For the new campaign for Hertz’s Gold Plus Rewards membership, Superfad bathed cities, cars, flowers, and Hertz’s new mascot Horatio in the gilded hue.
This year's fall television season features an impressive array of visual effects (VFX) created using Digital Entertainment Creation (DEC) software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) on sci-fi thrillers, dramas and sitcoms, new shows and returning favorites.
Tippett Studio takes on MoCap for the first time in the new bloodthirsty epic by director Tarsem Singh.
Longtime fans of the Harry Potter film franchise are familiar with the series’ ample visual effects (VFX). Among the many emotive sequences in the Harry Potter film franchise is the memory pool sequence created by Gradient Effects. Here is a behind-the-scenes look at how Gradient Effects and Exocortex Technologies worked together to pull off this visually stunning special effect.
The Walt Disney Studios proudly announced today that directors Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, the talented team behind Disney Animation Studio’s global blockbuster Tangled, will premiere a delightful new animated short film spotlighting the royal wedding of Rapunzel (Mandy Moore) and Flynn Rider – a.k.a Eugene – (Zachary Levi) in front of each screening of Beauty and the Beast in 3D, which opens on January 13, 2012.
Relativity Media's IMMORTALS reigned over the U.S. box office for the weekend of Nov. 11-13, 2011. The Greek mythical epic earned $32 million in its opening weekend.
Warner Bros. has hired Animal Logic to animate its LEGO feature, reports Variety.
After opening over the weekend in India, THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN had the largest opening weekend for an animated feature in the country's history, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
Yesterday, the Motion Picture Academy screened 45 qualified animated short films for short list voting in a program from which the eventual 2011 Oscar winner will be chosen.
Tarsem Singh brings his unique visual style from his previous films THE CELL and THE FALL to this Greek myth epic. Within his surreal CG landscapes and strange, but beautiful, costumes, he gives us a classic hero and a maniacal villain. These elements worked for me. If you allow the simple man vs. man story and the visuals to sweep you along, you will find enjoyment in this 300-inspired actioner.
Roland Emmerich has stopped pre-production on his next film SINGULARITY, reports Heat Vision.
TRAFFIC writer Stephen Gaghan has finished rewrites on M. Night Shyamalan's ONE THOUSAND A.E., reports Variety.
Max Irons (RED RIDING HOOD) has been cast as the second male lead in the big screen adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's THE HOST, reports EW.
Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years, The West Wing) and Olympic speed skating champion Apolo Ohno will take on a deadly mythical beast in the new Syfy Saturday Original Movie Tasmanian Devil, which will begin production in British Columbia this month.
NewTek, a worldwide leader of 3D animation and video products, today announced NewTek LightWave™ 11, a powerful new version of its Emmy® Award-winning, professional 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software.
Students around the world attending an accredited school are encouraged to submit a maximum of two minutes of a media project — visual effects sequences, short films and more — created Jan. 1, 2011, through Nov. 30, 2011.
Zinkia, a Spanish company specializing in entertainment brand production and management and creator of the multi award-winning property Pocoyo, has received authorization from the US securities market regulator, SEC (the Securities Exchange Commission), for an issue of Level-1 ADRs (American Depositary Receipts) on Zinkia shares earmarked for placement among US investors.
Legendary Pictures has hired Max Borenstein to pen the latest draft of GODZILLA, reports Heat Vision.
Evan Spiliotopoulos, the writer of SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN and BATTLE FOR TERRA, has been tapped to pen Universal's adaptation of '70s videogame classic ASTEROIDS, reports Heat Vision.
A&E Network has launched an online narrative prequel, 'Dark Score Stories,' to "Stephen King's Bag of Bones," a four-hour epic miniseries based on The New York Times #1 bestselling novel, and featuring Pierce Brosnan's return to television.
ACM SIGGRAPH has announced the return of the SIGGRAPH Asia series to its birthplace – Singapore.
Ludorum plc, a leading specialist in the creation of global pre-school children's IP, announced today that it has secured an agreement with Italian public broadcaster, Rai Yoyo for their pre-school hit, Chuggington.
Zinkia Entertainment has partnered with UNICEF to utilize the Pocoyo character to support Universal Children’s Day on November 20, 2011, which will help further the global mission of UNICEF: educating children and adults about the rights and protection of children.
For client Hasbro, Gravity has produced a stunning, action-packed, 30-second animated spot which brings the “Battleship Live” board game to life.
Introducing the Do Devil, a high-flying, maniacal, yet business-oriented daredevil who never goes adventuring without his Lenovo ThinkPad or Business Pad at his side - after all, who wants to miss an important business meeting because you happen to be leaping off a skycrain with nothing more than a piece of rubber attached to your feet?
