MPC Delivers Digital Doubles, CG Crowds and Set Extensions for ‘Wonder Woman’
VFX supervisor Jessica Norman’s London, Montreal and Bangalore teams handle nearly 500 shots on Warner Bros. DC Comics-inspired hit superhero film.
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‘Insectibles’ Tops Kids TV Ratings in Germany
Despite serious competition from shows on rival networks Nickelodeon, Super RTL and Disney, the Award-winning, 3D-animated Insectibles, a co-production between One Animation, KiKA, Discovery and ZDF-Enterprises, has topped the ratings charts for kids TV in Germany.
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Sony Weaves Web of Sounds for ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
Sony Pictures Post Production Services’ veteran sound team flexed their creative muscles to fill out the soundscape for the characters and gadgetry for Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Homecoming, including foley for the new spider-suit’s drone, sneaky spidey footfalls and movement and jet turbines for the roar of the vulture’s engines.
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Watch the First Teaser Trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’
Imaginative and offbeat love story with visual effects provided by Mr. X arrives in theaters on December 8.
The Iconic Character Transformations of ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Framestore VFX supervisor Kyle McCulloch shares how Mrs. Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Cadenza and Garderobe were brought to life in Disney’s hit live-action remake of the classic 1991 animated feature.
WATCH: Christian Manz Talks ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ VFX at FMX 2017
The veteran Framestore VFX supervisor talks about previs, virtual production and visual development on the first cinematic installment about the magical creatures of J. K. Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ universe.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
Autodesk Discontinues Game Engine Middleware Line
3D game engine and real-time rendering software Stingray, which offers equivalent middleware capabilities in a streamlined workflow, to serve as Autodesk’s flagship product for the game development market.
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ftrack Announces ftrack Review at SIGGRAPH 2017
New streamlined version of scalable cloud-based project management solution makes video production tracking more accessible.
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Foundry Unveils Star-Studded Line-up for SIGGRAPH 2017
All-star event showcasing new Elara and Bunsen products alongside industry-leading tools Nuke, Modo, Katana and Cara VR to feature special guests Industrial Light & Magic, Weta Digital, Marvel Studios, id Software, and more.
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WIA to Present ‘The Future is Female’ at Comic-Con
Women in Animation co-president Marge Dean to moderate panel of guests representing film, TV, comics, VR, gaming and digital streaming on Thursday, July 20, at San Diego Comic-Con International.
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animago AWARDS Announces 2017 Nominees
Thirty-three nominees selected from 962 submissions from 58 countries to compete in 11 categories encompassing 3D Animation & Still, Visual Effects, Visualization and Design.
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Method Studios & Iloura Ramp Up Action for ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
Deluxe-owned visual effects studios Method and Iloura deliver detailed environments and a memorable Washington Monument sequence for the blockbuster Sony super hero feature film.
Lawsuit: MOVA Developers Suing Disney & Marvel for IP Infringement
Intellectual property lawsuit alleges Disney, Marvel and others knowingly infringed copyrights, trademarks, and/or patents by using stolen CG technology in blockbuster movies.
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Asia, North America
Disney Showcases Live-Action Slate at D23 Expo 2017
Stars and filmmakers of upcoming Disney, Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios movies featured at Saturday’s live-action event; ‘Mulan,’ ‘Jungle Cruise’ and ‘Aladdin’ features confirmed.
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First Look: Production Underway for Tim Burton’s Live-Action Remake of ‘Dumbo’
Live-action reimagining of Walt Disney’s 1941 classic 2D-animated film stars Colin Farrell, Danny DeVito, Eva Green and Michael Keaton.
Not To Scale Produces Series of Vibrant Animations
The ‘Real Heroes’ narratives were created by Director Colin Hesterly and design studio Le Cube to recreate real customer stories of heroism performed by Michelin employees.
Outpost Develops Crowd Pipeline for Domestos Spot
Working with MullenLowe London, the Outpost VFX team developed the characters, storyboarded the project, shot live-action sequences featuring Unilever’s product, and also implemented cross functionality between Redshift and Golaem Crowd, for the 30-second CG commercial.
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SPARK CG & Women in Animation Announce WIA Diversity Awards
Inaugural WIA Diversity Awards will be presented in three categories at SPARK ANIMATION 2017 in Vancouver, Canada this October.
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ILM Unwraps its Work on ‘The Mummy’
Industrial Light & Magic lead animator Alex Poei’s Vancouver-based team takes on key Princess Ahmanet regeneration and rat-infested alley sequences in Universal’s newest Dark Universe horror reboot.
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Nominations Announced for 69th Emmy Awards
Five series are nominated for Outstanding Animated Program, including FX’s ‘Archer,’ FOX’s ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘The Simpsons,’ Disney Channel’s ‘Sofia The First’ and Comedy Central’s ‘South Park.’
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PipelineFX’s Qube! Means Smooth Sailing for Qvisten
Qvisten Animation made extensive use of PipelineFX’s intelligent render farm manager and Microsoft Azure integration to complete their feature ‘Anchors Up’ on a tight timeline, relying on a shared disk image in the cloud and Qube!’s automatic resource allocation.
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Experience 3D Audio with Sketchfab’s ‘Lily & Snout’
Director Tim Rudder and producer Bobby Beck led a team of artists in partnership with studio platform Artella to create the animated WebVR short.
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SIGGRAPH Announces 2017 Production Sessions
The sessions will feature expert creators across film, games, computer animation, visual effects and virtual reality, presenting their work on projects like ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,’ ‘Cars 3’ and ‘Overwatch.’
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Psyop Expands ‘Kismet’ to New Platforms
The popular VR fortune teller now combines tarot reading, astrological reading and the ancient Babylonian game of Ur on Google Daydream and Samsung Gear VR devices.
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Legend 3D Adds to Executive Management Team
Known for VFX work on major feature films Pirates of the ‘Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,’ ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword,’ ‘Ben Hur’ and ‘Ghostbusters,’ 3D conversion, VFX and VR studio Legend 3D, Inc. has announced additions to its executive leadership team, as a part of the digital media company’s work to expand its global footprint.
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