Pixar’s ‘Inside Out,’ Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Minions’ and Aardman Animations’ ‘Shaun The Sheep Movie’ nominated for outstanding animated film; VFX nominees include ‘Ant-Man,’ ‘Ex Machina,’ ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ The Martian’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’
Twenty-nine creative jury members, split equally between men and women, from 15 countries to judge the best in global Advertising and Digital work based on excellence in idea and craft.
Led by VFX Supervisor Colin Davies and VFX Producer George Macri, Spin VFX delivers seamless invisible effects for more than 100 shots including period specific-matte paintings and seasonal augmentation as well as paint and compositing work.
Vancouver VFX house reveals the processes that drive some of cinema’s most memorable digital characters, including the prawn-like aliens of ‘District 9,’ ‘Jurassic World’s velociraptors, and the eponymous title character of ‘Chappie.’
Independent developers can now create convincing character animation during game play within Unreal Engine 4.
Roger Deakins, Janusz Kaminski, Ed Lachman, Emmanuel Lubezki and John Seale receive nominations for outstanding achievement in film; winners of the 30th Annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards for Outstanding Achievement to be announced February 14.
Latest installment in the ‘Star Wars’ saga becomes the highest grossing film of all time in the domestic market, surpassing the $760.5 million lifetime gross of ‘Avatar’ in a record-shattering 20 days of release.
Toronto native has directed commercial campaigns for Samsung, Subaru, T-Mobile, Mazda VW and more, including the award-winning ‘Pep Talk’ for Netflix and ‘Sky Diver’ for Bud Light.
NoxStudio’s epic animated fantasy short wins Valve-sponsored award in drama category.
Creative studio joins forces with MTV on a series of four promos that introduce viewers to ‘The Shannara Chronicles,’ based on the best-selling fantasy book series by Terry Brooks.
Animated contenders include ‘Anomalisa,’ ‘The Good Dinosaur,’ ‘Inside Out,’ ‘Minions’ and ‘The Peanuts Movie.’
Longtime industry veteran previously served as Vice President of Technology at Warner Bros, Managing Partner and Chief Technology Officer for Group 47, and Chief Engineer for DreamWorks Animation.
Academy Award-winning animation and multimedia studio won an Academy Award in 2012 for the whimsical animated short ‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.’
Latest DC Universe original movie from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to screen at the Paley Center for Media in New York on January 19 and Los Angeles on February 2.
London-based visual effects studio creates “Jeremy,” a photoreal CG-animated talking beagle, for life insurance company Beagle Street.
‘Anomalisa,’ ‘Inside Out’ and ‘The Good Dinosaur’ nominated for best edited animated feature film; winners to be announced at the 66th Annual ACE Eddie Awards on January 29th.
J.J. Abrams’ record-shattering ‘Star Wars’ reboot becomes the fastest title in history to hit $700 million, a feat accomplished in only 16 days versus the 72 days it took for ‘Avatar’ to reach the milestone.
Now the largest open source VR ecosystem in the industry, Open Source Virtual Reality platform announces the addition of 70 new partners to the OSVR network.
The full version of Blackmagic Design’s professional editing and color correction software is now available in a Mac-only version in the App Store for Mac OS X for only USD$499.
Five finalists from schools across the country and the U.K. are invited to attend the Cinema Audio Society’s 52nd Annual CAS Awards, to be held on February 20th.
In a first-of-its-kind immersive spectacle, dazzling digital imagery will appear to “bounce” between City Hall, the County Hall of Records and The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion as Los Angeles counts down to 2016.
Newest installment of the ‘Star Wars’ saga directed by J.J. Abrams crosses $100 million worldwide in IMAX theatres in just 12 days, setting new record pace for IMAX.
Showcasing visual effects from Image Engine and Psyop, new featurette includes interviews with series creator Chris Carter and key cast members as they reveal secrets from the set during the epic journey of bringing the classic series back to Fox.
J.J. Abrams' record-shattering ‘Star Wars’ reboot earns $149.2 million domestically and $550.3 million overseas over Christmas weekend for a global cume of $1.09 billion through Sunday.
Veteran VFX producer brings more than 25 years of experience, including tenures at Eden FX, Digital Domain, RIOT, P.O.P., CIS Hollywood and MPC Montreal.
