NEW YORK — The Visual Effects Society (www.visualeffectssociety.com) has formed a Section in New York. The Section will include members from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

April 25, 2011

LAS VEGAS — At NAB, HP (www.hp.com) is introducing a new entry-level workstation to its Z-series family. The HP Z210 will be available in a choice of form factors when it ships later this month.

April 13, 2011

LAS VEGAS — Winnipeg-based Thinkbox Software (www.thinkboxsoftware.com) set up a demo suite at the Las Vegas Hilton this week, where the company showed Version 5.0 of its Deadline 5.0 renderfarm manag ...

April 11, 2011

LOS ANGELES — Visual effects company Pixomondo ( www.pixomondo.com ) has standardized on Thinkbox Software’s Deadline network rendering solution. The studio will used Deadline across its facilities in ...

April 4, 2011

LAS VEGAS — NewTek (www.newtek.com) is giving away four TriCaster TCXD850 HD portable live production systems at NAB as part of the company’s TriCaster-A-Day Giveaway.

March 28, 2011

LOS ANGELES — Integrating live-action photography with virtual characters has always been a tremendous technical challenge. Virtual stages are fantastic tools for filmmakers to take actors and place t ...

March 22, 2011

LONDON — CG academy Escape Studios (www.escapestudios.com), which plans on opening a campus in Los Angeles this spring, has brought on several advisory board members from studios such as Pixar, Sony P ...

March 16, 2011

HOLLYWOOD — The Lost Thing (www.thelostthing.com) was awarded the Oscar in the Best Animated Short Film category.

March 2, 2011

HOLLYWOOD — Let's Pollute is a sharp, satirical film that was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Animated Short Film category. The film has a green message, a subject that filmmaker/director G ...

March 2, 2011

LAS VEGAS — Autodesk (www.autodesk.com) has introduced new releases in the company’s digital entertainment creation software and middleware. The 2012 versions are now shipping and enable iterative wor ...

March 1, 2011