- 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 a…
- 17 hours ago7 Feb 23, 11:18pm -
- WATCH: Digital Doman’s ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ VFX Breakdown Reel
The Oscar-winning VFX studio, using Maya and Houdini, delivered 500 VFX shots, including the film’s finale filled with crowds of digi-doubles on the deck, the hull, and in the water around the futuristic Wakandan stealth ship.
- 21 hours ago7 Feb 23, 7:38pm -
- Longtime Netflix Exec Matt Levin to Head LAIKA’s Live-Action Expansion
The cutting-edge animation studio adds veteran production leadership to take the reins of the studio’s expanding live-action efforts; first project is based on John Brownlow’s action thriller novel ‘Seventeen.’
- 22 hours ago7 Feb 23, 6:46pm -
- 8 Scientific and Technical Achievements to be Honored at Academy Sci-Tech Awards
19 individuals to be awarded at upcoming February 24, 2023 ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures; Iain Neil will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for extraordinary technological contributions.
- 2 days ago6 Feb 23, 9:47pm -
- Framestore and HP Join the Academy Software Foundation
Organization’s flagship Open Source Forum at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles is set for February 16.
- 5 days ago3 Feb 23, 10:56pm -
- The VFX & Post Talent Agency Adds to its Roster
The company brings on 6 new visual effects post-production experts, including Basia Lalik; Barney Curnow; Theo Demiristz; and Andrew Lim.
- 5 days ago3 Feb 23, 10:00pm -
- Taking an Old-School VFX Approach in ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’
Production Visual Effects Supervisor Frank Petzold talks about using in-camera effects wherever possible, eschewing loud and flashy CG sequences for more precise, realistic action centered around what’s captured on set, in Edward Berger’s harrowi…
- 5 days ago3 Feb 23, 7:08pm -
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge to Pen ‘Tomb Raider’ Series for Prime Video
The project, based on the popular franchise spanning multiple video games, films, and an anime series, is the latest in an overall deal between the streaming giant and the ‘Fleabag’ author.
- 6 days ago2 Feb 23, 9:50pm -
- 73rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards Nominees Revealed
‘The Bad Guys,’ ‘Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio,’ ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,’ ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,’ and ‘Turning Red’ are nominated in the animated features category; winners will be announced at the March 5 awards…
- 6 days ago2 Feb 23, 5:53pm -
- Details Aplenty Revealed for New DC Universe Slate
Co-Chairmen and CEOs of DC Studios Peter Safran and James Gunn dive a bit deeper into the next generation of DC films and television series, and how the new core continuity will work.
- 6 days ago2 Feb 23, 5:08pm -
- Framestore Sets Sail on ‘1899’ with New Virtual Production Tools
The award-winning VFX studio’s team, led by Connor Ling and Freddy Salazar, created tools integrated with Unreal Engine 5.1 to render and project realistic backgrounds onto an LED wall using 18 different machines with dual GPUs, for the Netflix ser…
- 7 days ago1 Feb 23, 10:03pm -
- NVIDIA Updates ‘Instant NeRF’ to Transform 2D Images into 3D/VR
The app can now use real or rendered images - from smartphones, game screenshots, and design applications - to create a virtual reality scene.
- 7 days ago1 Feb 23, 9:02pm -