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Framestore Opens Doors in L.A.
Oscar-winning vfx house Framestore has officially opened its new permanent L.A. home, a specially designed studio located in Culver City. The new studio will be led by creative director Aron Hjartarson, senior Flame/vfx supervisor Alex Thomas, executive producer Kati Haberstock, L.A. head of CG Ben West and producer Mary Nockles. [...]
‘Iron Man 3' Intl. Opening Beats ‘Avengers’ Record
You’ve got to give it Tony Stark and his alter ego Iron Man: They definitely know how to put on a show. This past week, Disney/Marvel’s Iron Man 3 posted phenomenal numbers in Europe during its first week at the box office, prior to its May 3 U.S. opening. The big [...]
Marvel to Offer Two Versions of ‘Iron Man 3'
Audiences in China will be treated to a special Chinese version of Marvel’s Iron Man the studio announced today. This special version will include a special appearance by China’s top actress Fan Bingbing as well as bonus features specially created for Chinese audiences. Both versions of the film will star [...]
BFX Festival Adds Competition for VFX, Animation Students
Brits looking to break into the visual effects industry, take note: The BFX Festival set for this summer in Bournemouth in the south of England has announced a student competition. The competition is designed to give participants direct exposure to cutting-edge practices whilse showcasing their skills to some of the [...]
Buckinghamshire Re-Launches Animation & VFX Degree
Buckinghamshire New University, located in High Wycombe, England, is re-launching its Animation and VFX Degree (BA Hons) program, the content of which is in line with the Core Skills of VFX handbook put together by Creative Skillset to help plug the skills gap in the animation industry and increase the [...]
VFX House Framestore Launches Montreal Studio
Oscar-winning visual effects and multiplatform content company, Framestore has opened a new office in Montreal. The Canadian studio is the fourth link in Framestore’s global chain, complementing existing offices in London, New York and LA. The office is located in de Gaspé which is at the heart of the Mile [...]
Framestore and Rattling Stick Deliver ‘Skyfall’ Credits
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise, long-time collaborators Daniel Kleinman and Framestore teamed up for the fifth time to deliver the stunning opening-title sequence for Skyfall. The four-minute sequence opens underwater as Bond (Daniel Craig) sinks lifelessly into the gloom, bleeding from a gunshot wound to [...]
Abbey Home Media & McLaren to Distribute ‘Tooned’
Indie U.K. distributor Abbey Home Media and the McLaren Group will distribute the CG-animated series Tooned, which is currently airing on Sky Sports F1. “Everyone at Abbey is delighted to have signed the agreement for the brilliant Tooned,” says Dan Harriss, general manager of Abbey Home Media. “It is a [...]
Glass, Oliver Join VIEW’s Lineup of Speakers
Italy’s popular VIEW visual effects conference has added several new top-notch speakers to its stellar lineup. Conference director Maria Elena Gutierrez has announced that senior visual effects supervisor Dan Glass of Method Studios will give a world premiere presentation on the highly anticipated feature Cloud Atlas at the event. Directed [...]
FMX ’12 to Highlight VFX, Virtual Production
The 17th FMX event, the international conference on animation, effects, games and transmedia to be held May 8-11 in Stuttgart, Germany, has announced highlights of its special virtual production and visual effects programming—including looks at Avatar, Tintin and The Lorax as well as chats with ILM, Weta and more top [...]
Amazon’s LoveFilm and...
LoveFilm and Disney have signed a new pact which allows the Amazon subscriber...
CN All About ‘Adventure...
Cartoon Network Enterprises is riding the runaway Adventure Time train...
