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Pixel Liberation Front AMPs Up Avatar

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For AVATAR, PLF (Pixel Liberation Front) was charged with designing and animating the monitors and HUDs for the fleet of military aircraft, a handful of shots in the shack set and some set-extension composites. In all, they delivered more than 220 shots.

Third Floor Aids Avatar

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As AVATAR continues to dominate the box office, The Third Floor discussed its previs with AWN.

Platige Image Talks Animation & VFX

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Platige Image of Poland tells us all about The Kinematograph, Antichrist and a new feature, Hardkor 44.

Entering the Imaginarium of Terry Gilliam

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John Paul Docherty and Richard Bain tell us what it was like conjuring new frontiers for The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

Halon Ent. Details Previs Work on Avatar

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There was nothing repetitive or consistent about the constantly evolving previs work on AVATAR, Halon Ent. tells AWN.

Alex Zamm Signs Up For Marvin the Martian

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Director Alex Zamm will helm MARVIN THE MARTIAN, a big screen feature film based around Bugs Bunny's nemesis, according to THE LOS ANGELES TIMES.

Avatar Claims 87 Percent of Weekly Tickets Sales on Fandango

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James Cameron’s Avatar currently represents 87% of weekly ticket sales on Fandango, the nation’s leading movie ticketing destination.

Prime Focus Adds Graphic Dimension to Avatar

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Prime Focus, a global visual entertainment services group, has contributed a number of shots to James Cameron's stereoscopic 3D feature film "Avatar."

James Cameron's Avatar Posts Record Opening Weekend Results in IMAX Theatres

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IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that James Cameron's Avatar grossed a record breaking $9.5 million from 178 IMAX(R) theatres domestically from December 18 through December 20, 2009, registering approximately 13% of the film's total domestic gross of $73 million on less than 3% of the screens.

Toy Story 3 to be Released in IMAX 3-D

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IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures today announced that Toy Story 3, the third installment of the blockbuster hit franchise Toy Story, will be released to IMAX(R) 3D theatres simultaneously with its wide release on June 18, 2010.

X-Men First Class Gets New Writer

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Now with Bryan Singer at the helm, X-MEN ORIGINS: FIRST CLASS has a new writer in Jamie Moss, according to the Heat Vision blog.

Cameron Geeks Out on Avatar

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The King of the World tells us how he literally moved mountains with his revolutionary Avatar.

Gil's All Fright Diner Opens at DreamWorks Animation

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DreamWorks Animation has tapped KUNG FU PANDA's Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris to adapt A. Lee Martinez's novel GIL'S ALL FRIGHT DINER, reports VARIETY.

Russo To Play Thor's Mother

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Rene Russo is set to play Frigga, Thor's mother, in Kenneth Branagh's big screen adaptation of the Marvel Comic, according to VARIETY.

ArcLight Cinemas’ Cinerama Dome and XpanD to Present Avatar, The Ultimate 3-D Cinema Experience

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ArcLight Cinemas and XpanD look to set a record box office opening by showcasing James Cameron’s Avatar at the Cinerama Dome this week in Hollywood.

Structured Destruction The Previs for 2012

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The detail of the massive global destruction in 2012 is a reflection of the intense previs work done by Pixomondo for director Roland Emmerich and producers/visual effects supervisors Volker Engel and Marc Weigert.

15 Vie for VFX Oscar

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You'd expect AVATAR (the front runner in a class by itself), 2012, STAR TREK and DISTRICT 9 to be vying for the VFX Oscar.

Peter Jackson Talks Lovely Bones

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Peter Jackson tells us what it was like creating the In-Between world with Weta.

McDonald's Big Mac Joins Fox's Avatar to Thrill Fans Nationwide

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In anticipation of James Cameron's AVATAR hitting theaters December 18, McDonald's plans to create a flood of excitement prior to the movie's launch and the company's in-restaurant promotion with a special sweepstakes incentive for Twitter followers: the chance to win a Big Mac Lunch and private screening of the movie with Academy Award-winner Jon Landau, producer of AVATAR.

Dr. Toon: A Living Timeline

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Dr. Toon relives the history of animation with a 105-year-old who still loves cartoons.