Xsens Indie Program Brings Mocap to the Masses
New initiative gives indie creatives access to Hollywood-grade motion capture technology.
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Ray-Traced Volume Simulations Now Possible with V-Ray 3.5 for NUKE
Render OpenVDB simulations directly in Foundry’s industry-leading compositor; deep volumes now supported.
CalArts, USC, Ringling Top U.S. Animation School Rankings
CalArts, USC and Ringling are listed as the top three ranked programs -- comprising the top 1% of schools considered -- in the country in Animation Career Review’s 2017 rankings.
Epic Games, The Mill & Chevrolet Unveil Real-time Film at GDC 2017
The Unreal Engine, virtual production technology, and an iconic brand come together in ‘The Human Race,’ a real-time short film and AR presentation.
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Kidscreen Summit Grows in Miami
Nearly 2,000 delegates took part in the 2017 event, with significant growth from Asia-Pacific, South America and Europe.
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FMX 2017 to Host Academy Award Winners and Nominees
Academy Award-winning short film ‘Piper,’ Oscar-nominated ‘Pear Cider and Cigarettes,’ Theodore Ushev’s ‘Blind Vaysha,’ and more to be spotlighted at FMX 2017.
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Backstage at the 89th Academy Awards
AWN celebrates Hollywood’s biggest night out backstage at the 89th Academy Awards, gathering remarks from the Oscar-winning teams behind best animated feature ‘Zootopia,’ best animated short ‘Piper,’ and best visual effects for ‘The Jungle Book.’
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‘Zootopia,’ ‘Piper’ & ‘The Jungle Book’ Win Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards
Oscar gold: Walt Disney Animation Studios’ ‘Zootopia’ wins Best Animated Feature, Pixar’s ‘Piper’ wins Best Animated Short, and Disney’s live-action remake of ‘The Jungle Book’ wins Best Visual Effects at the 89th Academy Awards.
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Autodesk Helps Power Oscar-Nominated Features, Wins Sci-Tech Award
All five VFX Academy Award nominees employed Autodesk technology to help deliver Oscar-worthy visual effects; Arnold renderer honored with a 2017 Sci-Tech Award.
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Behind the Scenes on Ubisoft's 'Create Your Ride' Launch Trailer
Here’s how VFX hot shop Analog conjured the frosty magic for Steep Game Spot
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Unity CEO John Riccitiello to Deliver Keynote Address at VRLA Expo
The VRLA Expo running April 14-15 in Los Angeles will feature a full slate of demos, educational sessions, experimental work, panels and presentations.
MPC Names Michael Gregory VFX Creative Director
MPC London veteran to work alongside VFX Creative Director Rob Hodgson to lead the studio’s advertising VFX division.
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Framestore VR Studio Expands with New Montréal Office
Expansion of the Virtual Reality Studio headed by global head of VR Amy Small marks the proliferation of creative tech exploration.
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Delve Behind the Scenes of the Animated Sequences from ‘A Monster Calls’
Barcelona-based animation studio Glassworks teams with Headless Productions to deliver two animated tales for J. A. Bayona’s new film.
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Worlds Apart: Artistic Effects, Invisible Effects, Spectacle & Fantasy at the 89th Academy Awards
The 2017 VFX Oscar-nominated films showcase the versatility and range of visual effects artists.
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MPSE Presents 64th Annual Golden Reel Awards
Disney’s ‘Moana’ wins award for Best Sound & Music Editing in an animated feature film; Nickelodeon holiday special ‘Albert’ wins Best Sound & Music Editing in the TV animation category.
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Framestore Twists and Turns for ‘SS-GB’
Framestore teams with production company Sid Gentle Films and writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade to direct and craft the twisting, turning title sequence for the adaptation of Len Deighton’s 1978 alternate history novel.
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Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory’ Wins Big at 53rd Cinema Audio Society Awards
Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory’ wins top honors for outstanding achievement in sound mixing for an animated feature film at the 53rd CAS Awards.
Bangkok International Digital Content Festival Set for March 20-24
ASEAN’s biggest annual digital content event celebrates fourth year with ‘Digital Wonderland’ theme.
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Samir Mallal Joins m ss ng p eces
Live action and VR/experiential/digital filmmaker most recently partnered with Within for narrative VR film ‘New Wave.’
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Deluxe Names Craig Zerouni Head of Technology, VFX
Longtime media technology executive to focus on integrating and expanding production capacity across Method Studios, Iloura and Deluxe VR.
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animago AWARD 2017 Now Accepting Submissions
Deadline for submissions of work in 3D Animation, Visual Effects, and Visualization spanning 11 categories for consideration at the animago AWARD 2017 is May 31st.
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Pluralsight Partners with SideFX for All-Day Houdini Training Event
New Houdini 16 coursework to cover everything from character creation to environments; free event to feature speakers from Pluralsight, SideFX, TriHelix and Feline Arts.
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2017 Oscar Voting Guide: Animation & VFX Contenders Vying for Academy Awards
With voting for the 89th Academy Awards closing on Tuesday, take a final look at AWN’s coverage of the contenders for Feature Animation, Short Animation and Visual Effects.
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