BEVERLY HILLS — Eighteen features have been submitted for consideration in the “Animated Feature Film” category for the 84th Academy Awards. The 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tu ...
November 4, 2011
NEWBURY PARK, CA — Maxon (www.maxon.net), the maker of 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, has released a new Adobe After Effects plug-in that allows motion graphics artists to e ...
November 3, 2011
SUNNYVALE, CA — AMD (www.amd.com) has launched the FirePro V4900, an entry level-priced graphics card aimed at DCC and CAD workflows. The FirePro V4900 leverages AMD’s most advanced graphics technolog ...
LONDON — VFX software developer The Foundry (www.thefoundry.co.uk) has released Katana 1.0, a new look development and lighting tool that’s designed to replace conventional CG pipelines with a flexibl ...
October 28, 2011
NEW YORK — The Mill, here, created visual effects for a new State Farm spot in which a giant robot terrorizes a suburban community. State of Chaos features a huge robot that damages cars, rips the roo ...
October 18, 2011
NEW YORK — Sixteen-year-old studio QuietMan (www.quietman.com) has adapted to industry change over the years. Once strictly a visual effects house, the facility moved into smaller space approximately ...
October 6, 2011
ALISO VIEJO, CA — Smith Micro Software (smithmicro.com/poser) has released Poser 9 and Poser Pro 2012 marking the first time the company has issued simultaneous releases of the animation tool.
September 28, 2011
LOS ANGELES — The Visual Effects Society (VES) has introduced a “Bill of Rights” that recognizes and addressed numerous industry-wide issues affecting its membership and the VFX industry as a whole. T ...
September 21, 2011
WEST HOLLYWOOD — Manhattan’s Push Creative Advertising Agency is partnering with a number of pro audio-related organizations to present “That’s Voiceover!” — a one-day event for those seeking careers ...
September 15, 2011
LOS ANGELES — The Visual Effects Society (VES) will hold its third annual Production Summit on October 1, bringing together executives, creatives, technologists and visionaries to discuss the impact o ...