Jeffrey Okun Re-Elected as VES Board Chair

January 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the 2012 Board of Director officers who were elected at the January 18, 2012 board meeting. The list of officials includes Jeffrey A. Okun, head of visual effects for Prana Studios, who was re-elected for a fourth one-year term as Board Chair. “I [...]

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Filmmaker Junction, Hype Host VFX Panel

September 14, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Filmmaker Junction and entertainment communications agency Hype have joined forces to present an evening of visual effects info for indie filmmakers. The Westside VFX Panel made up of industry veterans will explore how indie films are successfully integrating visual effects into their lower budget productions, covering topics like how to [...]

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The Robots Invade a New Dimension

July 8, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

Michael Bay’s shiny Transformers are back for their third big-screen outing, but this time they require a lot more vfx magic in 3-D. Here’s the thing about revisiting a big, shiny summer franchise for the third time: You’d better be ready to up the ante and make audiences fall in [...]

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Cohen Spills the Beans on ‘Futurama’s’ New Season

June 15, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment

Since the new season of Futurama will kick off with two new episodes on Thursday, June 23, on Comedy Central, we thought it would be a good idea to catch up with the show’s brilliant exec producer and co-creator David X. Cohen to get the lowdown on what’s in store [...]

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