NAKED Animates New Bumpers for France’s TF1
Paris-based graphic and motion design company rolls out a new set of whimsical bumpers for France’s TF1.
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Vancouver VFX Artists Rely on Shotgun for ‘Galactic Battles’ Short
Vancouver-based VanCG meetup group taps Shotgun production management and review software for its latest open-movie live-action/CG project, ‘Galactic Battles.’
Method Brings Tecate’s Black Eagle to Life
FX Lead Tomas Slancik builds a robust custom feather system that allows artists to specify feather shape and easily populate designated areas.
FATface Standardizes Production Management with Shotgun
Shotgun review and asset management software enables efficient production management for Hong Kong-based VFX and animation studio.
In 3D, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Asia, North America
Pixar Releases Free Non-Commercial RenderMan
Featuring Pixar’s new RIS technology, RenderMan is now completely free for use in research, education, evaluation, plug-in development, and personal projects that do not generate commercial profits.
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NVIDIA Unveils Updated Multi-Product Roadmap at GTC 2015
Updates include the new Quadro M6000 GPU with 12 GB of memory and Maxwell GPU architecture, new features and performance in Iray 2015, and an upgraded Quadro Visual Computing Appliance.
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MPC Delivers Magic Effects for Disney’s ‘Into the Woods’
As lead VFX studio, MPC was responsible for a variety of 3D and 2D effects, including creating Jack’s beanstalk, creatures such as Cinderella’s birds, mice, snakes and a cow, magic effects, fantasy environments, and transformation shots.
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Technicolor Secures New Broadcast Partners for ‘The Deep’
New CG-animated series co-produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment and A Stark Production lands in Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Germany.
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Milk Delivers VFX for ITV’s ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’
London visual effects house partners with ITV Studios for the CG-animated reimagining of the beloved ‘Thunderbirds’ series set to premiere this spring.
In Business, CG, People, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Hornet’s Emmanuelle & Julien Release ‘My Dear Gnome’ Short
Humorous tale strikes a balance between realistic but still-cartoonish CG animation featuring detailed set design and ambient lighting, and a saturated, springtime palette.
MPC Delivers Photo-Real VFX for ‘American Sniper’
Led by VFX supervisor Greg Butler, MPC completes 200 shots -- including complex 3D work -- for Clint Eastwood’s Oscar-nominated feature.
AWN Professional Spotlight: FMX 2014 – Chris Landreth
Oscar-winning animation director Chris Landreth talks about his hyper-real narrative style, his new comedic short ‘Subconscious Password,’ his ‘Making Faces’ facial animation masterclass, and more as part of AWN’s series of exclusive video interviews from FMX 2014.
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Watch: Ty Coyle’s ‘Baxter’ – SCAD Short and Student Academy Award Nominee
40 student artists craft film about a raccoon, a candy shop and an impulse that just can’t be denied.
Watch: Pixar Releases New ‘Inside Out’ Trailer
Pixar and director Pete Docter share their latest look at the voices inside our heads with brand new trailer for upcoming animated feature ‘Inside Out.’
One Animation Launches ‘Oddbods,’ Expands Biz Dev Team
New sketch-based CG-animated comedy series lands on Disney XD in the U.S. and the popular PTDR cartoon slot on the Canal+ Kids channel Télétoon+ in France.
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Rob Petrie joins MPC NY as CG Creative Director
MPC NY bolsters award-winning 3D team with new addition of VFX veteran with over 13 years of top-notch experience in the advertising industry.
In 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, People, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Shotgun Announces New $30 Pricing, Adds RV
Unmatched toolset for VFX/Games/Animation tracking and review brings world-class production pipelines to studios of all sizes.
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Alessandro Carloni to Co-Direct ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’
Alessandro Carloni joins Jennifer Yuh as director on DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Kung Fu Panda 3.’
Autodesk Announces Public Beta Release for Momento
Previously available as an Autodesk Labs technology preview, high definition 3D reality capture conversion solution is now available as a free public beta.
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Hit Entertainment Signs New Deal for CG-Animated ‘Bob The Builder’
Mexico’s number-one Free-to-Air broadcaster to add reimagined series to its all-star preschool programming.
DHX Media Announces Netflix Exclusive for ‘Inspector Gadget’
New computer animated 26-episode series is expected to premiere on Netflix U.S. this March.
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DreamWorks Animation Reports $263.2 Million Loss
Studio chief Jeffrey Katzenberg calls 2015 ‘a reset year’ amid company restructuring.
Reel FX Reteams with ‘Book of Life’ Director Jorge Gutierrez
Gutierrez’s untitled Kung Fu Space Western joins studio’s growing development slate.
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Autodesk Technology Powers Award-Nominated Films
Autodesk and Shotgun Software are CG tools of choice for all 5 Best VFX and 7 Best Picture Academy Award nominees.
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New Media Partners Sign on for Henson’s ‘Doozers’
CG-animated preschool series set for France, Spain, Germany, New Zealand and beyond.
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