VFXWorld Magazine
Jon Peddie Research Announces Virtualize 2015 Agenda
Learn about the advantages of implementing virtualization technologies at the second annual Virtualize 2015 conference taking place on October 29 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport.
WATCH: Final ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer Now Online
New promo trailer premieres during ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles.
‘T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents’ Expanding into Film, TV
Veteran producer and originator of the Batman film franchise, Michael Uslan, to lead Chinese studio’s initial foray into super hero movies, TV and games using celebrated 50-year comic book as centerpiece.
Mixtape Club Partners with Huma-Huma
Creative studio bolsters capabilities with expanded space and in-house original music and licensing arm.
Prime Focus Helps Create Native Looks for ‘The Martian’
Prime Focus World delivers 15 minutes of stereo footage for Ridley Scott’s space epic with the help of its View-D conversion pipeline and Blackmagic Design’s Fusion Studio.
Walter Murch Joins VIEW 2015 Keynote Lineup
Three-time Oscar winner to deliver “From Godfather to God Particle and Beyond,” addressing the changing vocabulary of film in relation to new digital technologies.
Box Office Report: ‘Goosebumps’ Scares Up $23.5M Debut
Sony's ‘Goosebumps’ edges past Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian’ to win the North American box office race, easily out-spooking Steven Spielberg's ‘Bridge of Spies’ and Guillermo del Toro's ‘Crimson Peak.’
RenderMan for Houdini Now Available!
Pixar Animation Studios collaborates with Side Effects Software to include full integration of RenderMan 20 and RIS shading support in new release of Houdini 15.
FX Orders Pilot for Marvel’s ‘Legion’
Marvel Television to co-produce pilot with FX Productions; Noah Hawley to write pilot screenplay and serve as exec producer.
metricminds Extends Mo-Cap Arsenal with New OptiTrack System
Alongside a Vicon system, Frankfurt-based motion capture studio acquires new 68 camera-OptiTrack System.
ITV Partners with Miniclip for ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ Mobile Game
ITV Studios Global Entertainment launching mobile game for CG-animated ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ series.
Marvel and Fox Developing ‘Hellfire’ Series
Lauren Shuler Donner, Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg, Evan Katz, Manny Coto, Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory to executive-produce; Patrick McKay and JD Payne to write script.
Blackmagic Design Helps Power Fall’s Biggest TV Shows
Top DPs, VFX artists, colorists and post production facilities rely on Blackmagic Design to help deliver more than 40 fall television shows.
FuseFX Brings Penn State's Nittany Lion to Life
Burbank-based VFX house helps iconic statue flex its muscles and leap from its stone pedestal for Emmy-winning image spot.
Sing Choong Foo Talks ‘Where’s the Dragon?’
After a long career at Western visual effects studios, the industry veteran’s animated feature film directorial debut hits theatres in China.
‘Pan’ Could Lead to $150M Write-Down for Warner Bros.
Made for $150 million, Joe Wright's big-budget Neverland origins story could lose between $130 million to $150 million for Warner Bros.
Framestore Welcomes New Hires to Montreal
Framestore announces the arrival of two new hires in Montreal, animation supervisor Kyle Dunlevy and visual effects supervisor Richard Hoover.
Shanghai London Advertising Forum Kicks off 2015 Edition
Two-day event, running October 20 &21, features seminars given by the best of British production and local Chinese creative talent.
Not To Scale Signs Director Kris Merc
Award-winning film and animation content studio continues to sign inspiring young directors to its New York roster.
World Animation & VFX Summit Announces 2015 Panelists
MASTERSFX Delivers New Season of Effects for Top TV Series
Los Angeles and Vancouver-based VFX house dominates the small screen with work for ‘Monsterville,’ ‘Heroes Reborn,’ ‘Arrow,’ ‘The Flash,’ ‘The 100,’ ‘iZombie’ and more.
MPC Creates Out-of-This-World Effects for ‘The Martian’
As the lead VFX vendor, the Moving Picture Company delivers 425 shots for Ridley Scott’s space epic, including shuttle launch sequences, storm sequence, and scenes on Mars.
Box Office Report: ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ Crosses $200M Globally
Ridley Scott's ‘The Martian’ wins weekend box office race with $37 million; Sony's animated ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ follows in second place with $20.3 million for a new worldwide total of $207.7 million.
Troika Delivers ‘Scary Good Halloween’ for Food Network
Integrated marketing and branding agency celebrates the season with Halloween-themed, food-centric broadcast package.