Michelle MacLaren to Develop and Direct 'Wonder Woman' Feature
Warner Bros. feature set for a 2017 release will star Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.
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Supercomputing Boosts Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’
Meet the real heroes behind the studio’s first Marvel-inspired film: Walt Disney Animation Studios CTO Andy Hendrickson, principal systems engineer Marc Jordan, and senior research scientist Rasmus Tamstorf.
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'Star Wars: Episode VII' Teaser to Debut This Weekend
An 88-second teaser trailer for J.J. Abrams’ ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ is set to play at select North American theaters November 28-30.
Box Office Report: ‘Mockingjay' Nabs $275M Globally
Lionsgate's ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1’ rules the box office both domestically and overseas, posting the top opening of the year domestically and grossing $275 million worldwide.
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GenArts Announces Public Beta for Sapphire 8
GenArts’ Sapphire 8 public beta includes new and updated effects including Grunge, LightLeak, and a new builder which allows users to create their own effects.
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Alexandra Institute Releases Elementacular 1.2
Based on cutting-edge computer graphics research, Elementacular 1.2 includes a wide range of demonstration scenes, full 32-bit HDR pipeline, much-improved noise generation, and a new plug-in deployment that allows easy install and updates.
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Pixar Releases Next-Gen RenderMan for Commercial Use
Introducing the RIS rendering framework for visual effects and animation.
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ASC Names TV Nominees
American Society of Cinematographers announces television nominees, led by HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones.’
Butcher’s David Henegar Designs Opening Titles for ‘The Guilty Innocent’
BUTCHER’s David Henegar collaborates with director Jamie Marshall to design the opening titles for the upcoming feature, ‘The Guilty Innocent.’
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‘Cinderella’ Trailer Reveals Live Action Remake
Disney releases the first full trailer and a new poster for the live-action adaptation of ‘Cinderella.’
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iPi Soft Sponsors Machinima Expo 7
iPi Soft will sponsor Machinima Expo 7 on November 23; the just released iPi Motion Capture V. 3.0 software will be awarded to the grand prize winners of the filmmaking contest.
In Event, Festival, Machinima, Motion Graphics, People, Places, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
PipelineFX’s Qube! Brings Performance to Arch-Viz
John McAslan + Partners taps PipelineFX’s Qube! to add speed and efficiency to creating captivating visuals.
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Rodeo FX Wins HPA Recognition for ‘Game of Thrones’
Rodeo FX announces their Outstanding Visual Effects – Television win at the Hollywood Post Alliance Awards for their work as one of the main VFX vendors for HBO’s ‘Game of Throne.’
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Digital Domain Delivers Epic Trailer for ‘Assassin’s Creed Unity’
Digital Domain collaborates with the agency Mistress to create a stylized depiction of the historical action-adventure video game, ‘Assassin’s Creed Unity.’
Cubic Motion Appoints Andy Wood as Chairman
Facial animation developer expands executive team with the appointment of one of its key advisors.
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Tony Millionaire’s ‘Sock Monkey’ Gets Animated
Animator Matt Danner and comics writer/illustrator Tony Millionaire team up to create a first look at a CG/live-action hybrid film adaptation of ‘Sock Monkey: Into The Deep Woods.’
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Box Office Report: ‘Dumb and Dumber’ Sequel Wins Weekend
The Marvel-inspired ‘Big Hero 6’ is in second place with a domestic total of $111.7 million and early worldwide haul of $148.4 million; Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ passes $300 million globally.
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SIGGRAPH 2015 Issues Call for Submissions
SIGGRAPH 2015 officially opens its Call for Submissions; deadlines for entries begin in January.
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Forest Lawn to Host Syd Mead Appearance November 22
Book signing and Q&A session with visual futurist and a neofuturistic concept artist Syd Mead to be held Saturday, November 22 at the memorial park’s Glendale location.
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The Foundry Acquires Made With Mischief
Pen-based desktop sketching application for Mac and Windows blends sophisticated underlying technology with an elegant, clean interface.
2014 EiED Summit Kicks off November 24
Held in Vienna, 4th annual European Immersive Education Summit to showcase immersive technologies with demonstrations and hands-on workshops.
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Encore Completes Dailies, Post and VFX for HBO’s ‘Olive Kitteridge’
Four-part project shot on film shared between New York and Los Angeles facilities.
Immersed Conference to Feature International Lineup
Toronto-based conference features two days of sessions by worldwide Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and 3D experts.
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‘Blue Umbrella’ Director Saschka Unseld Tackling Virtual Reality
The former Pixar director is busier than ever, completing his next short film ‘Home’ and in the production and pre-production stages of two new projects employing Virtual Reality.
Leviathan Creates Interactive Exhibit to Help Explain Math
New permanent display at the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere encompasses effects-laden film presentation and multiple interactive installations.
