ZERO VFX Creates Invisible Effects for ‘Southpaw’
ZERO VFX steps into the ring to deliver invisible visual effects expertise for director Antoine Fuqua’s boxing drama.
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Frankie Powers The Master Chief’s Inaugural Adventure in ‘Halo: The Fall of Reach’
The Sequence Group taps Cospective’s cloud-based review and approval toolset to create a 3D-animated cinematic for AAA game franchise.
O2 Filmes Grades Virtual Reality Music Video with DaVinci Resolve Studio
Brazilian production and post house uses DaVinci Resolve 12 Studio to color grade Ivete Sangalo’s new virtual reality music video, ‘O Farol.’
Sony Names Randy Lake President, Studio Operations and Imageworks
Former Sony Pictures Imageworks EVP will continue to report jointly to Sony Pictures Television chairman Steve Mosko and Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group chairman Tom Rothman.
MASTERSFX Creates Creepy Character Effects for ‘The Boy’
Character effects artists create ‘Brahms,’ the creepy doll featured in Lakeshore Entertainment and STX Entertainment’s new horror movie directed by William Brent Bell.
PGA Announces 2016 Producers Guild Award Winners
Jonas Rivera receives the award for outstanding producer of animated theatrical motion pictures for Pixar Animation Studio’s ‘Inside Out’; ‘Game of Thrones’ wins the Norman Felton Award for outstanding producer of episodic television, drama.
In Awards, Films, People, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
CG-Animated Sci-Fi Short ‘Empsillnes’ Now Online
Short film conceived and directed by Jakub Grygier taps GPU technology for efficient CG rendering.
In 3D, CG, People, Places, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
MPC Unveils VFX Breakdown for ‘The Martian’
Lead VFX vendor MPC delivers 425 shots for Ridley Scott’s space epic, including shuttle launch sequences, the storm sequence, and scenes on Mars.
In Films, People, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Vicon and Artanim Announce Strategic VR Partnership
Artanim delivers new technology allowing users to experience, physically interact, and collaborate in a virtual 3D environment using Vicon motion capture technology.
In 3D, CG, Festival, Places, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Sundance | Geographic Region: North America
King and Country Creates New Teaser Campaign for ‘Vikings’
Production company reunites with longtime partner for season four of the History channel hit drama.
‘Giant’ Delivers Cinematic VR Experience at Sundance
Five-minute VR film experience created by developers Jack Caron, Todd Bryant, Omer Shapira and Uros Otasevic and shot in 6K is rendered using the Unreal Engine 4 game engine accelerated by NVIDIA Quadro M6000 GPUs.
In Festival, Interactive, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: North America
ShortsHD Sends 2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films to Theaters on January 29
World’s only short movie channel to showcase famed Oscar shorts release with theatrical premieres of live-action, animated and documentary short categories.
In Awards, Event, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: North America
New York Int’l Short Film Festival Wants Your Shorts
The New York International Short Film Festival is now accepting submissions of live-action, documentary and animated short films and videos; the deadline for entries is February 13.
In Call for Entries, Festival, Places, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: North America
Disney Sets New Dates for ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’
Originally scheduled for release on May 26, 2017, ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ will now debut on December 15, 2017; ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ will set sail on May 26, 2017.
Vicon Research Reveals Obstacles to Virtual Reality’s Success
Industry survey highlights need for affordable consumer headsets and high-quality, interactive content.
WATCH: Warner Bros. Unveils New ‘Suicide Squad’ Trailer
With visual effects provided by MPC, Sony Pictures Imageworks and Ollin Studio, new trailer provides a closer look at the film’s main characters, including the elusive Joker.
Motion Picture Sound Editors to Honor Sam Raimi with Filmmaker Award
2016 MPSE Golden Reel Awards Slated for February 27th.
Ukie and Film London Launch Games London
London’s games and interactive entertainment industry to receive $1.7 million investment with the launch of Games London, to be held April 1-10, 2016.
In Business, Event, Games, Interactive | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Luma Pictures Unveils New VFX Show Reel
With more than 80 feature films spanning over a decade, Luma Pictures has made its mark with CG characters, simulations, and environments that have hit the big screen on tentpoles such as ‘Ant-Man,’ ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ and Pharrell William’s ‘Freedom’ music video.
MAXON to Host Free Fluid Simulation Webinar January 28
Danish 3D designer and Cinema 4D lead instructor Thomas Andreasen to present ‘Basic Fluid Simulation Workflow with Cinema 4D & RealFlow’ on January 28.
MPC Creates Seamless Effects for ‘Spectre’
Led by MPC VFX Supervisor Mark Curtis and Producer Laura Schultz, MPC’s global team worked closely with director Sam Mendes and Production VFX Supervisor Steve Begg, covering three key sequences in the snowy Austrian Alps and the deserts of Morocco.
PipelineFX Releases Qube! 6.8
Render farm management software adds job submission capabilities and new interface to ArtistView GUI.
In 3D, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Toon Boom Animation Releases Storyboard Pro 5
New release provides new creative tools for artists, better 3D and editorial workflow integration.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Production, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
China’s Base FX Secures New Investor
Beijing-based VFX house provided visual effects for Chinese box office hits ‘Monster Hunt’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’
In Business, CG, Films, People, Places, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Asia
‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Wins Big at 21st annual Critics’ Choice Awards
‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ wins nine critics’ awards, including best director and best visual effects; Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ wins best animated feature; Netflix series ‘BoJack Horseman’ wins best animation series.
