Stitching Together the VFX of ‘Birdman’ with Rodeo FX
Montreal-based post house delivers 90 minutes of ‘invisible effects’ for Oscar-nominated feature.
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Red Giant Pulls the Trigger With Magic Bullet Suite 12
Red Giant’s Magic Bullet Suite 12 delivers GPU-accelerated, real-time color correction and grading, 198 new Looks presets, Streamlined UI and UX, and an all-new Magic Bullet film.
Intelligent Creatures Taps Fusion Studio for ‘Orphan Black’
Toronto-based visual effects shop provides feature-quality effects on a television budget with the use of Blackmagic Design’s Fusion Studio.
Coming Soon…to Your Living Room: Studio Ghibli Titles on Blu-ray
From Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, three Studio Ghibli classics -- ‘Tales from Earthsea,’ ‘Porco Rosso’ and ‘Pom Poko’ -- make their way onto Blu-ray.
biscuit filmworks Directors Score With Super Bowl XLIX Spots
biscuit filmworks directors Matt Dilmore, Noam Murro, Christopher Riggert and Aaron Stoller help brands stand out during Super Bowl XLIX.
RebusFarm 2.0 Now Available
Upgrade includes new automated render technology designed to provide a seamless experience with simplified workflow and faster upload and download times.
Nvizible Provides Effects for ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’
Nvizible is tapped to provide visual effects for Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service, in theaters February 13.
‘Tomorrowland’ Trailer Sees Super Bowl Debut
New teaser for Brad Bird’s live-action feature, ‘Tomorrowland,’ airs during Sunday’s Super Bowl game.
FMX 2015 to Spotlight Immersion and Virtual Reality
Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia to explore the impact of immersive technologies on financing, content creation, distribution and viewing behavior across different platforms.
In Event, Films, Games, Interactive, Mobile and Wireless, People, Places, Short Films, Stereoscopic 3-D, Technology, Television, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
Polynoid Directs Reveal Video for Lexus GS F
Reveal video presented at the Detroit Motor Show in January was directed by Polynoid and produced by Blacklist, with the animation executed at Polynoid production spinoff Woodblock.
In 3D, CG, Commercials, People, Places, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
‘Grand Budapest Hotel,’ ‘Birdman,’ ‘Guardians’ Top 19th Annual ADG Awards
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel,’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and ‘Birdman’ are each recognized for excellence in production design for a feature film in 2014.
The Foundry Names Jon Wadelton CTO
The Foundry promotes Jon Wadelton, known as ‘Mr. Nuke,’ to chief technology officer and head of media production.
In 3D, Business, CG, People, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Dan DeLeeuw Talks ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
The Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor breaks down some of the key grand finale action on Marvel’s second ‘Captain America’ hit.
In CG, Films, People, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All
Box Office Report: ‘Hobbit’ Threequel Reaches $900 Million
StudioCanal’s ‘Paddington’ remains in second place domestically with $8.51 million; Disney’s Marvel-inspired ‘Big Hero 6’ holds onto first place in Japan.
In Business, Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
2015 HPA Tech Retreat Unveils Expanded Session Schedule
The Hollywood Post Alliance invites engineering, technology and strategic business leaders join top creative talent to explore and debate the most compelling topics facing the media and entertainment industry today.
In Business, Event, People, Places, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Exec VP Karin Levinson Boards Artemple-Hollywood
Industry veteran joins boutique VFX and design house specializing in “invisible” visual effects.
Luxion and Pixologic Partner to Release KeyShot for ZBrush
Real-time ray tracing and global illumination program now an integral part of the ZBrush workflow.
Phosphene Names Rebecca Dunn Head of Operations
Independent VFX and design house promotes visual effects producer/compositing supervisor to newly-created post of Head of Operations and Strategy.
In Business, Films, People, Places, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Jeannette Manifold Joins Iloura as General Manager, Sydney
VFX veteran brings more than 25 years production experience to the role spanning feature film animation, visual effects and games.
In Business, People, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Australia
Framestore Promotes Grant Walker to Senior CG Art Director
New role will see Walker lead the design of characters and environments across the London Integrated Advertising team’s CG work.
In Business, CG, Films, People, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Stephane Ceretti Talks Rocket, Groot and the VFX of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor discusses the challenges of creating two believable CG action heroes.
Margot Robbie, Miles Teller to Host Academy’s Sci-Tech Awards
Actors Robbie and Teller to host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 7.
In Awards, Event, Films, People, Places, Technology | Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: North America
MIT Media Lab’s Joi Ito to Deliver SIGGRAPH 2015 Keynote
Activist and entrepreneur explores how radical new approaches to science and technology can transform society in substantial and positive ways.
In Event, People, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
SPARK FWD Returns to Vancouver January 29-31
Visual effects festival, conference and job fair to include presentations on the invisible effects of ‘Birdman,’ ILM’s work on ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ the making of ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,’ the miniature effects of ‘Interstellar,” and more.
In Event, Festival, Films, Jobs & Recruiting, People, Places, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Executive Producer Jo Arghiris Joins MPC LA
Award-winning executive producer has worked with prominent directors including Traktor, Nicolai Fuglsig, Jake Scott, Stacy Wall, Dante Ariola and Harold Einstein on campaigns for leading brands such as Nike, Budweiser, Adidas, Target and Coca-Cola.
In Business, Commercials, People, Places, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
