Vicon’s Motion Capture Scales New Heights for ‘Everest’
Vicon T40 cameras help Framestore capture the intensity of climbing Mount Everest for epic action-thriller ‘Everest.’
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Cubic Motion appoints Tiff Pike to Board of Directors
New appointment bolsters computer vision and facial animation specialist's management team.
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Realtime UK Destroys Paris in ‘Rubicon X’ Trailer
Manchester and Westby-based animation studio creates cinematic CG-animated game trailer for ‘War of Tanks: Rubicon X.’
CG Student Awards Rebrands as The Rookies
New award categories include Architecture & Visualization, Fashion Design, Game Design & Development, Graphic Design, and Illustration & Concept Art.
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Bron Media Names Brenda Gilbert President of Animation
New appointment follows recent company reorganization; Adam Wood, Teunis De Raat and Luke Carroll named VPs.
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Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ Headed to Blu-ray Nov. 3
Check out deleted scenes, extended clips, and more from the forthcoming home entertainment release of Pixar Animation Studios’ blockbuster animated feature directed by Pete Docter.
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Animatrik Breaks World Mocap Record with Lightstorm’s Giant
Motion capture, previsualization and virtual production provider adopts advanced performance capture technology from Lightstorm Entertainment to capture 21 performers in a live capture volume at one time.
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Filmakademie’s ‘Natural Attraction’ Named Best Student Short at SIGGRAPH Asia 2015
Filmakademie to present ‘Best of Animation’ screening showcase at SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 taking place November 2-5 in Kobe, Japan.
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‘Harry Potter’ VFX Wizard David Vickery Joins ILM
Veteran visual effects supervisor known for his work on the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise joins Industrial Light & Magic’s global creative team in London.
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Shotgun 6.3 Now Available
New features added to media app and revamped client review site.
CG Short ‘Shift’ Wins 2015 VIEW Award
Second Place 2015 VIEW Award given to ‘Phantom Power’ by Sam Bourner; ‘Däwit,’ ‘The Story of Percival Pilts’ and ‘Olilo’ receive honorable mentions.
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Linkage Design Revs Up High-End Car Animations with VRED and Qube!
3D design firm automates training and visualization queue with PipelineFX’s stable render farm manager Qube!
Pixar’s Good Animator Kevin O’Hara Visits NYC
Veteran animator Kevin O’Hara makes the rounds of NYC animation schools to showcase Disney and Pixar’s upcoming Thanksgiving release, ‘The Good Dinosaur.’
SolidAnim Goes Sky-High with ‘The Walk’
On-set virtual tracking equipment and visualization software from Paris-based developer employed for Robert Zemeckis’ critically-acclaimed film, ‘The Walk.’
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Jon Peddie Research Announces Virtualize 2015 Agenda
Learn about the advantages of implementing virtualization technologies at the second annual Virtualize 2015 conference taking place on October 29 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport.
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RenderMan for Houdini Now Available!
Pixar Animation Studios collaborates with Side Effects Software to include full integration of RenderMan 20 and RIS shading support in new release of Houdini 15.
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WATCH: New ‘Ratchet & Clank’ Trailer Unleashed
Produced by Vancouver-based animation studio Rainmaker Entertainment and production company Blockade Entertainment,’ Ratchet & Clank’ releases nationwide on April 29, 2016.
metricminds Extends Mo-Cap Arsenal with New OptiTrack System
Alongside a Vicon system, Frankfurt-based motion capture studio acquires new 68 camera-OptiTrack System.
New CG-Animated Feature, ‘Where’s the Dragon?’ Launching in China
CG-animated family adventure from China is set to premiere in Beijing on October 14; nationwide release follows beginning October 23.
The VIEW Looks Great from Turin
Italy’s VIEW Conference 2015 is just around the corner, with a top lineup of industry leaders preparing for a memorable week of presentations and al dente agnolotti.
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Absolutely Cuckoo Receives Commission for ‘Dave’s Dinosaurs’
London based character design and animation studio receives a commission from Channel 5’s Milkshake to produce its new CG-animated comedy series.
Method Delivers Apocalyptic Destruction in TV Campaign for ‘Halo 5: Guardians’
Working with agency twofifteenmccann and Microsoft Xbox, Method artists deliver complex effects introducing the next installment of the ‘Halo’ franchise.
Disney Research App Turns 2D Drawings into 3D Characters
New app presented at IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality employs 3D virtual characters and 2D line drawings for AR coloring book experience.
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Maxwell Render V3.2 Now Available
Version 3.2 update of standalone render engine includes new VR-ready stereo lenses, massive speed improvements on Subsurface Scattering, and new channel upgrades and additions.
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Walt Disney Animation Studios’ ‘Moana’ Finds Her Voice
Disney casts 14-year-old native Hawaiian newcomer Auli’i Cravalho as the voice of the title character in its forthcoming animated feature, ‘Moana.’
