In 2011, Alexandre Poncet and Gilles Penso have purposed the great documentary about RAY HARRYHAUSEN: SPECIAL EFFECTS TITAN. Now they are back with a new documentary, CREATURE DESIGNERS – THE FRANKENSTEIN COMPLEX, dedicated about the monsters of th…
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Here is the official TV Spot for HERCULES directed by Brett Ratner: The VFX are made by: Double Negative Milk Visual Effects (VFX Supervisor : Nicolas Hernandez) Prime Focus World (VFX Supervisor : Alex Pejic) Cinesite (VFX Supervisor : Simon Stanley…
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Here is the third official trailer for X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST : The VFX are made by: MPC (VFX Supervisor : Anders Langlands) Digital Domain (VFX Supervisor : Lou Pecora) Rising Sun Pictures Cinesite The Third Floor The Production VFX Supervisor i…
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Mokko Studio have released a nice showreel that features their latest work such as RIDDICK and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: WANT TO KNOW MORE? RIDDICK: My interview of Alain Lachance – VFX Supervisor. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: My interview of Laurent Taillefe…
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Here is a the first trailer for the new movie of David Fincher, GONE GIRL: The VFX are made by: Digital Domain (VFX Supervisor : Eric Barba) © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2014
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Here is a really nice game cinematic for SID MEIER’S CIVILIZATION BEYOND EARTH by Digital Dimension: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2014
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The Foundry purpose a really interesting making of about GRAVITY which features Tim Webber and some of the key members of the Framestore compositing team: WANT TO KNOW MORE? GRAVITY: VFX Breakdown by Framestore. Framestore: Dedicated page about GRAVI…
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Here is a really cool new trailer for HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2014
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The Foundry have just released a beautiful work compilation done with their softwares: © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2014
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Jack Bauer is back for a new intense day! Here is the first trailer for 24: Live Another Day: The VFX are made by: Encore Hollywood © Vincent Frei – The Art of VFX – 2014
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Behind the scenes of two recent TVCs for Evian and Nissan with VFX by Mikros Image and Digital Domain.
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In this bonus article for fxinsiders, find out more about the digital environments and CG work in Divergent.
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Mike Seymour, Matt Wallin and TyRuben Ellingson discuss the deluge in Darren Aronofsky's Noah.
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This week on fxguidetv we're at ILM to discuss their incredible visual effects for Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier, looking in-depth at the Helicarriers and Falcon.
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Flame 2015 and Smoke 2015 were introduced at NAB this week - here's fxguide's rundown of the new releases.
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This week Mike and Jason (and John briefly) discuss NAB 2014 and some impressive new tech gear and cameras. Some of the tech discussed includes Blackmagic URSA, AJA CION, and more.
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In these bonus videos for fxinsiders, we talk to ILM's Grady Cofer & Philippe Rebours about the 'creation' sequence in Noah & the Watcher characters. Thanks for being a member.
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Behind the particle effects in inFAMOUS: Second Son, a new game where the hero conjures up an array of smoke and neon powers.
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We talk to The Foundry's Jon Wadelton and Philippa Carroll about NUKE STUDIO. PLUS, the first screen shots from the new toolset.
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See how ILM crashed a Helicarrier in this video on Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
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fxguide won't be doing live streaming from NAB this year, but The Foundry will be doing two live streams from the show: an "exclusive announcement" on Monday and four hours of streaming from the booth on Tuesday.
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We're at ILM to discuss their visual effects for Noah. Plus a preview of the vfx training on offer for the April term of fxphd.
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Organizers for Europe’s leading conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia announce that this year’s program will include a presentation on a number of highly anticipated yet unreleased films, including DreamWorks Animation’s How to…
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LOOK Effects produces over 250 VFX shots visual effects for Draft Day, the new Kevin Costner film directed by Ivan Reitman.
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Visual effects house Method Studios was lead vendor for the futuristic action adventure, creating a variety of complex environments, set extensions, digital doubles and CG characters used throughout the film.
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Full integration of game industry’s leading next-gen texture development tool on Epic Games’ GitHub.
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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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Enables studios to share work with clients on desktops or mobile devices securely and easily.
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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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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 Software launches Krakatoa C4D, the first version of its high-volume particle renderer for MAXON CINEMA 4D.
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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.”
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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.
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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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Developers will be able to build applications to remotely control two Sony lens cameras, using new features the company has added to an SDK.
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Angie Taylor reports back from NAB 2014, the must-visit event for anyone working in the broadcast industry.
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"I dunno, that 4K TV just doesn't have enough pixels," said no one ever. But that isn't stopping the march of progress - 8K resolution is coming.
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Purple Creative has turned 20, so has created four wonderfully detailed whisky bottle designs to celebrate.
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This year's artists include the Chapman brothers, Sir Anthony Gormley and a whole host of leading illustrators.
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The director of John Lewis' The Bear & The Hare advert, Yves Geleyn has directed a thought-provoking animated film for States United to Prevent Gun Violence.
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The artist behind the cover of Queens of the Stone Age's ...Like Clockwork has a new line through Disturbia Clothing.
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In this exclusive extract from his new book Teach Yourself How to Papercut, Mr Yen shows you how to cut elegant letterforms easily.
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Condition One founder Danfung Dennis details about 360-degree filmmaking for his film Zero Point.
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BBC Worldwide’s ‘Creative Challenge’ is another fake competition that wants you to work for nothing.
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Nuke Studio is a new VFX, editing and finishing software application that’s based on the company’s Nuke visual effects software.
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Products for creating and distributing 4K content, including cameras that will open the door for live sports and music events, are a hot trend at this week's National Association of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas.
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Watch Dogs PS4 and Xbox One visual effects detailedComputerandvideogames.comWatch Dogs uses a custom anti-aliasing solution on Xbox One and PS4 and frame rate is "very important" to the team, according to its lead programmer. Ubisoft's Francis Bolvin…
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The News InternationalPakistani visual effects artist wins third OscarThe News InternationalPakistani visual effects artist wins third Oscar. April 16, 2014 - Updated 854 PKT From Web Edition. HOLLYWOOD: Pakistan national visual effects artist Mir Za…
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iDiva.comHues for Your Home: Visual Effects of GreensiDiva.comRoheena Nagpal is a Pune-based Interior Designer and Business Architect at Atelier and L'Orange. Her expertise lies in product design, concept development, furniture and space planning amo…
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The Express TribuneKarachi to Hollywood: Pakistani visual effects artist wins third OscarThe Express TribuneThe recognition from the industry for Pakistani visual effects artist, 38-year-old Mir Zafar Ali, has been nothing short of a dream come true.…
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Video: 'Thor: The Dark World' Visual Effects Breakdown/FILMIn pure dollars and cents, it wasn't quite the juggernaut of Iron Man 3 or Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but director Alan Taylor definitely swung for the fences in terms of what the c…
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Oscar-winning visual effects firm sees the future of virtual realityTechRadar UKBut virtual reality is still the future of entertainment, according to someone who should know: Mike Woods, creative director at Framestore, the visual effects company th…
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Visual Effects Could Change How Movies are MadeMalaysia SunBut there is still one challenge for visual effects artists, said Paul Debevec of the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies. "We're still trying to figure out…
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Belfast TelegraphVisual effects firm makes Belfast movethe Irish NewsA LONDON-based visual effects firm which has worked on blockbuster movies is to expand into northern Ireland. nvizible - launched in 2009 to produce high-end computer-generated imag…
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Express.co.ukThis Visual Effects Genius Turned His Kid Into a Real-Life Action HeroGawkerEvery kid imagines the floor is lava, that Lego gun is really a Star Wars blaster, or they've really got Batman's grappling hook. But not every kid has a Dreamwo…
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Framestore's Charles Howell on the Visual Effects in GravityBusinessweekAlfonso [Cuarón], the director of Gravity, always made a point of saying how involved Framestore and the visual effects were and what a huge collaboration the film was. Some dir…
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Producer Jerry Bruckheimer looks set to have a busy end of year with at least two major sequels gearing up to begin filming before year's end.At last report, Disney hadn't yet green lit "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales". Today, Br…
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While there's been debates about the quality of Marvel's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", there is no debate that rival DC's "Arrow" series on The CW has been absolutely killing it quality wise this season and has set a quality standard beyond most of what'…
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The first one-sheet has arrived for the Denzel Washington-led big screen reboot of the classic 1980s TV series "The Equalizer". The film is slated to hit later this Fall and hopefully will deliver a first trailer shortly.
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The Facebook page for the upcoming "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" has premiered what's said to be a series of storyboards, though actually look more like comic panels, specially created by Frank Miller for the upcoming sequel. They're violent and le…
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Abu Dhabi newspaper The National has snapped a photo of what's reported to be crew from the "Star Wars: Episode VII" production gearing up for filming in the desert. What's got people excited though is the big round prop glimpsed in the photo, whic…
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Fox 2000 is developing a sequel to the 1993 Robin Williams comedy hit "Mrs. Doubtfire".Both Williams and director Chris Columbus are reportedly attached to the follow-up, while "Elf" scribe David Berenbaum has signed on to write the screenplay.Th…
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Dreamworks Animation is already in production on a follow-up to its 2011 solo "Puss in Boots" movie according to the film's star. Speaking with Collider, the actor says: "We started the new one four days ago. It did incredibly well with audiences a…
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News came earlier today that a clip from "X-Men: Days of Future Past" will be attached to the end credits of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" in both the United Kingdom and the United States.Now, Variety has details on how the cross-studio deal came abou…
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Filming is officially slated to begin this coming Tuesday on Brad Peyton's action thriller "San Andreas" at New Line Cinema and Village Roadshow Pictures.Hugo Johnstone-Burt ("Home and Away") and Art Parkinson ("Game of Thrones") have joined the ca…
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R&B singer John Legend is teaming with "Step Up: All In" and "Into The Storm" scribe John Swetnam for the indie coming-of-age dance drama "Breaking Through".The project is being described as the first film to combine two different genres - dance mo…
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"Orphan Black" star Tatiana Maslany and "Gossip Girl" actor Penn Badgley are teaming for the indie revenge feature "The Paper Store".The story follows a former college student who forges essays for cash, the client who becomes her lover, and their…
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Annapurna Pictures is headed into the realm of scripted drama television. The company is developing an untitled drama exploring the relationships of famed Golden Age of Hollywood starlets Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich.The show will feature nota…
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Run! Liam Neeson is back in ParisAs a director, Paul Haggis is known for his multi-threaded narratives that rarely want for melodrama or “big” moments. His Crash still polarises and he’s back with another sweeping drama, Third Person, that exte…
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He's attached to NekomeHaving largely survived the trial by executive notes, critics and audiences that was making his first Hollywood film with the RoboCop remake, Jose Padilha is busy setting up potential new projects, albeit ones where he will hav…
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Gordon's alive!What do you mean, "Flash Gordon approaching?" Well, after some years of varying development hells, and a short-lived Sci-Fi Channel TV series in 2008, it looks as if the pulp space hero is in the initial stages of a journey back to the…
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Wait, what?It's not exactly unusual for superheroes to team up. Spider-Man and the X-Men have done so on numerous occasions in the comics, so it should come as no surprise that they are doing so again - sort of - on the big screen. But surprise! The…
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Ging gang zombie zombie zombie gonna eatchaLumbering through development hell since at least 2010, zom-com Scouts Vs. Zombies is finally heading into production. Last we heard (a year ago), Tropic Thunder and Men In Black 3 writer Etan Cohen was dire…
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Stomachs rumble in the jungleThe film debuted at TIFF last autumn, but aside from the odd still and a lot of talk from Eli Roth, non-festival audiences haven't yet experienced much of The Green Inferno. That's sort of of changed this morning with the…
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Could it become Into The Fire?The film has been known as There And Back Again since 2012 at least, but today a rumour surfaced from usually reliable fan site TheOneRing.net that the third Hobbit adventure could conceivably be called Into The Fire.Whi…
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A drama set in classic HollywoodMegan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures has earned a reputation for helping fund films other companies weren’t willing to take a risk on, like Spike Jonze’s Her, Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master and Kathryn Bigelow…
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Denzel Washington walks the lineSo far, all that the world at large has seen of the new film version of classic ‘80s show The Equalizer is a couple of pictures featuring Denzel Washington looking grumpy in character as Robert McCall. We got a look…
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Robin Williams could be back in the make-upIt’s been so long since the idea of a sequel to Mrs. Doubtfire hit the news radar that we were beginning to think it would end up going the reboot route before any official follow-up happened. But Fox 2000…
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He's attached to a Nazi-hunting revenge taleHaving largely survived the trial by executive notes, critics and audiences that was making his first Hollywood film with the RoboCop remake, Jose Padilha is busy setting up potential new projects, albeit o…
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Chloe Moretz must choose between life & deathThough we’ve gotten used to novel adaptations based around teens leaning towards dystopian futures or romances with supernatural creatures, the tearjerkers are coming back in force with the grounded like…
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Last month many of you read about the blockbuster revelation by the MPAA that made national and international news and bolstered our legal effort to place anti-subsidy duties on trade distorting subsidized VFX. This was a case concerning dental brace…
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@VFXSoldier raises some good points. A federal approach (duties & other rules) is also needed @vfxlaw @shootincali @filmworksla @SaveLAFilm— Mike Gatto (@mikegatto) March 27, 2014 Assemblymember Mike Gatto is one of the main legislators behind the…
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Over the weekend some great news: Disney’s hit film “Frozen” has become the top-grossing animated film in box office history, knocking Woody off his pedestal. With its opening in Japan this weekend, “Frozen” has taken the top spot and push…
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Latest financials have been released for Digital Domain Holdings which is the company that partly own’s Digital Domain: DIGITAL DOMAIN (00547.HK) announced that in 2013, the revenue rose 153% yearly to $467 million; loss equaled $192 million, again…
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Citizen Lame #vfx vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2014/03/26/dre… http://t.co/00vuYvG0PF— Jesse Toves (@zeustoves) March 27, 2014 Three years ago I wrote about an anti-poaching agreement revealed in a Federal investigation between Pixar and ILM. The cas…
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Last summer a number of readers emailed me about a college in Buffalo, New York partnering up with a subsidy induced VFX startup called Empire VFX. I largely ignored the story because if you knew the intimate details of NY’s subsidy program, you’…
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Sigh. I’m really surprised that I have to write this post but I’ll go ahead. Some in the VFX community are going starry-eyed over some potential carve out for VFX in the CA film subsidy bill. Some have been given the impression that if we contin…
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A few weeks ago I went to City Hall to attend an Ad Hoc Film Committee Meeting setup by LA City Council. You can hear my statement in my post about the meeting. This event is open to the public and I will be “suiting up” to make another appearanc…
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California State employment officials were sent a WARN act filing yesterday by Sony. In the US large employers are required to send employees a 60 day notice of a large layoff of facility closing. One of the addresses listed is the location of Sony P…
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New York VFX professional Bradley Friedman wrote a guest post on The Wrap explaining why he feels our legal effort to place anti-subsidy duties on subsidized VFX is important. Dear Hollywood: Fix VFX, It Will Fix the Movie Biz for You: Hollywood, Y…
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