Framestore Promotes Lucy Killick
London-based executive producer to oversee Montréal studio as Managing Director.
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Cantina Creative Fires Up VFX Workflow on ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2’
Acclaimed 3D toolset MAXON Cinema 4D delivers powerful capabilities for key hologram sequences in blockbuster sci-fi film finale.
Delve Into the VFX of ‘Jurassic World’ with Image Engine and The Foundry
The Foundry teams with Image Engine to deliver a behind-the-scenes look at ‘Jurassic World’ in the latest installment of The Foundry Sessions broadcasting live from London on Thursday, December 17th.
Tom McCarthy Elected MPSE President
Academy Award and BAFTA Award-winning Sound Supervisor currently serves as Executive Vice President Post Production Facilities at Sony Pictures Studios.
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Flavor Tours Target's Wonderpack Factory
New animated brand film promotes Target’s playful line of curated, specially designed Wonderpacks now available on Target.com.
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‘Star Wars’-Inspired Visual Effects Plugins Now Available from FanFilmFX
Easy-to-use plugins pay tribute to iconic sci-fi visual effects, emulating lightsabers, blaster bolts and transitional wipes.
WATCH: ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Teaser Now Online
First theatrical trailer for the new ‘Star Trek’ movie to be attached to ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ alongside trailers for ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,’ ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ and ‘Independence Day: Resurgence.’
Stereo D Signs Three-Picture Deal with Lucasfilm
Deluxe-owned company is commissioned by Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Studios to create the stereoscopic editions for three upcoming releases in the iconic ‘Star Wars’ franchise.
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Hornet’s Peter Sluszka Hits the Road with Bosch
Hornet director Peter Sluszka teams with agency Grey to show drivers what happens on the other side of the windshield in a clever new puppetry PSA, ‘Stop The Roadkill,’ for The Humane Society.
Universal Studios Launching ‘Harry Potter’ Theme Park Attraction
‘The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’ featuring the iconic Hogwarts Castle officially opens at Universal Studios Hollywood on Thursday, April 7, 2016.
‘Sarofsky Scales Editorial and VFX powers for ‘Ant-Man’ Main-On-End Titles
Chicago design studio draws inspiration from glowing red Pym Particle and macro/micro world visual language to create unique main-on-end title sequence for Marvel hit’s feature film.
Axis Animation Taps Fusion Studio for ‘Halo 5: Guardians’ Game Cinematic
Axis Animation completes compositing for the opening sequence for Microsoft’s ‘Halo 5: Guardians’ Xbox game using Blackmagic Design’s Fusion Studio.
The Challenging Previs of ‘Spectre’
IO Entertainment head and previs supervisor Brad Blackbourn describes how director Sam Mendes used previs for action sequence planning and more on the latest James Bond franchise film.
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Portland Gets Animated by Blacklist and WIZZ
Latest Travel Portland campaign from Paris-based WIZZ Design Studios led by director CRCR is Inspired by a collection of would-be Portland-themed ‘zines.’
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Chaos Group Labs Releases Virtual Reality Guide
Best practices for creating production VR Projects outlined with help of contributors from Legend3D and The World Building Institute.
HFPA Announces Nominations for 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards
Paramount Pictures and Starburns Industries’ ‘Anomalisa,’ Disney and Pixar Animation Studio’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’ and ‘Inside Out,’ 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios’ ‘The Peanuts Movie,’ and Aardman’s ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie’ are nominated for Best Animated Feature.
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animago AWARD & CONFERENCE Turning 20
Awards show and international conference for 3D animation & still, visual effects and visualization moving to Munich for 20th anniversary edition.
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Cospective Releases Dedicated iOS App for Frankie
Dedicated iOS app for web-based review and approval tool Frankie brings all the collaborative, cloud-based functionality of Frankie to the palm of your hand.
Q&A: Delving Into the VFX of Miguel Ortega and Tran Ma’s ‘The Ningyo’
Photoreal short derived from an old Japanese folk tale employs physical sets built in the duo’s living room augmented with CG creatures and extensions crafted using Autodesk Maya and Mudbox and rendered in Chaos Group’s V-Ray.
King and Country Creates New On-Air Identity For Chiller
Design-centric production company creates the new on-air identity for horror network Chiller.
PGA Honoring Industrial Light & Magic With Visionary Vanguard Award
Inaugural Visionary Vanguard Award to be accepted by ILM Senior Visual Effects Supervisor John Knoll at the 27th Annual Producers Guild Awards on Saturday, January 23.
Sheridan Grads Receive 10 Annie Award Nominations
Alumni and students behind some of the year’s best work in animation.
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Erika Burton Joins Digital Domain
Newly appointed Executive Vice President & General Manager to work on long-term company goals and new initiatives with a primary focus on production, sales and marketing.
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Microsoft’s 343 Industries Deploys OptiTrack Tech for ‘Halo 5: Guardians’
Microsoft Studios’ 343 Industries builds a new 50-foot by 50-foot motion capture stage outfitted with 50 Prime 41 cameras for character animation and camera tracking.
20 Contenders Advance in VFX Oscar Race
Ten shortlisted films to be announced later this month.
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