LA Comic Con

Posted By Akiko Ashley

LOS ANGELES - 91,000 attendees came to Los Angeles Comic Con (formerly known as Comikaze Con) October 28 thru October 30th. What I loved about this, is that it didn't feel crowded despite all the people. Downtown Los Angeles is in the middle of a ... Continue reading "LA Comic Con" »

November 17, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Mental Ray for Maya available for free from Nvidia

Posted By Phil Miller

SAN JOSE, CA - Users of Autodesk Maya have long depended upon the film-quality results from the Nvidia Mental Ray renderer. Very soon it will be available directly from Nvidia - for free. Artists can use mental ray within Maya to craft scenes and ... Continue reading "Mental Ray for Maya available for free from Nvidia" »

November 15, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Production notes on Kubo and the Two Strings

Posted By Akiko Ashley

ALHAMBRA, CA - Nucleus Gallery & Art Store in Alhambra, California hosted the LAIKA's 10 Year Anniversary Party from October 29 - November 13 with an additional treat of hosting a panel & artist signing Saturday November 5th featuring the ... Continue reading "Production notes on Kubo and the Two Strings" »

November 14, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Canon debuts C700 at ASC Clubhouse

Posted By Anthony Magliocco

HOLLYWOOD - I have had the pleasure of attending several camera debuts over my 37 years working in Hollywood. The format of these events is a simple formula: An executive from the manufacturer makes some introductory remarks, thanking the team and ... Continue reading "Canon debuts C700 at ASC Clubhouse" »

November 8, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

The composers behind Google Spotlight's VR Pearl

Posted By Akiko Ashley

This past summer I was introduced to the Google Spotlight Stories of animated shorts that were developed for the VR environment. What impressed me was the caliber of talents doing these short VR films including Justin Lin, Patrick Osborne, Tim ... Continue reading "The composers behind Google Spotlight's VR Pearl" »

November 2, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

'At Home with Monsters' with Guillermo Del Toro at LACMA

Posted By Akiko Ashley

LOS ANGELES - Halloween brings all the creatures of the night out into the forefront of mythology. Nothing compares to the collection of Guillermo Del Toro's monsters. All of his films reveal the beasts, freaks, and monster that fill his imagination. ... Continue reading "'At Home with Monsters' with Guillermo Del Toro at LACMA" »

October 25, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Review: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

Posted By Akiko Ashley

CENTURY CITY, CA - Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, starring Tom Cruise and Cobie Smulders, based on the books by Lee Childs, finds Tom Cruise as the vigilante former Army Military Police Commander who takes on bad guys because he didn't like the way his ... Continue reading "Review: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" »

October 24, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Unbelievable!!!!! brings together Star Trek Universe

Posted By Akiko Ashley

HOLLYWOOD - If you are a fan of the Star Trek Universe, you won't want to miss the science fiction comedy by Archangel LA LLC, Unbelievable!!!!! , which stars 40 actors & guest star actors from the Star Trek franchise including Star Trek: the ... Continue reading "Unbelievable!!!!! brings together Star Trek Universe" »

September 20, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Blackmagic's Grant Petty details Fairlight & Ultimatte acquisitions

Posted By Grant Petty

Grant Petty is the founder and CEO of Blackmagic Design. Here, he details the company's IBC announcements, including the acquisition of Fairlight and Ultimatte. First, we are excited to announce two major acquisitions! Blackmagic Design has acquired ... Continue reading "Blackmagic's Grant Petty details Fairlight & Ultimatte acquisitions" »

September 9, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Kubo and the Two Strings

Posted By Akiko Ashley

SANTA MONICA - Kubo and the Two String is an exquisite, extraordinary, epic adventure story with influences from Japanese culture and mythology. This movie is definitely going to have an Oscar buzz this awards season. It is such a wonderful, ... Continue reading "Kubo and the Two Strings" »

August 19, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

VRLA shows latest advancements in 'Virtual Reality'

Posted By Akiko Ashley

LOS ANGELES - VRLA took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center last weekend. ​VRLA Summer Expo is presented by Radeon Technologies. Radeon Technologies is the new, rebranded division that focuses on graphics and immersive computing solutions. On ... Continue reading "VRLA shows latest advancements in 'Virtual Reality'" »

August 10, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

SIGGRAPH 2016: Tech, Sessions, Star Wars & Dory

Posted By Akiko Ashley

ANAHEIM, CA - SIGGRAPH was definitely smaller this year but it was laid out a lot differently and functioned a bit differently. This year it was apparent there were options for people with Exhibit Badges as they had access to panels and sessions done ... Continue reading "SIGGRAPH 2016: Tech, Sessions, Star Wars & Dory" »

August 2, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

SIGGRAPH 2016: Women in Tech

Posted By Akiko Ashley

ANAHEIM, CA - Diversity is a huge subject being talked about in the media today. Anyone who watched the Academy Awards could not miss the protests for the need for more diversity in the Academy. Our country may soon elect the first female president ... Continue reading "SIGGRAPH 2016: Women in Tech" »

July 29, 2016 | Permalink

SIGGRAPH 2016: 'Civil War' & 'Jungle Book' sessions

Posted By Akiko Ashley

ANAHEIM, CA - Today, the exhibit floor opened. It was smaller than last year, but that didn't stop the excitement about VR/AR technology, a big focus of the convention this year. Attendees flocked to the exhibits, seeking out the latest and greatest. ... Continue reading "SIGGRAPH 2016: 'Civil War' & 'Jungle Book' sessions" »

July 27, 2016 | Permalink

SIGGRAPH 2016 opens in Anaheim

Posted By Akiko Ashley

ANAHEIM, CA - The SIGGRAPH Convention opened Sunday in Anaheim, CA, with CG artists, architects, graphic designers, visual effects masters, animators, VR wizards including game artists & interactive media. A cool geek culture that is just at home ... Continue reading "SIGGRAPH 2016 opens in Anaheim" »

July 26, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Nvidia ups the ante for VR & design with new GPU

Posted By Bob Pette

We're showing the extraordinary power of the new Quadro Pascal platform for artists, designers and animators at this week's SIGGRAPH conference, the world's largest event for computer graphics. We're launching the most powerful workstation GPU, and ... Continue reading "Nvidia ups the ante for VR & design with new GPU" »

July 25, 2016 | Permalink

Nvidia & SMI partner on rendering technique that improves VR

Posted By David Luebke

In your peripheral vision, less is more. Nvidia researchers are using SMI's latest eye-tracking technology to develop a new technique that matches the physiology of the human eye to heighten visual fidelity in VR. The demo - which we're bringing to ... Continue reading "Nvidia & SMI partner on rendering technique that improves VR" »

July 21, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Dell Precisions offer improved speed and memory

Posted By Rahul Tikoo

It's an exciting time for creators. With all the new technology and solutions coming to the market, professional creators now have more powerful and comprehensive tools at their disposal than ever before. From filmmakers and artists to designers and ... Continue reading "Dell Precisions offer improved speed and memory" »

June 24, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Discovering VFX: Virtual Explorations

Posted By Drew Turney

LOS ANGELES - On June 11th, a dedicated clutch of directors, producers, VFX engineers and artists made their way to Hurlbut Visuals studios in LA's San Fernando Valley for "Discovering VFX: Virtual Explorations," and Post was there to cover the ... Continue reading "Discovering VFX: Virtual Explorations" »

June 20, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

PromaxBDA: Lee Hunt presents 'Best New Practices 2016'

Posted By Marc Loftus

NEW YORK - I had the chance to attend the PromaxBDA conference on Wednesday, June 15th, and sit in on what I feel is consistently one of the show's most interesting sessions. Presented by Lee Hunt, principal of Lee Hunt LLC (http://leehunt.com), the ... Continue reading "PromaxBDA: Lee Hunt presents 'Best New Practices 2016'" »

June 16, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Cine Gear 2016: To VR or not to VR - that is the question

Posted By Anthony Magliocco

I made my annual trek to the CineGear Expo on the Paramount lot, and while waiting in line on Friday afternoon, I overheard a conversation that got me thinking. The gist of the chat was this: "I have an offer to work on a VR project right now, or ... Continue reading "Cine Gear 2016: To VR or not to VR - that is the question" »

June 8, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

GTC 2016: The Future Is Here

Posted By Karen Moltenbrey

SAN JOSE, CA - The Nvidia GTC conference kicked off in San Jose, and the first day proved to be quite impressive. In fact, I was won over during the first two hours, which was when Nvidia co-founder/CEO Jen-Hsun Huang delivered his keynote speech. ... Continue reading "GTC 2016: The Future Is Here" »

April 6, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Smart tagging at REAL2016

Posted By Scott Singer

At Autodesk's REAL2016 conference, there was a bit of technology that might become of some use for film and video editorial ingest. The conference, which brings together reality capture and computing technology to service the architecture, industrial ... Continue reading "Smart tagging at REAL2016" »

March 21, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Distribution & Display at the 2016 HPA Retreat

Posted By Tom Coughlin

Digital distribution has undergone enormous changes with the great variety of distribution channels and display devices in use today, sometimes alone, but often in combination. When you take into account the number of display devices in use plus the ... Continue reading "Distribution & Display at the 2016 HPA Retreat" »

March 3, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)

Post production in the age of synthetic video

Posted By Tom Coughlin

At the 2016 HPA Retreat, now run by SMPTE, the hallmark informal interaction between industry media professionals continues. In fact, there will be a UK version of the HPA retreat in July 2016. Some other news is that Leon Silverman stepped down as ... Continue reading "Post production in the age of synthetic video" »

February 22, 2016 | Permalink | Comments(0)