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Jason Graves to Conduct Joystick 5.0 Symphony Concerts

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SCORE Concert Productions, the Malmo Symphony Orchestra and Bandai Namco Partners Sweden announce Jason Graves as the guest conductor for Joystick 5.0.

Google Doodle Celebrates Saul Bass

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Designer of famed title sequences for Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese gets elaborate animated tribute.

Worker Studio Announces Phil Hartman’s Flat TV Feature

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Animation and visual effects company Worker Studio secures the option to produce an animated property based on the comedy album, “Phil Hartman’s Flat TV.”

Byron Howard to Helm New Disney Film

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Jason Bateman is in talks to voice a starring role in a new Walt Disney Animation feature project that will be directed by “Tangled” director Byron Howard.

Sony Taps Shane Black for Doc Savage

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Sony Pictures Entertainment closes its deal with Shane Black to co-write and direct “Doc Savage,” which Black is eyeing as his next film.

DreamWorks Animation Planning Croods TV Spinoff

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A TV show starring “the first modern family” is reportedly in the works.

Visual Effects Pioneer Ray Harryhausen Dies at 92

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Stop-motion legend developed many of the techniques that have become today's industry standards.

Library of Congress Appoints Copyright Royalty Judges

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The Library of Congress appoints David R. Strickler and Jesse Feder copyright royalty judges.

Phosphene Adds Trio of Industry Vets

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Phosphene adds Vance Miller, Eddie Porter, and Scott Winston to its core creative team.

Zoic Adds Paulus Bannink to Games

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Paulus Bannink joins Zoic’s game division as Creative & Technical Director.

Comixology Picks Up Franck’s Silver

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Dark Planet Comics digitally releases Silver #1, the comic debut from animation veteran Stephan Franck.

Ntropic Taps Autodesk for Marco Brambilla’s Creation

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Ntropic utilizes Autdoesk’s Flame and Maya to create extraordinary visual effects for the newest stereoscopic 3D video installation, “Creation,” from artist Marco Brambilla.

shade VFX Expands to New Location

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shade VFX announces its expansion to Bergamot Station in Santa Monica and the appointment of Lisa Maher as Business Development Executive.

Benjamin Bratt Replaces Al Pacino on Despicable Me 2

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Benjamin Bratt steps in to voice the villain Eduardo in “Despicable Me 2.”

Building a Better Iron Man 3

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Iron Man 3 may be more angst-ridden, but there were a lot more suits to be battle-tested.

Chris Landreth Talks Subconscious Password

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The Oscar®-winning director’s new film is thought-provoking, intense and dare I say, hilarious.

Is Previs Finally Getting its Due?

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A stellar Motion Picture Academy VFX Convergence program shines a welcome spotlight on the world of previsualization.

Spring 2013 Animation and VFX Film Preview

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James Gartler walks us through 11 visually tantalizing films hitting the box office this Spring.

Emily Carmichael Creates 8-bit RPG OKC Short Film

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Animated in the style of a retro video game, “RPG OKC” tells the story of two minor video game characters who go on a perilous first date after meeting each other on an internet dating website.

Athena Creates Stop-Motion Short

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Athena Studios creates the stop-motion animated short film, “Peanut Butter.”