The hardware-agnostic software for end-to-end virtual production and in-camera VFX now incorporates expanded 3D workflows to work natively with USD, enhanced metadata tracking, Gaussian Splat rendering, and other enhancements.
Lam T. Nguyen and Austin Keeling dig deep into the complicated editing on the Prime Video sci-fi murder mystery, starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, about an AI judicial system that gives you just 90 minutes to prove your innocence.
New rotoscoping tool is designed to generate detailed alpha mattes in seconds, enabling creators to quickly and precisely isolate objects in complex footage.
The studio, working with Mondelez and Beyond Better Foods, produces new commercial blending both sour icon brand’s distinct identities into a unified campaign.
VFX supervisors Xavier Bernasconi and Simon Maddison talk muzzle flashes, face replacements, and a cacophony of van, motorcycle and helicopter crashes on the Amazon MGM Studios action-adventure thriller, starring Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista, now streaming.
The new tool allows editors to use natural language prompts to assemble uploaded or generated footage into a structured first draft within the Firefly video editor.
Latest version of the compositing software introduces native Gaussian Splat support, a production-ready USD-based 3D system, expanded machine learning tools, and core performance updates for VFX and animation pipelines.
James Cameron’s epic ‘Avatar’ sequel takes home 7 wins, including Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature, while Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ led the animation categories with 3.
Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Netflix’s blockbuster feature took home 10 wins, including Best Feature, while ‘Arco’ won for Best Independent Feature; ‘Common Side Effects’ led all TV shows with 4 wins, followed closely by ‘Win or Lose’ and ‘Love, Death + Robots’ with 3 each, at the animation industry’s gala event held last night at Royce Hall in Los Angeles.
‘The Bad Guys 2,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ are nominated for best edited animated feature; ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘Love, Death + Robots,’ and ‘South Park’ snag nominations for best edited animated series; awards ceremony set for February 27.
‘Arco,’ ‘Elio,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain,’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ nab noms for Best Animated Feature, while ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘F1,’ Jurassic World: Rebirth,’ ‘The Lost Bus,’ and ‘Sinners’ get the nod for Best Visual Effects.
James Cameron’s latest epic garnered 10 nominations, while ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Elio,’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ each snagged 5, as nominees are announced in 25 categories across film, television, real-time, and special venue projects; ceremony set for February 25 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in LA.
Best Animated Feature nominees ‘Elio,’ ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘The Bad Guys 2,’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ top the expansive list of category nominations; animation’s biggest awards ceremony is scheduled to return live on Saturday, February 21 at UCLA’s Royce Hall
New Prompt to Edit controls allow users to make precise edits and remove details from generated content using text; video upscaling with Topaz Astra added; the full beta of Firefly video editor has also launched.
The newest VES Handbook of Visual Effects edition includes contributions from 30 new VFX experts and covers new topics like AI; releases December 18 from Routledge.
The final lineup for the free event, which each year spotlights the VFX and animation industries, features over 65 speakers across 15 hours of talks; will live stream via YouTube on December 8.
Milk and Lola Post join the previously acquired Tippett Studio, PhantomFX, and Spectre Post under the new PMG creative collective; each studio will retain its approach and creative leadership, ensuring consistent experiences for clients across film, episodic, commercial and immersive content.
Framestore’s free livestream event December 8 showcases the art, craft, and innovation of visual effects in filmmaking.
Producers for mobile-native, vertical formats are including VFX as a core creative tool, not just a post-production step, as they build cross-platform entertainment that surprises and captivates viewers.
The Digital Wizards Studios founder originally chose sculpting because he couldn’t draw; 2 decades later, the veteran of LEGO stopmo projects for ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Happy Potter,’ ‘The Avengers’ and ‘Star Wars’ has 2 completely different but equally rewarding films on the festival circuit.
The forum brings together production and post-production specialists to discuss the latest in research, advances, and industry practices; the conference takes place in London December 3-4
It’s less than one week away… the person behind the camera on Guillermo del Toro’s highly anticipated film joins more than 150 award-winning speakers from the world of animation, VFX, games and AI who will take part in a packed schedule of keynotes, talks, panels, workshops and masterclasses; event runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.
Adapting to modern post-production workflows doesn’t just require new creative tools; reassigning resources can ensure cores used for rendering aren’t running idle or max out.
It’s just 2 weeks away… more than 150 award-winning speakers from the world of animation, VFX, games and AI will take part in a packed schedule of keynotes, talks, panels, workshops and masterclasses; event runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.
New EP brings more than 25 years of experience in advertising and post-production on projects with brands such as Dior and Louis Vuitton; opened Paris MPC office in 2014.
