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On the Road to the Oscars Headline News

Academy Issues 97th Oscars Update

By Dan Sarto | Monday, January 13, 2025 at 10:42am

Nominations voting period extended due to the ongoing Los Angeles fires and their impact; AMPAS has changed some key dates and events on its awards season schedule.

Blitz VFXWorld

Andrew Whitehurst Recreates the WWII Bombing of London for ‘Blitz’

The Oscar-winning VFX supervisor helped plan, design and deliver 500 visual effect shots for the Steve McQueen period drama about a 9-year-old evacuee who tries to journey back home to find his mother, turning back the clock to depict the devastating effects on the city and its people of the Nazi aerial attacks on England.

Technology Headline News

Sony Announces Launch of XYN Software, Hardware Solution

Designed to support the creation of spatial content, the system accurately captures real-world objects, human motion, and backgrounds, recreating them in virtual environments for 3DCG production.

Awards Headline News

Art Directors Guild Awards Nominations Released

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 11:17am

Nominees for the 29th Annual Excellence in Production Design awards, covering film / animated film, TV, commercials, and music videos, were just announced; ceremony set for February 15.

Cutting-Edge Animation Headline News

MPC Recreates the Pride-Lands for ‘Lion King’ Prequel ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’

The VFX and animation studio led a team of over 1,700 artists, technologists, and production crew across 4 continents, collaborating remotely as well as using VR and virtual production tools to navigate digital environments.

Technology Headline News

Pixomondo Unveils PXO AKIRA Vehicle Shooting System at CES

Enhancing safety, reducing costs, and maximizing creative freedom compared to traditional methods, the new system offers an ‘all-in-one’ solution for filming vehicles using virtual production in any setting.

Business Headline News

Maxon Acquires Laubwerk, Adds to Ongoing Capsules Project

The move will bring hundreds of detailed and authentic 3D botanical assets, materials, and tools to the software platform, which provides solutions for content creators working in 2D/3D design, motion graphics, and visual effects.

The Cordyceps Will Soon Return Headline News

Sony Announces ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Premiere

The upcoming season of the hit series, based on Naughty Dog’s PlayStation video game franchise, will debut this April on HBO, also streaming on Max.

From Dinos to Diapers VFXWorld

DNEG's VFX Transitions Stand the Test of Time in ‘Here’

From depicting dinosaurs and the Ice Age to a massive tidal wave and idyllic neighborhood, the leading VFX and animation company helped create and then seamlessly move between scenes, shot from a stationary camera, spanning millions of years, in Robert Zemeckis’ latest film.

That’s Not All Folks! ANIMATIONWorld

Unpacking the Alien Antics of ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie’

Director Peter Browngardt looked to the films of Ed Wood as he put Daffy Duck and Porky Pig right in the middle of a secret extraterrestrial mind control plot in the all-new animated sci-fi action comedy, coming to U.S. theaters February 28.

animated shorts Headline News

Joseph Game (Chogrin) and Ichi Aguilar’s ‘Lucky Brave’s Sunshine’ Now on YouTube

By Dan Sarto | Friday, January 3, 2025 at 1:21pm

The 3DCG short, a coming-of-age space Western based on an original story and characters by Chogrin, was animated in Quito, Ecuador by Matte CG & Inti Fx, and produced by Jorge R. Gutierrez.

Bye Bye Batty Headline News

‘The Batman Part II’ Delayed Again… Now Coming in 2027

Previously slated to swoop into theaters in 2025… then in 2026… Matt Reeves’ film will now premiere October 1, 2027; an untitled Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Tom Cruise flick will take the vacated October 2, 2026 slot.

Ghost with the Most VFXWorld

Framestore Crafts Some Ghostly and Ghastly VFX for ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’

Led by VFX supervisor Matthew Krentz, the studio delivers 253 visual effects shots on Tim Burton’s hit ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel, including baby Beetlejuice, a stop-motion Charles Deetz being bitten by a shark, and the famed ghost’s dismembered ex-wife Delores.

The Blue Blur Returns Headline News

‘Sonic the Hedgehog 4’ in Development at Paramount

As if this was in doubt… plot details are under wraps for the fourth cinematic installment, as ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3,’ which follows Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails as they reunite against the powerful adversary Shadow, quickly soars past $200 million at the global box office.

Dunk the Halls Headline News

Sony's Beyond Sports, ESPN Team for NBA Real-time Animated Altcast

The Disney-themed Christmas Day program continued the 2024 sports production trend of building immersive viewing events to enhance fan engagement and attract new audiences.

Beware The Sisterhood Headline News

HBO Renews ‘Dune: Prophecy’ for Season 2

The HBO Original drama, which follows two Harkonnen sisters as they establish the Bene Gesserit 10,000 years prior to the ascension of Paul Atreides, gets picked up for a second season; Season 1 streaming now on Max.

By the Power of Grayskull! Headline News

Skeletor and Cronies Join ‘Masters of the Universe’ Feature

Jared Leto boards as Skeletor, with Sam C. Wilson coming on as Trap Jaw, Kojo Attah as Tri-Klops, and Hafthor Bjornsson as Goat Man, in the live-action feature from Mattel Films and Amazon MGM Studios that hits theaters June 5, 2026.

A Luxury Holiday Party Headline News

Blinkink, Partner Films Team for Prada's Holiday Campaign

In a series of videos, the London based production studio’s directing duo Jonny & Will stage a dinner party for brand ambassadors Kelvin Harrison Jr, Maya Hawke, KARINA, Louis Partridge and some special guests.

Do It in the Cloud Headline News

Blur Studio Leverages AWS Cloud Rendering for ‘Secret Level’

The studio collaborated with DIGIC Pictures, Axis Animation, Illusorium, Platige, and Goodbye Kansas on the animated anthology series, scaling render capacity while sharing files with Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) to alleviate rendering challenges.

Such a Buzz Headline News

Psyop, Supercell Team for ‘Brawl Stars’ ‘Toy Story’ Takeover Trailer

Animated cinematic introduces opportunity to play as Buzz Lightyear in Brawl Stars through February 5; the game takeover also features new skins, game modes, the Pizza Planet Arcade, and more.

Technology ANIMATIONWorld

Autodesk Reveals New Artist Tools and Workflows at AU 2024

At this year's Autodesk Univerisity, with the help of Mikros Animation, Digital Fish, and Wonder Studio, the tech giant demonstrated a slew of program feature updates and improvements across its product lineup, all designed to increase creative productivity and lower barriers for great storytelling.

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