VFXWorld Magazine
Watch: First Teaser for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
Eighty-eight second teaser offers the first real glimpse at the highly anticipated Disney movie, including a first look at franchise newcomers John Boyega and Daisy Ridley and the triumphant return to the skies of Han Solo’s Millennium Falcon.
Box Office Report: ‘Mockingjay' Tops Holiday B.O. with $82.7M
Lionsgate holdover ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1’ is the easy victor at the Thanksgiving box office, topping DreamWorks Animation’s new entry ‘Penguins of Madagascar’ and New Line’s ‘Horrible Bosses 2.’
Nvizible Delivers VFX for Ridley Scott’s ‘Halo: Nightfall’
Five-episode digital feature is written by ‘Prison Break’ creator Paul Scheuring and released on the Halo Channel.
Digital Domain Brings ‘Destiny’ Trailer to Life with Blockbuster VFX
Cinematic piece was created in collaboration with agency 72andSunny and acclaimed feature film director Joseph Kosinski.
Universal Unleashes First Official ‘Jurassic World’ Trailer
‘Jurassic World’ trailer features amazing futuristic park attractions along with a host of terrifying raptors.
FuseFX Expands to New York and Vancouver
FuseFX, a rapidly growing visual effects studio, is currently servicing nearly three dozen television shows and feature films including ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,’ ‘American Horror Story’ and ‘The Blacklist.’
Traktor and MPC Create Surreal World for ‘Candy Crush: Soda Saga’ Spot
Traktor and MPC let their imaginations run wild in a new spot, conceived by WCRS, for ‘Candy Crush: Soda Saga.’
VES to Honor Ridley Scott with Lifetime Achievement Award
Previous winners of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award include James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Ray Harryhausen, George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis, John Dykstra and Frank Marshall & Kathleen Kennedy.
Supercomputing Boosts Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’
Meet the real heroes behind the studio’s first Marvel-inspired film: Walt Disney Animation Studios CTO Andy Hendrickson, principal systems engineer Marc Jordan, and senior research scientist Rasmus Tamstorf.
'Star Wars: Episode VII' Teaser to Debut This Weekend
An 88-second teaser trailer for J.J. Abrams’ ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ is set to play at select North American theaters November 28-30.
Box Office Report: ‘Mockingjay' Nabs $275M Globally
Lionsgate's ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1’ rules the box office both domestically and overseas, posting the top opening of the year domestically and grossing $275 million worldwide.
GenArts Announces Public Beta for Sapphire 8
GenArts’ Sapphire 8 public beta includes new and updated effects including Grunge, LightLeak, and a new builder which allows users to create their own effects.
Alexandra Institute Releases Elementacular 1.2
Based on cutting-edge computer graphics research, Elementacular 1.2 includes a wide range of demonstration scenes, full 32-bit HDR pipeline, much-improved noise generation, and a new plug-in deployment that allows easy install and updates.
Pixar Releases Next-Gen RenderMan for Commercial Use
Butcher’s David Henegar Designs Opening Titles for ‘The Guilty Innocent’
BUTCHER’s David Henegar collaborates with director Jamie Marshall to design the opening titles for the upcoming feature, ‘The Guilty Innocent.’
‘Cinderella’ Trailer Reveals Live Action Remake
Disney releases the first full trailer and a new poster for the live-action adaptation of ‘Cinderella.’
iPi Soft Sponsors Machinima Expo 7
iPi Soft will sponsor Machinima Expo 7 on November 23; the just released iPi Motion Capture V. 3.0 software will be awarded to the grand prize winners of the filmmaking contest.
PipelineFX’s Qube! Brings Performance to Arch-Viz
John McAslan + Partners taps PipelineFX’s Qube! to add speed and efficiency to creating captivating visuals.
Rodeo FX Wins HPA Recognition for ‘Game of Thrones’
Rodeo FX announces their Outstanding Visual Effects – Television win at the Hollywood Post Alliance Awards for their work as one of the main VFX vendors for HBO’s ‘Game of Throne.’
Digital Domain Delivers Epic Trailer for ‘Assassin’s Creed Unity’
Digital Domain collaborates with the agency Mistress to create a stylized depiction of the historical action-adventure video game, ‘Assassin’s Creed Unity.’