Rebecca Manning Joins Alkemy X as Compositing Supervisor
Veteran compositing supervisor brings with her more than 40 movie and TV credits including ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ and ‘Avatar.’
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Acclaimed VFX Supervisor Lindy De Quattro Joins MPC Film
Visual effects veteran with film credits including ‘Iron Man 2,’ ‘Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,’ ‘Downsizing’ and ‘Pacific Rim’ currently serves on the Executive Committee for the Academy’s VFX Branch.
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Rising Sun Pictures Launches Major Expansion Effort
VFX studio to grow staff by one-third over next few months as well as add additional space and technological resources.
In 3D, Business, CG, Education and Training, Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Australia
MPC to Showcase Feature VFX at SIGGRAPH 2015
MPC Film heads to SIGGRAPH 2015 to present crowd, fur, digi-doubles and destruction technology, presenting the company’s visual effects work on movies including ‘Terminator Genisys,’ ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings,’ ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ and ‘Cinderella.’
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Rising Sun Pictures Shares Oscar Nomination for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’
Studio’s work on the film’s Quicksilver “Kitchen” scene also garners BAFTA, VES and AACTA nominations.
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Nominations for 87th Academy Awards Unveiled
Nominees for Best Animated Feature are Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6,’ LAIKA’s ‘The Boxtrolls,’ DreamWorks Animation’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2,’ Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Song of the Sea,’ and Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.’
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2015 VFX Bake-off: 10 Spectacular Hopefuls Vie for Nominations
The Academy’s annual voting event showcases the year’s top visual effects-driven films.
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‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Leads 2015 BAFTA Nominations
Nominees for Best Animated Film are Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6,’ LAIKA’s ‘The Boxtrolls’ and Warner Bros.’ ‘The LEGO Movie.’
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10 Contenders Remain in VFX Oscar Race
Final list of Oscar nominees to be selected following the VFX bake-off on January 10, 2015.
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SIGGRAPH 2014 Unveils Production Session Lineup
SIGGRAPH 2014 will offer presentations on more than 15 of the biggest current and upcoming studio productions, including ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past,’ ‘Gravity,’ ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ and ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.’
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Gallery: Rising Sun Pictures 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'
VFX studio recreates the Pentagon Kitchen in ultra-slow motion for the mutant Quicksilver.
Rising Sun Pictures Makes Time Stand Still in ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’
VFX studio recreates the Pentagon Kitchen in ultra-slow motion for the mutant Quicksilver.
EC3 Taps DaVinci Resolve for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Dailies
DaVinci Resolve is used by EC3 dailies colorist Adrian DeLude for near-set dailies grading on the Twentieth Century Fox blockbuster ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past.’
The Third Floor Tackles ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Previs
Previs supervisor Austin Bonang explains the extensive use of previsualization on Bryan Singer's latest installment of the X-Men franchise.
Box Office Report: ‘Maleficent’ Marks Top Opening for Jolie
Disney's ‘Maleficent,’ starring Angelina Jolie and co-starring Elle Fanning as Princess Aurora, debuts in first place at the North American box office with $70 million; Seth MacFarlane's R-rated ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ debuts in third place with $17.1 million.
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Supervising the Sentinels
MPC Montreal’s Benoit Dubuc recalls the creation of the X-Men’s greatest foes
MPC Brings the Future to Life for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’
As the lead VFX company for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past,’ MPC delivers futuristic sequences, including creating the Sentinels from concept art through to final compositing, the X-Jet, Xavier’s virtual world, future environments and creating mutant effects.
Box Office Report: ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Rules Memorial Day Weekend
Bryan Singer's critically acclaimed ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ soars at the Memorial Day weekend box office with a global debut of $302 million -- the best of any ‘X-Men’ film.
MPC Delivers Effects for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’
Lead VFX house MPC returns to the Marvel Universe for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past.’
