Visual Effects

Fuel Delivers VFX for Iron Man 3

jwolfe — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:08 -0700

Fuel VFX contributes design-driven visual effects work for two sequences in the Marvel blockbuster Iron Man 3.

Method Studios Appoints Chris Webb as Chicago EP

jwolfe — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:14:09 -0700

Visual effects house Method Studios announces the appointment of Chris Webb as Executive Producer of Method Chicago.

MEWShop Announces All-Star Lineup

jwolfe — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:27:42 -0700

The Manhattan Edit Workshop announces an all-star lineup for the “Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story” event on June 8th, including LOOK Effects' Jeff Wozniak.

Süperfad NY Execs Join Gravity

jwolfe — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:58:17 -0700

Visual effects, design and content company Gravity announces the formation of a new division, SCOUT, with the hire of three former Süperfad NY execs.

RE:Vision Effects releases RE:Match for Nuke and Fusion

jwolfe — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:33:41 -0700

RE:Vision Effects releases RE:Match for Nuke and Fusion, with automatic color matching for multicam and stereo shoots

Digital Domain Creates CG World for Destiny Game Trailer

jwolfe — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:04:46 -0700

Digital Domain helps create the trailer for Activision and Bungie’s highly anticipated videogame, Destiny, in a 60-second spot directed by Jon Favreau and starring Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito.

John Knoll Named ILM Chief Creative Officer

jwolfe — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:26:49 -0700

Lucasfilm announces the promotion of John Knoll to Chief Creative Officer of Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), serving alongside ILM President, Lynwen Brennan.

thenewBlank Creates Brand IDs for Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance

jwolfe — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:10:29 -0700

thenewBlank creates a dynamic branding campaign for the tenth anniversary season of Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance.”

Rampant Launches New Libraries

jwolfe — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:03:37 -0700

Rampant Design launches new libraries of Quicktime-based drag-and-drop VFX elements for filmmakers.

Pacific Rim Featurette Released

jwolfe — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:02:13 -0700

Warner Bros. releases a new Pacific Rim featurette onto the web, alongside an action-packed television ad.

Geomerics Brings Next-Gen Lighting to Xbox One

jwolfe — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:49:28 -0700

Geomeric’s Enlighten, real-time global illumination software, is now available for developers of Xbox One titles.

ArsenalFX Amplifies One-Of-a-Kind Abs

jwolfe — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:30:31 -0700

ArsenalFX creates a new commercial featuring Josh Button for Diet Dr Pepper.

Allegorithmic’s Substance Engine Now Available for Xbox One

jwolfe — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:21:05 -0700

Allegorithmic announces Substance Engine for Xbox One, which allows for faster download time and more customizable assets.

Autodesk Announces Smoke 2013 Extension 1

jwolfe — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:51:23 -0700

Improved functionality, greater flexibility and accelerated performance roll out in Autodesk Smoke 2013 Extension 1 release.

Rhythm & Hues Stalking Horse Bidder Settles Break-Up Fee

jwolfe — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:56:29 -0700

JS Communications agrees to a $300,000 break-up fee for its role as stalking horse bidder in the sale of the bankrupt visual effects company.

MPC LA Goes to Battle in Cinematic Spot for DIRECTV

jwolfe — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:29:51 -0700

MPC LA finishes a new spot, Road Trip, for DIRECTV, complete with World War II epic, a medieval fantasy battle, and a bit of science fiction thrown in.

Robert Moggach Joins Zoic Studios

jwolfe — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:23:39 -0700

Culver City/Vancouver-based visual effects house Zoic Studios signs veteran VFX Supervisor and Flame artist Robert Moggach.

HPA Awards Issues Call for Entries

jwolfe — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:25:23 -0700

The Hollywood Post Alliance issues a call for entries for the 8th Annual HPA Awards, taking place November 7th at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Rodeo FX Appoints Audrey Boivin

jwolfe — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:59:36 -0700

RODEO FX appoints Audrey Boivin to the position of advertising department producer.

Imagineer Teams with Coremelt on SliceX Powered by mocha

jwolfe — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:36:15 -0700

Imagineer Systems teams up with CoreMelt to release SliceX powered by mocha, a new Final Cut Pro X masking plug-in.