VFXWorld Magazine
Digital Anarchy Announces New Flicker Free Plugin
Digital Anarchy releases Flicker Free 1.0, a plugin designed to help fix a wide range of footage affected with flicker or strobing.
FMX 2014 to Spotlight ‘Gravity,’ ‘Spider-Man 2’ and ‘The LEGO Movie’
One month before FMX transforms into the watering hole for the Art, Technology and Business communities, Europe's most influential conference on digital entertainment announces enriching additions to its impressive lineup of speakers and media productions.
Autodesk Announces 2015 3D Animation Software
Reel FX Signs Directors Ben Orisich and Justin Malone
Reel FX announces the signing of directors Ben Orisich and Justin Malone for commercial representation, bolstering its live-action roster.
Imagineer Systems Enters Strategic Partnership with Legend3D
Imagineer Systems announces a partnership with Legend3D after the recent integration of mocha Pro with Legend3D’s VFX pipeline to add increased efficiency to 3D film production.
Disney Releases Wicked New Trailer for ‘Maleficent’
Disney releases a new full-length trailer for Maleficent showing how Angelina Jolie's character is transformed from a winged fairy into an evil sorceress.
OptiTrack Adds New MoCap Cameras to Its Prime Series
OptiTrack announces the addition of two new motion capture cameras to the Prime Series which will be officially debuted at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Box Office Report: ‘Mr. Peabody’ Outpaces ‘Need for Speed’
DreamWorks Pictures' new Aaron Paul racing movie Need for Speed stalls in its North American debut, coming in third with $17.8 million behind weekend winner Mr. Peabody & Sherman and 300: Rise of an Empire.
Shotgun Announces Perforce Integration
Shotgun Software announces the integration of its pipeline tools with Perforce to streamline game development team collaboration.
Zoic Signs VFX Supervisor Todd Shifflett
DIVE VFX Tackles Effects for ‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’
DIVE staffs up its New York studio to take on the new 13-part event series, Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey, presented by FOX and National Geographic Channel.
Syfy Greenlights ‘Ascension’ Mini-Series
Syfy gives six-hour event series Ascension greenlight for launch in 2014; original intergalactic mystery from writer/executive producer Philip Levens to be produced by Sea To Sky Studios with Blumhouse Productions.
Prime Focus World’s Namit Malhotra Joins 3D Society Board of Governors
Prime Focus World Chairman & CEO Namit Malhotra is nominated to the International 3D and Advanced Imaging Society's 2014 Board of Governors.
Technicolor Names New Appointees
Technicolor enhances its leadership role in the digital entertainment space with two key appointments: Tim Sarnoff is named President of new Production Services division, and Claude Gagnon is appointed SVP, Content Solutions and Industry Relations.
Thinkbox Software Opens Beta for Deadline 6.2, Stoke MX 2.0
Legend3D’s Barry Sandrew Joins 3D Society Board of Governors
Barry Sandrew, founder, Chief Creative Officer, and Chief Technology Officer of Legend3D is inducted into International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society (3D Society) Board of Governors.
Big Block Designs Main Title & Show Open for ‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’
Fox taps Big Block Design Group to create the opening sequence and main titles for the series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.
Southpaw to Launch TACTIC | aWare for the Unity Game Engine
Game developers and other Unity users can now enjoy the security, productivity and cost savings of an integrated, open source asset and workflow management system with the launch of TACTIC | aWare for Unit.
Pixar Releases RenderMan for KATANA
Box Office Report: ‘300: Rise of an Empire’ Makes $40.1M Debut
Warner Bros. and Legendary Picture's 3D sequel, 300: Rise of an Empire, tops the North American box office with a solid $45.1 million debut; DreamWorks Animation’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman follows in second place with a pleasing $32.5 million.
Ntropic Signs Kathrin Lausch as New York EP
Ngroup Expands London Studio
London VFX house Nvizible, part of the Ngroup, announced that they have considerably increased capacity with the company having taken on a whole new floor at their Soho base.
Shotgun Software Keeps Blur Projects on Track
Shotgun replaces Blur’s proprietary production management software; frees internal development resources to focus on creative tools.