Aardman Nathan Love Animates Revved Up Intro for New Camaro App
Animation entertainment studio infuses its trademark flourish in an all-digital intro film that showcases the multi-hued models in the mysterious confines of a hangar space.
Category: CG
MPC Creative Creates Faraday Future Film and VR Experience for CES 2016
MPC’s content production arm produces a film and VR experience for CES 2016 highlighting the performance of Faraday Future’s technology platform with the FFZERO1 high-performance electric dream car.
In 3D, CG, Event, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
‘It’s Not Rocket Science’ Launches with The Foundry Software
Commander Chris Hadfield’s 10-episode animated series developed using solutions and tools from leading creative software developer The Foundry.
Hammerhead Taps Redshift to Render Cameron Crowe's ‘Aloha’
Creative studio harnesses the power of GPU-accelerated, biased renderer to deliver high-quality visuals at a fraction of the time compared to traditional render solutions.
In 3D, CG, Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Pioneering Performance Capture Companies to Host Los Angeles Open House Event
Leading motion- and facial-capture companies Animatrik Film Design, Dimensional Imaging (DI4D), and Technoprops to host Open House events January 19-22 in Del Rey, CA.
Cinesite Delivers Invisible Effects for ‘The Revenant’
Under the lead of VFX supervisor Nicolas Chevallier, Cinesite provides digital matte paintings and set extensions, fluid and particle simulations, character animation, lighting, compositing and more for director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s ‘The Revenant.’
In Awards, CG, Films, People, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
INK Explores High-Tech Simulations with RADO
Award-winning studio brings RADO’s print imagery to life across three high-quality shorts.
Luxion Awarded Patent for Real-time HDR Image Editing Technology
Luxion strengthens its real-time rendering and lighting simulation focus with patent on industry-leading HDR technology.
In 3D, Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Most Anticipated Games of 2016
Expectations are high as Spencer Fawcett breaks down upcoming game releases he’s most excited about.
m4e appoints brand4rent as Agent for ‘Wissper’ in Russia
Moscow-based company will represent media rights in addition to licensing and merchandising for CG-animated preschool series.
In Business, Cartoons, CG, Licensing, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe
Nexus Directors Smith & Foulkes Cut Some Slack
Nexus directors Smith & Foulkes announce the release of ‘Animals,’ a 60-second commercial for U.S. business messaging interface Slack.
Visual Effects Society Announces Nominees for 14th Annual VES Awards
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ leads feature film nominations; ‘The Peanuts Movie’ is top animated film contender; ‘Game of Thrones’ leads the broadcast field and scores most nominations overall.
Blue Sky’s ‘The Peanuts Movie’ Headed to Blu-ray
Critically acclaimed and Golden Globe Award-nominated film arrives on Digital HD February 12, Collector’s Edition Blu-ray & DVD March 8, 2016.
In 3D, CG, Films, Home Entertainment | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
2016 Academy VFX Bake-off: 10 Oscar Hopefuls Vie for Nominations
Annual voting event showcases visual effects for the Academy’s shortlisted films: ‘Ant-Man,’ ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron,’ ‘Ex Machina,’ ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ ‘The Martian,’ ‘The Revenant,’ ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ ‘Tomorrowland’ and ‘The Walk.’
In 3D, Awards, CG, Event, Films, People, Stereoscopic 3-D, Technology, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ Named Best Animated Feature at 2016 Golden Globes
Award is the seventh win for Pixar Animation Studios from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in the 10 years since the category was created.
In 3D, Awards, CG, Event, Films, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
China’s ‘Monster Hunt’ Set for North American Release
Directed by ‘Shrek the Third’ co-director Raman Hui, live-action/CG-animated hybrid feature will open in 3D on January 22 in all major North American markets.
In 3D, CG, Films, People, Places, Stereoscopic 3-D, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Asia, North America
Chris Bremble: Leading the Base FX Juggernaut - Part 2
The CEO at one of China’s top VFX studios assesses the often painful but mostly positive realities of China’s explosive feature film industry growth.
In Business, CG, Education and Training, Films, Jobs & Recruiting, People, Technology, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Asia
LEGO Returns with New Series, ‘LEGO NEXO Knights’
‘LEGO NEXO Knights’ premieres Monday, January 11 at 5:30 P.M. (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network.
BAFTA Announces 2016 Feature Film Nominees
Pixar’s ‘Inside Out,’ Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Minions’ and Aardman Animations’ ‘Shaun The Sheep Movie’ nominated for outstanding animated film; VFX nominees include ‘Ant-Man,’ ‘Ex Machina,’ ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ The Martian’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’
In Awards, CG, Films, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Sylvain Chomet’s ‘Thousand Miles’ Feature Enters Production
Inspired by the writings and drawings of Federico Fellini, ‘The Thousand Miles’ marks the four-time Academy Award-nominated director’s highly-anticipated return to feature animation following his 2003 debut, ‘The Triplets of Belleville,’ and 2010’s ‘The Illusionist.’
In 2D, 3D, CG, Films, People, Places, Production, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe
Image Engine Raises the Bar on Creature Creation
Vancouver VFX house reveals the processes that drive some of cinema’s most memorable digital characters, including the prawn-like aliens of ‘District 9,’ ‘Jurassic World’s velociraptors, and the eponymous title character of ‘Chappie.’
Saxxy Award-Winning Short ‘Together We Stand’ Taps iPi Motion Capture
NoxStudio’s epic animated fantasy short wins Valve-sponsored award in drama category.
In 3D, CG, Short Films, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Carbon VFX Brings MTV’s ‘Shannara Chronicles’ to Crimson-Filled Life
Creative studio joins forces with MTV on a series of four promos that introduce viewers to ‘The Shannara Chronicles,’ based on the best-selling fantasy book series by Terry Brooks.
GPL Builds Flexible IT Infrastructure for Moonbot
Academy Award-winning animation and multimedia studio won an Academy Award in 2012 for the whimsical animated short ‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.’
In Business, CG, Short Films, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Finish Creates CG-Animated Dog for New Beagle Street Campaign
London-based visual effects studio creates “Jeremy,” a photoreal CG-animated talking beagle, for life insurance company Beagle Street.
