VFXWorld Magazine
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.
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.
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.
Worlds Apart: Artistic Effects, Invisible Effects, Spectacle & Fantasy at the 89th Academy Awards
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.
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.
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.
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.’
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.
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.
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.
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.
Integrating VFX and Stop-Motion: Steve Emerson on Hybrid Filmmaking Approach of ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’
As part of AWN's Professional Spotlight Series recorded during VIEW 2016, the Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor talks about a decade of filmmaking innovation and advancement at LAIKA.
ILM Works its Magic for ‘Doctor Strange’
VFX supervisor Richard Bluff describes Industrial Light & Magic’s dazzling New York and Hong Kong sequence work in Marvel’s supernatural adventure hit.
Conductor Technologies Raises Series A Funding
Walden Venture Capital and Autodesk invest in revolutionary new cloud rendering platform behind the visual effects for 2016 blockbusters ‘Deadpool’ and ‘Star Trek Beyond.’
Autodesk Announces CEO Transition
Carl Bass to step down as CEO, remain on Board of Directors; Board undergoing CEO search, institutes Office of the CEO during transition.
Redshift Now Provides Integration with SideFX Houdini
New plugin brings the lightning-fast speed of GPU-accelerated render engine Redshift to SideFX’s powerful all-in-one 3D application combining modeling, animation, rigging and compositing.
IMAX First Look Fan Event Set for Live-Action ‘Ghost In The Shell’
One-night-only event featuring an exclusive first look at film footage to be held across 14 North American cities on February 28th.
Creating a Photoreal Masterpiece: Rob Legato on the Virtual Cinematography of ‘The Jungle Book’
As part of AWN's Professional Spotlight Series recorded during VIEW 2016, the Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor discusses the challenges of virtual production on the hit Disney live-action/CG hybrid feature film.
Allegorithmic Launches Substance Designer 6
Digital Material Authoring package expands into a comprehensive texture, scans and MDL Processing tool for game development, animation/VFX and design visualization.
Luma Pictures Heads into New Territory, Hires Head Creative Director Ben Hibon
Los Angeles and Melbourne-based VFX shop expanding into original content with artist and animation director Hibon at the helm as Head Creative Director.