The leading hardware innovator among first to ship new systems with next-gen Intel processors, optimizing performance for CAD, 3D design and motion media.
Now available, Nuke 15.0 bolsters doubles training speeds in CopyCat tool; all product updates include compliance with VFX Reference Platform 2023; Katana 7.0 and Mari 7.0. coming soon.
The live-action series, starring Christian Slater as the evil ogre Mulgarath, Joy Bryant as loving matriarch Helen Grace, and Lyon Daniels and Noah Cottrell as twins Jared and Simon, was previously dropped by Disney+ due to cost cutting.
The South African post-house’s offerings range from script to screen while promoting creative financial solutions for filmmakers, including the robust South African tax incentives.
Built in collaboration with NVIDIA, ‘Masterpiece X – Generate’ is designed for rapid exploration and prototyping, creating textured and animated 3D models from simple text prompts.
The five-time Oscar winner, BAFTA winner, and senior VFX supervisor of James Cameron’s groundbreaking sci-fi sequel Avatar: The Way of Water, will be honored at the upcoming VIEW Conference, which runs October 15-20 in Torino, Italy.
The Disney+ series from Marvel Studios will take a new creative direction, although it seems Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio will still reprise their roles from the original Netflix-Marvel series.
The comprehensive guide to techniques and best practices, gleaned from 82 experts in VR, AR, MR, and XR technology and edited by VFX professionals Susan Zwerman VES and Jeffrey A. Okun VES, is now available for pre-order.
Three presenters at NVIDIA GTC, the conference for AI and the metaverse, talked about their adoption of real-time virtual production integrated with the technology giant’s end-to-end platform for building and operating 3D virtual worlds, a growing movement supported by Exxact Corporation, a Fremont, CA-based provider of high-performance computing solutions.
Company’s ‘Indie Starter Bundle’ and ‘Indie Pro’ offer independent creators and small studios affordable access to high-quality motion-capture technology and studio-grade software; special StretchSense MoCap Pro Studio Glove available with bundles.
At Adobe MAX, the tech leader’s annual conference, big reveals showcased new generative AI models, 100+ Creative Cloud innovations, and Firefly customization for enterprises, all now available; Firefly generated images now top 3 billion with 1 billion generated in the last month.
Based on the acclaimed 2014 short film, Universal Picture's horror-fest from the producers of ‘M3GAN’ stars Wyatt Russell as Ray Waller, former major league baseball player forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, who discovers a dark secret tied to his new backyard swimming pool.
The creative studio, director Michał Misiński and singer-songwriter Dawid Podsiadło collaborated on the game universe’s expansion pack promo; live-action and animation merge to create the familiar, dark-future world within the cyberspace realm where the game’s heroine thrives.
Ingenuity founder David Lebensfeld is appointed president to helm both studios providing visual effects for motion pictures and television.
Now compatible with all OptiTrack mocap cameras and Cinepuck video camera tracking with simplified user interface, asset creation and 3D viewing and graphing; final release coming Q1 2024.
Polish video game developer CD Projekt Red will team with media company Anonymous Content to develop the project, with the search for a screenwriter already underway.
Studio blends archival footage, video plates, and drone footage with environments built in Unreal Engine, CG, and VFX to create the Oracle Red Bull Racing brand’s new campaign.
The VFX veteran gets the nod as her ongoing leadership has bolstered company’s growth in innovation and ground-breaking visual effects, including its hugely successful, critically acclaimed animated feature ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.’
With his innovative and compelling sci-fi action adventure now wowing cinema audiences, the director discusses his radical new approach to filmmaking and VFX in the just released featurette, ‘Advancing AI: Creating The Creator;’ Edwards’ film was made possible by recent technological advances and a collaboration with James Knight, AMD’s Global Director of Media & Entertainment and VFX, who kept the filmmaker abreast of the rapidly changing AI landscape from script to final press junket.
Free online event for digital entertainment industry creators and artists everywhere focuses on career growth, recruiting and mentoring – runs November 7-9.
The visual effects studios recreated 1960s New York City, complete with city street and subway chases – and digital horse - and an ancient undersea trireme shipwreck dive that included digital doubles, digital creatures, and dry-for-wet effects, respectively, on James Mangold and Lucasfilm’s final ‘Indiana Jones’ cinematic franchise adventure.
The 6-time Emmy nominated entry in the ‘Predator’ franchise has arrived on 4K UHD, Blur-ray and DVD, with over 2 hours of bonus content, including deleted scenes with commentary by director Dan Trachtenberg; film’s VFX handled by MPC.
The international audiovisual market features projects in animation, documentaries, series, and films selected for presentation in the event’s Pitching Forums; the event runs October 9-13 in Rome.
The award-winning visual effects studio delivered 550+ shots, using its trademark mix of artistry and innovation, creating a breathtaking underwater kingdom – harnessing its ‘Fibre’ groom tool, the project team ensured Ariel and the kingdom’s other inhabitants all had ‘great hair days;’ check out their magical reel.
The studio contributed 259 shots across multiple sequences, including breathing life into iconic characters Sebastian, Flounder, and Scuttle – staying faithful to their original characters while integrating actual animal behavior.
