Category: Visual Effects

Press Release from Ascent Media Group

SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Digital Intermediate (DI) Colorist Scott Gregory, whose credits include such films as TWILIGHT, LAKEVIEW TERRACE, DISTURBIA and THE BUCKET LIST, has joined Ascent Media's Company 3. Gregory will be based out of Company 3's facility on Arizona Avenue in Santa Monica, where he will focus exclusively on DI work for feature films. His first project will be THE MAD COW, an independent feature from directors Jamie Bradshaw and Alexander Doulerain.

Despite a secret plot, Christopher Nolan's INCEPTION has just added two more top-notch actors: Ken Watanabe and Tom Hardy, per THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Nolan wrote the script, an actioner set in the architecture of the mind, and will direct. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a CEO-type, while Watanabe will be the film's villain who is blackmailing DiCaprio's character. Hardy will be a member of DiCaprio's team.

The cast already includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page and Marion Cotillard. Watanabe worked with Nolan on BATMAN BEGINS.

Press Release from MTV

NEW YORK, May 4 -- The hit films "Twilight" and "Slumdog Millionaire" get ready to battle it out as MTV: Music Television announces this year's final nominees for the "2009 MTV MOVIE AWARDS." Pitting Hollywood vampires against the Mumbai slums, the movies' rabid fans proved their loyalty as they sent both flicks to the head of the cinematic pack with each film receiving nominations in six award categories including "BEST MOVIE," "BEST KISS" and "BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE MALE."

Press Release from Li-Fi Inc.

Press Release from BOXX Technologies

AUSTIN, TEXAS, May 4, 2009 -- BOXX Technologies, an innovator in high-performance computing systems for visual effects (VFX), design professionals, and advanced visualization, today announced that the new 3DBOXX 8500 Series Workstation is priced thousands of dollars less than comparably configured Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series-based workstations from either Dell or HP.

Press Release from Elastic

SANTA MONICA, CALIF. - Apr. 30, 2009 - Full-service design company Elastic (www.elastic.tv) is very proud to detail the work of Andy Hall, 3D and visual effects supervisor at VFX boutique a52 (www.a52.com), for the 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival. Working through Elastic and in collaboration with advertising agency RPA's creative director Scott McDonald and SVP/executive producer Gary Paticoff, Hall directed the festival's official :30 opening, which introduced all fare screened at the 8-day event that kicked off last week.

Press Release from Entity FX

Santa Monica, CA (April 30, 2009) -- Film, television and commercial visual effects company Entity FX has landed a 2009 Sports Emmy Award for its work on the television series SPORT SCIENCE. The award marks Entity FX's second Emmy accolade for the show, which is produced by BASE Productions and airs on Fox Sports Network (FSN).

Press Release from FOX

FOX has renewed FRINGE, the No. 1 new series among Adults 18-49, with a full second season, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President, Entertainment for Fox Broadcasting Company.

"FRINGE proved to be a notable addition to our schedule all season and it really has fans buzzing as it builds to a fantastic season finale," said Reilly. "J.J. and the whole Bad Robot team have been phenomenal partners, and we look forward to years of making great television with them."