North America

Ntropic Taps Autodesk for Marco Brambilla’s Creation

Posted In | News Categories: Art, People, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Art, People, Visual Effects
Ntropic utilizes Autdoesk’s Flame and Maya to create extraordinary visual effects for the newest stereoscopic 3D video installation, “Creation,” from artist Marco Brambilla.

shade VFX Expands to New Location

Posted In | News Categories: Business, People, Places, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, People, Places, Visual Effects
shade VFX announces its expansion to Bergamot Station in Santa Monica and the appointment of Lisa Maher as Business Development Executive.

Academy Announces Rule Changes

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, Short Films | Geographic Region: North America | Event: Academy Awards | Site Categories: Awards, Short Films
For the first time, the entire voting membership of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is automatically eligible to vote in all 24 Oscar categories.

Benjamin Bratt Replaces Al Pacino on Despicable Me 2

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, People, Voice Acting | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Films, People, Voice Acting
Benjamin Bratt steps in to voice the villain Eduardo in “Despicable Me 2.”

Framestore Creates VFX for Iron Man 3

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe, North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Films, Visual Effects
In just eight weeks, Framestore deliveres 113 shots for Marvel’s “Iron Man 3,” including helping to set the look for one of the movie’s key effects – Extremis.

Adobe Accelerates Shift to The Cloud

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Events, Motion Graphics, Places, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Events, Motion Graphics, Places, Technology
New product innovation to be delivered exclusively through Adobe Creative Cloud.

Iron Man 3 Takes Off with Second-Highest Debut Ever

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Films
The North American debut of Disney feature “Iron Man 3” is bested only by Marvel’s "The Avengers.”

2013 Clio Award Winners Announced

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, Commercials | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Awards, Commercials
Google honored as advertiser of the year; Ogilvy & Mather awarded agency network of the year; BBH London, Cheil Worldwide, Digital Domain, JWT San Juan and Marcel Worldwide take Grand CLIO honors.

Emily Carmichael Creates 8-bit RPG OKC Short Film

Posted In | News Categories: People, Short Films | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: People, Short Films
Animated in the style of a retro video game, “RPG OKC” tells the story of two minor video game characters who go on a perilous first date after meeting each other on an internet dating website.

Athena Creates Stop-Motion Short

Posted In | News Categories: People, Short Films, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: People, Short Films, Stop-Motion
Athena Studios creates the stop-motion animated short film, “Peanut Butter.”