Box Office: Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Crosses $1 Billion Worldwide
The Walt Disney Studios releases a new video, ‘Thank You for Being Our Guest,’ in celebration of the new milestone.
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WATCH: MPC’s Adam Valdez Talks ‘Jungle Book’ at FMX 2016
The Oscar-winning VFX supervisor discusses the stunning visual effects his team created for Walt Disney Pictures and Jon Favreau’s hit film, ‘The Jungle Book.’
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Behind the Scenes with Psyop on Sherwin-Williams “Emerald, Epiphany”
Practical Effects captured with Spike, The Marmalade's high-speed motion control system
The Only VR Metric That Matters
Raise your hand if you have a family member who uses VR every day
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FMX 2017 to Explore the Intersection of Automotive and Real-Time Graphics
New automotive track at FMX 2017 to include series of talks with Marc Petit, general manager for Unreal Enterprise at Epic Games, about the use of real-time graphics and games engines in the automotive development process from design to retail.
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Box Office Report: ‘Boss Baby’ Reigns, ‘Your Name’ Sees $1.6M U.S. Debut
DreamWorks Animation and distribution partner 20th Century Fox’s ‘The Boss Baby’ tops the domestic box office for the second consecutive week, earning $26.4 million; Funimation release ‘Your Name’ makes $1.6 million domestic debut.
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MPC Delivers Futuristic Spectacle for ‘Ghost in the Shell’
VFX supervisor Axel Bonami details MPC’s development of new shooting techniques and software tools to create the stunning visuals for the live-action adaptation of the popular Manga series.
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Academy Announces Key Dates For 90th Oscars
Dates selected for 2019, 2020 and 2021 Academy Awards.
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Crafty Apes Delivers Subtle VFX for ‘Hidden Figures’
Team of 20 artists employs Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya to create CG environments and effects, including period-era technology reminiscent of 1960s Russian and NASA space programs.
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Visual Effects Society Launches ‘VFX Voice’ Magazine
VES launches global VFX platform heralding Society’s 20th anniversary.
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New Highlight Reel Explores the Visual Development of ‘Ghost in the Shell’
Concept artist Ash Thorp releases a highlight reel of concepts and animations created for director Rupert Sanders’ live-action remake of the classic anime property starring Scarlett Johansson.
The-Artery Launches Los Angeles Office
Award winning visual effects company names industry veteran Karin Levinson head of features & television content.
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Kate Phillips Joins Framestore Montréal as Head of Production
Double Negative veteran to oversee leading VFX for feature film, including the upcoming ‘Blade Runner 2049.’
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DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Boss Baby’ Unseats Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’
DreamWorks Animation and distribution partner 20th Century Fox’s ‘The Boss Baby’ brings in $50.2 million from 3,773 theaters for its debut, the ninth largest opening for a DWA title.
Multi-Award Winning Character Studio Launches MPC Life
New character and creature group to offer MPC Advertising’s proprietary ACE animated character engine tool for character-driven storytelling across a range of digital platforms.
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Behind the scenes on Kira “Hero’s Journey”
Here's how the VFX for Super Bowl 51's most popular spot came together
Robert Legato to Present Keynote at 2017 NAB Show’s ‘The Future of Cinema Conference’
Emmy and Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor will discuss ‘Jungle Book,’ photorealism, and the future of filmmaking
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Chaos Group Releases V-Ray 3.5 for Maya
Fast adaptive lights and major GPU rendering improvements now available in latest update of Academy Award-winning renderer recently used on ‘The Fate of the Furious,’ ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ and ‘Stranger Things.’
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MPC New York Hires Vadim Turchin as CG Supervisor
Visual effects veteran to head up ad projects and help train the next generation of young artists.
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JAMM Hires CG Supervisor Brian Burke
Santa Monica-based visual effects creative studio adds Method veteran to its roster.
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Halon Entertainment Delivers Previs/Postvis for 20th Century Fox’s ‘Logan’
Halon previsualization/postvisualization supervisor Clint Reagan oversees key sequences for director James Mangold’s latest installment in the X-Men universe.
Jim Gianopulos Appointed Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures
Former 20th Century Fox executive brings more than three decades of global entertainment experience to the studio.
Halon Takes On Previs, Postvis and Final VFX for ‘Kong: Skull Island’
Postvis/VFX supervisor Teftt Smith II discusses the Santa Monica studio’s work on nearly 300 shots from previs through final delivery.
Reallusion Launches Character Creator 2.0
New release features enhanced visual quality for 3D characters with industry standard PBR shaders, Image Based Lighting options, and a new Substance Material Generator.
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ILM Tackles ‘Kong: Skull Island’
Industrial Light & Magic animation supervisor Scott Benza discusses Warner Bros.’ latest take on one of Hollywood’s most iconic monster creations.
