Luma Pictures employed an OptiTrack motion capture system for character development, animation and visual effects for the Über Lycan in Sony’s “Underworld: Awakening.”
William M. “Trip” Hawkins III -- founder of Electronic Arts and father of the 3DO console is rewriting the rules again. Here, Hawkins explains why he believes social gaming and virtual goods are the future of interactive entertainment.
Marvel's Exec-VP of visual effects and post production talks about the pressures of co-producing massive vfx-driven films like Iron Man 2, Captain America, Thor and The Avengers.
Method Studios VFX supervisor Olivier Dumont walks us through the complex building of Kronos and the Underworld for the Clash of the Titans sequel.
The Pixel Farm announced PFDepth, a new, fully integrated toolset for spatial scene reconstruction, depth creation and 2D to 3D conversion.
Embark upon the adventure of a lifetime as “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” arrives onto Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download on June 5.
Luxion has released version 1.3 of the KeyShot plugins for both Creo and Pro/ENGINEER 3D software packages.
Autodesk to reveal big news about Smoke editing software, unveil its new entertainment creation suites and celebrate the 20th anniversary of Flame at NAB 2012.
The USA Film Festival will present its Great Director Tribute to Peter Lord in conjunction with a special preview screening of his new film "The Pirates! Band of Misfits" on Thursday, April 12, 2012, at AMC NorthPark theatres.
CVMP 2012, the 9th annual industry-academic conference series on media production for film, broadcast and games, announced a call for papers on all areas of visual media production.
AniMazSpot announces a “Studio Reel” to introduce some of the AniMazSpot entries to the major animation studios in the Los Angeles area.
A 2-foot bronze statue of Dr. Seuss’ Lorax character was stolen from the backyard of Audrey Geisel’s La Jolla hillside mansion.
Autodesk announced the 2013 versions of its Digital Entertainment Creation (DEC) software and suites, used by leading artists working in film, game development, television and advertising.
Nickelodeon brought its annual Upfront presentation to Los Angeles, where the company announced that it will roll out a new roster of over 300 new animated episodes in 2012.
Gus Mastrapa reveals his highlights of the 2012 Game Developers Conference.
Software engineering company Fabric Engine announced the v1.0 launch of its high-performance computing platform, Fabric Engine.
eyeon Software announced the shipping release of eyeon Dimension, an advanced optical flow-based science providing disparity and optical flow toolsets.
With less than seven weeks remaining before FMX 2012 opens its doors, Europe's leading conference on the creation, production and distribution of digital entertainment is proud to present this year's program highlights.
Walt Disney Studios unveils an all-new, original full-length CG-animated feature film, “Secret of the Wings,” which will debut on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital on October 23, 2012.
A teaser for the forthcoming season of the UK animated series “Fleabag Monkeyface” has been released on the web.
Speedshape has signed Chad Cooper as director of business development for the hybrid CGI, interactive, 3D company.
The Zoosters are back from DreamWorks along with a new superhero take on fairy tales.
Kate Beckinsale is back in action like you’ve never seen her before in the 3D box office smash hit UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING.
StarGen and metaOcean have signed an agreement to bring 3D sports programming to Korea.
In the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy, a feverish search occurs seemingly in slow motion. In order to make progress in the search, a team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), has been inventing a brand-new field of work called “art forensics.” Armed with innovative new portable sensing devices, they are searching for a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci called “The Battle of Anghiari.”
