Visual Effects

Lipsync Announces Diverse Post Roster

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LipSync announces a diverse roster of post-production contracts which includes rock royalty, child abduction, bounty hunters and gangs.

Infographic: The Cost of Being Iron Man 3

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With the release of “Iron Man 3” just days away, MoneySuperMarket has created an infographic that points out how much it would cost to be Iron Man in the latest Marvel blockbuster.

Nike Free 5.0 Gets the Royale Treatment

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Commercials, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Commercials, Visual Effects
Motion design and production studio Royale is tapped to create a global, multifaceted campaign for Nike Free 5.0 encompassing video, print, out of home and in interactive retail spaces.

Oblivion Featurette Spotlights Practical Effects

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The Creators Project goes behind the scenes of Universal’s sci-fi epic, “Oblivion,” with a close-up look at the in-camera effects created for the film.

Rainmaker Announces Ratchet and Clank Feature

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3D CG-animated theatrical feature film based on the iconic PlayStation video game franchise enters production for worldwide 2015 release.

Double Negative Opens TV Division

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, People, Places, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, CG, People, Places, Television, Visual Effects
Soho-based VFX company Double Negative launches a television arm, with Showtime's "The Vatican," directed by Ridley Scott, as the new division's first project.

Jack the Giant Slayer Heads to Disc

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, Home Entertainment, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Films, Home Entertainment, Visual Effects
“Jack the Giant Slayer” heads to Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download on June 18.

Production Pipeline Expo Moves to Raleigh Studios

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The venue for the first annual Production Pipeline Expo, which takes place May 3-4, 2013, is changed to Raleigh Studios in Hollywood.

Academy to Present Deconstructing Pi VFX Panel

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The Academy takes a look at the breakthrough stereoscopic and visual effects work that went into crafting the Oscar-winning film “Life of Pi,” featuring an onstage discussion with members of the film’s creative teams.

Edit 1 Unveils InMoCa Motion Capture Technology

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New York-based pre-visualization boutique Edit 1 unveils state-of-the-art “inertial” motion capture, InMoCa.

Nickelodeon Releases Turtles iOS App

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, CG, Games, Mobile and Wireless, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Cartoons, CG, Games, Mobile and Wireless, Television
Nickelodeon releases “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run,” the network's first app, available now from iTunes.

Despicable Me 2 to See IMAX Release

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The highly anticipated 3D-CG feature follow-up to the 2010 hit will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX 3D format and released in select IMAX theatres internationally beginning on June 20.

Framestore Creates Smashing CG Effects for Beyonce’s Mirrors

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In one of the first effort to come out of Framestore's new LA studio, Framestore teams up with 180LA and Pepsi on a new advertising campaign featuring Beyoncé.

Fox Announces CG Animated Peanuts Feature

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At the CinemaCon movie convention in Las Vegas on Thursday, 20th Century Fox announces that beloved comic-book character Charlie Brown will be coming to the big screen in a 3D animated version in 2015.

Chris Bernier Joins MPC NY

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Chris Bernier joins MPC NY as VFX Supervisor and CG Lead.

UCA to Produce Fearsome Beastie CG Animated Short

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Cartoons, CG, People, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Books, Cartoons, CG, People, Places, Short Films
Award-winning children’s book, “The Fearsome Beastie,” by Giles Paley-Phillips, is to be adapted into an animated short co-directed by Katie Steed and Jon Hunt in collaboration with the UK’s University of Creative Arts.

LOOK Effects Heads to FMX Conference

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VFX company LOOK Effects President Mark Driscoll weighs in on the “Panel Discussion on the Future of the VFX Industry” and visual effects supervisor Dan Schrecker presents the company’s visual effects work in “The Making of Warm Bodies” at the 2013 FMX conference in Suttgart, Germany.

RGH Announces New Animated Feature

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RGH Entertainment eyes more magic from “The Wizard of Oz” creator with new animated feature film inspired by L. Frank Baum’s “Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.”

SquareZero Creates Dancing Queens for ABBA Museum

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British digital motion graphics company SquareZero updates its holographic representations of Bjorn, Agnetha, Benny and Frida for the ABBA museum, set to open in Stockholm in May.

Pixar’s Inside Out Gets Official Announcement

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Disney confirms details of Pete Docter’s “Inside Out,” told from the perspective of the emotions inside the mind of a little girl.