Academy Plans ‘Life of Pi’ VFX Event

April 23, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is planning a special evening dedicated to the visual effects magic of Ang Lee’s Oscar-winning feature Life of Pi. Hosted by Academy governor Bill Kroyer, the “Deconstructing Pi” event will be held on Monday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s [...]

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VFX Community Reacts to Ang Lee’s Oscar Speech

February 25, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 29 Comments

While the Oscar for best visual effects was handed out to the team at Rhythm & Hues for creating the astounding images for Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, the night proved to be a less than gratifying experience for those who toil away in the vfx trenches day and night. [...]

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‘Brave,’ ‘Paperman,’ ‘Life of Pi’ Win Oscars

February 24, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

After months of award season campaigns, Disney claimed the top two animation prizes on Sunday night with a win for Pixar’s Brave in the Best Animated Feature category and Paperman in the Best Animated Short race. Directors Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman accepted the award for Brave, while first-time helmer [...]

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The 85th Oscar Nominations Are In!

January 10, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

Family Guy creator and next month’s Academy Award host Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone announced the nominees for this year’s Oscars at 5 a.m. this morning. (January 10) in Beverly Hills. The nominees for Best Animated Feature are:   Brave (directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman) Disney/Pixar Frankenweenie [...]

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Building a Beguiling Bengal Tiger

December 14, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment

VFX supervisor Bill Westenhofer discusses some of the mind-blowing visual effects of Ang Lee’s Life of Pi. Life of Pi is not a movie about mathematics, but numbers played a big role in creating the stunning visual effects for director Ang Lee’s adaptation of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel. “If I [...]

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