'Oblivion' Featurette Spotlights Practical Effects
The Creators Project goes behind the scenes of Universal’s sci-fi epic, “Oblivion,” with a close-up look at the in-camera effects created for the film.
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Academy Honors Makeup Effects
The Academy honors makeup effects in feature films with a special panel presentation, “Blending Makeup with Digital Arts in Film.”
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Academy to Present 'Deconstructing Pi' VFX Panel
The Academy takes a look at the breakthrough stereoscopic and visual effects work that went into crafting the Oscar-winning film “Life of Pi,” featuring an onstage discussion with members of the film’s creative teams.
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LOOK Effects Heads to FMX Conference
VFX company LOOK Effects President Mark Driscoll weighs in on the “Panel Discussion on the Future of the VFX Industry” and visual effects supervisor Dan Schrecker presents the company’s visual effects work in “The Making of Warm Bodies” at the 2013 FMX conference in Suttgart, Germany.
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DreamWorks Animation Releases OpenVDB 1
DreamWorks Animation releases Open VDB 1, open source framework developed by DWA engineers for sparse volume data.
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LOOK Effects Produces VFX for 'Disconnect'
LOOK Effects produces seamless visual effects for the Henry-Alex Rubin-directed “Disconnect,” from LD Entertainment and Wonderful Films.
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Boris FX Showcases New VFX Browser
Boris FX unveils their new VFX browser, BCC Effects Library Browser.
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LightWave 11.5 Adds After Effects Interchange Tool
LightWave demonstrates LightWave 11.5 3D modeling and animation software, including the new Adobe After Effects Interchange feature, at NAB 2013.
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Editors Embrace Autodesk Smoke Software
The Smoke community continues to grow after Autodesk launched a redesign of their professional video editing software, Autodesk Smoke.
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MAXON Announces New Live 3D Pipeline
Technology developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions announces a new live 3D pipeline between CINEMA 4D and Adobe After Effects.
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UPDATED: Tippett Studio Announces Layoffs
Berkeley, California-based VFX company Tippett Studios lays off 40 percent of its workforce.
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Academy to Spotlight VFX Game-Changers
The Academy launches a slate of events focused on the breakthroughs in visual effects, beginning with a special advance screening of “Jurassic Park 3D” on April 2, and concluding with an exploration of the groundbreaking VFX techniques used in “Life of Pi” on May 6.
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LOOK Effects Creates VFX for HBO’s 'Phil Spector'
VFX company LOOK Effects produces the visual effects for David Mamet’s “Phil Spector” for HBO Films.
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Adobe and MAXON Form Strategic Partnership
MAXON and Adobe announce strategic alliance to bring creative professionals new levels of digital media content creation.
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Rhythm & Hues Posts 200 Taiwan Job Openings
Two weeks after reports that troubled VFX studio Rhythm & Hues would be establishing operations in Taiwan, the company courts new employees for its facility in the city of Kaohsiung.
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LOOK Effects Now in Germany
Visual effects company is open for business in Stuttgart.
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Athena Studios Founder Appointed to VES Board
Athena Studios founder Jon V. Peters is named to the Board of Directors for the Visual Effects Society’s Northern California Chapter.
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Patrick Murphy Talks 'Annoying Orange'
The seasoned VFX vet shares how an integrated pipeline built upon Adobe software brings greater creative freedom and efficiency to the production.
Athena Studios Hosts VFX Photography Talk
Athena Studios hosts an event produced by the Bay Area Chapter of the Visual Effects Society on VFX photography.
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VES Issues Open Letter, Call To Action
In response to the protest at Sunday's Oscars as well as recent layoffs at Rhythm & Hues, Digital Domain, DreamWorks and other facilities, the VES issues an Open Letter and Call to Action.
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MPC Wins VFX Oscar at 85th Academy Awards
MPC VFX Supervisor Guillaume Rocheron is honored at the Academy Awards for the studio's contribution to Ang Lee’s critically acclaimed “Life of Pi.”
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VFX Community Responds to 'Life of Pi' Oscar Wins
The visual effects community responds to director Ang Lee’s acceptance speech for the Academy Award for Best Director for “Life of Pi.”
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VFX Community Planning Oscar Protest
Members of the VFX community are planning a protest to occur on Sunday during the red carpet pre-show for the Oscars in order to raise awareness on the economic problems threatening Hollywood's visual effects houses.
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Autodesk Powers Academy-Nominated Films
Digital artists worldwide relied on Autodesk Media & Entertainment software to create the best movies of the year.
Boris FX Rolls Out New Product Family
BorisFX announces that each category of Boris Continuum Complete filters is now available as a separate Boris Continuum Unit.
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