Creating the Super-Sized Visuals of ‘Journey 2'

February 9, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

How Journey 2 director Brad Peyton and his vfx team crafted the thrilling visuals of the 3-D fantasy adventure. Though inspired by classic literary adventures, creating a believably fantastic world for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island required plenty of cutting-edge visual effects technology. The Warner Bros. release, a sequel to [...]

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MPC Sets Spring Opening for New York Studio

May 23, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

London-based visual effects studio The Moving Picture Co. has announced a spring opening and key staff members for its New York Studio. The new studio will be based in the heart of SoHo, take up 13,000 square feet of space on the eighth and ninth floors of a renovated former [...]

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New Images, Trailer for Fourth ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’

March 23, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

With Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides set to sail into theaters May 20, Disney has released two new images and a new trailer for the film. First, the images: And now the trailer: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is the fourth film in the series based [...]

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ILM, MPC Invest in Foundry’s Ocula Toolset

November 16, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

The Foundry has signed up a pair of VFX heavyweights to use its Ocula toolset. Both Industrial Light & Magic and The Moving Picture Co. have invested in the software, which has been designed  with the help of some of the top stereoscopic 3D expertsto boost productivity and deliver a more [...]

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