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MOD Delivers VFX for VMA Nominees
Ariana Grande, Cardi B, H.E.R., Lizzo and Normani are not only among the top contenders in this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, all are...
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Francesca Milde Used Training at RSP Education to Launch a Thriving Career as a VFX Artist
Former RSP Student Returns to RSP as a Compositor Adelaide, South Australia— A little more than three years into her professional career, Francesca Milde...
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HPA Lifetime Achievement Award to go to Robert Legato
The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) has announced that Robert Legato, the legendary visual effects supervisor and renowned creative, will receive the organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the HPA...
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Deluxe Toronto Senior Colorist Bill Ferwerda Helps Reveal the World Beyond Gilead for “The Handmaid’s Tale” Season Three
Deluxe Toronto Senior Colorist Bill Ferwerda, who provided the series’ color finish for the two previous seasons, built on existing looks and developed new...
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Conductor Enhances Cloud Rendering Capability with Amazon EC2
Cloud Rendering Platform Expands Scalability with AWS Compute Resources
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Encore Vancouver Senior Colorist Claudio Sepulveda Helps Modernize the Look of “Child’s Play”
Director Lars Klevberg updates iconic slasher film “Child’s Play” for today’s hyper-connected world with a fresh take on the tale of a sinister toy...
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SHED Montreal Delivers High-End Animation & Motion Design for Commercials with Shotgun Software
Character animation, photoreal CG and high-end motion design are all a signature of the production work from boutique creative studio SHED. Based in Montreal,...
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EFILM’s Efficient Dailies-to-Final Color Finish Workflow for “Brightburn”
A sinister take on the superhero genre, “Brightburn” follows a teenaged alien who uses his superhuman capabilities to inflict pain and destruction on those...
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Worldwide FX UK Taps Conductor to Create ‘Hellboy’ Prologue
Using Conductor allows Worldwide FX to turn around 4K shots quickly and receive timely feedback, ensuring high quality delivery. “The sheer power of Conductor...
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Creative Categories Call for Entries Opens for HPA Awards
The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA®) has opened its call for entries in creative categories for the HPA Awards. The Awards, now in their 14th...
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Red Giant Universe 3.0 is Here
Universe 3.0 boasts a powerful new Dashboard that makes it simple to explore and apply effects and presets in Adobe Premiere Pro and After...
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2018 HPA Award Winners Announced
The 13 annual Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) Awards took place tonight, honoring the accomplishments of industry luminaries, behind-the-scenes artists and outstanding engineering teams. The...
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VFX Legion Creates Effects for ‘Superfly’
VFX Legion created over 100 digital effects for ‘Superfly,’ Sony’s highly anticipated remake of the iconic ‘70’s Blaxploitation film. The deadline was only five...
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VFX Legion Wraps Three-Year’s Work on ABC’s ‘Scandal’
The recent airing of the series finale of ‘Scandal’ on ABC capped off VFX Legion’s three-year run as the sole visual effect company for...
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The Colonie’s Nathan Rodgers Cuts Towkio’s Music Video, ‘Symphony’
The Colonie's Nathan Rodgers recently helped set the pace for Chicago rapper Towkio's music video, ‘Symphony,’ a new single dropped from the artist’s...
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Time Travel: Visual Effects Challenges on ‘The Crown’
The production team faced making a drama series set in the 1950s and '60s using cutting-edge technology that's a million miles from the grainy...
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Cinesite Reigns With ‘American Gods’ Visual Effects
The challenge, Perceval says, "was finding the balance between developing realistic effects to support the narrative whilst inviting the audience to believe in other...
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Arcade & Timber Champion Surrealism In Kendrick Lamar’s New Music Video “Humble”
Arcade editor Greg Scruton and Timber’s team of visual effects artists have joined forces in the execution of postproduction elements for Kendrick Lamar’s highly-anticipated...
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The Difference Between Cinematography and Visual Effects
The Dolby blog speaks to cinematographer Daryn Okada ( Mean Girls; Let’s Be Cops ) who explains the difference between cinematography and visual effects...
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Framestore Reimagines Post-Production Workflow to Deliver Demanding VFX for ‘Mars’
To produce the extensive VFX for National Geographic’s hybrid narrative/documentary series Mars, visual effects house Framestore relied on a unique templated production workflow that...
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Cute Animals Bring on the Christmas Cheer in John Lewis Holiday Commercial
UK retailer John Lewis has released its annual Christmas spot. This time, a little girl’s Christmas gift of a trampoline has some unexpected fans...
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Image Engine Reveals They Killed 72 Characters on This Season’s ‘Game of Thrones’
A new breakdown reel reveals the VFX house's work on the hit, gory HBO show.
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Digital Domain Delivers VFX for Spike Jonze’s Delightfully Zany Perfume Ad
Post house Digital Domain helped deliver the visual effects that are part of Spike Jonze’s mesmerizing three-and-a-half-minute perfume ad for Kenzo World. The ad...
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This San Francisco Lobby Houses an Entire Digital Waterfall
The lobby is outfitted with the longest 4mm LED wall in the U.S. at 106 feet long and displaying nearly 7 million pixels.