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Inside Ron Frankel’s Wonderful Virtual World of Feature Film Visualization

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: CG, Films, People, Previs, Technology, Visual Effects
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The veteran creative director and founder of Proof Inc. shares his insights on previs, postvis, pitchvis and the growing importance of visualization across the entire filmmaking process.

NFB Launches McLaren’s Workshop

iPad users can now discover the genius of animation pioneer Norman McLaren via McLaren’s Workshop, the new free iPad app developed by the National Film Board of Canada.

SIGGRAPH Announces 2013 Computer Animation Festival Winners

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, Cartoons, Events, People, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: North America | Event: SIGGRAPH | Site Categories: Awards, Cartoons, Events, People, Places, Short Films
European directors win majority of SIGGRAPH 2013 Computer Animation Festival honors.

NO6, Peepshow Announce Merger

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Commercials, People, Places | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Commercials, People, Places
Bicoastal post house NO6 and London and NY-based Peepshow Post Productions join forces, uniting two complementary talent rosters behind the deep resources of the combined studios.

Michael Green Tapped to Write Blade Runner Sequel

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Films, People, Writing | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Films, People, Writing
Michael Green, who also worked on The Flash and Fantastic Four, is in negotiations for the sci-fi sequel.

Free Birds Feature Rounds Out Flock

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Films, People, Voice Acting | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Films, People, Voice Acting
Relativity and Reel FX round out flock on Free Birds; Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo, Danny Carey and Josh Lawson join voice cast of animated comedy.

Platige Image Unveils First Trailer for Another Day of Life

Posted In | News Categories: Events, Films, People, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Event: Annecy | Site Categories: Events, Films, People, Places
Platige Image debuts the first trailer for its forthcoming animated feature, Another Day of Life, to be officially unveiled at the upcoming 2013 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

Magic Light Announces New Appointments

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Licensing, People | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: Business, Licensing, People
Magic Light announces the promotion of Daryl Shute to Brand Director and the appointment of Muriel Thomas as the Head of International Distribution.

Stun Creative Produces New Promo Campaign for Bravo

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, People, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, People, Television, Visual Effects
Stun Creative creates a new multi-platform promo campaign for Bravo, celebrating the network’s pop culture brand and original programming.

Elastic Takes a Colorful Ride with Chevy

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Commercials, People, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: Business, Commercials, People, Visual Effects
Elastic’s Angus Wall takes five ladies on a colorful ride through Paris for Chevy.

Collider Conference & NYU Launch VFX Survey

Posted In | News Categories: Events, People, Places, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Events, People, Places, Visual Effects
The COLLIDER Digital Production Conference and NYU announce a survey to gauge current attitudes and perceptions among visual effects industry artists and professionals, with the results to be revealed at the June 10 VFX Town Hall meeting.

Carl England Named Managing Director at Platinum Films

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Licensing, People, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, Licensing, People, Places
UK-based Platinum Films appoints Carl England as the company’s new managing director.

Framestore Officially Opens LA Facility

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Commercials, Films, People, Places, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Commercials, Films, People, Places, Visual Effects
Framestore's LA operation announces the opening of its new permanent home: a specially designed and ultra-spacious studio in Culver City, heartland of the moving image.

Annecy Festival Unveils 2013 Feature Film Lineup

Posted In | News Categories: Events, Films, People, Places | Geographic Region: Europe | Event: Annecy | Site Categories: Events, Films, People, Places
The International Animation Film Festival in Annecy , France, unveils highlights of the 2013 edition of the festival, including screenings of Monsters University, Despicable Me 2, Oggy and the Cockroaches, the Movie, Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return, Aya de Yopougon.

Book Review: The Art of Epic

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Art, Books, CG, Films, People
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Fred Patten looks at this visual feast of concept art, sketches, storyboards and other digital art from Blue Sky’s latest animated feature.

Going Post Apocalyptic with After Earth

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: CG, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects
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CG creatures dominate the latest sci-fi adventure directed by M Night Shyamalan and starring Will and Jaden Smith.

Creative Director Jason Taylor Joins Blind Roster

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Internet and Interactive, People | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Internet and Interactive, People
Blind welcomes creative director Jason Tayler to help build their interactive presence.

Dive Provides VFX for After Earth

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, People, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: CG, Films, People, Visual Effects
DIVE provides 250 VFX shots for M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth.

Henry Jackman Scores Turbo

Posted In | News Categories: Films, Music and Sound, People | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Films, Music and Sound, People
Dreamworks taps Henry Jackman to score their newest animated feature, Turbo, a colorful new animated family comedy coming to theaters July 17, 2013.

SIGGRAPH Previews 2013 Business Symposium Sessions

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Events, Internet and Interactive, People | Geographic Region: North America | Event: SIGGRAPH | Site Categories: Business, CG, Events, Internet and Interactive, People
SIGGRAPH 2013 announces the initial list of sessions for the 2013 Business Symposium.