VFXWorld Magazine
CAKE, Diagonal View Launch Popcorn Digital
‘Talking Tom’ creator Paul Nunn joins new joint venture aimed at producing kids content for global online media platforms.
Luma Pictures Rewrites Physics for Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
Inspired by surrealist art and the works of M.C. Escher, Luma creates the opening sequence in London for Marvel Studios’ blockbuster movie, ‘Doctor Strange.’
Titmouse and Viacom NEXT Unveil ‘Smash Party’ VR Experience
Virtual-reality destruction experience from the Emmy Award-winning animation studio behind ‘Metalocalypse,’ ‘Superjail!,’ ‘Venture Bros.,’ ‘Son of Zorn’ and ‘Motorcity’ is coming soon to HTC Vive.
Xsens Helps The Imaginarium Go High-Tech for ‘The Tempest’
The Imaginarium Studios partners with the Royal Shakespeare Company to create a digital avatar projected in real-time utilizing Xsens motion capture technology.
Famous Frames and The Napoleon Group Announce Joint Venture
Noted talent agency for storyboard artists combines with creative production company and industry leader in test spots and animatics to launch FamousFrames @ Napoleon.
Georgia Lottery Taps Artifact for Fantastical Keno! Spot
Stephane Ceretti and the VFX of ‘Doctor Strange’
The action-adventure film’s overall VFX supervisor discusses visual design, fractals and practical effects used on Marvel’s latest hit.
Studio Smack Reinvents Garden of Earthly Delights with ‘Paradise’
Contemporary reinterpretation of Early Dutch master Hieronymus Bosch’s iconic painting was commissioned by the MOTI Museum for its New Delights exhibition on display through December 31st.
Global Visual Entertainment Leaders To Gather in Beijing For ICEVE 2016
Two-day event to include Digital Domain co-founder and Virtuosity VR CEO Scott Ross, The Third Floor founder Chris Edwards, former Disney exec Kevin Geiger, PDI co-founder Richard Chuang, and more.
FITC Amsterdam Announces International Speakers
10th Amsterdam edition of FITC to include award-winning filmmaker David OReilly, The Mill’s Rama Allen, Emmy Award-winning motion designer Raoul Marks, and more.
Sarofsky Welcomes Cory Davis and Dan Tiffany
Paramount Drops New Trailer for Chris Wedge’s ‘Monster Trucks’ Feature
New live-action feature from the director of ‘Ice Age,’ ‘Robots’ and ‘Epic’ drives into theaters January 13, 2017.
Marvel’s ‘Inhumans’ Set for IMAX Debut
Based on the comics created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1965, first two episodes of ‘Marvel’s The Inhumans’ to premiere in IMAX theatres for two-week window in late Summer 2017 prior to network run.
Wacom Launches New Cintiq Pro Creative Pen Displays
New Cintiq Pro 13 and Cintiq Pro 16 bridges the gap between inspiration and expression, empowering professional and serious creators of digital content to take their artistry to the next level.
Marvel EVP Victoria Alonso to Receive VES Visionary Award
Marvel Studios executive vice president of physical production Victoria Alonso named as the next recipient of the Visual Effects Society’s Visionary Award in recognition of her contributions to visual arts and filmed entertainment.
SIGGRAPH Asia Announces 2016 Computer Animation Festival Winners
India’s ‘Schirkoa,’ Germany’s ‘BreakingPoint’ and New Zealand’s ‘Accidents, Blunders and Calamities’ awarded top honors.
Luxion Releases New Plugins for Autodesk Fusion 360, Revit 2017, 3ds Max 2017 & Maya 2017
Developer of the first real-time ray-tracing and global illumination program for 3D rendering and animation announces new and updated plugins that further integrate KeyShot with Autodesk’s line of 3D modeling applications.
Nimble Collective Launches 3D Animation Contest
Animate the Chicken and win prizes including a one-hour one-on-one project review with Nimble Collective co-founder Jason Schleifer, subscriptions to CG Cookie, gift cards for the Blender Market and Nimble Collective t-shirts.
NVIDIA mental ray for Maya Now Faster, Easier & Free
Beginning November 30, CG artists using Autodesk Maya can tap NVIDIA’s GPU-accelerated renderer, mental ray, directly within Maya for free.
Method Studios Gets Psychedelic for Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
Method Studios tackles the ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ sequence, a mind-bending journey through parallel dimensions that guides Doctor Strange through the multiverse.
Hybride Brings Director Denis Villeneuve’s Vision to the Big Screen for ‘Arrival’
Quebec visual effects studio teams with VFX Supervisor Louis Morin to craft 245 shots for a total of 25 minutes of screen time, including all the alien shots seen in the movie.
Framestore Returns with More VFX Magic for Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
Framestore provides more than 365 shots for the Marvel Studios blockbuster directed by Scott Derrickson, with work spanning CG environments and complex ‘Mandlebrot’ sets, digi-doubles of key characters, and the creation of Doctor Strange’s astral form used throughout the film.
Blur Studio Teams with RESET on Epic Spot for ‘Titanfall 2’
Culver City, CA-based production studio provides editorial, VFX and finishing for new ad combining naturalistic landscapes and sophisticated character animation.
Disney’s ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Headed Home for the Holidays
Reimagined Disney classic with visual effects provided by Weta Digital available on Digital HD, Blu-ray and Disney Movies Anywhere on November 29.