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David Lipman Joins Digital Domain
Digital Domain Productions, a subsidiary of Digital Domain Media Group, has named David Lipman vice president of features visual effects production. The 30-year industry veteran, a former executive at DreamWorks Animation, Framestore and USAnimation, brings expertise in visual effects, animation, production and development to the company. He will be based in Digital Domain's Venice,... »
The Descendants Featurette
In this new featurette from Fox Searchlight, The Descendants’ production designer Jane Stewart and costume designer Wendy Chuck discuss their work on the film. Stewart has been nominated for a contemporary film award from the Art Directors Guild. »
MPC and Goodby Take to the Streets with Chevy Volt
MPC recently teamed up with director Nick Gordon and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners to capture the rejuvenated spirit of Hamtramck, Mich. – the hard-working Midwestern town where the Chevrolet Volt is assembled. The spot, “Morning in Hamtramck,” blends photoreal VFX and documentary-style footage of the city. »
CSI Chooses Dilated Pixels for VFX
Hollywood-based VFX company Dilated Pixels announced that it will serve as the sole VFX vendor for season 12 of the hit CBS TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Concurrently, the company announced that it has named Emmy award winner Rik Shorten as its new VFX supervisor. »
Pixomondo Creates Aerial Acrobatics For Lucasfilm’s Red Tails
International visual effects company Pixomondo completed 546 shots on Red Tails, about a third of the film’s 1,524 total VFX shots. A passion project of executive producer George Lucas more than 20 years in the making, the tale of World War II Tuskegee Airmen features explosive VFX work from five of Pixomondo’s 11 global... »
SAG-AFTRA Merger Moves to Membership Vote
This weekend, the boards of directors of both the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, AFL-CIO (AFTRA) voted overwhelmingly to merge. “Professional performers are now an important step closer to the strongest union representation possible,” said SAG national president Ken Howard. “Just as our boards have, I believe... »
Michel Hazanavicius Wins DGA Feature Film Award for The Artist
The winners of the Directors Guild of America outstanding directorial achievement awards for 2011 were announced on Saturday during the 64th Annual DGA Awards dinner at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Michel Hazanavicius won the DGA's award for outstanding directorial achievement in feature film for The Artist. »
SOC to Honor Eastwood and Radin with Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Society of Camera Operators announced the recipients of the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Awards to be held Feb. 19 at the Leonard Goldenson Theater at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood, California. »
Montreal Facilities Collaborate on VES-Nominated Film
When visual effects supervisor Louis Morin and VFX producer Annie Godin were nominated for a VES Award for their work on Duncan Jones’ Source Code, the Montreal-based facilities involved in the film had reason to celebrate as well. Under the guidance of Morin, the VFX facilities each took on different parts of the project,... »
Motion504 Delivers Poetic Animations for Motionpoems
Following its successful participation in Motionpoems last year, broadcast design and animation studio motion504 was, once again, invited to create original animated pieces for the 3rd annual event, which showcases visual explorations of previously published poetry. Motion504 creative directors Scott Wenner and Amy Schmitt, as well as 3D artist Adam Tow contributed their creative... »
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Iran’s Best Foreign Film Nominee: Asghar Farhadi’s A SeparationJanuary 2012 | By Jack Egan
One of the surprises of this awards season is A Separation, a highly lauded film from Iran that has captivated reviewers and moviegoers and... »
Danish Director Nicolas Windng Refn Pushes Drive into High Gear
January 2012 | By Jack Egan
Nicolas Windng Refn, director of Drive, doesn’t himself drive. He has failed his driver’s license test eight times. Yet the heralded Danish director came... »