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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.
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.’
Thinkbox Software Launches Deadline 7
Boris FX to Acquire Imagineer Systems
Visual effects software developer Boris FX signs an agreement to acquire Imagineer Systems Ltd., the UK-based developer of the exclusive Planar Tracking and masking tools.
Disney Releases First Look at Jon Favreau's ‘Jungle Book’
The latest 'Jungle Book' revamp will blend live-action with CGI, and is set for an October 2015 release date.
Box Office Report: ‘Exodus’ Reigns with $24.5M Debut
Ridley Scott’s ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’ easily tops the U.S. box office with a $24.5 million debut; Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ opens in 37 international markets, earning a massive $117.6 million.
Psyop Announces New Film & TV Division
Award-winning industry vets Kymber Lim, Dan Schrecker, Dan Levitan and Marshall Krasser push visual effects expertise into the newly-formed Psyop Film & Television division.
Chaos Group Releases V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max SP1
Improved render speeds, new Microfacet GTR / GGX BRDF, and major advancements in GPU rendering now available.
Rodeo FX Opens Los Angeles Office
Digital Domain Ups Amit Chopra
Digital Domain 3.0 COO Amit Chopra named executive vice president of parent company Digital Domain Holdings Limited.
Industry Vets Launch Visual Effects Boutique JAMM
VFX supervisors Andy Boyd and Jake Montgomery team with executive producer Asher Edwards to open artist-driven creative studio.
Bazillion Pictures Announces Restructuring
Kansas City-based 3D animation/VFX boutique restructures and expands its reach to include projection mapping, digital media and mobile applications.
Framestore Turns Up the Cuteness for McVitie's
Framestore dishes out Christmas cuteness with the “cutest ad ever,” including puppies, kittens, piglets, and a gloriously incongruous CG Narwhal.
Shotgun Releases Version 5.4
New update dramatically extends workflow flexibility and adds zoom and pan of images and movies in review toolset.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2014 Wraps in Shenzhen, China
Leading industry professionals share top-notch innovations at Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center.
Box Office Report: ‘Mockingjay' Three-peats with $21.6M
With no new wide releases in the U.S. this past weekend, Lionsgate's ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1’ topps the box office for the third time in a row, followed by DreamWorks Animation's ‘Penguins of Madagascar’ and R-rated comedy ‘Horrible Bosses 2.’
10 Contenders Remain in VFX Oscar Race
FMX 2015 Trailer Features Filmakademie Short, ‘Wrapped’
Created by Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg students Roman Kaelin, Falko Paeper and Florian Wittmann, diploma project has won several awards at animation and visual effects events around the world.
Sony Hack Reveals VFX Industry Wages
Devastating computer hack contains data for authoritative industry-wide survey on compensation information.
Disney, DreamWorks & Sony Hit with New, Consolidated Lawsuit
Three class-action lawsuits over anti-poaching and wage-fixing deals by Disney, DreamWorks Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks and other animation studios have been consolidated into a single complaint under the jurisdiction of antitrust federal judge Lucy Koh.
Autodesk Makes Design Software Free to Schools Worldwide
Design software leader expands reach of free education offering to prepare an industry-ready workforce.