Bigsmack Garners Four Wins at 2014 PromaxBDA Awards
Award-winning entertainment marketing agency picks up Gold, Silver, and Bronze recognition at the 2014 PromaxBDA Promotion, Marketing and Design North America Awards, held last week in New York.
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Conduit Seminars Launches for Production Professionals
Led by industry insiders Debra Blanchard Knight and Pam Hogarth, new company will present seminars and workshops for production professionals seeking to navigate the changing production marketplace.
MastersFX Unleashes New Season of Effects
MASTERSFX unleashes new vampires, aliens, and victims of the “Sudden Departure,” during “Summer of Monster Love 2014”; “True Blood,” “Falling Skies,” and “The Leftovers” to feature unique work of top FX house.
The Flying Pixies and Digi-Doubles of ‘Maleficent’
Digital Domain’s Kelly Port and Darren Hendler discuss the blood, sweat and motion capture work that went into the visual and digital effects of Maleficent.
Psyop Teams with Bethesda Softworks for ‘BattleCry’
Psyop and Bethesda Softworks produce the official announcement trailer for BattleCry Studios’ inaugural video game.
Box Office Report: ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ Captures $50M Debut
Highly-anticipated sequels ‘22 Jump Street’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ take the top two spots at the North American box office.
HPA Issues Call for Entries for 2014 Engineering Excellence Award
The Hollywood Post Alliance issues call for entries for 2014 Engineering Excellence Award; coveted honor recognizes outstanding technologies for post production.
‘Paddington’ Comes to Big Screen with New Trailer
TWC-Dimension releases the first full-length trailer for the CG/live action hybrid feature ‘Paddington.’
Psyop Creates New Short Film, ‘The Match’ for Samsung Galaxy
Continuing the #GALAXY11 saga, Psyop teams with Cheil Worldwide to release ‘Galaxy 11: The Match’ for Samsung.
Red Giant Opens Public Beta for PluralEyes 3.5
The latest version of Red Giant’s powerhouse audio syncing suite includes lightning-fast speed improvements and an expanded list of supported media types, plus faster and more accurate syncing for the most comprehensive package yet.
eyeon Announces Fusion 7
eyeon Software announces the much-anticipated update of their compositing engine Fusion 7, underscoring once again eyeon’s signature future-proofing architecture.
In Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Autodesk Issues Call for Entries for 2014 Flame Award
Autodesk is now accepting nominations for its 2014 Flame Award, celebrating the achievements of the most talented and skilled Flame artists in the world.
In Awards, Call for Entries, CG, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
SIGGRAPH 2014 to Host Panel & Screening of ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
DreamWorks Animation to present a behind-the-scenes discussion on ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ at SIGGRAPH 2014 with writer/director Dean DeBlois, head of layout Gil Zimmerman, head of character animation Simon Otto and VFX supervisor Dave Walvoord.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Places, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
Technicolor to Acquire VFX Studio Mr. X
Technicolor strikes a deal for an undisclosed amount to acquire Toronto-based visual effects studio Mr. X.
In Business, Films, People, Places, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
MPC Brings Us the Magic of ‘Maleficent’
MPC Vancouver’s visual effects supervisor Seth Maury discusses the creation of an anti-heroine’s magical world.
Gallery: Rising Sun Pictures 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
VFX studio recreates the Pentagon Kitchen in ultra-slow motion for the mutant Quicksilver.
Leviathan Creates Kaleidoscopic Main Titles for Starz Series ‘Power’
Conceptual design company Leviathan creates a mesmerizing main title sequence for the new original series, ‘Power,’ from Starz.
2014 Autodesk Sponsored CG Student Awards Winners Announced
Winners of the 2014 Autodesk sponsored CG Student Awards are announced, with Gnomon School of VFX named School of the Year.
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Rising Sun Pictures Makes Time Stand Still in ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’
VFX studio recreates the Pentagon Kitchen in ultra-slow motion for the mutant Quicksilver.
Phosphene Delivers Visual Effects for ‘The Fault in Our Stars’
Working under Creative Director/VFX Supervisor John Bair, New York-based Phosphene completes effects work and adapts the 20th Century Fox logo for ‘The Fault in Our Stars,’ starring Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Laura Dern, Sam Trammell, Nat Wolff, and Willem Dafoe.
Engine Virtual Film Company Launches
Creative Director/Partner Gary Nueman launches creative content and production company Engine Virtual Film Company.
Autodesk Acquires Bitsquid
Transaction to drive creation of 3D game engine for game developers, architects, engineers and designers.
In Business, Games, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Box Office Report: ‘Fault in Our Stars’ Beats ‘Edge of Tomorrow’
Young women prove their might at the North American box office, delivering a $48.2 million opening for YA romance ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ and beating out Disney’s ‘Maleficent’ and Tom Cruise’s ‘Edge of Tomorrow.’
Allegorithmic Teams with GameTextures.com
50 free high-res, PBR base materials will ship with Substance Designer; a direct link to GameTextures.com will allow for access to hundreds more.
In 3D, Business, CG, Games, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Doreen Lorenzo Joins The Foundry’s Board of Directors
New board member to help accelerate the growth of the design business.
In Business, People, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
