Timber Hires Art Director, Digital Effects Supervisor
Jon Lorenz and Jeff Willette join Santa Monica-based commercial studio.
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Visualizing ‘The Great Wall’
The Third Floor’s previs supervisor Patrick Smith and postvis supervisor Heather Flynn discuss their work on director Zhang Yimou’s epic Chinese-U.S. action adventure co-production.
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Paramount Releases Five-Minute Action-Packed Clip from ‘Ghost in the Shell’
New clip from the forthcoming sci-fi adaptation directed by Rupert Sanders showcases stunning production design and visual effects with a mind-boggling attention to detail.
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Polynoid, Woodblock Tease ‘Shark in the Park’ Short
First in a series of CG-animated edutainment films aimed at discovering the real magic of the world we live in approaches the explanation of natural phenomena in a fantastical way.
In 3D, CG, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Europe
The Apple of Your Eye
A few practical points for mass market AR adoption.
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Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Delivers Record-Setting $170M Debut
Live-action remake of the animated Disney classic debuts with a record-setting March opening weekend, delivering seventh-largest domestic opening of all time.
Media Design School Releases ‘The Dragon’s Scale’ Short
Popular festival short film created by third-year students in New Zealand is now on Vimeo.
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Squeeze Launches MOOV, First Motion Capture Animation Studio in Québec City
New mocap division under the leadership of video game and film veteran Dave Massicotte to provide high-quality animation services to video game and film producers.
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Registration Now Open for SIGGRAPH 2017
More than a dozen new experiences planned for 44th international conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques to be held in Los Angeles July 30 through August 3.
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Co-Pros Are No-Go
If you’re thinking of doing a Chinese co-production, think again...
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Anne Kolbe Bringing Guy Ritchie’s ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ to FMX 2017
International conference on animation, effects, VR, games and transmedia runs May 2-5 in Stuttgart, Germany.
In 3D, CG, Event, Films, People, Places, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels, FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
29 Immersive Projects to be Featured at 2017 Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Immersive’s 2017 lineup set to transport audiences to new worlds with 23 Virtual Arcade projects and six Storyscapes selections from VR filmmakers, developers and studios spanning six different countries from around the globe.
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Chaos Group Releases All-in-one Fluid Dynamics Plugin Phoenix FD 3 for Autodesk Maya
Fire, smoke, liquid and ocean simulations now possible directly in Maya; FLIP Solver tops new feature set.
NipponNordic Universe Accelerator Announces Call for Projects
Three-week artist residency hosted by The Animation Workshop to be held September 11-29 in Viborg, Denmark.
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SMPTE Opens Call for Papers for 2017 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition
Deadline for informal submissions addressing technical theory, research, innovations, applications, or practices specific to an evolving technology relevant to the media industry is May 15.
The Rookies Announces 7th Annual Call For Entries for Young Creators
Deadline for submissions to Autodesk-sponsored global competition is May 29th.
Umedia Launches New Vancouver Post Facility
Visual effects and post-production company’s new Vancouver facility installs powerful Baselight TWO grading and finishing suite.
In Business, Films, People, Places, Post-production, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
ILM Singapore Hubs its First Feature with Zhang Yimou’s ‘The Great Wall’
VFX supervisor Samir Hoon discusses the challenges of integrating the work of multiple facilities for the groundbreaking Chinese-U.S. big-budget co-production.
Chaos Group Releases V-Ray 3 for SketchUp
New easy-to-use, professional rendering software for architects and designers now VR-Ready.
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Artella Adds Sketchfab Integration
Online collaborative platform now supports video and audio embeds, opening possibilities for collaborating artists to review work in progress in both 3D and VR.
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Zoic Studios Partners with ABC and Dustin Lance Black on ‘When We Rise’
Zoic transforms modern-day Vancouver into period San Francisco, Arizona and Washington DC locales to elevate the historical authenticity of the real-life struggles of the people at the center of the LGBTQ movement.
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Rising Sun Pictures Expands VFX Training Program
Award-winning visual effects studio builds new classroom facility to accommodate more students and new program offering a Graduate Certificate in Dynamic Effects and Lighting.
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Ntropic, m ss ng p eces Deliver New Campaign & VR Game for WATERisLIFE
First-of-its-kind educational VR game and docu-short from agency Deutsch, Ntropic + Tactic and m ss ng p eces helps drive clean water initiatives in places like rural Thailand.
Cinesite Acquires Vancouver Animation Studio Nitrogen
Full-service Vancouver-based animation studio known for animating many episodes of iconic children’s show ‘Thomas and Friends’ and Seth Rogen’s R-rated ‘Sausage Party’ employs 70 creative and production staff.
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‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ Arrives on Blu-ray March 28th
Expanded ‘Fantastic Beasts Virtual Reality’ experience will be available for purchase on several VR platforms later this year.
