discusses her award-winning room-scale VR experience, which chronicles the ever-present dangers of hidden IEDs for civilians in Iraq after the war against IS ended.

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SIGGRAPH Headline News

Don't Miss SIGGRAPH Asia 2019's Technical Briefs Deadline Coming August 12!

The program encourages submission of research results in graphics as well as the intersections of graphics with vision, image, video, visualization, HCI and CAD.

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Home Entertainment Headline News

‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ Coming to Digital August 13 and Blu-Ray August 27

Watch Titans brawl in the comfort of your own home as Godzilla, King Ghidorah and a host of gigantic beasts collide on multiple platforms: 4K UHD combo pack, Blu-ray combo pack, DVD special edition and digital.

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Flame VFXWorld

The Robots Are Coming

Deep Learning and AI will certainly continue making inroads into VFX production, but they are merely tools, there to be our creative servant, not our master.

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Academy Awards Headline News

David Rubin Named Motion Picture Academy President

Veteran casting director and board governor takes over for John Bailey.

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The ‘Marvel’ Behind Real-Time On-Set Visualization of Digital Hulk and Thanos

Profile Studios’ Matt Madden shares how virtually integrating Mark Ruffalo and Josh Brolin with CG assets, live, on set, gave ‘Endgame’ and ‘Infinity War’ filmmakers the immediate viewing access they needed to continually adjust and refine the film’s key digital character performances.

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People Headline News

Andy Serkis to Direct ‘Venom 2’

Veteran actor, known for performance capture innovation in roles such as the digital characters Gollum and Caesar, is chosen to direct Sony Pictures’ upcoming ‘Venom’ sequel, set for October 2020 release.

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People Headline News

CoSA VFX Welcomes Stephanie Winslow as New Executive Producer

Former Legendary Entertainment production executive most recently managed 3D conversions of ‘Suicide Squad’ and ‘Venom.’

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Walt Disney Studios Headline News

Disney Announces New Round of Layoffs and Closure of Fox Research Library

Veteran production and VFX executives receive pink slips as studio continues to downsize.

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Visual Effects Headline News

Adobe After Effects Selected for Netflix Post Technology Program VFX Category

Program selection recognizes quality of VFX-specific production technology products.

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Amazon Headline News

AWS Thinkbox Showcases Complete Cloud-Based Studio Workflow at SIGGRAPH 2019

System integrates virtual workstations, rendering and storage solutions that creative studios can quickly scale up or down with and pay for based only on usage.

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Technology Headline News

Maxon Announces Cinema 4D Release 21 at SIGGRAPH 2019

New version of leading 3D software program includes numerous feature updates and broader integration with other production tools.

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SIGGRAPH 2019 Headline News

Autodesk Releases Bifrost for Maya at SIGGRAPH 2019

Maya’s new visual programming environment being showcased along with newest versions of Arnold, 3ds Max, Shotgun and Flame

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nvidia Headline News

NVIDIA RTX-Powered Apollo 11 Experience Lands at SIGGRAPH 2019

Innovative demo puts attendees on moon’s surface through real-time ray tracing and AI-based pose estimation.

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Open Source Technology Headline News

Amazon Web Services, Rodeo FX and MovieLabs Join Academy Software Foundation

The ASWF, an open source software development group launched last year that promotes growth and innovation in the motion picture community, announces three new member companies.

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Open Source Technology Headline News

Netflix Joins Academy Software Foundation

The ASWF, an open source software development group launched last year that promotes growth and innovation in the motion picture community, announces Netflix as their newest member.

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nvidia Headline News

NVIDIA Launches 10 New RTX Studio Laptops and Mobile Workstations

New designs from Dell, HP and BOXX join suite of 17 other OEM systems that provide real-time ray tracing, advanced AI and high-resolution video editing capabilities.

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Technology Headline News

Adobe Releases Substance Painter 2019.2

Update includes up to 200x faster bakers with RTX, 40 new smart materials and API scripting improvements.

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Feature Film VFX Galleries

GALLERY: 106 Images of DNEG 'Men in Black: International' Concept Art and VFX

VFX powerhouse DNEG has shared 106 images with AWN, showing in extensive detail some of the concept art and VFX imagery their team, led by VFX supervisor Alessandro Ongaro, produced for Sony Pictures Imageworks on the latest 'MiB' franchise hit, 'Men in Black: International.'

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Doing it Fast ‘And’ Distinctive: The VFX of ‘Men in Black: International’

VFX supervisor Jerome Chen discusses staying true to the ‘MiB’ franchise look, and meeting audience expectations, while producing 2,000 visual effects shots in only six-months.