CG Supervisor Eric Clément Joins Cinesite's Montréal Team
Canadian Eric Clément joins the Cinesite team in Montréal as CG Supervisor, bringing a wealth of experience and a strong reputation in the visual effects industry.
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Shotgun Client Review Site is Now Available
Enables studios to share work with clients on desktops or mobile devices securely and easily.
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Autodesk Maya LT 2015 to Launch on Steam
Maya LT 2015 is coming to Steam, Valve's popular entertainment platform, bringing its powerful animation and modeling feature set to Steam's active community of over 65 million gamers, developers and artists.
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Mr. Wolf Sets Up Shop in Santa Monica
Formerly known as 1.1 VFX, the expanding visual effects and post boutique finds a new home at Bully Pictures.
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Thinkbox Releases Krakatoa C4D for MAXON CINEMA 4D
Thinkbox Software launches Krakatoa C4D, the first version of its high-volume particle renderer for MAXON CINEMA 4D.
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Big Block Creates Futuristic Drone Squadron for Subaru
Bicoastal digital production and design studio Big Block produces a live-action shoot, virtual obstacle course and animated drone fleet for “Subaru WRX STI vs. the Drones.”
Box Office Report: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Trumps ‘Rio 2’
Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier holds onto to the top spot at the North American box office with $41.4 million; Carlos Saldanha's Rio 2 follows in second place with a $39 million debut.
Ridley Scott to Produce ‘Halo’ Digital Feature for Xbox
Xbox Entertainment Studios is producing a new digital feature based on the video game series Halo in conjunction with 343 Industries and celebrated sci-fi director/producer Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions.
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FMX 2014 Spotlights Virtual Production with ‘Gravity,’ ‘Avatar 2’
Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia to spotlight virtual production in Gravity, Avatar 2 and more with speakers including Chris DeFaria, Tim Webber and Jon Landau.
In CG, Digital Media, Event, Films, People, Places, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Production, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
Former Aardman Exec Sarah Smith Launches Locksmith Animation
Former Aardman Features exec Sarah Smith launches a UK animation studio with backing from Elisabeth Murdoch and VFX house Double Negative.
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Chaos Spotlights Students, Independent Films at FMX 2014
Chaos Group will present a series of presentations at FMX 2014 to highlight improvements to V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max and Maya and show how V-Ray supports VFX students and independent filmmakers.
In CG, Education and Training, Event, People, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: Europe
Double Negative Launches Feature Animation Division
Double Negative announces the formation of new Feature Animation Division led by ex-DreamWorks Associate Producer Tom Jacomb.
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The Asylum to Produce ‘Z Nation’ Zombie Series
Thirteen-episode series from Eureka creator Karl Schaefer to premiere fall 2014.
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Syfy Announces New Scripted Series, ‘Olympus’
Syfy announces a new mythological drama series, Olympus, written by Nick Willing and produced by Reunion Pictures and Olympus TV (London) Limited in association with Great Point Media.
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Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 11
Blackmagic Design announces DaVinci Resolve 11 at NAB 2014; this major update improves online editing features, adds new photographer-friendly color correction tools, on-set media management and much more.
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‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Does Big Business in China
Marvel's newest blockbuster makes a whopping $39.23 million over its first three opening days in China; DreamWorks Animation’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman comes in second place with $7.63 million.
Tool Welcomes Christopher Neff as Executive Producer, Digital
Tool welcomes award-winning Executive Producer Christopher Neff to their Digital team as Executive Producer, Digital.
The Foundry Announces NUKE STUDIO
VFX, editorial and finishing in one application.
ILM Concept Art, Progressions and Final Shots from 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'
ILM rebuilt the helicarrier for the latest Marvel blockbuster and it's the company's biggest model in history. Here's a sample of some of the stunning concept art, vfx progressions and final shots. All images © 2014 Marvel.
NVIDIA Showcases ‘4K Your Way’ at NAB 2014
NVIDIA showcases ‘4K Your Way’ at NAB 2014, highlighting that their GPU technology powers over 150 solutions for broadcasters, VFX artists and post-production pros and supports demanding real-time 4K workflows.
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Autodesk Unveils Highly Anticipated Smoke 2015
Autodesk unveils Smoke 2015, the latest version of their professional video editing software, at NAB 2014; Smoke 2015 features 3D tracking, re-architected timeline FX workflow and a faster performance.
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ILM Gets Out the Big Guns for 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'
ILM rebuilds the helicarrier for the latest Marvel blockbuster and it's the company's biggest model in history.
Synaptic VFX Signed as Key Vendor for New Fox Series, ‘Hieroglyph’
Coming off the success of Sleepy Hollow, FOX signs Synaptic VFX as the key VFX vendor for their new series Hieroglyph.
LOOK Effects Takes a ‘Turn’ for AMC
LOOK Effects produces almost 150 visual effects shots for AMC’s new period drama, Turn.
eyeon Announces Generation 4K at NAB
At NAB 2014 eyeon announced the release of their new playback and production solution for 4K HFR up to 120 FPS Stereoscopic, eyeon Generation 4K.
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