BEVERLY HILLS — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (www.oscars.org) will explore how stunt artists use emerging technologies to bring previously impossible stunts to the screen. “Real to ...

September 6, 2013

BEVERLY HILLS — Fourteen scientific and technical achievements have been selected by The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for further consid ...

August 21, 2013

BEVERLY HILLS — Sixteen students from colleges and universities around the world were honored on June 8 as winners at the 40th Student Academy Awards. The event was held at the Academy's Samuel Goldwy ...

June 10, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO — Lucasfilm Ltd. Has promoted John Knoll to chief creative officer of Industrial Light & Magic (www.ilm.com). Knoll joined the company in 1986 and has served as a visual effects supe ...

May 23, 2013

Visual effect pioneer Ray Harryhausen has doe at the age of 92. His Facebook page made the announcement and included the following details:

May 8, 2013

In light of current events, the Visual Effects Society (VES), an honorary body comprised of the very best visual effects artists around the world, today issues two calls to action: First, we call upon ...

February 27, 2013

ROUND ROCK, TX — Dell media and entertainment solutions helped power visual effects shots in several films that were up for Oscar consideration at the 85th Annual Academy Awards.

February 26, 2013

HOLLYWOOD — Supervising sound editors Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers of Soundelux received the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing on Sunday, recognizing their creative contributions to the Jam ...

February 25, 2013

LOS ANGELES — Dattner Dispoto and Associates cinematographer Claudio Miranda, ASC won the Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Academy Award on Sunday for his work on director Ang Lee’s Life of P ...

February 25, 2013

HOLLYWOOD — The movie industry celebrated well into the early hours following the 85th annual Academy Awards—winners were thrilled and runner-ups were gracious.

February 25, 2013