Pinewood Atlanta Studios to Offer a First-of-its-Kind Virtual LED Stage
Studio joins forces with MBSi, Fuse, and SGPS/ShowRig to offer plug-and-play filmmaking technology site for content creators looking for world-class studio facilities.
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VFS Enables Remote Student Learning with Help from Nvidia
School provides students with NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 powered workstations that allowed them to continue using production-level technology in their remote studies.
Sony Pictures Animation and RISE CoE Partnering on Pre-Production Innovation R&D
The studio behind Oscar-winning ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ is teaming with Cyprus-based CG research center to explore new front-end animation production technology using machine learning and advanced 3D.
Weta Goes All-in on AWS for Animation and VFX in the Cloud
Pioneering visual effects company, known for ‘Avatar’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ has chosen Amazon Web Services to create a new, cloud-based visual effects workflow.
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Jon Favreau’s ‘Gnomes & Goblins’ VR Experience Coming September 23
20-minute partial build of highly anticipated immersive project debuts today as part of the Venice VR Expanded lineup for the Venice Film Festival.
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David Benioff and D.B. Weiss to Develop ‘The Three-Body Problem’ at Netflix
Chinese author Liu Cixin’s Hugo Award-winning trilogy about humanity’s first contact with an alien civilization will be adapted into live-action series.
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SIGGRAPH 2020 Concludes Virtual Conference: Content Available Until October 27
The latest innovations in art, science and technology are showcased both in implementation and presentations during a two-week virtual gathering of the global graphics community.
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WATCH: ‘His Dark Materials’ Season 2 Trailer
HBO’s teaser trailer offers a glimpse into the next installment, coming this fall, of the strange new world adapted from Philip Pullman’s popular fantasy series.
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New Cinema 4D Tutorial Recreates Bill and Ted’s Iconic Phone Booth Time Machine
Dan ‘Hashi’ Hashimoto’s step-by-step video uses Maxon and Red Giant tools, along with After Effects, to produce stunning animation and VFX like that used in the film.
Free Pixar RenderMan Main Event 2020 Online Starts September 1
Main Art & Science event to feature major announcements and Q&A about the upcoming release of RenderMan; two days of special programming follow September 2-3.
OTOY Launches RNDR Enterprise Tier with Nvidia Tensor Core GPUs on Google Cloud
New technology pushes the boundary of GPU rendering and cloud computing, allowing artists to create high-end visual effects with fewer restraints.
Folks VFX Recreates JFK’s Fateful Dallas Visit in ‘Umbrella Academy’ Season 2
VFX supervisor Laurent Spillemaecker and his Montreal team turned Toronto into early 1960s Dealey Plaza and surroundings with an exacting, detailed set of CG environments, people and digital assets.
New Trailer and Posters Dropped for Ridley Scott’s ‘Raised by Wolves’
Sci-fi thriller about two androids raising human children on a mysterious planet launches September 3.
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Live-Action ‘Resident Evil’ Series Ordered at Netflix
Show inspired by Capcom’s hugely popular horror-video game franchise gets the greenlight; brand-new storyline will span two different timelines.
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Breaking Down the 72nd Emmy Award Nominations
This year’s animated and VFX-driven shows represent continuing excellence in animation and VFX production for TV, much done remotely from home in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UK Screen Alliance Updates Post and VFX COVID-19 Guidance
Version 2.0 sets parameters to safely manage client attendance in editing sessions while minimizing the risk of the Coronavirus transmission.
Free Post New York Alliance Webinar on August 27
‘The Business of Animation: Past, Present and Future’ panel with Cartuna’s James Belfer, STUDIO NYC’s Mary Nittolo and PNYA chair Yana Collins Lehman will discuss how companies can survive and thrive in the shadow of the pandemic.
LightBox Expo Online Coming September 11-13
Attendees will navigate a 3D virtual show floor featuring an international array of artists and exhibitors; over 200 presentations will be offered.
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WATCH: Pixomondo ‘The King of Staten Island’ VFX Breakdown Reel
The studio, led by VFX supervisor Bojan Zoric, delivered 170 shots as the sole visual effects house on the Judd Apatow comedy starring Pete Davidson as a wannabe tattoo artist drifting through a life of little achievement.
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Register Now for Free PreVIEW Session with Director Peter Ramsey
VIEW Conference 2020 hosts the award-winning co-director of ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,’ August 29 in an online discussion.
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WATCH: New Behind-the-Scenes ‘Mulan’ Featurette
Director Niki Caro shares how she found the perfect actor to play Mulan, with commentary from Yifei Liu, Tzi Ma and Yoson An; film will be available as a premium purchase starting September 4 on Disney+.
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‘The Addams Family,’ ‘His Dark Materials’ Top AEAF 2020 Awards
Projects from Cinesite, MPC, and Framestore are among animation and VFX studios to receive multiple honors at the annual Australian celebration of visual effects, animation, games, and immersive technology.
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Here’s a Wrap Up of Last Weekend’s DC FanDome Virtual Experience
Fans were treated to sneak peeks of games, trailers and surprise announcements; day two of DCFanDome.com is coming September 12.
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VFX Legion Opens New British Columbia Division
Studio shares work-from-home reel while announcing new Canadian operations, production resources, and regional talent, as well as slate of new projects.
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ASIFA-Hollywood Announces Key Dates for Virtual or Live 48th Annie Awards
Rules, categories, and important dates and deadlines also announced for upcoming ceremony, set for April 16, 2021, as annual membership drive begins.
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