A new website for Time Warner Global Media Group was designed with an ambitious goal: to demonstrate what the company calls "The Art of the Possible." With that in mind, full-service digital agency ROKKAN, in partnership with Time Warner, created a one-of-kind, 3-D site that's rich with video and interactivity.
Mark Leiss and Joseph Grosso of Arsenal FX provided the online and VFX for "Amazing," the new video from Kanye West feat. Young Jeezy. Visually rich and expansive, the clip matches West's anthemic single, currently used on the official soundtrack for the 2009 NBA Playoffs.
Click here to watch the video.
Title: AmazingArtist: Kanye West feat. Young JeezyDirector & Editor: Hype Williams
BEIJING, April 27 -- Today, the CGDC Organizing Committee (Howell) announces Ubisoft's participation in the China Game Developer Conference 2009 which will be held in Shanghai from July 24th to 26th, 2009 at Shanghai International Convention Center.
This week The Gnomon Workshop announces the release of a new Mental Ray DVD by Gnomon Workshop veteran instructor Matt Hartle. In this new title Matt discusses and demonstrates the steps he takes to produce a finished visual effects shot using Maya, Mental Ray and After Effects. With the benefit of his many years of production and teaching experience, Matt focuses on the techniques needed to get the project done fast and efficiently.
Niagra-on-the-Lake, Canada, April 24 -- Animation and visual effects studio Keyframe Digital Productions recently completed VFX work for Discovery Channel's two-hour television movie DEADLIEST SEA.
Keyframe performed on-set VFX supervision and digitally created crashing waves and relentless rain, stinging ocean spray, thunderous, stormy skies lit by lightning, battered rigging and a 3D model of a King Crab trawler along with a CG recovery helicopter.
New York, NY -- April 24, 2009 -- After kicking off with a Memorial Day LAND OF THE LOST marathon, SCI FI blasts into Summer '09 with a wealth of original programming from the series premiere of WAREHOUSE 13 and new episodes of EUREKA (on its new night Fridays at 9PM beginning July 10th) and GHOST HUNTERS to Saturday night movies showcasing stars such as Jason Gedrick, James Marsters and Peta Wilson.
Summer on SCI FI also includes the popular July 4th weekend TWILIGHT ZONE marathon and, on July 7, SCI FI becomes Syfy.
SUMMER SCRIPTED SERIES
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who will play the evil Cobra Commander in Paramount's upcoming G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, is set to join Christopher Nolan's INCEPTION at Warner Bros., per THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Nolan also wrote the script, which is being kept secret but is said to be a sci-fi actioner set within "the architecture of the mind." Gordon-Levitt will take over a role that had been looked at by James Franco, but who had to drop out because of scheduling issues.
Denzel Washington is in negotiations to star in Tony Scott's UNSTOPPABLE drama, per VARIETY, about a runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals.
The 20th Century Fox production was written by Mark Bomback, and is loosely based on a real event. Washington would play an experienced engineer who must board the train with a young conductor to chase the train down.
TWILIGHT actor Kellan Lutz and Rooney Mara have been added to the cast of New Line's reboot of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Lutz is still in negotiations, but would play a popular jock, while Mara would play a girl who can't wait to leave town after she graduates. TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES' Thomas Dekker is set to play an alpha male trying to get back together with an ex-girlfriend.
Kyle Gallner will play the Johnny Depp role and Jackie Earl Haley will be Freddy Krueger.
On Wednesday, Sony Pictures Home Ent. held a press event touting its commitment to BD-Live (interactive content for Blu-ray consumers) on Stage 29 in Culver City, home of the old MGM and apparently one of the actual stages where THE WIZARD OF OZ's Yellow Brick Road was filmed.
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Tempe, Arizona's residents, schools, businesses, and a major cinema emporium are pulling out all the stops to prepare for the World Premiere of X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, on April 27, at Harkins Temple Marketplace 16.
Robert Rodriguez, in addition to rebooting the PREDATOR franchise, will co-direct MACHETE, per VARIETY, about a blade-wielding anti-hero who appeared in one of the mock trailers for GRINDHOUSE.
Overnight Productions will finance and produce, with Danny Trejo to star as the title character. Rodriguez wrote the script and will co-direct with his longtime editor Ethan Maniquis. Producers are Rodriguez, Rick Schwartz of Overnight and Aaron Kaufman.
Fredrikstad, Norway, 22 April 2009 -- Underlining the company's commitment to developing new markets, and to support key existing and new partners in today's challenging economic times, Norway's projectiondesign has promoted Sondre Fauskanger to the new post of Product & Application Manager, Simulation and Visulization and Trond Solvold to Product & Application Manager, 3D and Medical.
LOS ANGELES, April 23 -- Sony Pictures Releasing International Corporation (SPRI) has entered into an agreement with Sony Electronics' Digital Cinema Solutions and Services (DCSS) group for 4K DCI-compliant digital cinema deployments in Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. SPRI is an international motion picture distribution arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).
STATE OF PLAY director Kevin Macdonald will develop and direct Isaac Asimov novel THE END OF ETERNITY for New Regency, per VARIETY.
New Regency acquired the 1955 property late last fall. Vince Gerardis is set to produce with Eli Kirschner to exec produce.
The story follows a ruling class called Eternity whose members can manipulate time and alter history.
-- By News Editor Annemarie Moody
ABC will launch an early marketing campaign for new sci-fi show FLASH FORWARD, starting with LOST's 100th episode next week, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER's The Live Feed.
The mysterious spots during commercial breaks will direct viewers to a web site, but will be for FLASH FORWARD, even though the network has not yet picked up the show officially.
Los Angeles, CA April 22, 2009 -- Summit Entertainment announced today that David Slade has been hired to direct THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE from a screenplay written by Melissa Rosenberg. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, the third film in the studio's TWILIGHT film franchise based on the Stephenie Meyer's blockbuster book series, will be released theatrically in North America on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. The announcement was made by Erik Feig, Summit's President of Production.
Universal Studios Home Ent. will release BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: The Complete Series to DVD and Blu-ray this summer along with the second half of the fourth season to both formats.
The 20-disc Blu-ray and 25-disc DVD sets of the series will be released on July 28. Bonus feature material has not yet been announced.
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA Season 4.5 special features include the following.
Exclusive to Blu-ray:
SIN CITY director Robert Rodriguez told reporters today at Texas' Troublemaker Studios that he will direct and produce a PREDATOR film, reports IESB.net.
"I'm going to be able to shoot my upcoming MACHETE here, a sci-fi action film called NERVEWRACKERS, a re-boot of the PREDATOR series called PREDATORS, and a couple of smaller movies called SIN CITY 2 and THE JETSONS," he said.
-- By News Editor Annemarie Moody
In a webcast this week, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said he was willing to appear in the upcoming TERMINATOR SALVATION, as long as he didn't have to actually show up on set.
Apparently the actor-turned-governor has been working in secret with director McG and the ILM team to make this happen, per VARIETY.
A body-cast mold of Schwarzenegger, created when he appeared in the first TERMINATOR, provided the basis for the vfx version of the character. He will appear in TERMINATOR SALVATION as a living actor, but with presumably no dialogue.
