Visual Effects

MAXON Announces New Live 3D Pipeline

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: 3D, Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects
Technology developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions announces a new live 3D pipeline between CINEMA 4D and Adobe After Effects.

Defiance Launches Worldwide

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Games, Internet and Interactive, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Games, Internet and Interactive, Television, Visual Effects
Massive online shooter opens the world of “Defiance” ahead of the Syfy network TV show premiere on April 15.

Douglas Trumbull Talks High Frame Rates at GTC 2013

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Events, People, Places, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Events, People, Places, Technology, Visual Effects
Academy Award-winning VFX pioneer Douglas Trumbull shares insights on the future of high-resolution, high frame rate filmmaking at NVIDIA’s annual GPU Technology Conference.

Oscar-Winning Animator Daniel Greaves Kickstarts New Short

Posted In | News Categories: CG, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 2D, CG, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion
Academy Award-winning animator Daniel Greaves announces a Kickstarter fund for his newest short film project, “Mr. Plastimime.”

Adobe Drives Innovation with New Video Workflows at NAB 2013

Company previews next generation of professional video and audio products and launches Adobe Anywhere for video.

Rhythm & Hues Sale Finalized

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Asia, North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Films, Visual Effects
Visual effects company Rhythm & Hues is officially sold to an affiliate of Prana Studios, 34×118 Holdings, in a deal valued at $17.8 million.

More VFX than Meets the Eye in Olympus Has Fallen

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: CG, Films, Technology, Visual Effects
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Senior VFX Supervisor Evan Jacobs blends explosive action sequences with a complete Washington DC re-creation, all done in Louisiana.

Zoic Adds Gombos as Creative Director

Posted In | News Categories: Business, People, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, People, Visual Effects
Zoic Studios welcomes Rainer Gombos as Creative Director and VFX Supervisor.

Technicolor Names New Animation + Games Creative Director

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, People | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: Business, CG, People
Technicolor names Owen Hurley as new Creative Director of Animation and Games.

Toon Boom Releases Storyboard Pro 4

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Technology
Toon Boom announces the release of Storyboard Pro 4 for live action, gaming, and animation studios.

New Global Deals Announced for Mia and me

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Licensing, Places, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Licensing, Places, Television
m4e and Rainbow Srl announce new global broadcasting deals for “Mia and me” ahead of MIPtv.

G.I. Joe Gets VFX Retaliation

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: CG, Films, People, Visual Effects
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Digital Domain, ILM and Method step up the explosive action for the new G.I. Joe sequel.

Disney Releases Preview of Planes

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, CG, Films | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Cartoons, CG, Films
Disney releases a sneak peek of it forthcoming animated film, “Planes.”

Psyop Creates New Open for TED Talks

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Internet and Interactive, Motion Graphics, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: Business, CG, Internet and Interactive, Motion Graphics, Visual Effects
Psyop creates a new pre-roll for TED Talks, which conceptualizes and brings to life the animation of the TED logo.

MPC Animator Blaine Toderian to Lead Life of Pi Webinar

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Events, Films, Internet and Interactive, People, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Events, Films, Internet and Interactive, People, Visual Effects
The Vancouver Animation School announces a free webinar with MPC animator Blaine Toderian going behind-the-scenes of the Academy Award-winning film, “Life of Pi,” on Saturday, April 13.

The Mill LA & Sonos Present Multimedia Bugs Installation

Posted In | News Categories: Art, Events, People, Places, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Art, Events, People, Places, Technology, Visual Effects
The Mill LA collaborates with Sonos Studio to create the multimedia installation, “Bugs,” from filmmaker Tom Kuntz.

Red Giant to Unveil BulletProof at NAB

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Events, People, Places, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Event: NAB | Site Categories: CG, Events, People, Places, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects
Red Giant unveils BulletProof, a new software application for on-set footage handling, at NAB 2013 next week in Las Vegas, NV.

Disney Announces Finding Dory Feature

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Films, People, Voice Acting | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Films, People, Voice Acting
Disney/Pixar’s “Finding Dory” to dive into theaters November 25, 2015; Ellen DeGeneres, the voice of the beloved Blue Tang Fish in 2003’s “Finding Nemo,” shares plans for the all-new big-screen adventure.

Pixomondo Shuts Shanghai Office, Exits Feature VFX

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films, People, Places, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Films, People, Places, Visual Effects
Visual-effects company Pixomondo to abandon feature film work after shutting its Shanghai office in the wake of closures in London and Detroit.

FMX 2013 Program is Now Online

The preview of this year's FMX program is now online!