Box Office Report: Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man’ Sees Pint-Sized $58M Debut
Peyton Reed’s ‘Ant-Man’ makes $58 million domestic debut, the second-lowest bow for Marvel Studios since ‘The Incredible Hulk’ opened to $55.4 million in 2008.
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DigitalFilm Tree Uses DaVinci Resolve to Remotely Grade ABC’s ‘Mistresses’
DigitalFilm Tree employs Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve as a core component of its remote dailies grading and transcoding services.
‘San Andreas’ Arrives On Blu-Ray October 20
3D combo pack, Blu-Ray combo pack, DVD and Digital HD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment available on Digital HD on October 6; Blu-ray Combo Pack debuts on October 20.
In Films, Home Entertainment, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Pixeldust Teams with NASA for ‘The Year of the Pluto’
Pixeldust Studios animates remarkable journey by NASA’S New Horizons spacecraft into furthest edge of our solar system as presented in the new documentary film, ‘The Year of Pluto.’
Cartoon Network’s ‘Over the Garden Wall’ Receives Emmy Nod
The five nominees for Outstanding Animated Program are FX’s ‘Archer,’ Fox’s ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘The Simpsons,’ Cartoon Network’s ‘Over The Garden Wall’ and Comedy Central’s ‘South Park.’ VFX nominees include Starz’ ‘Black Sails,’ The CW’s ‘The Flash,’ HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones,’ Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,’ and the History Channel’s ‘Vikings.’
In Awards, Cartoons, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Emmy Awards | Geographic Region: North America
SDCC 2015: The Future Arrives at San Diego Comic-Con International
Comic-Con 2015 delivers the year of the future, complete with robots, haute couture, and Virtual Reality experiences galore.
In Event, Interactive, Mobile and Wireless, People, Places, Stereoscopic 3-D, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Special Events: Comic-Con | Geographic Region: North America
Animal Logic Creates Innovative 3D Concept Reel for 360-Degree Data Arena
Animation and VFX studio pushes the boundaries of digital storytelling with the creation of a 3D concept reel for a state-of-the-art research facility at the University of Technology Sydney.
Mackevision Unveils VFX Reel for ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5
Emmy award-winning CGI and digital solutions company Mackevision creates some of the most iconic scenes in the smash-hit HBO series, including the city of Braavos and King’s Landing.
Pixomondo Taps cineSync to Wrangle CG Dragons for ‘Game of Thrones’
Alongside the increasingly complex evolution of three fully-grown CG fire-breathing dragons, VFX house Pixomondo leverages Cospective’s cineSync review and annotation tool for global production pipeline for HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones.’
RocketComp for Maya Revolutionizes VFX Compositing Workflows
Released by Dover Studios co-founder Andrew Hazelden, Autodesk Maya plug-in RocketComp instantly connects Maya to 10 of the most popular desktop compositing applications in use today.
WATCH: Marvel Releases New ‘Ant-Man’ Clips
Directed by Peyton Reed and produced by Kevin Feige, Marvel’s Ant-Man arrives in theaters on July 17, 2015.
WATCH: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Comic-Con 2015 Reel
The three-and-a-half minute reel from San Diego Comic-Con 2015 is a montage of behind-the-scenes footage emphasizing the practical sets and visual effects created for the film.
In Event, Films, People, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Special Events: Comic-Con | Geographic Region: North America
‘Annedroids’ Sells to Disney and YLE Finland
The Walt Disney Company picks up first two seasons of award-winning CGI/live action hybrid series ‘Annedroids ‘for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, South and Sub-Saharan Africa.
In CG, Licensing, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Africa, Europe, Middle East
July Editors’ Lounge Spotlighting Blackmagic Design
Join the Editors’ Lounge on Friday, July 31st for demonstrations on the latest features in DaVinci Resolve and Fusion Studio.
In 3D, CG, Event, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Vicon Debuts Intelligent Camera Platform for Motion Capture
Vantage combines industry-leading motion capture technology with intelligent, accessible design.
In 3D, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Taiwanese Dancers Project Memories with Xsens Motion Capture
Hsin-Chien Huang’s performance art piece creates visual sculptures from dancer movements with 3D printed keepsakes made from motion capture data.
In 3D, CG, Interactive, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Asia
Thinkbox Software Releases Deadline Cloud Wizard for Google
Deadline’s new wizard enables secure communication using customers’ Google Cloud Platform account information to create a VPN connection between the user’s workstation and cloud account.
In 3D, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Animal Logic’s Recruiting Drive Heads to SIGGRAPH 2015
Annual SIGGRAPH conference offers potential candidates an opportunity to meet with Animal Logic’s recruitment team to work on ‘The LEGO Movie Sequel,’ scheduled to start production at Animal Logic Vancouver in January 2016.
In Event, Films, Jobs & Recruiting, People, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: Australia, North America
Box Office Report: ‘Minions’ Sets Records with $115.2M Domestic Debut
Taking first place at the North American box office with a $115.2 million debut, Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Despicable Me’ spinoff scores the second-biggest opening weekend of all time for an animated title.
The Academy Elects 2015-16 Board of Governors
John Knoll is re-elected to Visual Effects branch of the Academy’s Board of Governors; Bill Kroyer is re-elected to the Short Films and Feature Animation branch.
In Awards, Films, People, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: North America
IKinema LiveAction and Unreal Engine Create Interactive Experience for The Met
Interactive art installation combines digital puppetry, motion capture and live action.
In 3D, Art, CG, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: North America
AMD FirePro Graphics Power Virtual Reality Solution from zSpace
AMD professional graphics offers VR-based educational solutions for the classroom.
32TEN Studios Creates Practical Effects for ‘Jurassic World’
Under the supervision of model maker Mark Anderson, 32TEN Studios creates 19-foot “miniature” models of the massive gates that welcomed visitors to the prehistoric theme park Jurassic World.
Iloura Bears it All for ‘Ted 2’
Iloura VFX supervisor Glenn Melenhorst discusses the return of Ted, the politically incorrect talking teddy bear that stars in Seth MacFarlane’s adult comedy sequel.
Fantasia International Film Fest Unveils Full 2015 Lineup
Japanese animated feature ‘Miss Hokusai,’ winner of the Jury Award at Annecy 2015 from director Keiichi Hara and Production I.G., and Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man’ set to open Fantasia 2015.
In Festival, Films, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: North America
