Alan Precourt named VFX supervisor; Caitlyn Tomasik joins as head of production.
Industry veteran Archie Donato heads to London as VFX supervisor on new studio project; Ted Ty brings 25+ years of 2D and 3D animation experience to Montreal as new global head of character animation.
Oscar-winning filmmakers Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Peter Ramsey have joined the panel of mentors for THU’s new challenge to discover the next generation of creative minds in digital entertainment; submission deadline is October 19.
Former Rhythm & Hues executive, noted director and producer joins Mindy Johnson for new ‘Primary Sources’ interview, one of the many online events hosted by the professional network offering creatives a place to learn and connect.
Former lead executive on the VFX Oscar-winning ‘Life of Pi’ returns to Method to oversee the studio’s global feature film and episodics production operation.
New set of artist tools uses real-world physics to enhance and speed up creature FX creation.
Image Engine VFX supervisor Joao Sita oversees the delivery of 266 visual effects shots for the first season of the Netflix series reboot.
All five Oscars best visual effects nominees used software made by the company, whose employees also were honored by the Television Academy and at the Sci-Tech Awards.
All five nominees for best visual effects for the past 10 years have used the company’s Quadro GPUs to create their work.
With offices in India, Malaysia and South Africa, new full-service production and postproduction collective led by VFX industry veterans John Hughes and Helena Packer and film/TV/commercial director Kevin Donovan forms in Los Angeles.
Thirty-year VFX industry veteran formerly worked at Rhythm & Hues, where he served as head of digital production for the past 10 years.
VFX supervisor Joe Bauer and VFX producer Steve Kullback present the visual effects work for the upcoming season of the hit HBO fantasy series in a new featurette with lots of breakdowns and behind the scenes footage.
Officers include Board Chair Mike Chambers, 1st Vice Chair Jeffrey A. Okun, 2nd Vice Chair Nancy St. John, Treasurer Susan Thurmond O’Neal and Secretary Rita Cahill.
Sci-tech Oscars are awarded to Airwall, Dolby Laboratories, DreamWorks Animation, Image Shaker, ILM, LAIKA Animation Studios, Rhythm & Hues, Sony Pictures Imageworks, The Foundry and Tweak Software.
Twenty scientific and technical achievements involving 11 distinct investigations are selected for further consideration for 2015 Academy Awards.
Despite many great VFX-driven films ahead, Steve bemoans the state of the VFX “business” responsible for their visual magic.
VFX vendors Rhythm & Hues and Prana Animation Studios join visualization studio The Third Floor to help create an innovative, traveling attraction that affords guests the opportunity to actively participate with dozens of Marvel Entertainment’s iconic Super Heroes.
An estimated 540 people from the visual effects community participate in a rally on Hollywood Blvd. on Oscar Sunday.
A trailer is released for a new documentary filmed on location at Rhythm & Hues Studios during the weeks following the company’s devastating bankruptcy.
The implosion of Rhythm & Hues continues with reports of massive layoffs at the visual effects company’s Mumbai and Hyderabad facilities.
The property -- three buildings on six acres -- is sold for $25 million to Rockwood Capital and Marshall Property & Development.
