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Blackmagic Design Headline News

Blackmagic Adds ACES Color Support to DaVinci Resolve

DaVinci Resolve 12.5.3 update adds support for the new version of Final Cut Pro X, as well as improvements to Media Composer interoperability, ACES color science, and more.

Vicon Headline News

Vicon Motion Capture Technology Lends Magic Touch to ‘Doctor Strange’

VFX house Framestore uses a 24-camera Vicon system paired with Vicon’s data capture and processing software Blade to precisely capture data straight into Autodesk MotionBuilder.

Virtual Reality Headline News

Denizen Delivers Google Tilt Brush Experience for Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’

Creative agency enlists Google Tilt Brush artists Stuart Campbell, Steve Teeple and Danny Bittman to create globe-trotting 360-degree VR experience for Marvel Studios’ ‘Doctor Strange.’

Films Headline News

‘Space Jam’ Bounces Back into Theaters November 13 & 16

Celebrating the film’s 20th anniversary, The Tune Squad returns with Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny, Bill Murray, Daffy Duck and more as they face off against the Monstars in the unforgettable ‘90s classic.

Iloura Headline News

Iloura Heightens the Intensity in ‘Deepwater Horizon’

Led by VFX supervisor Jason Billington, Deluxe Entertainment-owned effects house is tapped to heighten realism in many of the film’s high action sequences, adding digital mud, fire and smoke.

Awards Headline News

Argentina’s ‘Uncanny Valley’ Short Tops animago AWARD 2016

Jury Prize is awarded to Israel’s ‘Ma’agalim’ by Uri Lotan & Yoav Shtibelman; Best Visualization awarded to the U.K.’s ‘A Guide To Happy’ from Panoply Creative.

VIEW Conference Headline News

VIEW Awards Announces 2016 Winners

Chen Chen’s ‘Old Bear,’ produced in 2016 by Citron Bien and distributed by Yummy Films, wins 2016 VIEW Award. 

Events Headline News

LAIKA, Tippett Studios, Platige Image Headline 2016 Playgrounds Digital Arts Festival

Tenth anniversary event to feature filmmakers from ‘Coraline,’ ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ with artist talks from industry veterans from LAIKA, Tippett Studios and Poland’s Platige Image.

Virtual Reality Headline News

Tippett Studio, Wevr Unveil ‘Mad God’ Stop-Motion VR Experience

Using photogrammetry to translate physical stop-motion animation into the VR landscape, the ‘Mad God’ experience includes absolutely zero CG characters or environments.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Headline News

Academy Tech Council Adds New Member Annie Chang

Returning Council co-chairs for 2016-2017 are two members of the Academy’s Visual Effects Branch: Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor and Academy governor Craig Barron, and USC adjunct professor and Google VR senior staff engineer Paul Debevec.

Virtual Reality Headline News

Pixar Vets Unveil VR Physics-Based Puzzle Game ‘Bounce’

From Steel Wool Studios, ‘Bounce’ for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift combines narrative elements of animated features the intricate gameplay mechanics of VR to create the ultimate puzzle adventure.

Aardman Nathan Love Headline News

Director Kris Merc Teams with Aardman Nathan Love to Craft Hypnotic Music Video for Kool Keith & MF Doom

Collaboration on the colorful, fast-paced music video for ‘Super Hero,’ serving up hypnotic imagery from eye charts to kaleidoscopic wheels, included several key stages of production from ideation and design to compositing and rendering.

Zoic Studios Headline News

Zoic Amps Up Neighborly Antics for ‘Keeping Up with The Joneses’

Led by VFX supervisor Everett Burrell, Zoic Studios delivers big Hollywood explosions and high impact antics to amplify the humor of the film’s chance encounters and secret missions.

Business Headline News

Third Annual UCFTI Expo to Address Global Collaboration

Third annual UCFTI Expo to host senior executives from 20th Century Fox, Huayi Brothers, IMAX, Lionsgate, Wanda, LeVision, iQIYI, Warner Bros. China and STX Entertainment.

Music Videos Headline News

Grasshorse Rolls Up Monster Video with Fitz and the Tantrums

Grasshorse Studios uses ToonBoom Harmony and open-source Blender to create a music video for the band’s new single, ‘Roll Up.’

Education & Training Headline News

Animation Sans Frontières Brings International Talent to Filmakademie

Funded by Creative Europe, 16 aspiring technical directors, animation directors, producers and writers from Denmark, Germany, England, France, Hungary, Italy and The Netherlands visit the Animationsinstitut at Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Awards Headline News

2016 Animation Hall of Fame Award Recipients Announced

Fifth annual gala event will honor Cartoon Network’s founding president Betty Cohen, ‘Fairly OddParents’ creator Butch Hartman, Nelvana and Teletoon founder Michael Hirsh, LAIKA president and CEO Travis Knight, VFX visionary Ellen Poon, and Cyber Group Studios chairman & CEO Pierre Sissmann.

China Headline News

REPORT: Hollywood and the Search for a Chinese Super Hero

An estimated 63 comic book adaptations are set to hit the big screen by 2020 from creators ranging from ‘Captain America’ directors the Joe and Anthony Russo to comic book powerhouse Stan Lee.

Method Studios Headline News

Method Studios Visualizes Origin of Life in IMAX for Terrence Malick’s ‘Voyage of Time’

Using scientific photos and data for reference, Method artists deliver seven minutes of content for the IMAX presentation of director Terrence Malick’s ‘Voyage of Time.’

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