Blur Studio Taps V-Ray for Netflix’s New NSFW ‘Love, Death & Robots’ Short Film Anthology
Production studio explores different animation styles with the help of V-Ray renderer for new anthology series now on Netflix.
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Epic Games awards $500,000 in Unreal Dev Grants
More than a dozen developers across games, film, TV, AR and VR receive cash assistance in the program’s final round.
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Autodesk Introduces Arnold 5.3 with Arnold GPU in Public Beta
Arnold now brings artists the power and flexibility of CPU and GPU rendering in a single renderer.
The Third Floor Announces Story Attic Content Initiative
Leading visualization studio launches online showcase for original science fiction and fantasy-themed digital comics, illustrations and videos created by leading comic book artists and illustrators.
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WATCH: Lord Danger Delivers New Trailer for Capcom’s ‘Devil May Cry 5’
Director Mike Diva blends stylized combat with dreary, absurdist notions of an anti-depressant commercial to announce availability of latest action series game installment.
The Rookies Launches 2019 Global Competition
9th annual Rookie Awards call for entries is open to all amateur creatives in VFX, animation, games, VR, motion graphics and 3D visualization.
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Disney Releases New Trailer & Poster for Live-Action ‘Aladdin’
First full-length trailer gives a glimpse at some of the film's most iconic scenes, including Genie’s dance with his magic carpet.
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Bemo Taps iPi Motion Capture for Adult Swim Series ‘Dream Corp LLC’
Mind-bending series entering production on its third season combines live-action and CG animation using iPi’s markerless motion capture software.
Shotgun Announces Jira and After Effects Integration at GDC 2019
Shotgun Software showcasing its Jira, After Effects, Unreal Engine and Unity integrations at the 2019 Game Developers Conference.
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Female VFX Talents Celebrate International Women’s Day in the Age of #MeToo
A diverse group of nine female creative professionals working at Pixomondo share their career histories, motivations and insights from navigating a male-led industry.
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FMX 2019 Adds ‘First Man,’ ‘Alita’ & ‘Dumbo’ to VFX Track
New ‘Rapture of the Deep’ trailer, created by students at the Filmakademie‘s Animationsinstitut for the FMX Immersive Media track, is now online.
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‘Hello Kitty’ Feature in Development at New Line Cinema
Marking the only time Sanrio has granted film rights to the iconic character, feature film project to be produced by FlynnPictureCo. and distributed by Warner Bros.
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Tribeca Film Festival Unveils 30+ Immersive Experiences for 2019 Edition
More than 30 virtual reality projects to be presented at the Virtual Arcade and Tribeca Cinema360 at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.
Disney+ Appoints Tehmina Jaffer Senior VP of Business Affairs
Former Netflix executive will oversee content for The Walt Disney Company’s new streaming service launching later this year.
MPC NY Bolsters Creative Team with Four New Hires
David Piombino appointed deputy head of 2D alongside VFX supervisor Thiago Porto, CG lead Dan Fine and senior FX/CG supervisor Santosh Gunaseelan.
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Framestore Promotes Marc-André Larose
Game industry veteran appointed studio manager of Framestore’s immersive department based in Montreal.
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Eric Brevig Joins Method Studios as Senior VFX Supervisor & Creative Director
Academy Award-winning VFX industry veteran has contributed to more than 30 feature films, including blockbuster hits ‘Men in Black,’ ‘Pearl Harbor,’ ‘Hook’ and ‘The Maze Runner.’
Chaos Group Launches One-Click Cloud Rendering Service
Unlimited rendering power for 3D artists and designers with no hidden fees.
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Cole & Weber and The New Blank Partner on Pint-Size Washington Lottery Animation
In new spot, tiny, toy-like animated Lottery Vending Machine warmly greets various people around town who benefit from game proceeds.
Halo VFX Bankrupt with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Visual Effects Artists Still Unpaid
Media and entertainment trade union BECTU calls for new industry code of practice to better protect freelance workers when companies go into administration.
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Outpost VFX Launches First International Facility in Montréal
VFX producer Becca Scott and VFX supervisor James Rustad to oversee new Montréal studio.
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Rising Sun Pictures Springs into Action for Fox’s ‘Alita: Battle Angel’
RSP teams with Weta Digital for new film’s lunar battle and zero-gravity training sequences.
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‘First Man’ Garners DNEG Fourth Oscar Win in Five Years
VFX supervisor Paul Lambert, DFX supervisor Tristan Myles, miniature effects supervisor Ian Hunter and special effects supervisor J.D. Schwalm receive Academy Awards for their contributions to director Damien Chazelle’s historical biopic.
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91st Oscars: ‘Into the Spider-Verse,’ ‘Bao’ Win Academy Awards
‘First Man’ wins Oscar for Best Visual Effects; ‘Black Panther’ wins three awards including Costume Design, Production Design & Original Score.
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Jon Peddie Research Releases Global Ray Tracing Market Report
Firm’s analysis projects hardware acceleration and improved algorithms will enable ray tracing software to dominate rendering market by 2023.
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