NEW YORK — Independent visual effects and design house Phosphene (www.phosphenefx.com) has moved its operation into new and expanded quarters in Manhattan, more than tripling its previous space. Studi ...
April 4, 2011
LONDON — Unit (www.unit.tv) has moved into a new 9,400 square-foot facility at Soho’s 50 Great Marlborough Street, doubling capacity from its former Carlisle Street location. The new facility boasts a ...
March 24, 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
LAS VEGAS — Class on Demand (www.classondemand.com) has its full range of training titles at this year’s NAB show, including instruction for the latest Apple and Adobe releases. The company also has i ...
March 17, 2011
LAS VEGAS — SMPTE (www.smpte.org) announced that Oscar, Emmy, and BAFTA award winner Rob Legato will speak at DCS 2011 at NAB. DCS is co-produced by SMPTE and NAB.
March 16, 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 ...
SAN RAFAEL, CA — Kerner (www.kerner.co), which was previously known as ILM's Model Shop, has named VFX producer Camille Cellucci to the position of executive producer. She was most recently VFX produc ...
March 9, 2011
ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA — Rising Sun Pictures has hired Marc Sadeghi, naming him executive VP and head of business development and marketing. The appointment is part of an effort by Rising Sun Pictu ...
March 8, 2011
LONDON — VFX studio The Mill (www.themill.com), with locations in London, New York and Los Angeles, has invested in a global site license of The Foundry’s Nuke compositing solution.
March 3, 2011
LONDON — “Best Picture” winner The King’s Speech went through final DI grading at post house Molinare. The film was graded using a FilmLight Baselight system and reunited DI colorist Gareth Spensley w ...