HP Acquiring Teradici
Deal will accelerate tech giant’s growth strategy focused on hybrid on-premise and cloud-based work pipelines.
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Designing ‘The Tomorrow War’s Vicious, Deadly Aliens
For VFX supervisor Jamie Price, the ‘White Spikes’ predators eradicating humans in Chris McKay and Amazon Studios’ original sci-fi thriller had to be agile, scary, and above all, lethal.
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AFX Creative Adds Nicole Fina as Executive Producer
Former Digital Domain executive producer brings extensive experience in global advertising campaigns, music videos, and live event holograms, including key content for the Academy Awards and Super Bowl.
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Proof’s ‘F9’ Visualization was a Race to the Finish
Studio prevised over 3,000 shots, postvised over 700, and techvised countless others, working 83 straight weeks until the COVID-19 lockdown, then quickly transitioned to a remote pipeline to complete production on Universal and Justin Lin’s ninth ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise action thriller.
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Digitally De-Aged Paul McCartney Rocks ‘Find My Way’ Music Video
Funky single from Beatles legend’s new album, ‘McCartney III Imagined,’ featuring 8X Grammy winner Beck, takes a psychedelic dance trip through the halls of a hotel, blurring space, time, and identity.
Amazon Studios Orders Neil Gaiman’s ‘Anansi Boys’ Series Adaptation
Based on the prolific author’s 2005 book of the same name, the limited series, about a young boy who discovers his recently deceased father was the trickster god of stories, begins shooting in Scotland later this year.
Taking Unreal Engine’s In-Camera VFX Toolset for a Spin
Epic Games teamed with filmmaker collective Bullitt to put the upcoming Unreal Engine 4.27 in-camera VFX tools to the test; watch their short film, plus a behind-the-scenes featurette exploring the tremendous impact of these new virtual production tools.
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Evil Awaits on Arrakis in New ‘Dune’ Trailer
Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi tome follows Paul Atreides hero’s journey to the dark, foreboding conflict on the universe’s most dangerous planet; film hits theaters and HBO Max on October 22.
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Rodney Rothman and Adam Rosenberg Launch Modern Magic
The Oscar-winning ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ writer/director and former MGM co-president’s new company will focus on event animation and live-action; 20 projects underway including feature films and series in various stages of development.
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Weta Digital Soars with ‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’ VFX
Visual effects supervisor Charlie Tait explains the studio’s death-defying Episode 1 aerial chase and mid-air fight sequences in Marvel Studios and Disney+’s action-packed six-episode MCU outing.
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Foundry Names Christy Anzelmo Chief Product Officer
In her new role, the company’s former senior director of product will lead the product management and design teams in their planning and delivery of products across media and entertainment, and digital design industries.
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Netflix Reveals ‘Army of Thieves’ Key Art
Action-packed prequel to Zack Snyder's ‘Army of the Dead’ hits Netflix in Fall 2021; tune into San Diego Comic-Con@Home on Sunday, July 25 for a behind the scenes look.
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‘Spirit Untamed’ Co-Director Ennio Torresan Presenting at VFXRIO LIVE
Noted animator and storyboard artist will deliver the keynote, ‘Creativity and Storytelling in Animation, at upcoming free virtual event, set for July 24 in both English and Portugeuse.
Framestore London Names Stephen Goalby Head of Design UK
Industry veteran will lead the design team as the studio continues its expansion; upcoming work will run from hand-drawn 2D to futuristic UI sequences across film, TV, and immersive.
Juice Releases ‘The Liberator’ Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
Polish VFX studio shares a video of their work using revolutionary Trioscope EHA live-action / CGI hybrid animation technology in Netflix and Trioscope Studios’ gripping four-episode WWII miniseries.
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Academy Software Foundation Adds MaterialX as Hosted Project
Initially developed by Lucasfilm, the open source platform is a key technology in the portability and transfer of look development assets between various applications and renderers.
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Framestore Montreal Adds VFX Supervisor Damien Stumpf
Company continues to expand its teams across creative and production departments to service growing slate of film and TV projects; new hire brings 20+ years of visual effects experience to his new role.
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Artlist Acquires Software Company FXhome
Company adds video, VFX and image editing software tools to its already extensive catalog of high-quality creative assets, increasing its service offerings to creators.
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OptiTrack Releases Motive 3.0
The new, rebuilt version of the performance capture and motion tracking software provides real-time motion tracking, Digital Delsys EMG systems integration, and advanced customization with a redesigned UI.
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Netflix Adds Paul Debevec as Director of Research
The Academy Award-winning computer graphics pioneer joins streamer’s Data Science and Engineering team to oversee new technology development across VFX, virtual production, and animation production.
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DreamWorks Animation Names Bill Ballew CTO
25-year studio veteran and previous VP of R & D steps up to role previously held by Jeff Wike, who is retiring; new responsibilities include technology-related strategic and creative planning as well as operations of the studio's animation production platforms.
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Line-Up Announced for Maxon’s ‘3D & Motion Design Show’
Free July 21 virtual event to focus on character animation; professional digital artists will share tips and tricks for Maxon’s creative tools.
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Visual Effects Help Design the Crime in Disney’s ‘Cruella’
VFX supervisor Max Wood oversees 1,800 visual effects shots, filled with a CG gown of moths, three snarling Dalmatians, a wily Terrier, and a fearless, eye-patch-wearing Chihuahua named Wink, in the hit origin story for one of Disney’s most iconic villains.
TV Academy Announces 73rd Emmy Award Nominations
‘Big Mouth,’ ‘Bob's Burgers,’ ‘Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal,’ ‘The Simpsons,’ and ‘South Park: The Pandemic Special’ are nominated for Outstanding Animated Program; ceremony will be held Sunday, Sept. 19 on the CBS Television Network and streamed live and on demand on Paramount+.
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Alkemy X Expands VFX Team with 2 New Hires
Abhijeet Nawsagare named head of pipeline across all offices; Brandon Young joins LA office as CG supervisor.
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