Digital Domain Appoints Gabrielle Gourrier as EVP of VFX Business
The appointment marks a return for the exec, who began her career in the company’s Advertising division before holding roles at both DNEG and Method Studios.
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Pitch Black Names Paul Richards CTO
FuseFX, FOLKS, Rising Sun Pictures, and El Ranchito’s parent company taps industry veteran to further enhance and finalize its global platform and workflow integration.
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Powerhouse VFX Expands to Vancouver
Emmy-nominated ‘Shōgun’ VFX supervisor Michael Cliett to lead new effort in the growing BC market, adding to the studio’s presence in Toronto, Los Angeles, Georgia, and New York HQ.
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Method Studios Announces New Hires in New York and Los Angeles
Trio of strategic talent acquisitions — Robert Mulligan, Blake Rice and Josh Hamilton — bolsters the company’s creative leadership across key studios.
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UPDATE: Framestore to Close Vancouver Facility
Internal email reveals July 5 closure date, attributing the decision to the industry-wide decline in production following the SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023.
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Peacock Renews Seth MacFarlane’s ‘Ted’
Streamer orders a second season of the prequel series to the popular film franchise, set in 1993, that sees Ted, whose fame has passed, living with and being an awful influence on best friend John.
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AFX Creative Adds VFX Artist Felix Urquiza
Newly named executive creative director brings almost 20 years visual effects experience to the role, having worked on projects for Method Studios, The Mill, and Team One.
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Lionsgate Drops ‘Borderlands’ Trailer and Posters
If minimal explosions bore you, you're in for a treat, as Eli Roth's action-packed adaptation of the famous Gearbox game blasts into theaters August 9th!
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‘Top Gun 3’ in Development, Tom Cruise Set to Return
‘Maverick’ co-writer Ehren Kruger will also return to pen the script alongside director Joe Kosinski, with Miles Teller and Glen Powell rumored to reprise their roles as Lt Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw and Lt. Jake ‘Hangman’ Seresin.
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Peacock and Seth MacFarlane Tease ‘Ted’ Official Trailer
The prequel to the popular film franchise sees Ted, whose fame has passed, living with and being an awful influence on best friend John; all 7 episodes stream January 11.
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Peacock Drops ‘Ted’ Series First Look – And It’s a Different Kind of ‘Ted Talk’
Set in 1993, the prequel to Seth MacFarlane’s popular film franchise sees Ted, whose fame has passed, living with and being an awful influence on best friend John; all 7 episodes premiere on January 11.
Eli Roth’s ‘Borderlands’ Feature Gets Release Date
The live-action adaptation of the hit video game, starring Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Edgar Ramirez, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, and Jamie Lee Curtis, will debut in theaters August 9, 2024.
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Setting VFX on Cruise Control for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Production VFX Supervisor Ryan Tudhope helped marshal 2,400 shots that seamlessly blended live-action plate photography with practical and digital effects, including full CG jet replacements and the addition of various armaments, for Joseph Kosinski’s hit ‘Top Gun’ sequel starring Tom Cruise.
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The Massive Creative Fellowship Behind ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’
For 2 years, Production Designer Ramsey Avery and his team never slept, generating 38,000 pieces of concept art – illustrations, digital models, videos, sketches, and paintings – to support 9,500 VFX shots produced by 20 vendors and their 1,500 artists on Prime Video’s hugely ambitious Middle-earth saga.
WATCH: Trailer for ‘Making of The Rings of Power’ BTS Bonus Content
Prime Video drops eight segments of bonus content for their epic Middle Earth fantasy adventure series, now available through X-Ray, which include unreleased footage, interviews with cast and crew, the creation of costumes, and much more.
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Fancy VFX Adds Janine Conway and Chris Green
The two visual effects veterans join the studio as Senior Producer and Compositing Supervisor, respectively.
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Marvel Drops ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania’ Trailer, Images and Poster
Get ready for Kang!!! The MCU Phase 5 kicks off this February with the third installment of the ‘Ant-Man’ franchise; Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly reprise their titular roles.
Doing Hard VFX Time on ‘Spiderhead’
For director Joseph Kosinski and Netflix’s crime drama, VFX supervisor Ryan Tudhope managed a group of studios that produced 900 visual effects shots, including the prison facility, UI graphics and monitor replacements, CG environmental assets, and various set extensions.
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Ryan Tudhope Joins Framestore as Creative Director and VFX Supervisor
Addition of the ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ VFX supervisor, who touts experience on over 50 feature films and episodic projects including ‘Deadpool,’ ‘Rogue One,’ and ‘Game of Thrones,’ bolsters the leading creative studio’s film and episodic team leadership.
The Sheer Enormity of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’s Unprecedented VFX
Prime Video’s epic, $500 million fantasy series delivers its first-class ticket to middle earth with more 10,000 visual effects shots delivered by 20+ VFX studios and tech vendors.
DNEG Adds VFX Veterans to LA Leadership Team
Both hailing from Method Studios, Gabby Gourrier joins as Co-President, VFX, and Diana Ibanez as Executive Vice President, Film and Episodic VFX.
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Method Studios Drains all the Color from ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’
VFX supervisor Pete Dionne and his team create the innovative black and white Moon of Shame sequence on Taika Waititi and Marvel Studios’ fourth entry in the hammer-wielding god’s film franchise.
Framestore Adds VFX Supervisor François Dumoulin
The studio’s Canada-based VFX supervisor roster expands with former Rodeo FX supe; this follows the integration of Method Studios’ team, which recently added 6 VFX supervisors across the company’s Montreal and Vancouver locations.
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Blue Table Post and Chroma VFX Form Creative Alliance
Partnership allows companies to provide a one-stop shop for visual effects, color, sound, and editorial talent.
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Hammering Out the VFX in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’
Production VFX supervisor and cat enthusiast Jake Morrison talks lighting breakthroughs, VR magic, how to differentiate your shadow creatures, and how to make a dumpling god – all in a day’s work on Marvel Studios’ fourth outing in the Norse god franchise, now playing in theaters.
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