Post Haste Digital Forms Strategic Alliance with Larson Studios
New Culver City studio co-op expands post offerings in West Los Angeles.
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Encore Hollywood’s Stephan Fleet Joins Zoic Studios
Seasoned VFX supervisor joins Culver City-headquartered visual effects house, where he will work on projects across Zoic’s Culver City, New York and Vancouver studios.
In Business, People, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
SCAD Students and Grads Score Seven Red Dot Awards
Eleven Savannah College of Art and Design students and alumni garner seven wins in Germany’s prestigious Red Dot Awards for Communication Design.
Tröll Pictures Signs Director Natalie Johns
Award-winning filmmaker Natalie Johns joins directorial roster of Los Angeles-based production company for commercial representation.
In Business, Commercials, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Shotgun Software Hires Rob Di Figlia as Sr. Business Development Manager
Oktobor Animation co-founder to partner with new and existing Hollywood studio clients to drive product development and implementation.
Framestore Creates Interactive Digital Signage for Morgan Stanley
Large-scale, outdoor data visualization project developed in conjunction with Bloomberg’s internal creative agency brings interactive data to the thousands of people who traverse Times Square every day.
BAFTA Awards Scholarships to Students in the U.K. & U.S.
Awardees include three beneficiaries of the Prince William Scholarships in Film, Television and Games, supported by BAFTA and Warner Bros.
NUKE STUDIO Plugin Now Available in ftrack 3.2
Advanced NUKE STUDIO integration opens up a more streamlined production pipeline.
Zoic Teams with NBC Sports Group for ‘Sunday Night Football’ Show Open
NBC Sports, Bodega, Northern Lights and Zoic Studios take the stage with The NFL’s best for ‘Waiting All Day for Sunday Night.’
Digital Domain Delivers Blockbuster VFX for New ‘Destiny’ Trailer
Digital Domain, games, trailers, Activision, Bungie, 72andSunny, RESET, Destiny: The Taken King, Joseph Kosinski
Shotgun Software Releases New Shotgun Panel
New productivity tool available for all Shotgun Pipeline Toolkit users.
Make a Sci-Fi Short from Scratch with Digital-Tutors’ New VFX Training Series
Expert tutorials explain production techniques used on live-action/CG short; modeling and rigging lessons free.
Technicolor Buys The Mill for $292 Million
New purchase is part of the French-owned media company’s strategy to expand its ties with advertisers and build out its visual effects business, which already includes MPC, Mr. X and Mikros Image.
WATCH: Disney Unveils New Trailer for Jon Favreau’s ‘Jungle Book’
‘Iron Man’ director Jon Favreau relies heavily on motion-capture techniques for his live-action adaptation, surrounding actor Neel Sethi (as Mowgli) with a slew of CG animals and environments.
ILM Appoints Sam Mercer as Head of Studio
Reporting to Lucasfilm general manger Lynwen Brennan, veteran film producer will oversee Industrial Light & Magic’s four global studios located in San Francisco, Singapore, Vancouver and London.
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Peter Chou Joins Digital Domain Holdings
HTC co-founder named chairman of the board of directors of parent company of the Academy Award-winning Hollywood digital production studio Digital Domain 3.0 Group.
In Business, People, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Pixomondo Links Global Render Farm with Deadline
International creative design and VFX studio maximizes efficiencies with its globally dispersed render farm thanks to a proprietary process built on top of Thinkbox Software's Deadline.
Rodeo FX Wins Second Emmy for VFX for ‘Game of Thrones’
For the second year in a row, Montreal-based studio is awarded for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for its work on Season 5.
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SIM Group Launching New Production Center at Former Eastman Kodak Site
Toronto-based supplier of production equipment, workflow and post-production solutions undertakes a multi-million dollar build-out of the Hollywood Office Campus to house Los Angeles operations of Chainsaw, SIM Digital and Bling Digital.
‘Over the Garden Wall,’ ‘Adventure Time’ Win Creative Arts Emmys
Cartoon Network wins big at the 2015 Creative Arts Emmy Awards with ‘Over the Garden Wall’ and ‘Adventure Time’; HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ and FX’s ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’ win in the VFX categories.
In Awards, Cartoons, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Emmy Awards | Geographic Region: North America
Encore VFX Taps Armen Kevorkian for ECD Role
Emmy-nominated Senior VFX Supervisor for The CW series 'The Flash' and 'Legends of Tomorrow' to help set the look and guide direction of projects throughout Encore VFX.
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Hornet London Adds Clim to Directorial Roster
Director and designer best known for his stylish motion graphics work and bold designs, including 2012's viral video 'Make it Better,' has worked with some of the biggest brands and nonprofits in the world.
In Business, Commercials, Motion Graphics, People, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Sony's 'Pixels' Headed to Blu-ray October 6
Blu-ray and digital exclusive second-screen 'Pixels Blaster App' lets viewers play along during the movie to battle their favorite video game characters.
Juice Creates Interstellar Effects for ‘The Martian’ Promo
Online teaser for Ridley Scott's ‘The Martian’ sets leading astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson against a digital backdrop created by up-and-coming Polish VFX house Juice.
Rodeo FX Receives Emmy Nomination for ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5
Montreal-based VFX studio completes nearly 200 shots for Season 5 of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones,’ including the destruction of the Harpy statue atop the Meereen temple, the eerie Smoking Sea of Valyria, and the ancient city of Volantis.
