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MPC at SIGGRAPH 2010
MPC’s R&D team will give fascinating insight into the technology that drives the pictures at SIGGRAPH 2010.
Cinesite brings Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time to Life
Cinesite, one of the leading film visual effects houses, has completed more than 280 shots on the new Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films movie, /Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time/
Bent Creates Lucha Libre Legend with TAXI 2
A miniature Mexican wrestler might not be the obvious choice for a Canadian cell phone company's spokesman. But when Bent Image Lab Director Rob Shaw discovered just such a character in Toronto-based TAXI 2's script for the latest Koodo Mobile campaign, he immediately saw the connection.
Stardust Directs Cinematic Journey for the Ford 2011 Mustang
Bi-coastal creative production studio Stardust was tapped by ad agency Team Detroit to launch the new Ford 2011 Mustang with a gorgeously cinematic spot for TV and cinema.
MPC Completes 214 VFX Shots for Clash of the Titans
Louis Leterrier has directed ‘Clash of the Titans,’ a remake of the 80’s classic featuring the war between man and the gods.
Galaxy Quest Director Joining SEAL Team Seven
LA TIMES’ 24 Frames blog is reporting that Dean Parisot (GALAXY QUEST) is in talks to adapt graphic novel SEAL TEAM SEVEN into a feature film.
SIGGRAPH Announces FJORG! and GameJam! Winners
Press release from ACM SIGGRAPH (New Orleans, LA) - Winners of FJORG!, the third annual "iron-animator" style competition and GameJam!, the first videogame competition were announced during SIGGRAPH 2009, the 36th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques taking place this week in New Orleans.
MPC Hiring Squad Attending SIGGRAPH 2009
Press Release from MPC
MPC is to undergo significant expansion in the coming months. Capacity is set to increase in both the Vancouver and London studios to cover exciting projects. With these developments; MPC's recruitment team are on the lookout for talented individuals to work in each of their locations; and will have a booth at SIGGRAPH New Orleans where they will be interviewing for specific roles.
MPC Makes Babies Skate for Evian
'Angels & Demons': Vatican VFX on Steroids
The VFX stakes were raised for this race against time, Vatican thriller, and Alain Bielik has the scoop.
Predators Gets Medieval... Writer
Bloody-Disgusting reports that MEDIEVAL scribe Alex Litvak will be writing a new version of PREDATORS, Robert Rodriguez's planned PREDATOR reboot. Produced by Troublemaker Studios and 20th Century Fox, the film will tell the story of a commando team sent to battle a team of Predators. Rodriguez has said he will not be directing, but Fox is eager to get this one done. They have set July 9, 2010 as the release date.
Framestore Gets More Primeval in Season Three
PRIMEVAL, ITV's critically acclaimed, hit adventure series, returned on March 28 to take a monster size chunk out of Saturday nights. With an extended run of 10 episodes, the action continues to evolve with more new faces joining the team. Also evolving are the creatures that Professor Nick Cutter and his team face each week, with a more diverse menagerie than ever before leaping out of Framestore's Wells Street offices and onto the screen.
Portfolio, Teletoon Zip Hood Into Development
Portfolio Ent. suits up for MIPTV with HOOD, an original, cross-platform, half-hour animated comedy-adventure series about the exploits of a secret global organization of exceptional teens who don super-charged hoodies to defend the Earth from all manner of weirdness and danger. Working with TELETOON Canada to develop the series, Portfolio Ent. is also exploring the use of innovative digital content to support and enhance the super-powered show.
Original Fallout Designer Jason Anderson to Join inXile Team
Jason Anderson, one of the original FALLOUT design team members, has joined the inXile Entertainment as creative director for a new, unannounced role-playing game (RPG) from inXile. Anderson recently left Interplay, where in his second tenure there served as creative director working on the next generation MMO Project: V13.
Naughty Dog Comes to Gnomon
Brace yourself for a rollicking ride as UNCHARTED: DRAKE'S FORTUNE lead game designer Richard Lemarchand dishes the dirt about the way that California-based Naughty Dog develops their games.
UNCHARTED was Naughty Dog's first game for the PlayStation 3 and presented a unique set of challenges to the developer of the smash-hit Jak and Daxter series. Using examples from the development of UNCHARTED, Lemarchand will describe the fast, collaborative, iterative way that things get done at "the Dog" and how the studio nearly doubled its size without losing its company culture.
Take-Two Signs New Deals With Top Rockstar Creative Talent
Take-Two Interactive Software has established a new incentive compensation program for the Rockstar Games label that is primarily based on a profit sharing arrangement, and at the same time has entered into new long-term employment agreements with members of the creative team of its wholly-owned Rockstar Games publishing label. The new employment agreements have an initial term ending on January 31, 2012.
SpeakeasyFX Expands To Larger Quarters
Animation studio SpeakeasyFX, dedicated to creating CG character animation and vfx for the broadcast, feature film, and commercial industries, has expanded to larger quarters. The SpeakeasyFX team has moved into 2,000 square feet at 222 North Avenue West, second floor, Westfield, New Jersey.
Framestore Shine New Light On Westfield London
As the largest in-town shopping and leisure destination in Europe, Westfield London is aiming to create a real stir with shoppers of all stripes. Having opened in W12 on October 30, 2008, the complex keeps late evening hours for shopping and even later hours for dining. So a spectacular launch spot was planned, featuring a host of people sprouting wings and launching themselves, moth-like, towards the seductive glowing light in the west at night.
Jetix Europe Gets Suckers, Team Smithereen For Website
Jetix Europe, with plans to overhaul its websites with new and improved navigation and functionality, is teaming with two entertainment producers for animated comedy shorts that will play on the site's interactive VOD players.
W!LDBRAIN's TEAM SMITHEREEN will be the first new short-form series that Jetix will debut in Europe as an exclusive premiere on its websites. Jetix also commissioned BRB Internacional's THE SECRET LIFE OF SUCKERS.
BBC America's Sci-Fi Series Primeval Continues With Adventures
BBC America's new thriller, PRIMEVAL, from the creator of WALKING WITH DINOSAURS, is already a monster hit and the raptors haven't even arrived yet.
FJORG! 2008: Iron Animators 2
The popular FJORG! animation competition returned to SIGGRAPH 2008 last week in Los Angeles, and Eric Post was on hand once again with an in-depth report.
ITV Announces Management Structure For Global Division
Gustavo Antonioni has announced the first appointments in his management team prior to joining ITV's Global arm as Commercial Brands Director on July 14, 2008.
Antonioni will report to Peter Iacono, President and Managing Director ITV Worldwide, with a dotted line to David Pemsel, Group Marketing Director, ITV. He will be responsible for driving the global marketing and licensing strategy for ITV's key commercial brands, working closely with ITV plc's marketing team.
Summer Previs to the Rescue
Bill Desowitz gets the exclusive, in-depth lowdown on the indispensible previs for Iron Man, Speed Racer and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.