Italy’s View Conference...
Italy’s popular computer graphics conference View has announced its 2013...
Tag "Visual effects"
SIGGRAPH Animation Fest Spotlights Top Talent, Projects
The SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival has announced its interactive sessions spotlighting some of the most innovative talent and projects in animation and visual effects. “Once again, the content in the Computer Animation Festival offers something of interest to just about everyone – from industry newbies to veterans,” said Joshua Grow, [...]
Digital Domain, Reliance MediaWorks Form Global Alliance
India-based Reliance MediaWorks has formed an alliance with Hollywood-based Digital Domain to offer visual effects and stereoscopic 3D production services for movies, TV, commercials and other media. Reliance has studios in Mumbai and in London and will offer the services of more than 500 artists. The company will set up a [...]
Two New Images from Disney’s ‘John Carter’ Movie
Two very cool new images have been released from the upcoming Disney visual-effects film John Carter, based on the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Here are the images (click for a closer look): John Carter is being directed by Andrew Stanton from a screenplay he wrote with Mark Andrews [...]
Gnomon Announces New Shane Acker Short, ‘Plus Minus’
Gnomon Studios will release a new animated short film called Plus Minus in late 2011. Here’s a first-look trailer for the film. Plus Minus from Gnomon School of Visual Effects on Vimeo. The short film is the second original work to come out of Gnomon Studios, and is co-directed by [...]
Wild, Wild Life: Creating the VFX of ‘Zookeeper’
They say that love conquers all, and in the latest CG-laced live-action effort from Sony Imageworks, love conquers the very laws of the animal kingdom—thanks to some very convincing visual effects. Zookeeper, directed by Frank Coraci (Click, Around the World in 80 Days), centers on the lovable yet unloved Griffin [...]
Gallery Nucleus Opens Harry Potter Tribute Exhibit July 9
The final Harry Potter movie is just a week away, and fans all over the world are preparing to both celebrate the franchise and mourn its ending (at least for now). Fans in the Southern California area will want to check out the Harry Potter Tribute Exhibition, opening tomorrow, July [...]
Mighty ‘Transformers’ Faces Comedy Challengers
Can a one-two comedy punch topple the mighty Transformers where other films have failed? That’s the test of this weekend’s box office, as Michael Bay’s visual-effects extravaganza tests its legs after a huge six-day holiday opening. Based on the Hasbro toy line and 1980s animated TV series, Transformers: Dark of [...]
Marvel Seeks Director for ‘Thor 2,’ Due Out July 2013
Thor has proven mighty enough at the box office for Marvel Studios to give the green light to a sequel. Set for release July 26, 2013, Thor 2 is in search of a director now that Kenneth Branagh has opted out of returning for the sequel. Deadline.com reports Branagh likely [...]
First-day Take of $37M for ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’
The visual-effects extravaganza Transformers: Dark of the Moon debuted Wednesday to about $37 million in ticket sales, marking the best debut of the year for any film. Based on the popular Hasbro toys and classic 1980s animated series, the third film in the Transformers franchise earned about $8 million of [...]
‘Cars 2′ Co-Director Brad Lewis Heads to Digital Domain
Having navigated Pixar’s Cars 2 to the finish line as co-director to John Lasseter, Brad Lewis has signed on to directed original animated feature films for Digital Domain Media Group’s Tradition Studios. Lewis comes to Digital Domain after 10 years at Pixar racking up credits that include producing the Oscar-winning [...]
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...
