Union Delivers VFX for ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’
London-based VFX house delivers roughly 300 visual effects shots for director Stephen Frears’ third major feature film starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant.
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Run, Kick, Shout! Opens in Chicago
3D motion graphics studio led by Nick Hopkins and Erik Jensen provides one-stop-shop for design, animation, and visual effects serving the local and national market.
In 3D, CG, Motion Graphics | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Amazon Targets Creators with Amazon Video Direct
Creators and storytellers from around the world can now make their videos available to customers as part of Prime Video and earn royalties based on hours streamed.
In Business, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Axis Delivers Launch Trailer for ‘Dawn of War III’
Glasgow-based CG animation studio collaborates with Canadian game developer Relic Entertainment to create a trailer for the launch of ‘Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III.’
In 3D, CG, Games, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Cloud-Based Animation Platform Artella is Now Live!
Animators from ‘Toy Story,’ ‘Star Wars,’ ‘’Transformers,’ ‘Rango,’ ‘Wall-E’ and ‘The Incredibles’ establish a collaborative production platform to unite creative talent around the globe.
In 2D, 3D, Business, CG, Films, Games, Production, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Sarofsky Creates Main-on-End Titles for Marvel's ‘Captain America: Civil War’
Earning expanded design, production and VFX roles, design-driven production company delivers main title sequence and more than 20 visual effects shots for the new Marvel feature directed by Anthony and Joe Russo.
Guru Arcade Appoints Lyndsey Gallant as Creative Director
Accomplished games artist from XMG Studio has almost 20 shipped titles to her name.
Melissa Lubin Joins Beast NY as Executive Producer
Former Cutting Room EP who has worked with agencies and prodcos including BBDO, McCann, Droga5, Publicis, O Positive and Station Film joins Deluxe-owned creative editorial company.
VFX Producer Chad Hudson Joins FuseFX
Former Rhythm & Hues staffer was a visual effects producer on the ‘Game of Thrones’ episode, ‘The Dance of Dragons,’ which won a 2016 Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects
In Commercials, People, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Box Office Report: ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Headed to $1 Billion
Well on its way to becoming the first title of 2016 to cross $1 billion, Marvel’s newest super hero blockbuster directed by Anthony and Joe Russo opens to $181.8 million in the U.S. for a total of $678.4 million at the global box office.
TUTORIAL: Create a Photoreal Chimpanzee Using 3ds Max, ZBrush and V-Ray
3D artist Ahmed Teeka shares tips and tricks for creating a photoreal chimpanzee using Autodesk 3ds Max, Pixologic ZBrush and Chaos Group’s V-Ray rendering software.
Review: ‘Captain America: Civil War’
Disney and Marvel’s comic book adventure is their most thoughtful and satisfying film to date.
AJA Garners Multiple Awards at NAB 2016
AJA KONA IP, RovoCam, U-TAP HDMI and Ki Pro Ultra recognized with product awards; AJA president Nick Rashby named to STUDIO Daily’s Top 50 List of Industry Players.
In People, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: NAB | Geographic Region: North America
Motion Picture Sound Editors Hosting Avid ‘Cloud Collaboration’ Demonstration
MPSE ‘Sound Advice’ event slated for May 10th at Sony Pictures Studios.
FuseFX Delivering Effects for Six New TV Series
FuseFX’s offices in Los Angeles, New York and Vancouver provide VFX services for six new hit series for CBS, FX, NBC, PBS and Syfy.
Carbon Launches Chicago Office
Bi-coastal creative studio Carbon opens in Chicago, serving the Midwest region with its high-end VFX, post-production, and full-fledged design studio
In Business, CG, Commercials, Post-production, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
SIGGRAPH 2016 Hosting Interactive Art Gallery Presentation
‘Data Materialities’ exhibit to feature unique collection of 10 highly interactive installations created from 2003–2016.
In Art, CG, Event, Interactive | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
Native Content Signs Iain Mackenzie
Prolific cinematographer and director has worked on campaigns for brands including Apple, Coors Light, The Home Depot, Lexus, Visa, Campbell’s, Mercedes, McDonald’s, PNC Bank, Dow, Subaru, and many more.
In Business, Commercials, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Art Directors Club Reinvents ADC Young Guns Program
Curated invitation competition for creatives 30 and younger selected by 40-member cultural influencer committee; ADC members also eligible for a select number of nominations picked by ADC staff.
LOGAN Expands Production and Sales Teams
Marie Soto appointed executive producer; new sales agents added for East and West Coast representation.
In Broadcast Design, Business, Commercials, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Digital Domain Names Ken Roupenian Digital Studio VP
Thirty-year VFX industry veteran formerly worked at Rhythm & Hues, where he served as head of digital production for the past 10 years.
MAXON Announces Update to Cineware for Adobe After Effects CC
Animated text and shape layers can now be saved directly to Cinema 4D for a roundtrip live 3D motion graphics workflow.
In 3D, CG, Motion Graphics, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ Roars Past $700 Million Worldwide
Jon Favreau’s photoreal adventure brings in $255.8 million domestically and $452.8 million internationally, roaring past the $700 million mark at the global box office on Monday for a global total of $708.6 million.
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Humble Hires Mark Kovacs as Executive Producer
Longtime Humble collaborator has worked on commercial campaigns for brands including AT&T, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Chevy, Proctor & Gamble and Verizon.
In Business, Commercials, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Anne Frank VR Experience in the Works
Virtual reality experience commemorating the Holocaust is being financed by VR production company CGO Studios with visual effects work from Dilated Pixels.
