Planar Systems to Acquire NaturalPoint
Acquisition brings combined leadership to growth markets of augmented reality and virtual reality.
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Biggest Fall TV Shows Utilize Blackmagic Design Cameras and Software
More than 46 of 2016’s fall television shows used Blackmagic Design’s cameras, Fusion Studio and DaVinci Resolve Studio for production and post production work.
VIZ Media and Wizards of the Coast Announce ‘The Art of Magic: The Gathering – Amonkhet’
Fourth and latest release available April 2017 to include illustrations by artists such as Cliff Childs, Winona Wilson, Christine Choi and Adam Paquette.
Baobab Studios Launches ‘INVASION!’ on Google Daydream
Short film version of the Virtual Reality experience directed by Eric Darnell has screened at Cannes, Tribeca, Annecy, VIEW, and the SIGGRAPH 2016 Computer Animation Festival.
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Award-Winning Production Studio Trizz Joins Blacklist
Boutique production studio based in Barcelona specializes in CG, live-action, and VFX-based projects for brands including Hyundai, Red Bull and Armani, as well as experiential installations for events such as the Coachella Music Festival.
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UTS Animal Logic Academy Announces Key Appointments for Inaugural Master Degree
Chris Ebeling to serve as Creative Lead-in-Residence for the inaugural Master Degree of Animation and Visualisation; Dr. Andrew Johnston joins as Research and Course Director.
Sarofsky Masters Meticulous 3D Main Titles for Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
In its fifth collaboration with Marvel Studios, Chicago-based design company animates a series of intricate mandalas for the 90-second main title sequence for director Scott Derrickson’s ‘Doctor Strange.’
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Nice Shoes Expands Internationally with New Toronto Studio
New studio adds directors Gary Thomas and Matt Greenwood, design director Stefan Woronko, senior colorist Roslyn Di Sisto, and executive producer Kristen Van Fleet.
Augusto Schillaci Joins Reel FX
Award-winning director and VFX supervisor to make his feature film debut with ‘The Mischievians,’ based on the book by William Joyce.
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The Foundry’s Bill Collis Joins Cubic Motion Advisory Board
Collis joins Vladimir Mastilovic and Chris Taylor O.B.E. in helping Cubic Motion expand in the games, film, TV, virtual reality and augmented reality markets.
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Framestore Sells Majority Stake to Chinese Investors
Shanghai-based Cultural Investment Holdings to acquire 75 percent of the Oscar-winning VFX studio’s business in a deal valued at $187 million; Framestore founder & CEO William Sargent to retain minority stake.
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‘Doctor Strange’ Ushers in a New Kind of Marvel Magic
Co-writer Jon Spaihts discusses the new action-adventure hit film that delves into the supernatural side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Disney Sets New Global Box Office Record
The Mouse House posts its biggest year ever at the global box office with $5,851.4 million through Nov. 1, surpassing the studio’s previous calendar-year record of $5,843.8 million set in 2015.
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FuseFX Appoints Randall Rosa & Wendy Lanning to Lead Vancouver Team
Rosa to serve as Head of Production/Senior VFX Supervisor with Lanning serving as Executive Producer.
Allegorithmic Launches Substance Source
New material library now accessible with Substance Live at no extra charge.
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Disney’s Live-Action ‘Wrinkle in Time’ Begins Production
Creative team for the live-action adventure based on the classic book by Madeline L’Engle includes ‘Frozen’ director Jennifer Lee, who wrote the screenplay for the film, and Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Rich McBride.
Adobe Charts Future of Creativity and Design at Adobe MAX 2016
Adobe showcases innovation coming to Creative Cloud in experience design, photography, virtual reality, character animation and 3D compositing.
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Thinkbox Store Helps Straightface Studios Streamline Production
Straightface Studios employs Thinkbox Software’s Deadline coupled with on-demand licensing for The Foundry’s NUKE to manage the facility’s compute resources.
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Image Engine Bolsters Artistic Leadership with Key Senior Hires
Vancouver-based VFX house bolsters artistic leadership with visual effects supervisor Thomas Schelesny, visual effects producer Tara Conley, and digital environment supervisor Damien Thaller.
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Framestore Welcomes Stephen Goalby
DesignWeek Awards-nominated design director previously contributed beautifully crafted animation work for Royal Albert China.
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Blackmagic Adds ACES Color Support to DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve 12.5.3 update adds support for the new version of Final Cut Pro X, as well as improvements to Media Composer interoperability, ACES color science, and more.
Vicon Motion Capture Technology Lends Magic Touch to ‘Doctor Strange’
VFX house Framestore uses a 24-camera Vicon system paired with Vicon’s data capture and processing software Blade to precisely capture data straight into Autodesk MotionBuilder.
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Denizen Delivers Google Tilt Brush Experience for Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
Creative agency enlists Google Tilt Brush artists Stuart Campbell, Steve Teeple and Danny Bittman to create globe-trotting 360-degree VR experience for Marvel Studios’ ‘Doctor Strange.’
‘Space Jam’ Bounces Back into Theaters November 13 & 16
Celebrating the film’s 20th anniversary, The Tune Squad returns with Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny, Bill Murray, Daffy Duck and more as they face off against the Monstars in the unforgettable ‘90s classic.
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MAXON Announces Cross-Platform GPU Rendering Collaboration
MAXON’s Cinema 4D application leverages GPU computing with AMD’s Radeon ProRender technology.
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