MODO 901 Now Shipping
The Foundry announces immediate availability of 3D content creation software MODO 901.
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Autodesk Tools Help Fido Unleash Action-Packed VFX for ‘Kung Fury’
David Sandberg’s Kickstarter-funded short features elaborate CG characters and environments created in 3ds Max, Maya and Mudbox
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Digital Domain, Immersive Media Form IM360
Academy Award-Winning digital production studio Digital Domain teams with immersive technology provider to form new joint venture aimed at creating cutting-edge interactive experiences.
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Framestore Adding 150 Jobs in Montreal
Quebec government is lending Montreal-based visual effects studio $1 million to expand its operations, part of a $4 million investment.
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Digital Domain Names Tiffani Manabat VP, Advertising & Games
Thirteen-year commercial production veteran to oversee operations, sales and marketing for Digital Domain’s Advertising and Games division.
The Foundry Releases KATANA 2
Rebuilt from the ground up, The Foundry’s KATANA 2 becomes the powerful core of an advanced but flexible pipeline.
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PipelineFX Releases Qube! 6.7
Render farm management software adds faster bulk submission, Yosemite OS X platform support, and variable controls for submitted jobs.
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FMX Conference Wraps 2015 Edition
Rounding off four days of speakers and presentations, the 20th Anniversary edition of the FMX Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia concludes with a special screening of ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ with Marvel VFX Supervisor Christopher Townsend in attendance.
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Zoic Adds Flame Artist Toby Brockhurst
Veteran Flame artist Toby Brockhurst has worked on effects-driven spots for major brands such as Kia, Guinness, Volvo, EA Sports and BMW.
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AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – The Third Floor’s Duncan Burbridge
The Third Floor studio manager Duncan Burbridge discusses the company’s previs business as well as their recent work on ‘300: Rise of an Empire.’
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AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Framestore R&D Head Martin Preston
Martin Preston discusses the use of the Arnold renderer from Solid Angle on 'Gravity,’ and his role as head of research and development at Framestore.
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AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – ILM’s Olivier Maury
Industrial Light & Magic Principle R&D Engineer and Lead Renderer Olivier Maury discusses recent advancements in digital pyrotechnics.
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AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Paul Debevec
USC’s chief visual officer Paul Debevec outlines the creative technology research underway, as well as the school’s groundbreaking work at the Oscar-winning film ‘Gravity.’
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AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Scanline VFX’s Thomas Zauner
Scanline VFX founder Thomas Zauner discusses the history and evolution of his company and eventual move into visual effects production as part of AWN’s series of exclusive video interviews from FMX 2014.
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Union VFX Goes ‘Far From the Madding Crowd’
Innovative visual effects add drama and authenticity to Thomas Vinterberg’s romance.
Alter Ego Leads the Pack with Golaem Crowd
Alter Ego VFX team leverages Golaem Crowd for ‘Bicycles,’ featuring real and CG rider-less bikes traveling across Canada.
FMX 2015 Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence
Top industry professionals in animation, effects, games and transmedia share their thoughts on the success of the FMX Conference, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2015.
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PipelineFX's Qube! Helps Vision Globale Deliver Superpowered VFX
Render farm manager's ability to define custom job types lets visual effects studio manage complex multi-application workflows for blockbuster movie projects such as ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past,’ ‘Race’ and ‘The Colony.’
MPC Details Plans for FMX 2015
Scheduled events include “CG Creature Showcase – Monty’s Christmas and a Black Swan,” “Pipeline for Feature Film VFX,” “Commanding the Exodus,” and “MPC Motion Design -- From Small Beginnings to Big Ideas.”
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Artemple-Hollywood Expands In-House Creative Team
Richard Kidd is named Creative Director/Senior VFX Supervisor; Scott McCullough named Live Action Director & DP.
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Cinesite Launches Feature Animation Talent Program
‘iAnimate at Cinesite’ apprenticeship program provides the opportunity of online training and a two year contract as a trainee animator with Cinesite.
Australian International Animation Festival 2015
Begins: May 15, 2015
CSU Animation and Visual Effects present the 12th Anniversary of the Australian International Animation Festival, running Friday, May 15 through Sunday, May 17.
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Blackmagic Design Delivers Fusion 8 for Mac OS X and Linux
Fusion 8 release opens the door to millions of motion graphic artists, broadcast designers, video editors, visual effects compositors and 3D animators.
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The Foundry Delivers NUKE Non-commercial
NUKE Non-commercial is a free, non-watermarked version of the entire NUKE product family, with some light functional restrictions, available to anyone who wants to learn, explore and have fun with NUKE.
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FMX 2015 to Celebrate 40 Years of ILM
Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia celebrates its 20th Anniversary with ‘20 Years of ‘Toy Story,’ presentation from VFX luminary Joe Letteri, ‘20 years of Weta Digital,’ and ‘40 years of Industrial Light & Magic.’
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