Prime Focus Helps Create Native Looks for ‘The Martian’
Prime Focus World delivers 15 minutes of stereo footage for Ridley Scott’s space epic with the help of its View-D conversion pipeline and Blackmagic Design’s Fusion Studio.
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Walter Murch Joins VIEW 2015 Keynote Lineup
Three-time Oscar winner to deliver “From Godfather to God Particle and Beyond,” addressing the changing vocabulary of film in relation to new digital technologies.
In Event, Films, Music and Sound, People, Places, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels, VIEW Conference Spotlight | Special Events: VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: Europe
Box Office Report: ‘Goosebumps’ Scares Up $23.5M Debut
Sony's ‘Goosebumps’ edges past Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian’ to win the North American box office race, easily out-spooking Steven Spielberg's ‘Bridge of Spies’ and Guillermo del Toro's ‘Crimson Peak.’
RenderMan for Houdini Now Available!
Pixar Animation Studios collaborates with Side Effects Software to include full integration of RenderMan 20 and RIS shading support in new release of Houdini 15.
In 3D, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
FX Orders Pilot for Marvel’s ‘Legion’
Marvel Television to co-produce pilot with FX Productions; Noah Hawley to write pilot screenplay and serve as exec producer.
In Business, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
metricminds Extends Mo-Cap Arsenal with New OptiTrack System
Alongside a Vicon system, Frankfurt-based motion capture studio acquires new 68 camera-OptiTrack System.
ITV Partners with Miniclip for ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ Mobile Game
ITV Studios Global Entertainment launching mobile game for CG-animated ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ series.
Marvel and Fox Developing ‘Hellfire’ Series
Lauren Shuler Donner, Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg, Evan Katz, Manny Coto, Jeph Loeb and Jim Chory to executive-produce; Patrick McKay and JD Payne to write script.
In Business, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Blackmagic Design Helps Power Fall’s Biggest TV Shows
Top DPs, VFX artists, colorists and post production facilities rely on Blackmagic Design to help deliver more than 40 fall television shows.
FuseFX Brings Penn State's Nittany Lion to Life
Burbank-based VFX house helps iconic statue flex its muscles and leap from its stone pedestal for Emmy-winning image spot.
In CG, Commercials, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Sing Choong Foo Talks ‘Where’s the Dragon?’
After a long career at Western visual effects studios, the industry veteran’s animated feature film directorial debut hits theatres in China.
‘Pan’ Could Lead to $150M Write-Down for Warner Bros.
Made for $150 million, Joe Wright's big-budget Neverland origins story could lose between $130 million to $150 million for Warner Bros.
Framestore Welcomes New Hires to Montreal
Framestore announces the arrival of two new hires in Montreal, animation supervisor Kyle Dunlevy and visual effects supervisor Richard Hoover.
In Business, Films, People, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Shanghai London Advertising Forum Kicks off 2015 Edition
Two-day event, running October 20 &21, features seminars given by the best of British production and local Chinese creative talent.
In Commercials, Event, People, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Asia, Europe
Not To Scale Signs Director Kris Merc
Award-winning film and animation content studio continues to sign inspiring young directors to its New York roster.
In Business, Commercials, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
World Animation & VFX Summit Announces 2015 Panelists
World Animation & VFX Summit Announces first round of industry panelists for November 2015 Event
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MASTERSFX Delivers New Season of Effects for Top TV Series
Los Angeles and Vancouver-based VFX house dominates the small screen with work for ‘Monsterville,’ ‘Heroes Reborn,’ ‘Arrow,’ ‘The Flash,’ ‘The 100,’ ‘iZombie’ and more.
MPC Creates Out-of-This-World Effects for ‘The Martian’
As the lead VFX vendor, the Moving Picture Company delivers 425 shots for Ridley Scott’s space epic, including shuttle launch sequences, storm sequence, and scenes on Mars.
Box Office Report: ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ Crosses $200M Globally
Ridley Scott's ‘The Martian’ wins weekend box office race with $37 million; Sony's animated ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’ follows in second place with $20.3 million for a new worldwide total of $207.7 million.
Troika Delivers ‘Scary Good Halloween’ for Food Network
Integrated marketing and branding agency celebrates the season with Halloween-themed, food-centric broadcast package.
DHX Names Michael Serafini Programming VP
Former CBC Television exec to oversee the strategic development, execution and promotion of the DHX Television channels and their digital extensions.
In Business, People, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Mataio Gardi Joins Animatrik
Mataio Gardi joins the Animatrik team as Executive Producer, bringing his vast video game production knowledge to the growing team.
In Business, CG, Games, People, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
The VIEW Looks Great from Turin
Italy’s VIEW Conference 2015 is just around the corner, with a top lineup of industry leaders preparing for a memorable week of presentations and al dente agnolotti.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Music and Sound, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Stop-Motion, Technology, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, VFXWorld | Blogs: VIEW Conference Spotlight | Special Events: VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: Europe
Shuttlecraft Celebrates First Anniversary with Olay Campaign
New York-based full-service production company celebrates one-year anniversary with the debut of a new commercial campaign for Olay.
Framestore Creates Tactile New Installation for Tate Modern
Framestore completes new exploratory interactive timeline experience comprising massive amounts of data from over 3,500 works of art.
