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Autodesk Headline News

Autodesk’s Says Shift to Subs Will Cost 1,150 Jobs

Annualized recurring revenue for the software giant rises 24 percent over last year to $1.9 billion.

Framestore VFXWorld

Behind the Bear: Framestore Returns for ‘Paddington 2’

Overseen by animation director Pablo Grillo, Framestore delivers more than 520 shots including digi-doubles, set extensions, CG swans and an adorably re-styled Paddington for the much-anticipated sequel to the 2014 worldwide hit.

Marvel Studios VFXWorld

Assembling an Epic: The VFX of ‘Thor: Ragnarok’

Marvel Studios VFX supervisor Jake Morrison oversaw just under 2,700 shots contributed by Framestore, Digital Domain, Double Negative, Industrial Light & Magic, Rising Sun Pictures, Method Studios, Iloura and Luma Pictures for the third instalment of the God of Thunder franchise.

China Headline News

Global Visual Entertainment Leaders To Gather in Beijing For ICEVE 2017

Beijing conference running November 16 & 17 offers two days of keynotes, panels and workshops on emerging technologies and advanced image production for film, animation and immersive media.

Feature VFX VFXWorld

Framestore Creates Large-Scale Destruction for ‘Geostorm’

Award-winning VFX house delivers 1.5km-long International Space Station, a futuristic shuttle, spacesuits and digital doubles of Gerard Butler and Alexandra Maria Lara, and more for director Dean Devlin’s climate disaster spectacle.

Feature VFX VFXWorld

Electric Dreams: Framestore’s Creative Journey to ‘Blade Runner 2049’

A team of 175 artists at Framestore’s Montréal hub deliver nearly 300 VFX shots across nine sequences for director Denis Villeneuve’s follow-up to the 1982 classic sci-fi feature directed by Ridley Scott.

Technology Headline News

Wacom Unveils Pro Pen 3D for Intuitive Creating, Sculpting & Designing

Digital pen designed for Wacom MobileStudio Pro, Cintiq Pro or the 2017 Intuos Pro tablet speeds up the design process within 3D software applications like Pixologic ZBrush and Autodesk Maya.

Feature Film VFX VFXWorld

Crossing the Uncanny Valley: MPC Crafts CG Rachael for ‘Blade Runner 2049’

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 3:12pm

VFX supervisor Richard Clegg raises the bar on photorealistic digital doubles in Denis Villeneuve's hit follow-up to the 1982 sci-fi classic directed by Ridley Scott.

Disney Headline News

Under Pressure, Disney Lifts L.A. Times Ban

Growing outcry from media outlets and critics prompts reversal of blacklist, instituted in response to an investigative story published in September about the studio’s political and financial influence in Anaheim.

Awards Headline News

‘Nachsaison’ Takes Top Prize at VIEW Conference

Three Savannah College of Art and Design projects earn special mentions from the star-studded jury.

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