VFXWorld Magazine
Autodesk Teams with Microsoft on Spark3D Platform
Autodesk’s Spark 3D printing platform to be embedded in Windows 10 with the intent to make digital 3D models interoperable with Microsoft HoloLens.
Alter Ego Leads the Pack with Golaem Crowd
Alter Ego VFX team leverages Golaem Crowd for ‘Bicycles,’ featuring real and CG rider-less bikes traveling across Canada.
Proof Details Plans for FMX 2015
Proof Inc. creative director and founder Ron Frankel to present inside look at previs and postvis work from ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and ‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb’ during 2015 FMX conference in Germany.
DK Studios Scales Up with Deadline
VOLT Studios Names Pete Olson Company Partner
VFX artist at Minneapolis-based post studio contributes digital artistry to commercials and long-form branded content.
Milk Brings Home Second BAFTA Craft Award For ‘Doctor Who’
Alongside BBC Wales VFX and special effects companies Millennium FX and Real SFX, Milk VFX wins the British Academy Television Craft Award for outstanding visual effects on the BBC’s ‘Doctor Who’ episode, “Deep Breath.”
Trollbäck + Company Creates Show Open for ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’
Trollbäck + Company creates the new branding package for CBS’s ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden.’
FMX 2015 Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence
Top industry professionals in animation, effects, games and transmedia share their thoughts on the success of the FMX Conference, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2015.
Box Office Report: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Opens to $201M Overseas
Universal’s ‘Furious 7’ takes first place at the domestic box office with $18.3 million; a week ahead of its U.S. Marvel tentpole ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ debuts in 44 international markets, earning $201.2 million.
‘Alchemist's Letter’ Short Now Online
Directed by Carlos Andre Stevens, CG animated short features the voice of Academy Award nominee John Hurt and Eloise Webb, who played Lily James’ young counterpart in Disney’s live-action ‘Cinderella’ remake.
3D Training Institute to Host Live Recruiting Webinar with MPC
3D Training Institute live webinar featuring MPC global recruiter Christina Zervos and MPC animator Julien Deragon held on Wednesday, April 29 will focus on how to start a career in 3D animation.
Executive Producer Danixa Diaz Joins Oishii Creative
Following seven years leading business development at Imaginary Forces, creative, production and design industry vet founded representation firm iartists in 2012.
Hulu, Turner Sign Multi-Year Broadcast Agreement
Hulu to become exclusive subscription video on-demand home to popular programming from Adult Swim and Cartoon Network.
Framestore Delivers High-Octane Shape Shifter for Shell
U.K.-based visual effects house works with agency J. Walter Thompson to deliver a shape-shifting, oil and metal based creature for Shell’s latest spot.
PipelineFX's Qube! Helps Vision Globale Deliver Superpowered VFX
Render farm manager's ability to define custom job types lets visual effects studio manage complex multi-application workflows for blockbuster movie projects such as ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past,’ ‘Race’ and ‘The Colony.’
2015 Bangkok International Digital Content Festival Kicks off April 27
The second Bangkok International Digital Content Festival will take place in Bangkok, Thailand from April 27 through May 3.
MPC Details Plans for FMX 2015
Scheduled events include “CG Creature Showcase – Monty’s Christmas and a Black Swan,” “Pipeline for Feature Film VFX,” “Commanding the Exodus,” and “MPC Motion Design -- From Small Beginnings to Big Ideas.”
Should a Short Stay Short?
New ‘Tomorrowland’ Trailer Offers Action and Robots Galore
Special presentation of the film -- featuring more than six minutes of footage to be introduced by director Brad Bird -- will screen exclusively in IMAX theatres beginning May 1.
BENT Slam Dunks Interactive Campaign for Ruffles
‘Epic Bracket’ interactive campaign for Ruffles includes fantasy players such as vampires, dinosaurs, sloths and manatees.
Artemple-Hollywood Expands In-House Creative Team
Richard Kidd is named Creative Director/Senior VFX Supervisor; Scott McCullough named Live Action Director & DP.