Spin VFX Delivers Dramatic Effects for ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’
Spin VFX delivers more than 300 visual effects shots to recreate Leonardo DaVinci’s world in Renaissance Italy.
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Thinkbox Software Opens Beta for Deadline 8
Latest version of Thinkbox Software’s high-volume data management solution for rendering or processing information introduces on-demand metered licensing.
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New ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ Teaser Returns to Wonderland
Packed with gorgeous imagery, new trailer for the follow-up to Tim Burton’s 2010 movie, ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ shows off work from VFX vendors Double Negative and Sony Pictures Imageworks.
Trunk Director Junior Martínez Animates Light
Junior Martínez and Pablo Barquín create a mesmerizing video for Sam Shepherd’s musical project Floating Points using a light rig that converts digital 3D data into analog movement to control the path of LED light.
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INK celebrates 80 years of Jaguar
Award-winning studio continues its plain-body series of vintage Le Mans winners with stunning Jaguar D-Type images created using VRay, 3ds Max and Photoshop.
Kitty Snyder Joins Atlanta Outpost for Beast, CO3 & Method
Post-production veteran is appointed Director of Creative Partnerships for the Atlanta branches of Beast, Company 3 and Method Studios.
Siren Lab Productions Launches in Venice, CA
Creative VFX studio led by veteran VFX Supervisor/Flame artist Karen Heston recently collaborated with director Cary Joji Fukunaga on ‘Beasts of No Nation’ for Netflix.
Autodesk 2016 Games Reel Call for Submissions Now Open
Deadline for submissions to the Autodesk Games Reel set to debut next year at GDC 2016 is December 14.
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Reel FX Takes WWE into the VR Ring for Samsung
Digital studio Reel FX teams up with WWE and Samsung to give wrestling fans an immersive, ringside look into the highly anticipated yearly SummerSlam PPV event.
Escape Studios Sets 2016 Dates for The VFX Festival
Now in its fourth year, The VFX Festival 2016 will be held February 23-25 at Cineworld at the O2 Centre in London.
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Autodesk Flame Goes Software-Only with New Subscription Model
Autodesk Flame now available as a software-only product with customers choosing their own qualified Linux hardware packages; sales of Flame as a turnkey system to be discontinued early next year.
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SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 Kicks Off in Kobe, Japan
For the first time ever, SIGGRAPH Asia introduces the Symposium on Education and the Symposium on Visualization in High Performance Computing.
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MPC, 72andSunny Seize Glory with ‘Call Of Duty: Black Ops III’ Trailer
MPC teams with 72andSyunny to deliver intense live-action trailer for Activision directed by Wayne McClammy and featuring Michael B. Jordan, Cara Delevingne and Marshawn Lynch.
Doc Kane to be Honored with CAS Career Achievement Award
ADR mixer Doc Kane to receive the Cinema Audio Society’s highest accolade at the 52nd CAS Awards on February 20, 2016.
‘WeR Cubed’ Tops Google’s Project Tango Developer Contest
Cogswell student-designed virtual reality app is named Best in Show by Google’s 2015 Project Tango Developer competition.
NFTS, The Imaginarium Launch Performance Capture Course
Ten-week certificate course from the National Film and Television School offers one guaranteed paid job contract at the studio and production company co-founded by Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish.
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Aron Baxter Joins Click 3X
New creative director to oversee company’s creative output across clients.
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Vicon’s Motion Capture Scales New Heights for ‘Everest’
Vicon T40 cameras help Framestore capture the intensity of climbing Mount Everest for epic action-thriller ‘Everest.’
Cubic Motion appoints Tiff Pike to Board of Directors
New appointment bolsters computer vision and facial animation specialist's management team.
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The Brand Gallery Creates Show Package for Sinclair’s ‘Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson’
New investigative show’s elegant look builds on The Brand Gallery’s earlier work for the network’s news division.
Disney Vet Chuck Williams to Lead Master Class at World Animation and VFX Summit
Marza Animation president and 21-year Disney Animation Studios veteran to lead master class, ‘Disney/Pixar Storytelling Process On A Shoe-String Budget,’ on November 4 at the California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey.
Muse VFX Delivers Chilling Effects for ‘From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series’
Los Angeles-based effects house employs Blackmagic Design’s Fusion Studio visual effects and motion graphics software for new series building on the horror franchise created by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino.
Cinesite Delivers Supernatural Effects for ‘The Last Witch Hunter’
Cinesite creates the VFX for key sequences in the movie, including the Queen Witch’s resurrection, an epic battle scene and CG magical effects.
Red Giant Releases Trapcode Suite 13
New release includes major upgrades to Trapcode Particular, Shine and Mir, new effects builder for visually designing particle systems, and brand-new plug-in Trapcode Tao for generating 3D ribbons and geometric shapes.
Pat McClung Joins FuseFX
Academy Award-nominated VFX veteran has a lengthy list of film and television credits to his name, including ‘McFarland, USA,’ ‘Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,’ ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ and ‘Live Free and Die Hard.’
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