‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Trailer Sees Thor Laid Bare in Cheeky Zeus Encounter
Marvel Studios also drops new film poster that evokes the glory days of ’80s-era high fantasy fare.
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Scanline VFX Goes with the Flow on ‘The Batman’
Leading visual effects studio delivers 217 shots across 11 sequences in the DC thriller’s action-packed third act, including the destruction of seven dams and subsequent tsunami that engulfs Gotham Square Gardens.
Autodesk Invests in RADiCAL AI-Powered 3D Motion Capture Developer
Cloud-based technology automates 3D character and avatar animation by combining deep learning, human biomechanics, and CG to estimate, track, and reproduce skeletal joint rotations from a single video feed.
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Netflix Drops ‘Stranger Things 4' Vol 1 Trailer and Seasons 1-3 Recaps
If the world is indeed turning upside down, viewers best be prepared; brush up on Seasons 1-3, because all new episodes are coming this Friday, May 27 and you need to be ready!
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‘Sonic The Hedgehog 2’ Now Streaming
The hit live-action/animated hybrid starring the infamous Blue Blur is now streaming on Paramount+ and available for rent or purchase across Paramount Home Entertainment’s digital platforms; coming to 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD August 9.
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Alkemy X Adds to VFX Team
Studio names Jeff Hipolito head of IT, VFX, while Jimmy Smith joins as a VFX compositor.
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1st Edition of CAFÉ Coming to Montreal June 7-8
The 2-day inaugural event for VFX and animation professionals will feature panels, discussions and presentations of the latest technology; tickets are now on sale.
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Matt Corman and Chris Ord to Write and Produce ‘Daredevil’ Series for Disney+
The ‘Covert Affairs’ co-creators will bring the Man Without Fear to a new streaming platform, now that his likeness is no longer exclusively bound to Netflix.
Call for Submissions: SIGGRAPH Asia 2022 Computer Animation Festival
Entries now being accepted in multiple categories, including shorts, visualizations, VFX sequences, game cinematics, and real-time pieces; deadline to enter is July 31, 2022.
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Netflix Teases New ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 3 Trailer and Images
The streamer throws fans a meaty bone with a glimpse at the upcoming season featuring the dysfunctional superhero family that returns from the future convinced they prevented an apocalypse… but The Sparrow Has Landed and things aren’t exactly how they left them.
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Disney+ and Marvel Drop ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ Trailer and Art
The new spot cues fans into everyday struggles one might expect as a single, 30-something, superhuman lawyer.
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DNEG VFX Goes Lunar on Roland Emmerich’s ‘Moonfall’
Leading VFX and animation studio delivers 225 shots on 8 sequences, including the massive Moon interior that houses a dwarf star as well as the evil celestial AI anomaly, on the disaster movie maven’s latest film.
Apple TV+ Drops ‘Lovely Little Farm’ Trailer
ILM tapped to produce visuals for the new live-action / CG animated hybrid kids’ series that follows 2 sisters caring for the animals on their family farm; the show premieres globally on June 10.
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DNEG’s Toronto Studio Now Open
Studio’s doors opened May 13 with 150+ new hires; studio’s latest Canadian expansion comes amidst tremendous growth in worldwide demand for VFX and animation services.
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Marvel Studios Shares ‘Echo’ First Look as Filming Begins in Atlanta
The upcoming series, set to stream on Disney+ next year, will follow the Indigenous hero first introduced in ‘Hawkeye.’
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Impossible Objects Corrals NVIDIA RTX and Unreal Engine on ‘Diablo Immortal’ Cinematic
Harnessing enhanced virtual production workflows based on real-time rendering, the studio blends live-action and VFX in an epic battle set on the surface of a Google Pixel phone in a live actor’s living room.
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Glassbox Technologies Releases DragonFly 3.0
Updates to the cross-platform virtual camera solution include more seamless integration and support of Unreal Engine 5; new features streamline the creative workflow and accelerate the virtual production pipeline.
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DNEG Signs Massive Production Services Deal with Netflix
Leading VFX and animation company expands previous agreement with streamer in an extension worth a minimum of $350 million.
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View Conference 2022 Now Open for Early Bird Registration
Italy’s premiere event runs in-person October 16-21 in Torino, Italy with a complete program of talks, presentations, workshops, and masterclasses available to livestream worldwide; entries for the VIEW Award contest are being accepted now through September 15.
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AMC Set to Develop ‘Alan Wake’ TV Series
In a video update on the game’s upcoming sequel, creator Sam Lake confirmed that the network has secured rights to adapt its story for the small screen.
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Dan Stevens to Reunite with Adam Wingard on ‘Godzilla vs. Kong 2’
The actor will join director Wingard for the first time since their acclaimed work on ‘The Guest’ to write the next chapter in Legendary’s Monsterverse.
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Pixomondo’s LED Stage is Biggest Ever, Says Guinness World Records
PXO and William F. White International’s Vancouver virtual production stage, at 22,000 square foot - 80 ft x 27 ft 6 in, lined with 2,500 LED wall panels and 760 LED ceiling panels – has been confirmed as the largest such facility in the world.
Blood Spills and Stars Return in ‘Westworld’ Season 4 Teaser Trailer
New footage of HBO’s award-winning, highly stylized sci-fi thriller is light on plot revelations and heavy on eerie atmosphere.
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Netflix Drops ‘Resident Evil’ Live-Action Series Teaser Trailer
The next chapter of terror from the famed franchise takes viewers 14-years in the future, where the world is overrun by… blood-thirsty zombies, intent on maximum carnage – it’s just plain evil! The 8-episode series hits the streamer July 14.
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The Post New York Alliance Adds 3 New Companies
Post houses Cadence Effects, Running Man, and Shishkin Productions sign on as members of the association of post-production facilities, labor unions, and individuals operating in New York; the organization develops and promotes public policy aimed at benefiting the overall film and TV industry.
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