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VES Tech Committee Releases Paper on Color

December 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The Visual Effects Society Technology Committee has released a new white paper document titled “Cinematic Color: From Your Monitor to the Big Screen.” The white paper, intended for computer graphic artists and software developers interested in color management, introduces techniques currently in use at major production facilities. The 54-page document [...]

Sony, DWA, Pixar Directors Top VIEW 2012 Slate in Italy

September 12, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Top animators Genndy Tartakovsky, Eric Darnell and Mark Walsh will take the lead at the VIEW digital technology conference, set for Oct. 16-19 in Turin, Italy. The 13th annual event, which is dedicated to assemble experts in computer graphics, also will feature TV director Daniel Attias and Oscar-winning sound designer [...]

Win Tickets to Sony’s Special ‘Surf’s Up’ Screening

September 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

We have five pairs of tickets to give away for the special Sony Pictures Animation’s 10th Anniversary screening of the movie Surf’s Up at the historic Ray Harryhausen theater (on the Sony lot in Culver City, Calif.) on Thursday, Sept. 13. The evening will include a panel with directors Ash Brown [...]

Sony Launches 10th Anniversary Screening Series

August 27, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The 10th anniversary celebration of Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) continues with a five-week series of special screenings featuring SPA’s collection of animated and hybrid films, as well as reunions with filmmakers participating in Q & As following each screening, rare footage/materials from the SPA archives and giveaways. The series, which [...]

Lucasfilm, SPI Update Alembic Exchange Formata

August 7, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Alembic is getting an upgrade. Lucasfilm and Sony Pictures Imageworks announced improvements and updates to the open-source exchange format at SIGGRAPH 2012 in Los Angeles. The new version 1.1 replaces Alembic 1.0, which the studios released at last year’s SIGGRAPH and quickly became an industry standard for exchanging animated computer [...]

Sony to Offer Behind-the-Scenes Panels at SIGGRAPH

August 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Sony Pictures Imageworks and Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) will feature their top teams of effects and animation talent on August 7 in special “behind the scenes” presentations of blockbuster live-action hits Men in Black 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man and the animated feature film Hotel Transylvania during SIGGRAPH 2012 at [...]

Lucasfilm, Imageworks Release Alembic 1.0

August 10, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

The public release of Alembic 1.0, the open source project developed jointly by Sony Pictures Imageworks and Lucasfilm Ltd., was announced at SIGGRAPH in Vancouver, BC yesterday. Alembic is a computer graphics interchange format focused on efficiently storing and sharing animation and visual effects scenes across multiple software applications. It [...]

13 Animators, 12 VFX Artists Invited to Join AMPAS

June 17, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 2 Comments divider image

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 13 animators, 12 visual effects artists and a total of 178 filmmakers and film industry executives to join its ranks. Animators on the invite list includes such high-profile names as Sylvain Chomet, Tomm Moore, Teddy Newton and Bob Peterson. Visual [...]