Visual Effects

shade VFX Expands to New Location

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shade VFX announces its expansion to Bergamot Station in Santa Monica and the appointment of Lisa Maher as Business Development Executive.

Framestore Creates VFX for Iron Man 3

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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.

Cinesite Delivers 100 VFX Shots for Iron Man 3

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VFX house Cinesite completes over 100 shots for the Marvel Studio’s production “Iron Man 3.”

Tim Dillon joins MPC New York

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

Iron Man 3 Crosses $300M Overseas

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Disney and Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” earns a record-breaking $21.5 million in China on Wednesday, topping Marvel’s “The Avengers” as the highest opening day in the country’s box office history.

Academy Honors Matte Painting and Digital Environments

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The Academy hosts the final event in its three-week VFX Convergence craft series, “From Matte Paintings to Full Environments and Set Extensions,” moderated by visual effects branch governor Craig Barron and visual effects branch member Theresa Rygiel.

Spin VFX Wins BAFTA for Titanic

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Spin VFX wins BAFTA award for best visual effects in the Television Craft category for its work in the TV mini-series “Titanic.”

Framestore Wins Big at Clio Awards

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Visual effects company Framestore wins two awards for Best Visual Effects at the Clios, taking silver for Qualcomm Snapdragon “Coming Soon” and bronze for the groundbreaking simulation VFX used to dismantle the Nissan Altima in “Wouldn’t It Be Cool.”

e-on Software Ships Vue 11.5

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e-on announces the availability of Vue 11.5 xStream and Infinite.

Rogue State Taps LightWave 11.5 for Dracano

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Rogue State turns to LightWave 11.5 3D software to conquer CG dragons and 220 visual effects shots for “Dracano.”