NORTH HOLLYWOOD — Megatrax Production Music has launched a new catalog it calls Zest. The collection represents what Megatrax considers “The Brightest Music on Earth” – all incredibly happy, with brig ...

March 25, 2014

LOS ANGELES — Picturemill (www.picturemill.com) recently collaborated with ABC to create the signature show open for Jimmy Kimmel Live! for its residency in Austin, TX. To capture the flavor of the ci ...

March 19, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO — Autodesk (www.autodesk.com) has introduced the 2015 versions of its 3D animation tools — 3DS Max, Maya, MotionBuilder, Mudbox, Softimage — as well as a new addition, Maya LT, which is ...

March 18, 2014

CULVER CITY, CA — Visual effects house Zoic Studios has signed veteran VFX supervisor Todd Shifflett to its team. He brings over 20 years of experience working at Rhythm & Hues, where he’s collabo ...

March 13, 2014

NEW YORK — Dive (www.divevisual.com), the visual effects division of ShootersInc, has staffed up its New York studio to take on multiple visual effects projects, including the new 13-part series Cosmo ...

March 12, 2014

ROUND ROCK, TX — Dell has introduced a new mobile workstation with its Precision M2800 (www.dell.com/precision-m2800). The 15-inch mobile workstation offers ISV-certified and optimized performance and ...

March 7, 2014

HOLLYWOOD — While 12 Years a Slave was awarded the Best Picture Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards, it was Gravity that took home the most honors. The film was recognized with Oscars for its Director, E ...

March 3, 2014

LONDON — MPC (www.moving-picture.com) served as the lead VFX vendor on the new Sony Pictures film, The Monuments Men. The studio worked closely with director/actor George Clooney and production VFX su ...

February 24, 2014

LONDON — The EE British Academy Film Awards reward the best work of any nationality, seen on British cinema screens during the preceding year. The awards were presented on Sunday, February at the Roya ...

February 18, 2014

LOS ANGELES — The Visual Effects Society (VES) held the 12th Annual VES Awards last night, recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in film, animation, television, commercials, v ...

February 13, 2014