One of Us Recreates History for ‘The Crown’
Working under VFX supervisor Ben Turner, Soho-based boutique visual effects studio delivers 428 ‘invisible’ shots for the new Netflix series.
Working under VFX supervisor Ben Turner, Soho-based boutique visual effects studio delivers 428 ‘invisible’ shots for the new Netflix series.
“If you really want to make creepy stuff, you can go ahead and do it. I would never wish to incorporate this technology into my work at all.”
New U.K. outpost led by EP James Prosser and executive director Martin Hobbs alongside VFX supervisors Matt Kasmir and Jesper Kjölsrud and art director Rafael Morant to provide effects for George Clooney’s ‘Suburbicon’ feature written by the Coen Brothers.
Walt Disney Animation Studios feature tops the North American box office with $18.8 million; Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Sing’ rolls out to international territories ahead of its domestic debut.
Animation Studio employs GPU-accelerated biased renderer Redshift for near real-time lighting on new CG-animated TV special with a stop-motion aesthetic.
U.K.-based production company behind the BBC’s ‘Bitz n’ Bob’ and ‘Floogals’ employs Shotgun’s Pipeline Toolkit to automate repetitive tasks, freeing artists’ time to create.
Back by popular demand, ‘From Coraline to Kubo: A Magical LAIKA Experience’ returns to Universal Studios Hollywood for a limited holiday engagement; special interactive experience runs December 21 through January 15.
‘How To Train Your Dragon 3’ delayed to March 1, 2019; Oriental DreamWorks feature ‘Everest’ set for September 27, 2019.
MPC returns to the world of Harry Potter, delivering 220 VFX shots including 3D environments of prohibition-era Manhattan, set extensions, magic effects, and the creation of three beasts: Demiguise, Occamy and Billiwig.
Benjamin Bratt and Gael García Bernal to lead the all-Hispanic voice cast for Pixar’s next original feature alongside newcomer Anthony Gonzalez and character actress Renée Victor.
Exclusive clip featuring supporting voice cast members Lake Bell (Chloe) and Bobby Moynihan (Mel) is part of nearly an hour of bonus content included in the home entertainment release of Illumination Entertainment’s animated hit.
Exciting selection includes new series for teens, tweens, and children including ‘Invention Story’ and ‘The Treasure Island.’
New York animation studio creates a series of five short films to help bring awareness to AIDS prevention and awareness initiatives.
EU-funded tablet-based on-set editing application for collaborative virtual filmmaking on display at SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 has been used on several Filmakademie productions.
Brand New School and Carrot Creative reimagine the newly launched OnePlus 3T as a sci-fi inspired human body, complete with digital organs, blood, brain and eyes.
Under the lead of production VFX supervisor Christian Manz, Oscar-winning VFX house helps develop and animate a range of fantastical CG characters for J.K. Rowling’s new spinoff prequel to the Harry Potter franchise.
Makoto Shinkai’s anime feature debuts to $41 million in China, and passes Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ to become the second-largest-grossing Japanese film of all time; Disney’s CG-animated ‘Moana’ rules North American box office for second weekend in a row.
Director Chris Appelhans bucks conventional industry “wisdom” by choosing VFX powerhouse as partner for first foray into crowded and uncertain Chinese animated feature film market.
Cuts come as DWA continues to be integrated into NBCUniversal following its acquisition by Comcast, and just two months after the studio eliminated 200 positions at its Glendale campus and in its distribution and consumer products operations.
Hybrid CG-animation/live-action film following a new character and storyline in the Pokémon universe is being scripted by ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ writer Nicole Perlman and ‘Gravity Falls’ creator Alex Hirsch.
Mickey Mouse and his pals to star in new Disney Television Animation preschool series from the creative talent behind ‘Jake and the Never Land Pirates’ and ‘Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.’
Deluxe Entertainment-owned VFX house contributes to the film’s opening and closing sequences in addition to environmental and creature work, as well as reimagining the look of the ‘apparate’ and ‘disapparate’ effects from the Harry Potter films through which a wizard magically teleports into or out of a scene.
Official New Frontier selection from ‘Antz’ and ‘Madagascar’ director Eric Darnell is the follow-up to this year’s ‘INVASION!’
McGarryBowen taps Aardman Nathan Love to create a 30-second spot featuring Crayola’s new animated mascots: Denny, Scarlet, Gus and Rod.
Luxury retailer showcases exclusive video installations from Nick Cave, Rob Pruitt, Studio Job, Ebony G. Patterson, We Are Prism, and Trey Parker and Matt Stone of Comedy Central’s ‘South Park.’