LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (oscars.org) has announced its newly elected 2017–18 Board of Governors. The Academy’s 17 branches are each represented by three governors ...
June 30, 2017
CHICAGO — SIGGRAPH 2017 will present student-produced work from around the world within its Computer Animation Festival. In addition, for the first time, select short films will be rendered in realtim ...
June 29, 2017
LOS ANGELES — Full-service production studio Filmograph (http://filmograph.tv) recently used Google’s Zync renderer and cloud platform to complete the end title sequence for Saban’s feature film, Powe ...
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — Animation and VFX collective Axis Group has launched Axis Studios, a new identity that unites Axis' three branches and locations across the UK. Axis Studios cements the creative ou ...
June 28, 2017
LOS ANGELES — Visualization company Halon Entertainment has promoted producer Chris Ferriter to CEO. He joined the studio in 2016, bringing more than two decades of experience as a producer and design ...
HOLLYWOOD, FL — Post production veteran Martin Irwin died on Friday, June 23rd, at the age of 80. Born in 1936 to an immigrant mother and American father, he grew up in Brooklyn, was a member of the U ...
June 27, 2017
NEW YORK — The bicoastal music shop Butter Music and Sound has launched a new music library Haystack (http://haystackmusic.com), and brought on music supervisor Chip Herter, who will serve as director ...
BURLINGTON, MA — Avid (avid.com) has released new software for its NEXIS storage platform. The latest relase delivers greater bandwidth for fast, reliable workflows and support for Avid Pro Tools to o ...
June 26, 2017
CHICAGO — SIGGRAPH 2017, the annual conference highlighting computer graphics and interactive techniques, has announced that Floyd Norman, the first African-American animator to work for Walt Disney A ...
ATLANTA — Live-action production company Unheard/Of and director Dan Brown have joined forces with post/VFX specialists World Famous (http://worldfamousinc.com) to craft the new music video for Line o ...
June 23, 2017