Cinesite Goes to Battle for ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’
London and Montréal-based effects house provides a range of VFX work for the highly-anticipated sequel to the original 1996 classic movie directed by Roland Emmerich.
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Justin Lin’s 'HELP' Wins Two Digital Craft Lions Awards
Groundbreaking collaboration between Google ATAP, creative studio Bullitt, VFX house The Mill and director Justin Lin honored with two Gold Digital Craft Lions at the 2016 Cannes Lions Awards Show.
WATCH: Final Trailer Drops for ‘Star Trek Beyond’
New trailer features the song ‘Sledgehammer,’ Rihanna’s new single that will be included as part of the official ‘Star Trek Beyond’ soundtrack.
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Rendicity Launches Mac OS X Support
Middleware solutions for more secure and faster rendering allow Apple users to enjoy the benefits of on-demand 3D rendering in the Cloud.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Production, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Adam Valdez Talks ‘The Jungle Book’
MPC VFX supervisor describes the studio’s innovative efforts handling 1200 shots alongside Rob Legato on Disney and Jon Favreau’s blockbuster family adventure hit.
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MASTERSFX Expands into Toronto
Thirty-year-old company opens studio in Toronto, adding to MASTERSFX’s existing array of full-service FX studios based in Los Angeles and Vancouver, BC.
In Business, Films, Places, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Cinesite Awarded Visual Effects for ‘American Gods’
Based on the book by Neil Gaiman, Starz miniseries is written by showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green with David Slade set to direct the pilot and additional episodes.
Luma Pictures Gears Up for ‘Captain America: Civil War’
CG supervisor Oded Raz and assistant VFX supervisor Jared Simeth discuss the making of Iron Man’s new glove, the Stark Protective Gauntlet, and other visual effects work the Santa Monica-based studio handled on Marvel’s latest super hero blockbuster.
Framestore Appoints James Whitlam Executive Producer, Film
Visual effects veteran with 25 years of experience as a producer has contributed to films including ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,’ ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ and ‘Batman Begins.’
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, People, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
New Adobe CC Updates Now Available
New features across Creative Cloud tools for video editing, motion graphics, visual effects and audio first introduced at NAB 2016 are now available.
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Axis Appoints Jon Neill as Head of Lighting, Rendering & Compositing
Industry veteran has held senior roles at MPC and Cinesite, working on projects such as ‘Jungle Book,’ ‘Skyfall’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.’
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Allegorithmic Launches Inaugural ‘Substance Days’ Event
Two days of masterclasses, an evening keynote, and a day of free conference sessions to be held at Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games and Animation.
In 3D, CG, Education and Training, Event, Games, People, Places, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Ed Ulbrich Joins Deluxe to Lead Visual Effects and Virtual Reality
Former Digital Domain CEO joins the company as President and General Manager, Deluxe Visual Effects, responsible for leading Deluxe's Method Studios and Iloura, and unifying global VFX operations.
In 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, Films, People, Places, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Australia, North America
Blur Debuts ‘Halo Wars 2’ Trailer at E3 2016
Two-minute trailer and behind-the-scenes video from Oscar and Emmy-nominated production studio showcases scope and scale of ‘Halo Wars 2’ universe.
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Production Sessions Announced for SIGGRAPH 2016
Production sessions at s2016 to include 20th Century Fox’s ‘Deadpool,’ Disney’s ‘Zootopia,’ Lucasfilm’s ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory’ and LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings.’
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Chaos Group Labs Releases Free GPU Rendering Guide
New GPU rendering guide from the makers of V-Ray answers common hardware questions and explores myths, trends and the future of rendering technology.
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The Foundry Introduces MODO 10.1
New procedural modeling system makes 3D content creation faster and easier.
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WATCH: ACM SIGGRAPH Unveils 2016 Festival Animation Trailer
Selections for the Oscar-qualifying festival include outstanding achievements in animated feature and short films, scientific visualization, visual effects, real-time graphics, game excerpts, and many others.
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Deluxe Promotes Post Veteran Domenic Rom
Former Managing Director of Deluxe's New York studio including Encore, Company 3 and Method promoted to the role of President and General Manager, Deluxe TV Post-Production Services.
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Disney Unveils First Full-Length Trailer for ‘Pete’s Dragon’
New trailer for Disney’s reimagining of a cherished family film introduces Elliot, a fierce and loyal friend with a 30-foot wingspan who loves the outdoors.
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BOT VFX Adds Industry Veteran Frederick Lissau
Senior producer brings more than 20 years of experience working in VFX, animation and games.
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MPC NY Delivers VFX for Hard-Hitting ‘Boxer’ Spot
Added realism from effects team helps visual allegory of cancer treatment come to life.
Disney, DreamWorks Animation Appealing Hollywood Studio Antitrust Lawsuit
New petition raises questions about the statute of limitations for the class-action lawsuit alleging that studios violated antitrust laws by conspiring to suppress the wages of animation and VFX artists via non-poaching agreements.
Reallusion Launches iClone 3D Video Compositing Studio Pack
Leading 2D and 3D animation software and content developer teams with Digital Juice to offer 3D compositing package for video editors featuring real-time animation, dynamic 3D video montage, and 3D layering effects.
Mike Pilcher Joins The Foundry
New chief sales officer previously worked at comScore, where he was responsible for the global data analytics of the company’s sales operation across EMEA and APAC.
In 3D, CG, People, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
