VFXWorld Magazine

RE:Vision Effects announces Twixtor 6, a new version of Twixtor that allows users to create engaging slow motion shots without the cost of renting a high speed camera, and which features with GPU support for The Foundry Nuke and Assimilate Scratch.

Ben Sherwood named to succeed Anne Sweeney as Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks and President, Disney/ABC Television Group in February 2015.

Blockbuster titles, including Star Wars: Episode VII, Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron, will come to life in the IMAX experience.

Chaos Group announces the beta release of V-Ray 3.0 for Maya, which features faster ray tracing, progressive rendering, and open source support.

Cinesite welcomes Chloë Grysole as the new General Manager of the Montréal location.

Digital Anarchy releases Flicker Free 1.0, a plugin designed to help fix a wide range of footage affected with flicker or strobing.

New software empowers artists’ creativity with innovative new tools like Bifrost and Shaderfx.

Reel FX announces the signing of directors Ben Orisich and Justin Malone for commercial representation, bolstering its live-action roster.

Disney releases a new full-length trailer for Maleficent showing how Angelina Jolie's character is transformed from a winged fairy into an evil sorceress.

DreamWorks Pictures' new Aaron Paul racing movie Need for Speed stalls in its North American debut, coming in third with $17.8 million behind weekend winner Mr. Peabody & Sherman and 300: Rise of an Empire.

Veteran VFX Supervisor Todd Shifflett joins Zoic Studios.

Syfy gives six-hour event series Ascension greenlight for launch in 2014; original intergalactic mystery from writer/executive producer Philip Levens to be produced by Sea To Sky Studios with Blumhouse Productions.