Hollywood Professional Association Unveils 2016 HPA Awards Nominees
Creative nominations announced for editing, sound, visual effects and color grading.
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Deluxe VR Showcases Imagination at Work in Interactive GE Store VR Experience
Viewers are transported to the ocean’s depths, soar 35,000 feet in the air, and more to discover how GE businesses collaborate to drive innovation.
ILM ‘Captain America: Civil War’ VFX Part 1: Digital Doubles and CG Characters
Animation supervisor Steve Rawlins discusses Spider-Man, Ant-Man, Black Panther and other CG super hero characters ILM produced for Marvel’s action-adventure hit.
Umedia Opens VFX and Finishing Studio in Vancouver
Umedia expands global reach with launch of new 10,000-square-foot VFX and finishing house in Vancouver.
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Marvel Studios Presenting Sneak Peek of ‘Doctor Strange’
Marvel Studios to offer fans a sneak peek at 15 minutes of footage from the world’s newest super hero at IMAX theaters on October 10.
Framestore Launches Launchpad: Pro Education Initiative in Montreal
Free courses focusing on 2D skills offered to encourage growth of Montreal’s VFX community.
Final Draft Releases Final Draft 10
Packed with new and improved features, the latest version of the Emmy Award-winning screenwriting software is now available.
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Alicja Jasina and Ahmad Saleh Take Animation Gold at 2016 Student Academy Awards
43rd Student Academy Awards honor Jasina’s ‘Once Upon a Line’ and Saleh’s ‘Ayny - My Second Eye’ alongside with 15 other student filmmakers.
LMU Receives $13 Million Gift from The Walter Lantz Foundation
LMU School of Film and Television receives a series of donations totaling $13 million from the legendary animation director’s foundation.
Cinema 4D Road Show – 14 Cities in 10 Weeks
MAXON announces Cinema 4D Release 18 North American Road Show coming October 6 – December 15, 2016.
RenderPal V2 2.14 Released
Render farm manager adds submitter control settings, Path map and frame checking improvements and numerous other features and fixes.
‘Adventure Time Run: The Ooo Expedition’ Game Launches in Korea
Turner Asia Pacific and Korean game developer Tangent launch first completely Cartoon Network IP-based Korean-produced game.
Rick Banks Joins OptiTrack as Director of Marketing
Former Ubisoft Media Director to Head Up Brand Efforts for Motion Tracking Provider.
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Hybride Celebrates 25 Years of Visual Effects
Quebec VFX studio has contributed work for upwards of 1,000 advertising campaigns and more than 80 features including ‘Sin City,’ ‘300,’ ‘Avatar,’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’
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Emmy-Nominated VFX Producer Sean Tompkins Joins FuseFX
Two-time Emmy nominee previously served as associate head of production at Zoic Studios; VFX producers Danielle Beemis and Miles DeLong also added to Los Angeles staff.
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‘Avatar: Discover Pandora’ Exhibition to Open This December
New 12,000-square-foot entertainment and educational experience makes its global premiere in Taipei on December 7.
Troy Saliba Talks the Animation of ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’
Veteran Sony Pictures Imageworks animation supervisor riffs on designs, characters and production complexity on Disney’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ fantasy adventure sequel.
Epic Games Awards $100,000 in New Round of Unreal Dev Grants
Six recipients awarded a total of $100,000 in the latest round of $5 million program created to aid outstanding developers with no-strings-attached funding for their projects created in and around Unreal Engine 4.
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Chaos Group Releases Phoenix FD 3.0 for Autodesk 3ds Max
New All-in-one fluid dynamics plugin simulates fire, smoke, liquids, splashes, foam, ocean waves and more; adds new FLIP Solver to expanded feature set.
World Animation & VFX Summit Announces Master Classes
Master class presenters include ‘The Fairly OddParents’ creator Butch Hartman, Ilion Studios’ Jose F. San Román, and Emmy-winning animation producer Sander Schwartz.
‘Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders’ in Theaters One Night Only
Following record-breaking ‘Batman: The Killing Joke’ event, ‘Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders’ featuring Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar set for exclusive one-time cinematic event October 10.
Imageworks Takes on DC Comics’ Enchantress, Incubus and El Diablo
VFX supervisor Mark Breakspear discusses the studios’ 300 third act shots on Warner Bros’ DC Comics superhero hit, ‘Suicide Squad.’
Watch ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Without the VFX
Raw and behind-the-scenes footage without digital enhancements or computer generated effects is packed with practical explosions and daring stunts, delivering much the thrill of the finished movie.
Paolo Moscatelli Joins Smoke & Mirrors Bangkok
Visual Effects Supervisor brings more than two decades of VFX experience to growing CG department in Bangkok.
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Art Directors Club Announces 2016 ADC Young Guns Winners
Thirty honorees from eight countries represent first winners under reinvented program honoring top creatives 30 years old and younger.
