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Xmas Shopping Begins on Halloween Headline News

LAIKA Launches New Online Shop

The award-winning studio honors National Black Cat Day with an assortment of ‘Coraline’ cat items, including a ‘Cat’ plush doll and signature apparel and products sourced from the studio’s hometown of Portland; start your holiday shopping on Halloween!  

Does His Ship Have a Pipe Organ? Headline News

AMC Picks Up Live-Action ‘Nautilus’ from Disney Entertainment

The 10-episode Captain Nemo origin story, starring Shazad Latif, pulled from the Disney+ slate in August due to cost cutting, will now air on AMC and AMC+ in 2024; VFX studios include Cinesite, Cumulus VFX, Firebrand VFX, Future Associates, Jellyfish Pictures, MISC Studios, MPC, and Outpost VFX.

Stede! VFXWorld

Sailing the LED Stage Seas of ‘Our Flag Means Death’

By Dan Sarto | Monday, October 30, 2023 at 4:02pm

For Production VFX Supervisor David Van Dyke, Season 2 of Taika Waititi’s hit Max series saw fewer visual effects shots but more efficient virtual production that included use of a library of panoramic background location and sky shots as well as a re-configured LED Volume, known as the ‘J.’ 

Los Angeles Apocalypse Headline News

Live-Action ‘Fallout’ Series Gets Release Date

Based on Bethesda Softworks’s popular dystopian videogame franchise, the Prime Video original series centers on Vault 33 in Los Angeles and will premiere April 12, 2024.

The Fairest Delay of Them All Headline News

Disney’s Live-Action ‘Snow White’ Delayed to 2025

The classic (and first) Disney film about a sweet princess with skin as white as snow will now premiere March 21, 2025 after feature film release slate shifts due to the continuing SAG-AFTRA strike.

Education Headline News

disguise Launches Free ‘Virtual Production Workflows’ Course

Nine modular topics range from volume design to ACES color management and virtual production workflows; participants earn an online certificate.

Training Headline News

Final Pixel Academy Launches Virtual Production Fellowship and Master Class

Exclusively for candidates in Scotland, the 3-year fully funded fellowship is now accepting applications through November 17; in partnership with NYU, the Virtual Production Master Class begins on October 30, applications are open.

I’m the Doctor! Headline News

Disney+ Drops Trailer for ‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Specials

The first of the three specials, titled ‘The Star Beast,’ premieres November 25 and stars David Tennant and Catherine Tate, with the new season debuting in 2024.

Heading to Stuttgart Headline News

Connecting Ideas: FMX 2024 Returns Next April

The 28th edition, set for April 23-26, poses the question: Is the Media & Entertainment community moving closer together? Magnopus Global Director of Innovation Salomon Rogers named program chair.

Boo! VFXWorld

Cinesite Goes All Mysterious for Kenneth Branagh’s ‘A Haunting In Venice’

Production VFX Supervisor Artemis Oikonomopoulou talks ghosts, cryptic water messages, and 1947 Venice, along with lots of invisible effects – and some CG bees – on the director’s third outing as famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot in the latest cinematic adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel.

Honoring the VFX Artistry Headline News

1st Annual ‘World VFX Day’ Announced

Celebrating the unsung heroes of film by highlighting the exceptional achievements and contributions of the visual effects community, the new event launches December 8.

Business Headline News

Framestore Adds Gary Brozenich as International Production Supervisor

22-year VFX veteran bolsters studio’s supervisory team; studio’s recent project deliveries include ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3,’ ‘Barbie,’ ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘Loki’ Season 2.

VFX for films Headline News

VFX Breakdown Reel: VFX Legion Enhances Bone-Chilling ‘Totally Killer’

The visual effects boutique delivers 170+ shots for Nahnatchka Khan’s horror-comedy, adding visceral impact with invisible effects including CG blood-covered knife blades and digital removal of blood-filled prosthetics; check out the breakdown reel – film now streaming on Prime Video.

Technology Advancing Art Headline News

NVIDIA and AMD Unveil Workstations that Bring Accelerated AI to the Desktop

By Dan Sarto | Monday, October 23, 2023 at 11:24am

Machines featuring NVIDIA RTX Ada Generation GPUs and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO Processors will be available next month for preorder from Dell, HP, and BOXX; new trained AI models offer accelerated 3D rendering, simulations, and content creation.

VFX for Film Headline News

VFX Breakdown Reel: Digital Domain Adds Non-Stop Thrills to ‘Extraction 2’

VFX team seamlessly integrated 99 individual shots into a 22-minute oner spanning a prison escape, car chase and train crash; directed by Sam Hargrave and written by Joe Russo, the action-adventure is now streaming on Netflix.

Technology Headline News

BOXX APEXX S3 Now Features Intel Core i7 and i9 14th Gen Processors

The leading hardware innovator among first to ship new systems with next-gen Intel processors, optimizing performance for CAD, 3D design and motion media.

Technology Headline News

Foundry Rolls Out Nuke, Katana and Mari Updates

Now available, Nuke 15.0 bolsters doubles training speeds in CopyCat tool; all product updates include compliance with VFX Reference Platform 2023; Katana 7.0 and Mari 7.0. coming soon.

The Dark Mystery… of Programming Decisions Headline News

‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’ Adaptation Finds New Home on Roku

The live-action series, starring Christian Slater as the evil ogre Mulgarath, Joy Bryant as loving matriarch Helen Grace, and Lyon Daniels and Noah Cottrell as twins Jared and Simon, was previously dropped by Disney+ due to cost cutting.

Business Headline News

The Refinery Signs with Alta Global Media

The South African post-house’s offerings range from script to screen while promoting creative financial solutions for filmmakers, including the robust South African tax incentives.

Pain Free 3D Headline News

Masterpiece Studio Releases New Text-to-3D Generative AI Tool

Built in collaboration with NVIDIA, ‘Masterpiece X – Generate’ is designed for rapid exploration and prototyping, creating textured and animated 3D models from simple text prompts. 

The Road to Turin Headline News

Wētā FX’s Joe Letteri to Receive 2023 VIEW Visionary Award

By Dan Sarto | Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 9:00am

The five-time Oscar winner, BAFTA winner, and senior VFX supervisor of James Cameron’s groundbreaking sci-fi sequel Avatar: The Way of Water, will be honored at the upcoming VIEW Conference, which runs October 15-20 in Torino, Italy. 

Let's Begin Again Headline News

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Sheds Writers and Directors in Massive Overhaul

The Disney+ series from Marvel Studios will take a new creative direction, although it seems Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio will still reprise their roles from the original Netflix-Marvel series.

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