Light Field Lab and OTOY Making the ‘Star Trek’ Holodeck a Reality
Endeavor and Roddenberry Entertainment leading development of original content, with OTOY’s real-time rendering and Light Field Lab’s groundbreaking holographic display technologies.
VFXWorld Magazine
VIEW Conference 2018: History You’re Happy to See Repeat Itself
Sharing new stories with old friends, while sharing old stories with new friends, makes this annual celebration of the best in animation, VFX and visual storytelling one of my year’s most enjoyable events.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Event, Festival, Films, Jobs & Recruiting, People, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: VIEW Conference Spotlight | Geographic Region: Europe
Walter Campbell Joins MPC London as Creative Head of Business Development
Legendary creative will lead end-to-end creative and production solution at the London branch of the VFX powerhouse.
In 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, People, Places, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Bill Goodell Joins Brickyard as Executive Producer
Industry veteran previously spent more than two decades working on award-winning commercial campaigns at Arnold Worldwide.
In Business, CG, Commercials, People, Post-production, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
A Taste of Illusion
Jaunt China and Pinta Studios embark on a journey of discovery with their new animated VR short.
In 3D, CG, People, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: Reality Bites | Geographic Region: Asia
Adobe Announces Next Generation of Creative Cloud at MAX 2018
Adobe previews Project Gemini, a new app designed to accelerate drawing and painting workflows across devices.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Event, Motion Graphics, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
MAXON Announces Extensive Executive Leadership Moves
New management team appointments part of growth plan to transform developer of Cinema 4D into globally-focused software company.
In 3D, Business, CG, People, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Academy Consolidating Oscar Shortlist Procedure
Shortlist voting in nine categories including animated short films and visual effects to take place during the first two weeks of December; announcement to be made on Monday, December 17.
In Awards, Films, Music and Sound, Short Films, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All, North America
EagleTree Capital Buys Majority Stake in FuseFX
Visual effects company with locations in Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver to expand to Atlanta.
In 3D, Business, CG, Digital Media, Television, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Framestore Appoints Suzanne Jandu Head of 2D
Look dev artist for the Harry Potter franchise and lead compositor on the Oscar-winning ‘The Jungle Book’ to work across Framestore’s Advertising, Television and Immersive divisions.
In 2D, 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, Films, People, Television, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Europe
NIM Labs Releases NIM 3.0
Studio management platform introduces new features for VFX and post-production after successful beta test; free 30-day trial available.
In 3D, Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: All, North America
Cinesite Names Caroline Garrett Head of VFX
VFX production veteran will handle operations at company’s London studio.
Foundry Giving Students Free Year of Software
Two new initiatives aimed at aspiring artists will provide one-year licenses for five programs.
In 3D, Business, CG, Education and Training, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Blue Spill Delivers 4K HDR Pop Art Treatment for Netflix’s ‘Take Your Pills’
U.K.-based boutique motion graphics and visual effects facility creates psychoactive graphics and a hallucinatory title sequence for feature documentary exploring the widespread adoption and dangerous effects of Adderall.
Disney Names New TV Executives and Network Organizational Structure
Amidst cost-cutting and layoff speculation, studio appoints four key Fox executives for top roles once merger is complete.
VIEW Adds WIA Panel, ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ Presentations
October 22-26 conference additions also include WETA technology and Glenn Entis game financing talks.
In 3D, Business, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Jobs & Recruiting, People, Technology, Television, Transmedia, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: VIEW Conference Spotlight | Special Events: VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: Kevin Margo Releases 12-Minute Hi-Tech ‘CONSTRUCT’ Short
VFX veteran leads 75-artist team, using state-of-the-art virtual production technology, to tell the story of an android’s battle against a gang of robots.
In 3D, CG, People, Post-production, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Method Studios Devises Advanced Alien Technology for ‘The Predator’
Artists at the former Atomic Fiction VFX house lend their talents to an epic crash landing and mid-air battle in Shane Black’s ‘Predator’ sci-fi adventure reboot.
2019 Universal Writers Program Now Accepting Scripts with Animated Content
Submissions now being accepted as program expands to include live-action / animation hybrid projects.
Netflix and eOne Developing ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ Series and Films
Deal for C.S. Lewis IP puts rights to all seven books in one company’s hands for first time.
Milk Visual Effects Weathers the Rendering Storm on ‘Adrift’
Studio scales up 10x over onsite render capacity by leveraging AWS Cloud and Thinkbox’s Deadline.
Chad Howitt Joins We Are Royale as Creative Director
Designer brings to studio a decade of experience in commercials, working on brands including VW, Honda, Marvel and Ubisoft.
In 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, People, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Epic Games Releases Final Set of Free Paragon Hero Assets
New batch of 19 AAA-quality characters now available free-of-charge to Unreal Engine 4 developer community.
In Business, CG, Digital Media, Games, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Visual Effects Society Announces 2018 VES Fellows
Distinguished VFX Practitioners Craig Barron, Joyce Cox, Dan Curry, Paul Debevec and Mike Fink to be recognized at exclusive celebration in Beverly Hills on October 11.
In 3D, Awards, CG, Event, Films, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
VR’s Content Drought
Why can’t VR content, cash and consumers converge?
In 3D, Business, CG, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: Reality Bites | Geographic Region: All
