- newCharting the Visual Effects for 'One Piece' Season 2
VFX Supervisor Victor Scalise and VFX producer Scott Ramsey break down the 4,058-shot effort behind Netflix's live-action series, from controlled smoke and molten wax to a fully CG Tony Tony Chopper, an emotive Laboon and an all-3D Reverse Mountain.
- 13 hours ago12 Nov 26, 1:15am -
- newAdobe Brings AI Agents to After Effects, Premiere at Adobe MAX 2026
The tech giant's Creative Agent now drives assistants in After Effects, Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign and Frame.io, with Plan Mode in Firefly letting creators approve an agent's plan first.
- 13 hours ago12 Nov 26, 12:47am -
- newAWN Jobs Roundup, November 11: 59 Animation and VFX Openings Worldwide
Fresh Indeed listings from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and India, with Cinesite, Netflix and Hexr Factory among the studios hiring this week.
- 23 hours ago11 Nov 26, 3:05pm -
- CAA and Ogilvy Unveil ECHO AI Celebrity Ad Platform
Ogilvy's new AI ad platform licenses the digital likeness, voice and IP of CAA clients who opt in; neither company has named which clients have opted in to the platform, which runs on WPP Open and turns a short shoot into a portfolio of media-ready a…
- 2 days ago10 Nov 26, 8:31pm -
- AWN Jobs Roundup, November 10: 24 Animation and VFX Openings Worldwide
Fresh LinkedIn openings from NBCUniversal, Disney Television Animation, One of Us and Activision, with lead lighting, rigging, compositing and storyboard roles across Canada, France, Japan and India.
- 2 days ago10 Nov 26, 6:22pm -
- Maxon Brings Touch to Cinema 4D and ZBrush on New MacBook Pro
Artists can model and sculpt directly on Apple's new MacBook Pro screen and walk clients through Cinema 4D designs at life size on Apple Vision Pro; touch support and a new Apple Vision Pro preview feature for Cinema 4D coming in late November.
- 3 days ago9 Nov 26, 11:40pm -
- Framestore Brings Hybrid AI/VFX to Sky's Christmas Campaign
Studio partnered with Sky Creative and RadicalMedia director Dave Meyers on ‘That’s Christmas Sorted,’ delivering CG warehouse environments and VFX; new AI tools built into its pipeline used for previs, character removal and self-animating cost…
- 3 days ago9 Nov 26, 2:56pm -
- AWN Studio Jobs Roundup, November 9: 11 Openings Direct from the Studios
Fresh openings direct from studio career sites: Blue Zoo has four London roles, NBCUniversal three in Montreal, plus Rodeo FX in Bengaluru, Eyeline, Electronic Arts and CBS Sports.
- 3 days ago9 Nov 26, 2:26pm -
- Coyotes, Ivy, and Explosions: Wētā FX Goes Handmade for 'Wildwood'
Senior VFX supervisor Guy Williams spent 6 months in Portland guiding the studio's work on LAIKA's stop-motion epic, from a 12-minute, 400-shot battle to coyote soldiers and a raging ivy storm, all built to match hand-crafted puppets and sets.
- 6 days ago6 Nov 26, 11:04pm -
- Dark Slope Expands to Vancouver's North Shore with New LED Stage
Fresh off its purchase of Sony and Pixomondo virtual production assets, the studio behind virtual production work on 'The Boys' and 'Heated Rivalry' begins construction at North Shore Studios' 8-stage campus in December.
- 6 days ago6 Nov 26, 9:24pm -
- Union VFX Takes 'Sense and Sensibility' from Summer to Snow
Led by DFX supervisor Jane Paton, the studio delivered 83 shots for director Georgia Oakley, extending Norland Park, Barton Cottage, and Victorian London and turning summer landscapes to winter; now in theaters.
- 6 days ago6 Nov 26, 8:57pm -
- Before Hawkins: Netflix Reveals 'Other Worlds' Prequel Series
The Duffer Brothers and showrunner Kate Trefry's live-action 'Stranger Things' prequel, set in the 1950s with Joe Wright directing the first 3 episodes, debuts on Netflix in 2028.
- 6 days ago6 Nov 26, 4:20pm -