King and Country Creates Main Title Sequence For History’s ‘Texas Rising’
Production company reteams with legacy client for five-part miniseries based on the Texas Revolution against Mexico and the birth of the Texas Rangers.
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ODD Welcomes Creative Director Team Territory
Led by David Sheldon-Hicks and Nick Glover, creative directorial team set to deliver effects for ‘Agent 47,’ Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian’ and ‘Mission Impossible 5.’
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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Reel FX VR Creates Immersive Virtual Reality Experience for U.S. Air Force
Performance Lab is the first Mobile Tour Experience to use Kinect 2 technology and Oculus Rift.
Motion Designer Jeremy Frye Joins Splice
Minneapolis-based creative studio adds motion designer Jeremy Frye to its growing artist roster.
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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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Animal Logic Gets Graphic for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
The Australian VFX studio tackles a variety of futuristic graphic elements on Marvel’s latest tentpole feature film.
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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Artixels releases Escher 1.2 for Nuke
A suite of image generators and 2.5D creative tools designed for compositors, licenses for Escher 1.2 for Nuke start at $499.
Box Office Report: ‘Tomorrowland’ Tops Slow Holiday Weekend
Brad Bird’s ‘Tomorrowland’ suffers one of the worst Memorial Day starts in recent history with a $41.7 million North American debut. Meanwhile, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ speeds past the $100 million mark overseas.
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Reel FX & Matador Create Virtual Reality Series for Samsung
‘My 360’ series transports viewers behind-the-scenes for a fully immersive view of the lives of famous athletes, musicians and YouTube stars.
The Foundry Secures New Majority Ownership
Private U.K. equity firm HgCapital to assume majority ownership from The Carlyle Group in a deal valued at $312 million.
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The Foundry Introduces MODO 901 at Live Event
Latest version of The Foundry’s 3D content creation solution delivers innovative new features, accelerated performance and powerful enhancements to the core MODO toolset.
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Wanda Film Group’s ‘Ghouls’ Gets a Sneak Peak at Cannes Film Festival
Feature film currently in production in Beijing includes dazzling VFX work by Phenom Films, the largest privately-owned visual effects studio in China.
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Wizzdesign Helps Beef Up the Michelin Man
New European campaign for the CrossClimate tire directed by Andy’s and produced at Paris-based Wizzdesign.
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Nice Shoes Delivers Title Sequences for ‘Pitch Perfect 2’
Universal Pictures and Gold Circle Entertainment’s hit comedy features opening and end titles crafted by Nice Shoes Creative Studio.
Inhance Digital Delivers Effects for NBC’s ‘Grimm’
Led by VFX supervisor Eddie Robison, interactive marketing agency leverages Blackmagic Design’s Fusion Studio to deliver complex CG environments and more for NBC’s long-running fantasy series.
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Animation and VFX Summer 2015 Movie Preview
Dinosaurs, Video Game Monsters and Action Movie Icons return this summer for a blockbuster reunion at the multiplex.
Animal Logic to Open New Animation Studio in Canada
Sydney and Los Angeles-based visual effects and animation studio expands into Vancouver with three-picture deal with Warner Bros. beginning with ‘The LEGO Movie Sequel.’
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2015 HPA Awards Issues Call for Entries for Creative Categories
Awards hit a 10-year milestone recognizing the best in creative artistry and achievement.
Vicon Launches Tracker 3
Engineering object tracker boosts immersive experience for VR-driven product development.
Breakthrough Entertainment Appoints Martha Sepulveda
Noted kids development executive and producer to play a key role in furthering Breakthrough’s kids and family development slate.
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Shotgun Announces Call for Entries for 2015 Pipeline Awards
Nominations for the second annual Pipeline Awards to recognize excellence in pipeline tool development, integration, engineering and usage are due by July 6, 2015.
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Keeping it User Friendly: The Graphic UIs of ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Graphic art director Alan Payne and Territory Studio tackle the challenges of bringing super-sized personalities to the small screens of Marvel’s latest super hero tentpole.
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.
