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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.”

Tim Dillon joins MPC New York

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Producer Tim Dillon joins MPC New York from Nexus Interactive Arts.

Academy Honors Matte Painting and Digital Environments

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The Academy hosts the final event in its three-week VFX Convergence craft series, “From Matte Paintings to Full Environments and Set Extensions,” moderated by visual effects branch governor Craig Barron and visual effects branch member Theresa Rygiel.

Shining a New Light on Pixar

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Bill Desowitz reports back from Pixar about how global illumination is powering the upcoming Monsters University and The Blue Umbrella.

DreamWorks Animation Acquires AwesomenessTV

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Groundbreaking alliance marks digital content milestone.

A New Post-Apocalyptic Look for Oblivion

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Digital Domain and Pixomondo tell us about working on Joe Kosinski's follow-up to Tron: Legacy.

Pixomondo Closes Berlin Office

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Visual effects house Pixomondo announces plans to close its Berlin offices on May 31.

One Club Announces Parisfx Showcase

The One Club announces the addition of Parisfx to the Creative Week 2013 program in order to showcase the most creative and innovative French companies in digital arts and VFX.

FX to Develop Animated Bigfoot Series

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Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to develop animated “Bigfoot” series at FX; "American Dad" writer Matt McKenna is on board to develop the project, which is based on the faux autobiography books by Graham Roumieu.

Comedy Central Orders Moonbeam City Pilot

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The animated project centers on a handsome yet moronic undercover detective who does everything in his power to avoid solving crimes.

Illumination Taps Tito Ortiz as VP of Development

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Veteran animated feature film executive Tito Ortiz returns to Chris Meledandri’s Illumination Entertainment as the company’s new VP of development.

Academy to Host Matte Painting Panel

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As the final night of its VFX Convergence craft series, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents a panel discussion on how matte paintings and set extensions allow films to be enriched by creating entire worlds never built or seen before.

Coolabi Appoints New Head of Digital

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Coolabi appoints Naomi Dare to Head of Digital.