IATSE Issues Open Letter to Help VFX Workers Fight ‘Untenable’ Working Conditions
IATSE opens invitation to former Arc Productions and Nitrogen Studios employees to help recover lost wages and meet with legal counsel.
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CG Supervisor Andrew McPhillips Joins Spin VFX
Veteran visual effects talent most recently worked on ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ for Sony Picture Imageworks and ‘The Maze Runner’ and ‘Night at the Museum 3: Secret of the Tomb’ for Method Studios.
In 3D, CG, Films, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Click 3X Expands X3 Films Directorial Roster
Click 3X bolsters live-action talent with the addition of award-winning directors Justin Dickel, Lindsay Daniels and Yannakis Jones.
In Business, Commercials, Motion Graphics, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Deluxe Expands Talent Roster in Chicago
Chicago outpost of Deluxe-owned Beast, Company 3 and Method Studios expands talent pool; names Lauren Roth head of production.
In Business, Commercials, People, Places, Post-production, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Aardman Unveils ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Sticker Pack
Iconic animation studio teams with Augmented Reality studio Mardles to release stickers for kids featuring the popular characters that “come alive” when using a smartphone or tablet.
Iloura Puts the Ghost in Sony’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot
From a skeletal ectoplasm-spewing-monster to a Heavy Metal ghoul, Deluxe-owned VFX house helps bring some of the film’s most memorable supernatural characters to life.
In 3D, CG, Films, Post-production, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Australia
Allegorithmic Adds MDL Authoring to Substance Designer 5.5
Material Definition Language (MDL) authoring now possible in a design industry first; Linux support increases compatibility with VFX pipelines.
In 3D, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
animago AWARD Announces 2016 Nominees
Total of 39 projects in 13 categories selected from 1,076 entries to compete for the 20th anniversary of Germany’s animago AWARD.
In 3D, Awards, CG, Event, Films, Games, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Rules & Procedures Announced for 15th Annual VES Awards
Category honoring Outstanding Animated Performance in a Commercial is added; new Statement of Intent seeks to clarify eligibility for the Student Award category.
In 3D, Awards, Call for Entries, CG, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: VES Awards | Geographic Region: North America
Academy Investigating 12 Scientific and Technical Areas for 2016 Oscars
Scientific and technical investigations include high-resolution digital motion picture cameras, motion control software, production ray-tracing & rendering technologies, real-time vector-based drawing tools, and animatronics.
In 3D, Awards, CG, Films, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: North America
The Arc/k Project Seeks to Preserve the Past & Fuel Hollywood Magic
New non-profit uses cutting-edge photogrammetry to create 3D replicas of endangered landmarks while developing a model for the stewards of cultural heritage to monetize their digital assets by making them available to film and TV productions.
Reallusion Launches iClone Character Creator 1.5
Create, dress & design 3D characters; import any 3D clothing design for universal real-time animation with FBX support for Lightwave, Cinema4D, Blender, 3ds Max & Maya.
STATE Design Celebrates Three Years, Secures New Space
Animated statement video celebrates boutique multi-disciplinary production studio’s new direction and renewed spirit.
Joanna Capitano Joins MPC Film LA
Former Digital Domain VP to oversee and represent MPC’s VFX Supervisor talent, including Richard Stammers, Erik Nash and Guillaume Rocheron; Julian Levi promoted to General Manager.
In Business, Films, People, Places, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Deluxe Toronto Welcomes Steve Foster to Sound Team
Audio industry veteran will be working on the second season of SyFy series ‘The Expanse’; facility also adds new Dolby Atmos mixing theater.
See How Imaginary Forces Created Emmy-Nominated Titles for ‘Jessica Jones,’ ‘Vinyl’
Creative studio IF unveils a sneak peek into the behind-the-scenes process for creating its Emmy-nominated title sequences for Marvel’s ‘Jessica Jones’ and HBO’s ‘Vinyl.’
In Awards, Broadcast Design, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Emmy Awards | Geographic Region: North America
Dan DiFelice Joins Biscuit Filmworks
Self-taught independent filmmaker brings an extensive background in digital visual arts, most recently directing Jordan’s acclaimed ‘Breakfast Club’ spot via W+K.
In 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, People, Short Films, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Bent Image Lab Unveils New Augmented Reality Project
New youAR augmented reality platform allows multi-user, real-time, markerless AR content to be viewed with a single-lens smartphone.
MPC Opens New Culver City Facility
New 25,000-square-foot digital studio in Culver City dedicates more space, technology and resources for advertising, interactive and feature film projects.
In Business, CG, Commercials, Films, Places, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
WATCH: The Death Star Returns in New Trailer for ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’
New trailer for the first in a series of planned ‘Star Wars’ anthology films is packed full of stunning visuals, including Imperial Star Destroyers orbiting a nearly-completed Death Star.
The Sequence Group Celebrates 10 Years
Vancouver and Melbourne-based creative studio specializing in design, animation and visual effects achieves a decade of artistic creativity
In 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Pluralsight Named Official Autodesk Training Partner, Debuts Maya 2017 Courses
Online learning resource now one of five Autodesk authorized publishers; ‘Exploring Maya 2017’ launches on Autodesk Knowledge Network.
Blackmagic Announces DaVinci Resolve 12.5.1 Update
New update to Blackmagic Design’s professional editing and color correction software adds direct support for Apple ProRes decoding on Windows, allowing users to remove QuickTime 7 from their workflows.
In 3D, CG, Post-production, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
London VFX Industry Launches U.K. VFX Apprenticeship Program
Two new VFX-specific apprenticeships to be launched in Fall 2016 at five world-class studios including Framestore, Double Negative, Jellyfish, Lexhag and The Mill.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Jobs & Recruiting, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
iPi Soft Announces New Automation Add-On Software Tool
New feature integrates motion capture software functionality into third party animation and biomechanical analysis production workflows.
