Luma Pictures Takes Molten Man and Cyclone into the Cloud on ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’
VFX producer Michael Perdew shares how Google Cloud was integral in the studio’s Air and Fire Elementals production work on the hit superhero action adventure.
Category: Technology
Animal Logic Does a Marvel-ous Job bringing ‘Captain Marvel’ VFX to Life
High-end animation and visual effects studio used cineSync extensively to help define, refine and enhance their creative vision and stay in tune with directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.
In 3D, CG, Films, People, Post-production, Technology, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Australia
WATCH: Pixomondo’s ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 VFX Breakdown Reel
Led by Emmy-nominated VFX supervisor Mahmoud Rahnama, the studio’s visual effects work spanned 1,100 shots done in just 11 months across four different facilities.
Roger and Big Machine Join Forces in Strategic Merger
Expanded studio brings clients multidisciplinary creative resources in branding, design, animation, VFX, VR/AR, live-action and content development.
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Technicolor Adds Steffen Wild as New Head of Virtual Production
Industry veteran joins company’s pre-production studio to help merge previs, techvis and postvis together into flexible, storyteller-focused integrated production pipeline.
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Online Virtual Reality Community Portal VRNation.tv Officially Launches
New website, featuring 24 themed channels, is dedicated to helping VR visor owners find and share all types of great virtual content.
The Future of Animation
Interactive, Immersive, Intelligent.
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Bringing Hand-Drawn Comics to Life with Animation Technology
Industry veterans Seth Zeichner and Pat Mariarity discuss using Adobe Character Animator and After Effects to create their animated short, ‘The Realm Beyond Reason.’
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Final Frontier and Acer Blast Off with Intergalactic Battle Epic
Shanghai-based production company delivers VFX-driven spot featuring swordplay, lava monsters and plenty of mayhem to promote computer maker’s Predator line of gaming hardware.
In 3D, CG, People, Post-production, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Asia, South America
Trojan Horse Was A Unicorn Reveals Expanded Recruitment Slate for THU 2019
Leading European digital entertainment conference announces extensive list of major studios that will be recruiting at the upcoming September 23-28 event in Valletta, Malta.
Visual Effects Society Announces 2019 Honorees and Hall of Fame Inductees
This year’s selection of notable VFX professionals and industry luminaries to be recognized at a special VES October reception.
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Taking on the ‘Lion’s’ Share of the Work
VFX powerhouse MPC's animation supervisor Stephen Enticott discusses how the studio balanced photorealism with emotion while crafting the engaging performances in ‘The Lion King,’ Disney’s latest hit animated classic remake.
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Dynamixyz and Pixelgun Studios Introduce Scan-Based Facial Animation
New ‘Performer’ markerless facial animation software provides facial tracking trained directly from scans as well as a direct solve onto a Maya rig.
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18th Annual VES Awards Rules and Procedures Announced
The Visual Effects Society releases work project submissions guidelines for upcoming Awards consideration, including information on a new category, qualification changes and deadlines.
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World’s Best Graphics Conference to be Pixel Perfect When it Hits Brisbane
For Siggraph Asia 2019 Conference Chair Dr. Tomasz Bednarz, the upcoming event will captivate attendees with stunning artistry, technology and creative achievements.
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Jellyfish Pictures Appoints Matthew Bristowe as Director of Operations
Industry veteran with 20+ years of creative and commercial experience to bolster studio’s continued growth in animation and VFX.
WATCH: Gayatri Parameswaran Talks ‘Home After War’ VR at FMX 2019
Journalist and director discusses her award-winning room-scale VR experience, which chronicles the ever-present dangers of hidden IEDs for civilians in Iraq after the war against IS ended.
In 3D, CG, People, Technology, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects | VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe, Middle East
Don't Miss SIGGRAPH Asia 2019's Technical Briefs Deadline Coming August 12!
The program encourages submission of research results in graphics as well as the intersections of graphics with vision, image, video, visualization, HCI and CAD.
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The Robots Are Coming
Deep Learning and AI will certainly continue making inroads into VFX production, but they are merely tools, there to be our creative servant, not our master.
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HOAX Gets hAPPy with Dairy Queen and Coca-Cola Interactive App
Veteran designer and modeler Heather Shepherd used nuanced facial animation to bring joy and life to a 3D model.
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The ‘Marvel’ Behind Real-Time On-Set Visualization of Digital Hulk and Thanos
Profile Studios’ Matt Madden shares how virtually integrating Mark Ruffalo and Josh Brolin with CG assets, live, on set, gave ‘Endgame’ and ‘Infinity War’ filmmakers the immediate viewing access they needed to continually adjust and refine the film’s key digital character performances.
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Adobe After Effects Selected for Netflix Post Technology Program VFX Category
Program selection recognizes quality of VFX-specific production technology products.
AWS Thinkbox Showcases Complete Cloud-Based Studio Workflow at SIGGRAPH 2019
System integrates virtual workstations, rendering and storage solutions that creative studios can quickly scale up or down with and pay for based only on usage.
Maxon Announces Cinema 4D Release 21 at SIGGRAPH 2019
New version of leading 3D software program includes numerous feature updates and broader integration with other production tools.
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WATCH: SIGGRAPH 2019 Interview with NASA Animator Eleni Kostis
Artist talks about the importance and impact of visualization in helping people understand and communicate the often-complex results of scientific research and data gathering.
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