VFXWorld Magazine
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.
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.
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.
Framestore Welcomes Stephen Goalby
DesignWeek Awards-nominated design director previously contributed beautifully crafted animation work for Royal Albert China.
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.
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.
MAXON Announces Cross-Platform GPU Rendering Collaboration
Iloura Heightens the Intensity in ‘Deepwater Horizon’
Led by VFX supervisor Jason Billington, Deluxe Entertainment-owned effects house is tapped to heighten realism in many of the film’s high action sequences, adding digital mud, fire and smoke.
Argentina’s ‘Uncanny Valley’ Short Tops animago AWARD 2016
Jury Prize is awarded to Israel’s ‘Ma’agalim’ by Uri Lotan & Yoav Shtibelman; Best Visualization awarded to the U.K.’s ‘A Guide To Happy’ from Panoply Creative.
VIEW Awards Announces 2016 Winners
Chen Chen’s ‘Old Bear,’ produced in 2016 by Citron Bien and distributed by Yummy Films, wins 2016 VIEW Award.
LAIKA, Tippett Studios, Platige Image Headline 2016 Playgrounds Digital Arts Festival
Tenth anniversary event to feature filmmakers from ‘Coraline,’ ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ with artist talks from industry veterans from LAIKA, Tippett Studios and Poland’s Platige Image.
MMC Brainville Adopts PipelineFX’s Qube!
Polish multimedia and IT tech location takes advantage of Qube! rendering solution for visual effects, animation, and video editing companies.
Tippett Studio, Wevr Unveil ‘Mad God’ Stop-Motion VR Experience
Using photogrammetry to translate physical stop-motion animation into the VR landscape, the ‘Mad God’ experience includes absolutely zero CG characters or environments.
Academy Tech Council Adds New Member Annie Chang
Returning Council co-chairs for 2016-2017 are two members of the Academy’s Visual Effects Branch: Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor and Academy governor Craig Barron, and USC adjunct professor and Google VR senior staff engineer Paul Debevec.
Pixar Vets Unveil VR Physics-Based Puzzle Game ‘Bounce’
From Steel Wool Studios, ‘Bounce’ for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift combines narrative elements of animated features the intricate gameplay mechanics of VR to create the ultimate puzzle adventure.
One of Us Creates Swarm of Bees for ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’
Soho-based VFX studio tackles character animation for Hugh, a boy inhabited by bees, for the Tim Burton film from 20th Century Fox.
Director Kris Merc Teams with Aardman Nathan Love to Craft Hypnotic Music Video for Kool Keith & MF Doom
Collaboration on the colorful, fast-paced music video for ‘Super Hero,’ serving up hypnotic imagery from eye charts to kaleidoscopic wheels, included several key stages of production from ideation and design to compositing and rendering.
Zoic Amps Up Neighborly Antics for ‘Keeping Up with The Joneses’
Led by VFX supervisor Everett Burrell, Zoic Studios delivers big Hollywood explosions and high impact antics to amplify the humor of the film’s chance encounters and secret missions.
Third Annual UCFTI Expo to Address Global Collaboration
Third annual UCFTI Expo to host senior executives from 20th Century Fox, Huayi Brothers, IMAX, Lionsgate, Wanda, LeVision, iQIYI, Warner Bros. China and STX Entertainment.
Grasshorse Rolls Up Monster Video with Fitz and the Tantrums
Grasshorse Studios uses ToonBoom Harmony and open-source Blender to create a music video for the band’s new single, ‘Roll Up.’
Dr. Jane Haslam Joins Cubic Motion
Innovative technologist, algorithm developer and scientist to lead the productization of Cubic Motion’s award-winning real-time technology.