New ‘Dracula Untold’ Trailer Showcases Stunning VFX
A new international trailer shows off many of the film’s effects, overseen by Christian Manz and produced at Framestore, Milk VFX, Level 256 and Peanut.
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Imagineer Bringing mocha Pro 4 to IBC 2014
Presentations from industry professionals Martin Brennand, Lars Wemmje and Ben Brownlee Heusner to showcase brand-new mocha Pro 4, along with an exclusive preview of the newest features to be released in version 4.1.
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VIEW Conference Unveils 2014 Lineup
Highlights of the 2014 VIEW Conference include presentations of the Disney short ‘Feast’ by director Patrick Osborne, Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘The Smurfs’ by art director Marcelo Vignali, and ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’ by VFX supervisor Stefen Fangmeier.
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Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’ to Premiere at 2014 VIEW Conference
Full lineup announced for the 15th annual VIEW Conference, including presentations of Disney’s new short ‘Feast,’ Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and Paramount and Nickelodeon’s ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.’
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Encore Names Andy Gizzarelli VP, Head of Production
Gizzarelli to oversee Encore Hollywood’s team of post production supervisors, in addition to producing shows in-house, starting with the third season of Netflix’s ‘House of Cards.’
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Imaginary Forces Signs Director Tosh Kodama
Diverse portfolio includes strong graphic animated spots, live action, energizing print campaigns and polished branding packages for networks and major award shows.
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Senior Design Producer Dasha Legge Joins Framestore
Visual effects house announces the permanent addition of London-based senior design producer Dasha Legge.
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MAXON Announces Availability of Cinema 4D Release 16
Powerful new features including PolyPen “Super-Tool,” Motion Tracker and Multi-Layered Reflectance to be highlighted at IBC 2014.
Cogswell to Host SIGGRAPH 2014 Computer Animation Festival
Showcase screening will present dozens of the best computer animated films culled from around the world on Wednesday, September 10th.
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Box Office Report: ‘Guardians,’ ‘TMNT’ Top Holiday Weekend
Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ easily rules the Labor Day holiday, taking in $22.2 million for a domestic total of $280.5 million and global haul of $553.6 million.
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‘X-Men’ Writers Join Looney Tunes-Inspired ‘Acme’ Feature
Warner Bros. hires ‘X-Men: First Class’ scribes Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz to write the untitled ‘Acme’ CG/live-action hybrid movie with Glenn Ficarra and John Requa in early negotiations to direct.
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3D Society, NAB to Present Con-Tech 2015
Conference to update Hollywood professionals on emerging “content technologies” and rollout progress for high dynamic range, color gamut, 4K, and UHD.
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Ntropic Brings Out the Color in Nicki Minaj's ‘Anaconda’
Ntropic colorist Trevor Durtschi teams up with director Colin Tilley and production company London Alley Entertainment for Nicki Minaj's talked-about “Anaconda” music video.
Autodesk Brings Creativity and Flexibility to IBC 2014
Autodesk boosts creative workflows with upgrades and flexible subscription models.
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Gov. Brown Approves $330M Film Tax Credit Bill
Governor Jerry Brown signs off on a deal that more than triples funding for California's film and TV tax-credit program to $330 million a year over the next five years.
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MPC Goes Behind the Scenes of ‘Elephunk’
London-based VFX house goes behind the scenes of the new Money Supermarket spot, “Epic Elephunk.”
Cinesite Ventures ‘Into the Storm’
London-based VFX studio creates visuals of Mother Nature at her most extreme for Warner Bros.’ latest release, ‘Into The Storm.’
Shilo Adds Director/Creative Director Ash Thorp
Bi-coastal design-driven production company adds prolific director, designer, illustrator and artist amid growth stage.
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Google Buys Cloud-Based Rendering Service Zync
Google acquires Zync Render, a scalable cloud-based computing service for visual effects.
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Milk Creates Half-Face Man for New ‘Doctor Who’ Series
BAFTA Award-winning London VFX house creates the visual effects for the BBC’s “Deep Breath,” Peter Capaldi’s debut episode as Doctor Who, directed by Ben Wheatley for the eighth series of ‘Doctor Who.’
Key Dates Announced for 13th Annual VES Awards
Rules and Procedures for the 13th Annual VES Awards are now available online, with Spanish and Japanese language versions to be made available soon.
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George Lucas to Be Honored by SMPTE
'Star Wars' filmmaker George Lucas to receive honorary membership in the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, the highest accolade handed out by the global engineers society and standards-setting body.
Rodeo FX Wins VFX Emmy Award for ‘Game of Thrones’
Montreal-based visual effects studio is rewarded with a prestigious Emmy Award for its contribution to the visual effects on ‘Game of Thrones.’
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Encore Taps Jennifer Tellefsen for VP, VFX Role
Post production and visual effects company appoints Jennifer "JT" Tellefsen Vice President of Business Development, VFX for Encore offices worldwide.
iAnimate.net Announces Elite Games Animation Workshop 3
New interactive online course brings together students and professional animators from triple-A studios to teach specialized animation techniques for games creation.
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