Animation, Producer Guilds Reach New Agreement
IATSE Animation Guild Local 839 reaches deal on new three-year contract with Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
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SIGGRAPH Announces 2015 Production Sessions
SIGGRAPH announces the complete lineup for this year’s Production Sessions program for its 42nd annual conference, set for August 9-13 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
In 3D, CG, Event, Films, People, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
Cinesite and Image Engine Join Forces
New alliance gives the two VFX houses a combined staff of over 525 artists worldwide, with capacity for 675 at their studios in London, Vancouver and Montréal.
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DreamWorks Animation Appoints Dan Berger Head of Corporate Communications
Former Fox communications executive Dan Berger fills the void left by Chip Sullivan, who departed DWA in April for a job at NBC.
WATCH: VFX Supe Christopher Townsend Talks ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
In this four-part interview from FMX 2015, Christopher Townsend, the overall VFX Supervisor on ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron,’ provides a detailed overview of the key components of the Marvel Studios tentpole.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Places, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels, FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
Iloura Helps ‘Ted’ Achieve His Second Coming
Australian animation and visual effects studio completes more than 1,000 shots for Seth MacFarlane’s raunchy sequel, ‘Ted 2.’
WATCH: Scott Ross Talks the Flawed Economics of VFX at FMX 2015
In this two-part interview from FMX 2015, Digital Domain founder and former CEO Scott Ross discusses the major issues affecting today’s visual effects industry, including flawed economic models, lack of a trade association, studio wage collusion, and government subsidies.
In Business, Event, Films, People, Places, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels, FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: All, Europe
Marc A. Rousseau Joins Cinesite Montréal
With an extensive list of credits including ‘Jupiter Ascending,’ ‘The Best of Me,’ ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past,’ ‘Riddick,’ ‘White House Down’ and ‘Underworld Awakening,’ Marc A. Rousseau joins Cinesite’s Montréal Studio as VFX Executive Producer.
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WATCH: Warner Bros' Chris DeFaria Talks Feature Film Production Realities at FMX 2015
Chris DeFaria, Warner Bros. president of animation, digital production and visual effects, talks about assessing a film's viability, extensive industry use of previs and virtual production, as well as the studio's shock when 'The LEGO Movie' didn't receive an Oscar nomination.
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Academy Invites 322 to Membership
The Academy invites 26 new members to join the Short Films and Feature Animation branch; 23 new members are invited to join the Visual Effects branch.
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AwesomenessTV Launches Feature Film Division
DreamWorks Animation’s AwesomenessTV appoints Chapter One Films founder Matt Kaplan to head newly launched feature film division, Awesomeness Films.
Academy Approves Changes in VFX, Short Film Eligibility Rules
The Academy ups the number of eligible films in the VFX category to 20; Short films qualifying via a theatrical release must now have a theater run in Los Angeles County for at least seven consecutive days with at least one screening per day.
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Blackmagic Design Delivers Professional Results for Summer Blockbusters
Blackmagic digital film cameras were used to shoot scenes and stunt work in ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ and ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron,’ while Fusion Studio was used for compositing and to help create action sequences for ‘Spy’ and ‘Barely Lethal.’
Flash Film Works Employs Fusion Studio for Fox’s ‘Spy’
Hollywood-based VFX house Flash Film Works relies on Fusion Studio from Blackmagic Design for compositing work on car chases, helicopter stunts and intricate fight scenes for 20th Century Fox’s ‘Spy.’
Barajoun’s CG Feature ‘Bilal’ Reimagines an Epic Tale
The first CG-animated feature to be fully funded and produced in the Middle East, Barajoun Entertainment’s ‘Bilal’ is based on the story of Bilal ibn Rabah, a companion of Prophet Mohammed.
WATCH: DreamWorks Animation Unveils First Trailer for ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’
Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carlon, ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ arrives in theaters on January 29, 2016.
Double Negative Bridges Galaxies with cineSync
‘Interstellar’ VFX supervisor Andrew Lockley details how his team used cineSync to help develop the groundbreaking visual effects for numerous Christopher Nolan films.
In Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Australia
Eric Goldberg Joins USC School of Cinematic Arts Faculty
Veteran animator best known for his work with Walt Disney Animation Studios will teach classes on the fundamentals of character animation beginning in the fall of 2015.
‘Feast’ Director Patrick Osborne Helming ‘Nimona’ Adaptation for Fox
Fox Animation lands the rights to the Harvey and Eisner Award-nominated graphic novel by ‘Lumberjanes’ creator Noelle Stevenson.
Watch: New Trailer for Blue Sky’s ‘The Peanuts Movie’
Set to The Who’s “Baba O’Riley,” new trailer reveals the film’s plot, which centers around Charlie Brown’s quest to win the heart of the Little Red-Haired Girl.
Fox Unveils New Poster for ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’
Based on the characters created by Ross Bagdasarian, ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’ is directed by Walt Becker and theaters everywhere on December 23, 2015.
Disney Announces ‘Zootopia’ Panel, ‘Frozen’ Sing-A-Long and More for D23 EXPO 2015
Walt Disney Animation Studios celebrates its upcoming projects and its legacy through show-stopping presentations, engaging panels and immersive experiences at D23 EXPO 2015.
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Method Demolishes Downtown Los Angeles in ‘San Andreas’
As one of the main visual effects vendors on the film, Method Studios delivers 247 complex VFX shots for ‘San Andreas,’ including the entire downtown Los Angeles sequence, in which an earthquake decimates the city.
Trojan Horse Was A Unicorn Announces New Speakers, Meet-Ups, and THU TV
Unique, annual five-day festival for digital artists running September 15-19 announces a fresh line-up of 31 renowned speakers, regional meet-ups, and THU TV.
Company 3 Leverages DaVinci Resolve for ‘Tomorrowland’
Leading DI house colorist Stephen Nakamura employs Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve for D-Cinema and Dolby Vision color grades for director Brad Bird’s sci-fi adventure ‘Tomorrowland.’
