Union Delivers VFX for ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’
London-based VFX house delivers roughly 300 visual effects shots for director Stephen Frears’ third major feature film starring Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant.
Category: CG
Run, Kick, Shout! Opens in Chicago
3D motion graphics studio led by Nick Hopkins and Erik Jensen provides one-stop-shop for design, animation, and visual effects serving the local and national market.
In 3D, CG, Motion Graphics | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Axis Delivers Launch Trailer for ‘Dawn of War III’
Glasgow-based CG animation studio collaborates with Canadian game developer Relic Entertainment to create a trailer for the launch of ‘Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III.’
In 3D, CG, Games, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Cloud-Based Animation Platform Artella is Now Live!
Animators from ‘Toy Story,’ ‘Star Wars,’ ‘’Transformers,’ ‘Rango,’ ‘Wall-E’ and ‘The Incredibles’ establish a collaborative production platform to unite creative talent around the globe.
In 2D, 3D, Business, CG, Films, Games, Production, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Sarofsky Creates Main-on-End Titles for Marvel's ‘Captain America: Civil War’
Earning expanded design, production and VFX roles, design-driven production company delivers main title sequence and more than 20 visual effects shots for the new Marvel feature directed by Anthony and Joe Russo.
Australian International Animation Festival 2016
Begins: May 13, 2016
CSU Animation and Visual Effects present the 13th Anniversary of the Australian International Animation Festival, running Friday, May 13 through Sunday, May 15, 2016.
In 2D, 3D, Acting, Anime, Art, Cartoons, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Home Entertainment, Illustration, Jobs & Recruiting, Motion Graphics, People, Places, Post-production, Production, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Television, Tutorials, Visual Effects, Voice Acting | Event Types: Animation, Discussion, Documentaries, Live Action, New Media, Non-competitive Festivals, Screenings, Seminars / Workshops, Short Films, Special, Special Effects, Television, User Group Meetings, Visual Effects, Visualization, Web / Internet
Game Beta Report: ‘DOOM’ and ‘Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst’
First impressions on two highly anticipated game beta releases.
TUTORIAL: Create a Photoreal Chimpanzee Using 3ds Max, ZBrush and V-Ray
3D artist Ahmed Teeka shares tips and tricks for creating a photoreal chimpanzee using Autodesk 3ds Max, Pixologic ZBrush and Chaos Group’s V-Ray rendering software.
Silvergate’s ‘Peter Rabbit’ Picks Up Two Emmy Awards
CG-animated preschool series receives awards for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program and Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for storyboard artist Benjamin Sanders.
In Awards, Cartoons, CG, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: Emmy Awards | Geographic Region: Europe
Review: ‘Captain America: Civil War’
Disney and Marvel’s comic book adventure is their most thoughtful and satisfying film to date.
Composer Heitor Pereira Scoring Sony’s ‘Angry Birds Movie’
Grammy winning composer has previously provided film scores for Sony’s ‘The Smurfs’ and ‘The Smurfs 2’ as well as Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Despicable Me’ and ‘Minions’ movies.
In CG, Films, Music and Sound, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
DreamWorks Animation Reports Strong Q1 2016 Results
Jeffrey Katzenberg-led studio reports revenue increase of 14 percent to $190 million with segment gross profits improving 31 percent to $70 million
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Locksmith Animation, Paramount Sign Multi-Picture Deal
Paramount Pictures and U.K. feature animation studio Locksmith to co-develop and co-produce a series of animated projects with plans to have their first theatrical release in theaters in 2020.
In Business, CG, Films, People, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Juggling and the Art of Team-Based Animation
Mine! Mine! Mine? Studying collaborative filmmaking dynamics at the heart of Hothouse 11, the NFB's English Animation Studio Apprenticeship Program.
In 2D, CG, People, Production, Short Films, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld | Blogs: Lines of Thought | Geographic Region: North America
Carbon Launches Chicago Office
Bi-coastal creative studio Carbon opens in Chicago, serving the Midwest region with its high-end VFX, post-production, and full-fledged design studio
In Business, CG, Commercials, Post-production, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
SIGGRAPH 2016 Hosting Interactive Art Gallery Presentation
‘Data Materialities’ exhibit to feature unique collection of 10 highly interactive installations created from 2003–2016.
In Art, CG, Event, Interactive | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
Virtual Reality Comes to the Tribeca Film Festival
Google and Patrick Osborne’s ‘Pearl’ leads a number of VR projects showcased at festival’s Virtual Arcade.
In CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, People, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld | Blogs: The Miscweant | Geographic Region: All
WATCH: Blue Sky Studios' Steve Martino Talks 'The Peanuts Movie' Challenges at FMX 2016
'The Peanuts Movie' director Steve Martino discusses the creative and production challenges he faced making the studio's hit animated feature.
In 3D, CG, Event, Films, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
MAXON Announces Update to Cineware for Adobe After Effects CC
Animated text and shape layers can now be saved directly to Cinema 4D for a roundtrip live 3D motion graphics workflow.
In 3D, CG, Motion Graphics, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Disney’s ‘The Jungle Book’ Roars Past $700 Million Worldwide
Jon Favreau’s photoreal adventure brings in $255.8 million domestically and $452.8 million internationally, roaring past the $700 million mark at the global box office on Monday for a global total of $708.6 million.
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Anne Frank VR Experience in the Works
Virtual reality experience commemorating the Holocaust is being financed by VR production company CGO Studios with visual effects work from Dilated Pixels.
PHILOSOPHER'S STEW
A short story that will make you think twice about what you "swallow"
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Sony Joins Blue Sky in Settlement of Hollywood Studio Antitrust Lawsuit
Settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging that Sony and other studios violated antitrust laws by conspiring to suppress the wages of animation and VFX artists via non-poaching agreements will see a payout of roughly $13 million to the initial plaintiffs and other class members.
Thinkbox Offers Free On-Demand Licensing in May
Company Teams with The Foundry for Free Hours of NUKE and KATANA, and Chaos Group for Free Hours of V-Ray; Also Provides Complimentary Use of Deadline and Krakatoa for the Month.
‘Super Wings’ Jets into Germany
CG-animated preschool series produced by South Korea’s CJ E&M set to air on German-language children’s channel KiKA in 2017.
In 3D, Cartoons, CG, Licensing, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Asia
