Shotgun Taps Amazon Web Services to Accelerate Multi-Region Performance
Updates improve the Shotgun experience for customers around the world.
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SIGGRAPH Dedicates 2017 Art Gallery to Latin American Artists
Computer graphics conference and exhibition to feature a special art gallery dedicated to the works of contemporary Latin American artists, including Marcela Armas and Arcángelo Constantini, Rodolfo Peraza of Fanguito Studio and Gilberto Esparza.
In 3D, Art, CG, Event, Films, People, Places, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: All, North America
Luc Besson’s ‘Valerian’ in the Spotlight at FMX 2017
Production sessions at Germany’s international conference on animation, visual effects, VR, games and transmedia also to include ‘Star Wars: Rogue One’ and Kraftwerk 3D.
In 3D, CG, Event, Films, Games, People, Places, Production, Technology, Transmedia, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels, FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX, ITFS | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Foundry Bringing Sneak Peeks of Elara and Nuke 11 to NAB 2017
First look at Nuke 11 feature set; new Elara cloud service for post-production to be demoed with special guest Lytro Cinema at livestreamed event.
In 3D, CG, Event, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: NAB | Geographic Region: All, North America
Isotropix’s Clarisse 3.5 to be Unveiled at FMX 2017
Exclusive presentations from ILM, DNeg, Important Lookin Pirates, and more, to cover Clarisse 3.5’s wide range of improvements including a new set of innovative and creative features focused on layout, scene assembly, look development, lighting and rendering.
In 3D, CG, Event, People, Places, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
MPC Life Delivers CG Ostrich for Samsung
A curious ostrich stumbles onto a VR headset in new ‘Do What You Can’t’ spot for Samsung.
In 3D, CG, Commercials, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Asia, Europe, North America
WATCH: Weta Digital’s Michael Pangrazio Talks Feature Film Look Dev and Art Direction at FMX 2016
The veteran art director and concept artist discusses his work across a number of Weta feature film projects.
In Art, CG, Event, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: Proof’s Ron Frankel Talks ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Previs and More at FMX 2016
Proof Inc’s founder and creative director discusses recent previs, postvis, virtual production and virtual reality projects including his team’s work with director Justin Lin.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight, FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
Solid Angle Releases Arnold 5.0
Major new update includes improved performance and new shaders; Autodesk bundles Arnold 5 with 3ds Max 2018, replacing Mental Ray.
In 3D, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Zoic Studios Promotes Jeffrey Baksinski to Creative Director
Emmy-nominated VFX Supervisor with more than 30 years’ experience in post-production working in film and video editing, set supervision and visual effects earned a 2016 Emmy nomination for the pilot of Amazon series ‘The Man in the High Castle.’
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, People, Places, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
WATCH: AMD’s Raja Koduri Discusses GPU Technology, VR and More at FMX 2016
The senior VP and Radeon Tech Group chief architect talks about growth and opportunities for GPU technology across media & entertainment, VR/AR and education industries.
In CG, Event, Films, Games, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: ILM’s Kevin Jenkins Talks ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Art Direction at FMX 2016
ILM's supervising art director discusses the concept and production art pipeline on Walt Disney Pictures and J.J. Abrams' epic space adventure.
In Art, CG, Event, Films, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: Weta’s Keith Miller Talks ‘Jungle Book’ and ‘Batman v Superman’ at FMX 2016
Weta Digital’s VFX supervisor discusses the studio’s visual effects work on two of last year’s biggest box office champs.
In CG, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
Box Office: Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Crosses $1 Billion Worldwide
The Walt Disney Studios releases a new video, ‘Thank You for Being Our Guest,’ in celebration of the new milestone.
WATCH: MPC’s Adam Valdez Talks ‘Jungle Book’ at FMX 2016
The Oscar-winning VFX supervisor discusses the stunning visual effects his team created for Walt Disney Pictures and Jon Favreau’s hit film, ‘The Jungle Book.’
In CG, Event, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects | Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
Behind the Scenes with Psyop on Sherwin-Williams “Emerald, Epiphany”
Practical Effects captured with Spike, The Marmalade's high-speed motion control system
The Only VR Metric That Matters
Raise your hand if you have a family member who uses VR every day
In Business, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: Reality Bites | Geographic Region: All
FMX 2017 to Explore the Intersection of Automotive and Real-Time Graphics
New automotive track at FMX 2017 to include series of talks with Marc Petit, general manager for Unreal Enterprise at Epic Games, about the use of real-time graphics and games engines in the automotive development process from design to retail.
In 3D, CG, Event, Films, People, Places, Production, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels, FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Box Office Report: ‘Boss Baby’ Reigns, ‘Your Name’ Sees $1.6M U.S. Debut
DreamWorks Animation and distribution partner 20th Century Fox’s ‘The Boss Baby’ tops the domestic box office for the second consecutive week, earning $26.4 million; Funimation release ‘Your Name’ makes $1.6 million domestic debut.
In 2D, 3D, Anime, Business, CG, Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
MPC Delivers Futuristic Spectacle for ‘Ghost in the Shell’
VFX supervisor Axel Bonami details MPC’s development of new shooting techniques and software tools to create the stunning visuals for the live-action adaptation of the popular Manga series.
In 3D, CG, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Asia, Europe, North America
Academy Announces Key Dates For 90th Oscars
Dates selected for 2019, 2020 and 2021 Academy Awards.
In Awards, Films, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All, North America
Crafty Apes Delivers Subtle VFX for ‘Hidden Figures’
Team of 20 artists employs Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya to create CG environments and effects, including period-era technology reminiscent of 1960s Russian and NASA space programs.
In 3D, CG, Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Visual Effects Society Launches ‘VFX Voice’ Magazine
VES launches global VFX platform heralding Society’s 20th anniversary.
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New Highlight Reel Explores the Visual Development of ‘Ghost in the Shell’
Concept artist Ash Thorp releases a highlight reel of concepts and animations created for director Rupert Sanders’ live-action remake of the classic anime property starring Scarlett Johansson.
The-Artery Launches Los Angeles Office
Award winning visual effects company names industry veteran Karin Levinson head of features & television content.
In Business, CG, Films, People, Places, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
