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Imagineer Systems and CoreMelt Announce Immediate Availability of SliceX Powered by Mocha
Imagineer Systems, creators of mocha Planar Tracking technology, and CoreMelt announced the immediate availability of a new Final Cut Pro X masking plug-in, SliceX powered by mocha. This new version of SliceX, previewed at NAB 2013 last month, comes as a result of a strategic partnership between Imagineer Systems and CoreMelt, resulting in the... »
Shotgun Releases Complete UI Overhaul with Shotgun 5.0
Shotgun Software has completely overhauled its Shotgun production management system with the release of version 5.0. Shotgun encompasses production tracking, scheduling, review and approval, helping visual effects and animation artists collaborate as efficiently as possible. Version 5.0 includes a new UI and toolset designed specifically for artists and supervisors. Shotgun 5.0 also adds new... »
FILMLOOK Names Operations Manager
FILMLOOK Media and Post announced the appointment of Horacio Gosparini to operations manager. FILMLOOK Media and Post, a full service post facility offering Baselight high-end color grading system from FilmLight, full service audio services, AVID and Final Cut Pro editing bays, has been serving the entertainment industry for 24 years. »
New Hero, Same Universe: Christopher Townsend Finds a New Avenger
Christopher Townsend has worked on such tentpole films as the second Star Wars trilogy, installments in the Pirates of the Caribbean and Narnia franchises. And he has worked on superhero movies before – with credits on Ang Lee's Hulk and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. And of course, he was visual effects supervisor on the first... »
Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013)
Much has now been written about Ray Harryhausen, the singular puppet animation technician, who died this week at the age of 92. Over the years, there have been a mountain of articles, interviews, books, documentaries and museum exhibits which have illuminated his lauded career achievements, spanning over 40 professional years and igniting the imaginations... »
Phosphene Adds Trio of Industry Veterans
NY-based independent VFX and design house, Phosphene announced that it has hired CG supervisor Vance Miller, lead digital artist Eddie Porter, and lead compositor Scott Winston. In addition, lead digital artist Aaron Raff has been promoted to VFX supervisor. »
Hudson Editorial to Open New Detroit Facility
Hudson Editorial, a sister company of 25-year-old Avalon Films, specializing in creative editorial, graphics, visual effects and audio finishing, announced it will open a 6,400 square foot postproduction studio on the fifth and sixth floors of downtown Detroit's historic Wright Kay Building, located at 1500 Woodward Avenue between John R and Witherell. »
Framestore Develops Extremis Effect for Iron Man 3
London-based visual effects house Framestorehad just eight weeks to deliver 113 effects shots for Iron Man 3, working on titular character himself, and helping set the look for one of the movie’s key effects – Extremis. »
Rogue State Relies on LightWave to Create Dragons for Dracano
Burbank-based visual effects and postproduction boutique Rogue State was recently called on to deliver 220 visual effects shots for Dracano, working closely with Los Angeles-based Remember Dreaming Productions to realize this fantasy/action adventure movie for Odyssey Entertainment in Australia. A team of just three visual effects animators was able to deliver the film’s complicated... »
Adaptation: VFX Town Hall
One of the responses of the visual effects community to the ongoing industry crisis has been to stage a series of meetings and dialogues to forge a consensus on what to do next. »