VFS and Pixomondo Launch 12-Week Micro-Credential Program
The Vancouver Film School teams up with the leading VFX and virtual production studio to train students for careers as VAD Technical Artists, VAD Generalists, and UE Technical Artists.
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Showrunner Albert Kim Steps Down from ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’
Christine Boylan and Jabbar Raisani will now executive producer the Netflix series through its second and third seasons, while Kim will remain as an executive producer.
Mastering the Elements: Integrating Live-Action and CGI in ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’
VFX supervisor, director, and executive producer Jabbar Raisani led a monumental effort to deliver almost 3,400 visual effects shots on the live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon’s famed animated series, recreating the magical world of benders, who control the natural elements of fire, water, wind, and earth, and the mediator known as the Avatar.
FMX 2024 Shares Another Round of Program Updates
Attendees can explore the stylistic design choices behind ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ and gain insight into artistic and technological innovations developed for ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire;’ 4-day event kicks off in Stuttgart on April 23, 2024.
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Disney+ Shares ‘Doctor Who’ Trailer
The latest installment of the legendary series stars Ncuti Gatwa as the 15th Doctor, with Mille Gibson as his companion, Ruby Sunday; the all-new season streams May 10 in the U.S. and worldwide.
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HBO Drops ‘House of the Dragon’ Dueling Season 2 Trailers
The highly anticipated second season of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series, based on George R.R. Martin’s ‘Fire & Blood,’ debuts on HBO and streams June 16 on Max.
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Netflix Picks Up ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ for Seasons 2 and 3
Based on Nickelodeon’s animated series, the live-action adaptation has rapidly hit the top in global viewership, triggering a 2-season renewal less than a month after its February streaming debut.
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‘House of the Dragon’ Kind of Sets Season 2 Premiere
The highly anticipated second season of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series, based on George R.R. Martin’s ‘Fire & Blood,’ will debut on HBO and stream on Max this June.
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Netflix Drops ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Series Featurette
In ‘Bringing the World to Life,’ the cast and creators of the live-action adaptation take us behind the scenes to explain how they created the show, which hits the streamer February 22.
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Netflix Drops First Official Trailer for ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’
The live-action reimagining of the beloved Nickelodeon animated series, which follows Aang, the young Avatar, as he learns to master the four elements, stars Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, and Ian Ousely, and hits the streamer February 22.
‘The Changeling’ VFX: Grounding a Fairy Tale in New York City
VFX supervisor Greg Behrens discusses the production of otherworldly visuals on Kelly Marcel and Apple TV+’s supernatural thriller about a book dealer searching for his missing wife and son in the Big Apple.
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Paramount+ Reveals Teaser Trailer, Premiere Date for ‘Halo’ Season 2
The series, which follows Pablo Schreiber’s Master Chief as he leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant, returns to the streamer on February 8.
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HBO Drops Teaser, First Look Images for ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2
Based on George R.R. Martin’s ‘Fire & Blood,’ the series follows House Targaryen 200 years before the events of ‘Game of Thrones;’ the second installment debuts Summer 2024 on HBO and streams on Max.
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PXO to Run Sony Pictures’ LED Volume on Stage 7
SPE’s award-winning virtual production and VFX company assumes operation of the virtual production stage located on the historic Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City.
1st Annual ‘World VFX Day’ Announced
Celebrating the unsung heroes of film by highlighting the exceptional achievements and contributions of the visual effects community, the new event launches December 8.
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Natasha Anne Francis Joins BOT VFX as Executive Producer
The industry veteran brings 30+ years of experience across television and film with credits on projects including ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,’ ‘Tron: Legacy,’ ‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’ and ‘The Orville.’
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Paramount+ Shares ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5 Teaser
Fans at the streamer’s San Diego Comic-com ‘Star Trek’ universe presentation got a first look at the last and final season of the series - coming early 2024.
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Teaming Up for ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ VFX
Collaborators Jonathan Rothbart, Janelle Croshaw Ralla, and Michael Ralla talk incendiary shotgun shells, a blind assassin’s eyeballs, a CG dog, and hundreds of ring finger removals, on Chad Stahelski and Lionsgate’s shoot ‘em up in volume action-adventure.
CAFÉ Reveals 2023 Program
The 2-day event for VFX and animation professionals, running May 16-17 in Quebec, will feature panels, discussions, and presentations by industry leaders from Sony Pictures Imageworks, DNEG, Marvel Studios and DreamWorks Animation.
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The Rather Beastly VFX of ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’
Co-Visual Effects Supervisor Raymond Chen, working with DNEG, Pixomondo, Stereo D, and BOT VFX, delivers dragons and unicorns, as well as forcefields, capes – yes, capes – and various magical effects, on Warner Bros. and David Sandberg’s ‘Shazam!’ sequel.
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Pixomondo Launches Virtual Production Academy
In partnership with Seneca, the 12-week online program will offer graduates a micro-credential completion badge from the school and access to employment opportunities at PXO.
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It’s Part Lion, Part Scorpion, and All VFX in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’
Visual Effects Supervisor Bruce Jones, working with DNEG, Pixomondo, RISE, Scanline VFX, and Wētā FX, delivers a slew of mythical monsters, including dragons, cyclops, manticores, minotaurs, and harpies, on Warner Bros. and David Sandberg’s ‘Shazam!’ sequel.
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Digital Domain Names Matt McClurg Head of Visualization
The industry veteran takes the reigns to optimize the VFX studio's proprietary toolsets including machine learning software and AI-driven creations.
Pixomondo Hits the High Note with ‘The Magic Flute’ Operatic VFX
Leading visual effects studio delivers 420 shots, including a massive, sinister 3D snake, on Florian Sigl’s feature film adaptation of Wolfgang Mozart’s 232-year-old opera, which hits U.S. theaters today, March 10, courtesy of Shout! Factory.
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Will End with Season 5
The Paramount+ series following Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery will conclude after its fifth season, which premieres early 2024.
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