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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.

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.”

Building a Better Iron Man 3

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects
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Iron Man 3 may be more angst-ridden, but there were a lot more suits to be battle-tested.

Chris Landreth Talks Subconscious Password

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 3D, CG, People, Short Films
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The Oscar®-winning director’s new film is thought-provoking, intense and dare I say, hilarious.

Is Previs Finally Getting its Due?

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Events, Films, People, Visual Effects
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A stellar Motion Picture Academy VFX Convergence program shines a welcome spotlight on the world of previsualization.

Spring 2013 Animation and VFX Film Preview

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, People, Visual Effects
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James Gartler walks us through 11 visually tantalizing films hitting the box office this Spring.

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.”

Tim Dillon joins MPC New York

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Producer Tim Dillon joins MPC New York from Nexus Interactive Arts.