Killer Storytellers, Rose-Colored Glasses, and The End of VR (Again)
Fragmented thoughts for fragmented times.
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Comcast Drops Bid to Buy 21st Century Fox
Move clears the way for Disney’s $71 billion cash and stock offer, which was approved in June by the Department of Justice.
Epic Games Releases Unreal Engine 4.20
New creative tools and customizations enable scalability and easy shipping across all platforms.
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SIGGRAPH Announces 2018 Production Sessions
SIGGRAPH 2018 production sessions to offer inside look at making of ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ ‘Game Of Thrones,’ ‘Incredibles 2,’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ and sneak peeks of ‘Wreck It Ralph 2’ and LAIKA’s ‘Missing Link.’
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Chaos Group Announces V-Ray Days Lineup for SIGGRAPH 2018
A behind-the-scenes look at blockbuster films and hit TV shows with Digital Domain, Method Studios, ILM and Scanline VFX among featured presenters.
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Pixar Animation Studios Releases RenderMan 22
New release delivers interactive performance and state-of-the-art features, laying the groundwork for integration with Universal Scene Description technology.
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VFX Supervisor Hubert Maston Joins Framestore Montreal
Industry veteran will focus on studio’s upcoming slate of feature film projects.
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Foundry Releases Nuke 11.2
Latest version, now available for download, includes UI updates, deep compositing toolset improvements, pipeline benefits and faster script building capabilities.
Rising Sun Pictures Launches Major Expansion Effort
VFX studio to grow staff by one-third over next few months as well as add additional space and technological resources.
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Disney May Soon Avert Bad Hair Days with New Simulation Method
Research group releases paper detailing a new way to art direct hair animation and provide greater artistic control.
WIA Announces First-Ever ‘Women in Animation Vancouver Summit’
Spearheaded by the new WIA Vancouver chapter, first-ever regional summit follows a successful Women in Animation World Summit held this past June at Annecy 2018.
Epic Fantasy ‘Asura’ Pulled from Chinese Theatres After Disastrous 3-Day Opening
Alibaba-backed $113 million VFX spectacle becomes one of China’s biggest movie flops of all time.
Gradient Effects Brings 8K Tech to ‘Megan’ Spec Short
Studio behind ‘Stranger Things’ Upside Down visual effects creates live-action proof of concept inspired by ‘Black Hawk Down’ and the Cloverfield franchise.
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The Rookies Announces 2018’s Best Digital Media & Entertainment Students
Autodesk-sponsored international student awards received 9,971 digital projects created by 2,914 students from more than 87 countries worldwide.
Method Studios Visualizes the Quantum Realm for ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’
Led by VFX supervisor Andrew Hellen, Method artists visualize the unimaginable for the new Marvel Studios feature directed by Peyton Reed.
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Box Office: ‘Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation’ Opens at No. 1
Latest Sony Pictures Animation ‘Hotel Transylvania’ franchise pic scares up $44 million in strong domestic debut.
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SMPTE Hollywood Section, VES to Explore Restoration & Preservation at Joint July Meeting
Events includes presentations from restoration and preservation experts from Fotokem, MTI Film, Roundabout Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Walt Disney Studios and the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Mill Film Appoints Mark Thorley Managing Director, Australia
Animal Logic and Lucasfilm Singapore alum has long list of credits including ‘Kong: Skull Island, Rogue One,’ ‘Jurassic World’ and ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron.’
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Stereo D Helps Power LACMA’s Upcoming ‘3D: DOUBLE VISION’ Exhibition
First American exhibition to survey a full range of artworks, dating from 1838 to the present, that produce the illusion of three dimensions runs July 15, 2018 through March 31, 2019.
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TV Academy Unveils 70th Primetime Emmy Award Nominations
‘Big Hero 6: The Series,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘Rick and Morty,’ ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘South Park’ receive nominations for Outstanding Animated Program.
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‘Deadpool’ Creator Rob Liefeld Signs ‘Prophet’ Movie Deal
Studio 8 plans franchise for Image Comics DNA enhanced super-soldier.
Winners Announced for SIGGRAPH 2018 Computer Animation Festival
MoPA short ‘Hybrids’ wins best in show; Supinfocom’s Overrun’ wins best student project; DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Bilby’ receives Jury Award.
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Spider-Man and Doctor Strange Co-Creator Steve Ditko Dies at 90
Legendary comic book artist, along with Stan Lee, created two of Marvel’s most enduring and popular characters.
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‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Roars Past $1 Billion Worldwide Gross
Latest ‘Jurassic’ hit is Universal’s seventh billion dollar movie, bringing franchise box office total to almost $4.7 billion.
Silver Spoon Opens New York MoCap Studio
New 12,000 square foot Brooklyn facility provides comprehensive capture, scanning and post processing services.
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