VFXWorld Magazine
Greater Manchester Announces Speakers for Manimation 2015
‘Clangers’ director Mole Hill, CHF Entertainment studio head Mike Robinson, and Cubic Motion producer David Barton confirmed as speakers at Manchester’s annual animation conference.
British Animation Awards Announce 2016 Award Categories
Categories include Best Animation in a Commercial, Best New Director: Commercials, Best Film/TV Graphics, Best Long Form Animation, Best Voice Performance, Best Use of Sound, Best Music Video, Best Short Film, Best Children’s Pre School Series, Best Children’s Series and Best Student Film.
World Animation & VFX Summit Announces 2015 Master Classes
November 2015 event to include master classes with DHX Media’s Michael Hirsh, Ilion Animation Studios’ Jose San Román and Disney Feature Animation veteran Chuck Williams.
Beyond Productions Taps DaVinci Resolve Studio for ‘MythBusters’ VR Experience
Sydney, Australia-based Beyond Productions uses Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve Studio to support its post-production workflow for new virtual reality content for Discovery Channel’s hit television show ‘MythBusters.’
SolidAnim Goes Sky-High with ‘The Walk’
On-set virtual tracking equipment and visualization software from Paris-based developer employed for Robert Zemeckis’ critically-acclaimed film, ‘The Walk.’
Jon Peddie Research Announces Virtualize 2015 Agenda
Learn about the advantages of implementing virtualization technologies at the second annual Virtualize 2015 conference taking place on October 29 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport.
WATCH: Final ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer Now Online
New promo trailer premieres during ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles.
‘T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents’ Expanding into Film, TV
Veteran producer and originator of the Batman film franchise, Michael Uslan, to lead Chinese studio’s initial foray into super hero movies, TV and games using celebrated 50-year comic book as centerpiece.
Mixtape Club Partners with Huma-Huma
Creative studio bolsters capabilities with expanded space and in-house original music and licensing arm.
Prime Focus Helps Create Native Looks for ‘The Martian’
Prime Focus World delivers 15 minutes of stereo footage for Ridley Scott’s space epic with the help of its View-D conversion pipeline and Blackmagic Design’s Fusion Studio.
Walter Murch Joins VIEW 2015 Keynote Lineup
Three-time Oscar winner to deliver “From Godfather to God Particle and Beyond,” addressing the changing vocabulary of film in relation to new digital technologies.
Box Office Report: ‘Goosebumps’ Scares Up $23.5M Debut
Sony's ‘Goosebumps’ edges past Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian’ to win the North American box office race, easily out-spooking Steven Spielberg's ‘Bridge of Spies’ and Guillermo del Toro's ‘Crimson Peak.’
RenderMan for Houdini Now Available!
Pixar Animation Studios collaborates with Side Effects Software to include full integration of RenderMan 20 and RIS shading support in new release of Houdini 15.
FX Orders Pilot for Marvel’s ‘Legion’
Marvel Television to co-produce pilot with FX Productions; Noah Hawley to write pilot screenplay and serve as exec producer.
metricminds Extends Mo-Cap Arsenal with New OptiTrack System
Alongside a Vicon system, Frankfurt-based motion capture studio acquires new 68 camera-OptiTrack System.
ITV Partners with Miniclip for ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ Mobile Game
ITV Studios Global Entertainment launching mobile game for CG-animated ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ series.
Marvel and Fox Developing ‘Hellfire’ Series
Lauren Shuler Donner, Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg, Evan Katz, Manny Coto, Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory to executive-produce; Patrick McKay and JD Payne to write script.
Blackmagic Design Helps Power Fall’s Biggest TV Shows
Top DPs, VFX artists, colorists and post production facilities rely on Blackmagic Design to help deliver more than 40 fall television shows.
FuseFX Brings Penn State's Nittany Lion to Life
Burbank-based VFX house helps iconic statue flex its muscles and leap from its stone pedestal for Emmy-winning image spot.
Sing Choong Foo Talks ‘Where’s the Dragon?’
After a long career at Western visual effects studios, the industry veteran’s animated feature film directorial debut hits theatres in China.
‘Pan’ Could Lead to $150M Write-Down for Warner Bros.
Made for $150 million, Joe Wright's big-budget Neverland origins story could lose between $130 million to $150 million for Warner Bros.
Framestore Welcomes New Hires to Montreal
Framestore announces the arrival of two new hires in Montreal, animation supervisor Kyle Dunlevy and visual effects supervisor Richard Hoover.