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Led by VFX supervisor Axel Bonami, the studio’s team delivers 500 shots on Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis’ action adventure, including a multi-creature-transformation castle escape sequence, the cavernous, lava-filled Underdark, Themberchaud the...

The studio wrangles facial mocap performances into its proprietary suite of AI tools to tackle one of Marvel Studios’ most unique villains, a 5-foot-tall flying face, in ‘Ant-Man...

The veteran VFX supervisor delivered between 500-800 shots per episode on the 6-episode Peacock series, depicting Bill Nye getting killed in the most epic global disasters...

What Are the Gods Up to Now? VFXWorld

The Rather Beastly VFX of ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’

Co-Visual Effects Supervisor Raymond Chen, working with DNEG, Pixomondo, Stereo D, and BOT VFX, delivers dragons and unicorns, as well as forcefields, capes – yes, capes – and various magical effects, on Warner Bros. and David Sandberg’s ‘Shazam!’ sequel.

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Technology Advancing Art Headline News

NVIDIA Reveals ‘Neuralangelo’ AI Model

New technology uses neural networks to turn 2D video clips into detailed 3D structures for import into design applications; NVIDIA Research to demo at this year’s CVPR in Vancouver June 18-22.

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Here There Be Dragons Headline News

Mason Thames, Nico Parker Board ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Live-Action Feature

‘The Black Phone’ and ‘The Last of Us’ actors will portray franchise romantic leads Hiccup and Astrid in the Universal Pictures adaptation, set to release March 14, 2025.

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Technology Headline News

AMD Introduces AMD Radeon PRO W7000 Series Graphics Cards

The graphics and vistech innovator’s latest graphic cards optimize image fidelity and color accuracy; graphics and compute-based apps operate simultaneously without compromising workflows.

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Business Headline News

Creative Studio ‘ILMxLAB’ Rebrands as ‘ILM Immersive’

The VFX giant reveals new logos and branding reflecting the studio's advancements in innovative multiplatform storytelling via virtual and mixed reality; its latest release, ‘Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge - Enhanced Edition’ is available on PlayStation VR2.

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We’ll Soon Be Going Merry Headline News

Glimpse the Infamous Pirate Ship from Netflix’s ‘One Piece’ Live-Action Series

The official ‘One Piece’ Twitter account has shared a peek at the ‘Going Merry,’ which will feature prominently in the new show coming to the streamer later this year.

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It’s Unreal! Headline News

Epic Games Launches ‘Virtual Production Visualization Guide’

The Unreal Engine creator rolls out Chapter 1 of its step-by-step hands-on look at how to get started with virtual production visualization workflows.

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Adapt This! Headline News

‘Street Fighter’ Adaptation Finds Its Directing Duo

‘Talk to Me’ filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou will helm the upcoming action flick from Legendary Entertainment and videogame developer Capcom, currently in early development.

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Doing More Stuff Boldly Headline News

Paramount+ Drops ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Clip

Series stars Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding, and Melissa Navia delivered the video during an MCM London Comic Con panel to support the hit series’ June 15 Season 2 premiere on the streamer.

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Seamless 3D Asset Integration Headline News

KitBash3D Launches Cargo 3D Asset and Software Integration Software

Innovative tool allows creators to easily search the company’s extensive model and materials library and seamlessly import assets into 3D content creation tools like Unreal Engine 5, Blender, and Autodesk Maya and 3ds Max.

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Innovations in 3D Design Headline News

WPP and NVIDIA to Build Generative AI-Enabled Content Engine for Digital Advertising

New creative development engine connects 3D design and generative AI tools to produce high-quality content faster and more efficiently while preserving the quality, accuracy, and fidelity of client brand identities, products, and logos.

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The Road to Turin Headline News

‘Elemental’ Director Peter Sohn to Attend VIEW 2023

Pixar’s VP / Creative Director will be there in-person at the upcoming conference, presenting the studio’s new 3DCG film that just premiered at Cannes and hits theaters June 16.

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Business Headline News

Jon Peddie Research Releases 2023 Digital Content Creation Market Study

The report shows growth in demand for digital content and tools for its creation, especially in emerging markets.

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Head Back to Pandora Headline News

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Coming to Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, and 4K Ultra

James Cameron’s global phenomenon arrives in homes June 20 alongside a remastered 4K UHD and Blu-ray of original film ‘Avatar.’

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Rawwwrrrr! Headline News

Exclusive: Jon Favreau, Mike Gunton, and Tim Walker’s ‘Prehistoric Planet’ S2 Featurette

Go behind the scenes with the executive producers and producer, who talk about how VFX artists at MPC and scientists - especially Dr. Darren Naish, consulting paleontologist - worked together to bring the second season to life, with new dinosaurs, new habitats and scientific discoveries; now streaming on Apple TV+.

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A Beautiful Friendship Headline News

Cinesite Invests in The Imaginarium Studios

The VFX and animation company has provided funding for the pioneering performance capture and virtual production studio founded by legendary actor and director Andy Serkis.

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And the Hits Keep on Coming Headline News

Huge Content Purge Planned for Disney+ and Hulu

In response to a big subscriber loss in the early months of 2023, Disney has announced plans to axe multiple forms of content from its streaming services starting May 26, possibly in preparation of a Hulu/Disney+ merge.

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Night Time Isn’t the Right Time! Headline News

Experience the Night Shift with ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Teaser Trailer

The terrifying horror game phenomenon becomes a blood-chilling cinematic event, as Blumhouse brings the creepy franchise to the big screen and Peacock October 27.

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Commercials Headline News

Platige Image Shares Spot for Lamborghini Revuelto Hybrid

Directed by Alessandro Pacciani, the two-minute commercial, ‘From Now On,’ contains 130 VFX shots, blending CGI with live-action footage shot in Spain.

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The Ultimate Setup Headline News

Impossible Objects and Dell’s Alienware Partner for ‘Gravity’ Spot

Jay Walker directs the 30-second piece showcasing the gear’s undeniably strong ‘pull’ on gamers, utilizing a blend of traditional VFX work in After Effects, Maya, and Redshift.

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Revenge Doggy Style Headline News

Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx are Unleashed in ‘Strays’

Best doggy buds Reggie and Bug exact sweet revenge on Doug, a lowlife human who abandoned Reggie, in the raunchy live-action comedy adventure, scampering into theaters August 18.

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Technology Headline News

Digital Kinetics Deploys Vicon’s Valkyrie and Shōgun

Croatia-based studio creates cutting-edge motion capture stage to deliver mocap and virtual production services to local and international entertainment industries.

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AI Gone Really Bad Headline News

Teaser Trailer, Poster Dropped for Sci-Fi Action Thriller ‘The Creator’

Directed by ‘Rogue One’s Gareth Edwards, the film about a future war between humans and AI stars John David Washington, Gemma Chan, and Ken Watanabe; hits theaters September 29.

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People Headline News

The VFX & Post Talent Agency Adds 5 to Post Team

Danny Salas, Phil Eldridge, Cory McCrum, James Barham, and Rob Duffield join the company, bringing years of expertise from working on numerous films and TV projects.

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The Road to Turin Headline News

Henry Selick, Doug Chiang, and Hal Hickel to Speak at VIEW 2023

The stop-motion legend, Lucasfilm executive creative director, and senior ILM animation supervisor, respectively, will head to Turin to deliver a suite of in-person talks and workshops; Italy’s premiere international event on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, VR and AR, Gaming, and VFX runs October 15-20.