VES Announces Special 2018 Honorees

August 15, 2018, 04:26 PM

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VES Hall of Fame honorees include L.B. Abbott, Richard “Doc” Baily, Saul Bass, Ray Harryhausen, Derek Meddings, Eileen Moran and Gene Roddenberry.

V-Ray for Houdini now in open beta

August 10, 2018, 09:19 AM

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LOS ANGELES — Chaos Group (chaosgroup.com) has released the open beta for V-Ray for Houdini, bringing its Academy Award-winning rendering technology to every part of the VFX pipeline. With V-Ray for Houdini, artists can apply high-performance ray tracing to all of their creative projects, connecting standard applications like Autodesk’s 3ds Max and Maya and Foundry’s Katana and Nuke. Now, no matter where production artists are in the pipeline, they’ll be able to create and move asset...

Zhanna Bekmambetova Spreads Her Creative Wings

August 10, 2018, 09:16 AM

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For director Zhanna Bekmambetova, daughter of noted Russian movie director Timur Bekmambetov, the world premiere of her CG-animated short, Tweet-Tweet, this past March at the Tokyo Anima Award Festival, represented two different “firsts:” the film is not only her debut directorial effort, but it’s CGF Studio’s first animated film project as well.

IATSE says Editors Guild's being unprofessional

August 9, 2018, 12:11 PM

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The war of words between the union boss & Local 700 over what was said at an executive meeting in NYC earlier this week just saw more fuel thrown on the fire

August 8, 2018, 04:31 PM

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EXCLUSIVE: In an unprecedented Hollywood union schism, the Motion Picture Editors Guild is demanding an apology and more from IATSE International President Matthew Loeb after an explosive executive board meeting on August 6 that went very bad and seemingly got very personal.

Foundry to Showcase Industry Excellence at SIGGRAP

August 5, 2018, 09:22 AM

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LONDON -- Creative software developer Foundry has unveiled its plans for SIGGRAPH 2018, where its industry-leading software will be showcased alongside presentations from some of the most talented names in the VFX and animation industry. Foundry’s exhibitor sessions will include a demonstration of Athera, the innovative cloud-based technology for VFX artists, while its hotly-anticipated All Stars event offers a star-studded line-up on the copmany’s return to SIGGRAPH.

VIEW Conference 2018: the VFX speakers

August 3, 2018, 05:57 AM

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For the 6th years in a row, The Art of VFX is proud to be media partner of VIEW Conference!

SIGGRAPH 2018 VR/AR/MR Chair Pol Jeremias on the N

August 2, 2018, 12:36 PM

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SIGGRAPH 2018 will feature a new destination for AR and VR experiences — the Immersive Pavilion. Offering an expanded experiential content program in one large space, the Immersive Pavilion will be “a prime location” for attendees interested in immersive technology, SIGGRAPH 2018 Chair of Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Pol Jeremias told StudioDaily. “We created […] The post SIGGRAPH 2018 VR/AR/MR Chair Pol Jeremias on the New Immersive Pavilion appeared first on Studio Daily.

Frame.io Showcases High-Speed, Real-Time Video Col

August 1, 2018, 02:40 PM

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Delivering on its promise of a market-leading video review and collaboration platform, Frame.io will demo ultra-fast uploads via its new Watch Folders app for macOS, Image Review tool, enterprise-grade security features and more at the 2018 IBC Show New York City, NY – August 1, 2018 – Frame.io, the leading workflow management platform for video ...

RSP completes VFX for Animal World

July 31, 2018, 05:30 PM

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ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA — In a project spanning six months, Rising Sun Pictures (rsp.com.au) produced 86 visual effects shots for Animal World, a new fantasy adventure film that debuted at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival. The film is currently in international release. The work drew on the full gamut of the studio’s core strengths and included everything from a card-playing creature to a loopy dream sequence, a mind-blowing car chase and a moody hero shot of Destiny...