Zoic Delivers Jukebox-Era San Francisco Intrigue for Tim Burton’s ‘Big Eyes’
Led by VFX supervisor Mark Stetson, Vancouver and Los Angeles studios craft 155 shots for Tim Burton’s latest live action feature.
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Marvel Teases ‘Ant-Man’ with Preview Trailer
Seventeen-second preview teaser offers up dramatic shots but provides few clues to the film’s plot.
Scarlett Johansson to Star in DreamWorks’ ‘Ghost in the Shell’
Rupert Sanders to direct live action adaptation of the anime classic from a script written by Bill Wheeler.
Box Office Report: ‘The Hobbit’ Threepeats with $21.9M
Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ tops the North American box office for the third consecutive weekend with $21.9 million; new horror entry ‘The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death’ opens in fourth place with $15.1 million.
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MPC Creates Unexpected Creatures for First Direct
Building on the success of the award-winning “Barry the Platypus” ads, new campaign features CG creatures developed by MPC.
AJA Ships CION 4K/UltraHD/2K/HD Camera
Capable of shooting at 4K/UltraHD and 2K/HD resolutions, CION is the only camera on the market that captures internally to 12-bit ProRes 444.
Shanks FX Creates Stop-Mo Version of the New Millennium Falcon
Latest episode of web series produced by PBS Digital recreates the Millennium Falcon scene from the trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’
Method Studios Takes on ‘Hercules’
VFX supervisor Doug Bloom breaks down the final battle of Brett Ratner’s mythological action-adventure.
Bob Iger’s Head Adorns New Millennium Falcon Image
Cover of the January issue of Fortune magazine features the first close-up image of the new Millennium Falcon from J.J. Abrams’ ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’
‘Frozen,’ ‘Gravity’ Among Most Pirated Films of 2014
Disney’s ‘Frozen,’ Warner Bros.’ ‘Gravity’ and Paramount’s ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ top the list of most pirated films in 2014.
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Box Office Report: ‘The Hobbit’ Finale Rules Holiday B.O.
Peter Jackson's ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ once again rules the North American box office with $54.5 million for the four-day weekend; the New Line and MGM tentpole is on track to eventually cross $1 billion.
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The Mill Helps Create Holiday Magic for Kohl’s
The Mill provides visual effects, including a fully CG reindeer, for Kohl’s new holiday campaign.
Justin Lin to Direct Third ‘Star Trek’ Feature
‘Fast & Furious’ director replaces Roberto Orci, who exited the project in early December but will still serve as producer.
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Darren Aronofsky to Receive MPSE Filmmaker Award
Director of ‘Noah,’ ‘Black Swan’ and ‘The Wrestler’ will be recognized for outstanding contributions to the art of cinema at the 2015 MPSE Golden Reel Awards set for February 15.
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MPC Brings Museum to Life for ‘Night at the Museum 3’
MPC completes 250 shots for Shawn Levy’s ‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, including the creation of a variety of characters, digi-doubles and CG environments.
Proof Helps Visualize ‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb’
Led by previs supervisor Eric Benedict, visualization house provides extensive previs and postvis services to 20th Century Fox’s latest release.
Box Office Report: ‘Hobbit’ Finale Soars with $90.6M Debut
Peter Jackson's ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ opens to a massive $90.6 million in North America, while new entries ‘Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb’ and ‘Annie’ both suffer soft starts heading into the year-end holidays.
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yU+co Creates 22-Story Projection Mapping Spectacular for Grand Park’s N.Y.E. L.A.
yU+co’s groundbreaking display will envelop City Hall in sound and 3D imagery in the culmination of The Music Center’s annual New Year’s celebration.
YouTube’s Malik Ducard to Keynote 2015 Kidscreen Summit
Kidscreen Summit 2015 announces Malik Ducard as the keynote speaker and the official conference schedule.
2015 HPA Tech Retreat Announces Power-Packed Schedule
The Hollywood Post Alliance announces the lineup for the HPA Tech Retreat taking place February 9th to the 13th in Palm Springs.
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Luis Ribeiro Joins Framestore
Framestore hires executive producer Luis Ribeiro to oversee business development for integrated advertising in New York.
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Nexus Teams with Factory Fifteen to Create VFX-Driven Short
Collaboration with Vice’s The Creators Project delivers epic VFX for dystopian short film.
Sarofsky Creates Main Titles for Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
Custom typography featured in now-famous title sequence animated using Adobe After Effects, Autodesk Maya, The Foundry's Nuke, and Tweak RV.
Nexus Creates Interactive ‘Futureville’ Installation
Nexus Interactive Arts will debut FutureVille, an interactive installation created by director Jim le Fevre, as part of The Science Museum’s exhibition Engineer Your Future.
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Hungary’s Puppetworks Creates Cinematic Cut Scenes for ‘The Crew’
Ubisoft taps Puppetworks Studios to create 13 minutes of full CG cutscenes for their new game ‘The Crew.’
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