Review: ‘Hitman: Episode 1’
Deadly Agent 47 returns in IO Interactive’s brand new video game reboot that tests your skills as a stealthy assassin.
Category: CG
MAXON Now Offering Short-Term Licenses for Cinema 4D Studio
New service offered as a supplement to the existing line-up of perpetual licenses is designed to meet the challenges of production environments.
In 3D, Business, CG, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
RE:Vision Effects Releases RE:Map v3 with GPU Acceleration
Makers of Academy Award-winning software unveil ultimate kit of mapping and distortion tools within Adobe After Effects, The Foundry's NUKE, Blackmagic Design Fusion Studio, and Natron.
FMX 2016 Spotlighting Oscar Winner ‘Inside Out,’ ‘Avengers’ VR Experience and More
Filmakademie graduate and Disney/Pixar Character TD Tanja Krampfert discusses the creation of Joy in ‘Inside Out,’ while DoP Patrick Lin illuminates the special camera set-up designed to parallel the main character’s emotional journey.
In CG, Event, Films, Games, Interactive, Mobile and Wireless, People, Places, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Stop-Motion, Technology, Transmedia, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels, FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: Weta Digital's Joe Letteri Talks 'The Hobbit' and Virtual Production at FMX 2015
Joe Letteri, senior VFX supervisor and studio director at Weta Digital, discusses the use of digital characters and virtual production technology on the three 'Hobbit' films.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Stereoscopic 3-D, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
Cubic Motion gets Unreal
World's first real-time, high fidelity live performance system is driven by groundbreaking computer vision.
In 3D, CG, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: GDC | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: Pixar's Christophe Hery Talks Lighting on 'Finding Dory' at FMX 2015
Christophe Hery, global tech and research TD at the Pixar Research Group, talks about the importance of new lighting technology on the film 'Finding Dory.'
In CG, Event, Films, People, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: All
‘The Peanuts Movie’ Arrives on Blu-ray
Celebrating the CG-animated feature’s home entertainment release, Blue Sky Studios provides a behind-the-scenes look at Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts Gang’s latest foray onto the big screen.
Spencer Cook Joins Framestore
Animation veteran to serve as Animation Supervisor on Disney’s live-action reboot of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ at Framestore’s Montréal studio.
In Business, CG, Films, People, Places, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
animago AWARD Now Accepting Entries for 2016 Edition
Deadlines for submissions of 3D animation & stills, visual effects and visualization is June 30.
In 3D, Call for Entries, CG, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Zync by Google Cloud Platform Boosts Freelance Workflows
London-born, Vancouver-based CG artist Eva Ng tackles projects around the globe with the help of Google Cloud Platform’s 3D rendering solution, Zync.
CoSA VFX Taps ftrack for Fox TV’s ‘Gotham’
Production tracking software helps Emmy-nominated studio deliver more than 1,500 VFX shots for the first season of the hit series.
In 3D, CG, Technology, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
WATCH: Sebastian Sylwan Talks VR Technology Creative Realities at FMX 2015
Sebastian, a visual effects and digital media technologist, discusses consumers' acceptance of virtual reality and what the technology means for creators.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: All
Epic Games Awards More Than Half a Million Dollars in Unreal Dev Grants
Recipients include 30 developers, programmers and artists for their standout projects developed on Unreal Engine 4.
In Business, CG, Games, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: GDC | Geographic Region: North America
Mark Osborne’s ‘The Little Prince’ to Premiere on Netflix
Just days after director Mark Osborne reveals that that Paramount Pictures will no longer be distributing the stop-motion/CG-animated hybrid feature, Netflix swoops in to save the day.
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
‘Bakuman’ Feature Taps Fusion Studio for Main-On-End Titles
Blackmagic Design’s Fusion Studio helps deliver action-packed main-on-end title sequence for Japanese live-action feature based on the hit manga series by Tsugumi Ohba and Ken Obata.
WATCH: VES Exec Director Eric Roth Talks VFX Industry Economics at FMX 2015
Eric Roth, executive director of the Visual Effects Society, discusses recent entertainment industry business trends, how they impact artists and studios and how the VES is addressing membership regarding these critical issues.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Production, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: All
Brain Zoo Studios Announces ‘Console Marinez’ VR Series
New animated virtual reality series blends the action of video games with the comedy of animated feature films.
In 3D, CG, Short Films, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Review: ‘The Division’
AWN game expert Spencer Fawcett tries to take back Manhattan in Ubisoft’s brand new third-person shooter game.
Atomic Fiction Releases New VFX Breakdown for ‘Deadpool’
Montreal-based visual effects house goes from wireframe to mayhem with a new VFX breakdown for director Tim Miller’s ‘Deadpool.’
Autodesk Expands VR Support, Streamlines 3D Character Creation for Game Developers
Autodesk launches Stingray Game Engine v1.2 and Maya LT 2016 Extension 3 with feature improvements at GDC 2016.
In 3D, CG, Games | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: GDC | Geographic Region: North America
Jonathan Rothbart Talks the VFX of ‘Deadpool’
Overall VFX supervisor helps director Tim Miller create Marvel’s snarky badass superhero hit.
Allegorithmic Ships Substance Painter 2.0
AAA texturing tool powered by NVIDIA’s Iray renderer streamlines game asset pipeline; photorealistic rendering and curated asset store now available.
In 3D, CG, Games, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: GDC | Geographic Region: North America
Sony Unveils New Red-Band Teaser for Seth Rogan’s ‘Sausage Party’
New NSFW teaser is timed to coincide with a work-in-progress screening at this year’s SXSW festival in Austin, TX.
In 3D, CG, Films, People, Voice Acting | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Geomerics Brings Enlighten to Open-World Gaming
Real-time global illumination technology now delivers large-scale dynamic lighting to open-world games.
In 3D, CG, Games, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: GDC | Geographic Region: Europe
