Tag "Mova"

‘Giant Slayer’ Shows Little Strength at the B.O.

March 3, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Bryan Singer’s vfx-laden take on the fairy tale classic Jack the Giant Slayer failed to work its magic on the U.S. box office numbers and ended up making only $26 million over the weekend. Nevertheless, the Warner Bros. release, which was reportedly made for over $200 million was the number [...]

Evil Eye Contributes 200 VFX Shots to ‘The Avengers’

May 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

San Francisco-based vfx house Evil Eye Pictures has contributed nearly 200 visual effects shots for the Marvel’s The Avengers directed by Joss Whedon, which opens this Friday. Weta Digital, Digital Domain, Fuel VFX, Hydraulx, ILM, Lola VFX, Cantina Creative, Luma Pictures, Mova, The Third Floor and Trixter Films were among [...]

Nine Scientific Achievements Shortlisted for Oscar

August 22, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that nine scientific and technical achievements have been selected for further awards consideration. The list is made public to allow individuals and companies with similar devices or claims of prior art the opportunity [...]

The Robots Invade a New Dimension

July 8, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

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 [...]