Station Film Signs Director Eli Sverdlov
Station Film announces it will now represent director Eli Sverdlov globally.
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Full-Service Prodco Shuttlecraft Launches In New York
Shuttlecraft, a boutique specializing in live-action and post-production services, opens a new studio in New York.
Hollywood Post Alliance Announces 2014 HPA Award Nominees
The Hollywood Post Alliance unveils nominees for the ninth annual HPA Awards; gala awards event takes place November 6, 2014.
yU+co Crafts Provocative Title Sequence For HBO’s ‘The Leftovers’
Religious symbolism subtly plays out over a fresco painting in enticing animated show open to new, thought-provoking series.
MPC Details Contributions to Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
Led by VFX Supervisor Nicolas Aithadi and Producer Marianne Speight, MPC completes 857 shots for Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ including CG characters, environments and spacecraft.
Sarofsky Corp. Completes Main Titles for ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
Led by president and owner Erin Sarofsky, Chicago-based creative studio completes work on the main-on-end titles for Marvel’s ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier.’
Studios Hit with New Class-Action Lawsuit
A new class-action suit is filed in Washington courts contending that studios such as The Walt Disney Co. and DreamWorks Animation conspired to suppress wages via “non-poaching” agreements.
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‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Arrives on Blu-ray
From the studio that brought you the biggest super hero movie of all time, Marvel's ‘The Avengers,’ comes this year's number-one live-action adventure, Marvel's ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier.’
Full Program Now Online for Italy’s VIEW Conference
Registration for 2014 workshops and master classes now open.
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Prime Focus Delivers End-to-End Services on ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’
Indian creative services company chosen as an exclusive partner to execute VFX and 3D conversion services for large-scale Hollywood project.
The Foundry Launches COLORWAY for MAXON Cinema 4D
Free new kit introduces compatibility with industry-leading 3D app.
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Visual Effects Society Releases New Edition of VES Handbook
Second edition hailed as the most complete guide to visual effects techniques and best practices on the market today.
Box Office Report: ‘Guardians,’ ‘Turtles’ Remain on Top
Marvel and Disney's ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ remains at the top spot in its sixth weekend, followed by Nickelodeon and Paramount's ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.’
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.
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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