Union Recreates Renaissance-Era Florence for ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’
UK-based Union VFX re-creates Renaissance-era Florence for the second season of STARZ Original series Da Vinci’s Demons.
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Animation & VFX Boutique Galaxy 61 Re-Launches
Galaxy 61 celebrates its 10th anniversary with a re-branding and a new website showcasing the company’s capabilities that are tailored to animation and VFX-driven projects with big ideas and small budgets.
MPC LA Helps Launch New HTC Campaign Featuring Gary Oldman
MPC LA partners with Deutsch LA and RESET Director Johnny Green to launch a new campaign for HTC that unveils the new HTC One M8 smartphone with the help of Gary Oldman.
Devil & Demon Delivers Supercomputers For Everyone
Devil and Demon announce a line of supercomputers launching at NAB 2014 that feature great computing muscle in small footprints.
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New Trailer & Images Released for Luc Besson's ‘Lucy’
Universal Pictures debutes the first official trailer for Luc Besson's upcoming feature Lucy, starring Scarlett Johansson and Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman.
Weta’s Guy Williams Talks ‘Iron Man 3’ and the Coming Age of HFR
The veteran Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor discusses Marvel’s latest Iron Man saga as well as the future of high frame rate filmmaking.
Rampant Design Tools Announces Partnership with That Studio
Rampant Design Tools announces a strategic partnership with That Studios, a partnership that will provide targeted, high quality, and practical visual effects for studios and indie filmmakers.
BigStar Creates Teaser Campaign for New Season of HBO’s 'Game of Thrones'
HBO taps BigStar to create a teaser campaign featuring three spots, ‘Dungeon,’ ‘Desert,’ and ‘Forest,’ for the upcoming season of Game of Thrones premiering April 6.
Framestore Makes Robinsons in ‘Zero Gravity’
Framestore heads to zero gravity to prove Robinsons’ SQUASH’D can be made anywhere.
Nvizible Launches Belfast Location
London VFX house Nvizible announces its further expansion with the launch of Nvizible Belfast.
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Adobe Unveils Creative Cloud Updates at NAB 2014
Adobe announces plans to significantly update all the video apps in Adobe Creative Cloud and will showcase these innovations at the NAB 2014 show in Las Vegas next week.
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Rodeo FX Enhances Villeneuve’s ‘Enemy’
Digital compositing supervisor Patrick David talks spiders and multiple Gyllenhaals.
Imagineer Announces MochaImport+ for NUKE
Imagineer System releases MochaImport+ for NUKE, a new VFX utility that provides tight integration between NUKE’s node-based workflow and mocha Pro, connecting high-end 3D and stereo compositing with groundbreaking planar tracking.
Red Giant BulletProof Takes Aim with More Camera Support
Red Giant announces a new update to BulletProof, version 1.2, which provides users with greater camera support and other improvements to its footage backup and preparation tool.
MGM to Make a New Live Action/CG Hybrid ‘Pink Panther’ Movie
MGM is developing a new a live-action/animated hybrid Pink Panther movie, with The Simpsons director and producer David Silverman set to direct.
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RE:Vision Effects Releases ReelSmart Motion Blur 5
RE:Vision Effects announces ReelSmart Motion Blur version 5, a new version of the software which allows users to add natural-looking motion blur to a sequence and which now features GPU support for Adobe After Effects, Apple, Final Cut Pro, and more.
Red Giant Rebuilds Magic Bullet Looks with 2.5 Release
Red Giant announces Magic Bullet Looks 2.5, a free update to current users, which features new color correction tools, better previewing of presets, and a major bump in speed.
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Venice-Based Multi-Disciplinary Studio Golden Launches
Jake Banks, Matthew Marquis, and Guillaume Marien partner to launch Golden, a new production and post-production company.
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MPC Taps PipelineFX’s Qube! for E4 Brand Campaign
Powerful, easy-to-use render farm management tools let artists in MPC’s motion design studio become their own render wranglers for high-profile rebrand job.
In 3D, Broadcast Design, CG, Places, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Box Office Report: ‘Noah’ Floods Theaters with $44M Debut
Darren Aronofsky's controversial biblical epic Noah opens to a stellar $44 million in North America, while Summit Entertainment’s Divergent comes in second place at the box office, followed by Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted.
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loyalkaspar Joins The British Invasion For CNN
CNN taps entertainment branding agency loyalkaspar to create a multi-platform marketing campaign for The Sixties: The British Invasion.
First Trailer for Michael Bay’s ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Unleashed
The first full-length trailer for the Michael Bay-produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is released onto the web.
Nvizible Provides VFX for Disney’s ‘Muppets Most Wanted’
UK visual effects house Nvizible completes 350 VFX shots for Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted.
Red Giant Opens Public Beta for Trapcode Mir 2
Red Giant announces a Public Beta of Trapcode Mir 2, a motion graphics tool that allows users to create 3D surfaces for use in motion graphics and visual effects.
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OTOY Previews OctaneRender Version 2.0
New version to build on application’s reputation for unmatched performance, superb realism, and broad application support including upcoming plugin for Adobe After Effects.
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