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MPSE Presents 64th Annual Golden Reel Awards
Disney’s ‘Moana’ wins award for Best Sound & Music Editing in an animated feature film; Nickelodeon holiday special ‘Albert’ wins Best Sound & Music Editing in the TV animation category.
In Awards, Event, Films, Music and Sound, People, Technology, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Framestore Twists and Turns for ‘SS-GB’
Framestore teams with production company Sid Gentle Films and writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade to direct and craft the twisting, turning title sequence for the adaptation of Len Deighton’s 1978 alternate history novel.
In Books, Business, People, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory’ Wins Big at 53rd Cinema Audio Society Awards
Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory’ wins top honors for outstanding achievement in sound mixing for an animated feature film at the 53rd CAS Awards.
Bangkok International Digital Content Festival Set for March 20-24
ASEAN’s biggest annual digital content event celebrates fourth year with ‘Digital Wonderland’ theme.
In 3D, CG, Digital Media, Event, Places, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Samir Mallal Joins m ss ng p eces
Live action and VR/experiential/digital filmmaker most recently partnered with Within for narrative VR film ‘New Wave.’
In Business, Commercials, Films, People, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Deluxe Names Craig Zerouni Head of Technology, VFX
Longtime media technology executive to focus on integrating and expanding production capacity across Method Studios, Iloura and Deluxe VR.
In Business, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
animago AWARD 2017 Now Accepting Submissions
Deadline for submissions of work in 3D Animation, Visual Effects, and Visualization spanning 11 categories for consideration at the animago AWARD 2017 is May 31st.
In 3D, Call for Entries, CG, Festival, Films, Games, Motion Graphics, Places, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Pluralsight Partners with SideFX for All-Day Houdini Training Event
New Houdini 16 coursework to cover everything from character creation to environments; free event to feature speakers from Pluralsight, SideFX, TriHelix and Feline Arts.
In 3D, CG, Education and Training, Event, Games, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: GDC | Geographic Region: North America
2017 Oscar Voting Guide: Animation & VFX Contenders Vying for Academy Awards
With voting for the 89th Academy Awards closing on Tuesday, take a final look at AWN’s coverage of the contenders for Feature Animation, Short Animation and Visual Effects.
In Awards, Films, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: North America
Integrating VFX and Stop-Motion: Steve Emerson on Hybrid Filmmaking Approach of ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’
As part of AWN's Professional Spotlight Series recorded during VIEW 2016, the Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor talks about a decade of filmmaking innovation and advancement at LAIKA.
In Awards, CG, Films, People, Stop-Motion, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: VIEW Conference Spotlight | Special Events: Academy Awards, VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: All
ILM Works its Magic for ‘Doctor Strange’
VFX supervisor Richard Bluff describes Industrial Light & Magic’s dazzling New York and Hong Kong sequence work in Marvel’s supernatural adventure hit.
In CG, Films, People, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All
Conductor Technologies Raises Series A Funding
Walden Venture Capital and Autodesk invest in revolutionary new cloud rendering platform behind the visual effects for 2016 blockbusters ‘Deadpool’ and ‘Star Trek Beyond.’
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Autodesk Announces CEO Transition
Carl Bass to step down as CEO, remain on Board of Directors; Board undergoing CEO search, institutes Office of the CEO during transition.
In 3D, Business, CG, People, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Redshift Now Provides Integration with SideFX Houdini
New plugin brings the lightning-fast speed of GPU-accelerated render engine Redshift to SideFX’s powerful all-in-one 3D application combining modeling, animation, rigging and compositing.
In 3D, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
IMAX First Look Fan Event Set for Live-Action ‘Ghost In The Shell’
One-night-only event featuring an exclusive first look at film footage to be held across 14 North American cities on February 28th.
Creating a Photoreal Masterpiece: Rob Legato on the Virtual Cinematography of ‘The Jungle Book’
As part of AWN's Professional Spotlight Series recorded during VIEW 2016, the Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor discusses the challenges of virtual production on the hit Disney live-action/CG hybrid feature film.
In Awards, CG, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Blogs: VIEW Conference Spotlight | Special Events: Academy Awards, VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: All
Allegorithmic Launches Substance Designer 6
Digital Material Authoring package expands into a comprehensive texture, scans and MDL Processing tool for game development, animation/VFX and design visualization.
In 3D, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Luma Pictures Heads into New Territory, Hires Head Creative Director Ben Hibon
Los Angeles and Melbourne-based VFX shop expanding into original content with artist and animation director Hibon at the helm as Head Creative Director.
Advanced Imaging Society, VR Society Bestow 28 Lumiere Awards
LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings,’ Disney’s ‘Inner Workings’ and ‘Zootopia,’ and Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory’ among 28 awards for distinguished achievement.
In 3D, Awards, CG, Films, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Bif's Crazed New Music Video for Shy Luv 'Shock Horror feat. Jones'
Mill+ directing collective bif choreograph a surreal collision of live action and CG
ILM Delivers Photoreal Invisible VFX to Tell the Tragic Story of The Deepwater Horizon
Academy gives nod to supporting visual effects with nomination of Industrial Light & Magic team led by VFX supervisor Craig Hammack for director Peter Berg’s depiction of the disastrous 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion and spill.
In Awards, CG, Films, People, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All
Golden Adds Directing Duo Wolfberg
Jan Kalvoda and Premek Ponahly blend CG-design, live-action, and stop-motion animation to create mesmerizing commercials.
In 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, People, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Kabillion, Metamedia Launch K-GO
New SVOD platform will feature traditional and social content in new and existing formats, including AR, VR, 360° video and gaming.
In Business, Games, Mobile and Wireless, People, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
ACM SIGGRAPH Seeks Input on Future Direction of Organization and Conference
Survey of computer graphics and interactive techniques community aims to make the organization and conference more relevant to the needs of those working in emerging computer graphic technologies.
In 3D, Call for Entries, CG, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: All, North America
