LONDON — MPC Episodic (mpcepisodic.com), Moving Picture Company’s dedicated visual effects division for television and streaming, has hired Sheila Wickens and Rory Knight-Jones. Wickens is a former VF ...
May 12, 2021
CULVER CITY, CA — Zoic Studios’ (www.zoicstudios.com) Real Time Group reframes the concept of pre-visualization and virtual art department by leveraging Epic Games’ Unreal Engine to create a dynamic a ...
May 11, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO — GridMarkets (www.gridmarkets.com) is discounting its services to Zync customers looking for new rendering options by offering a 20 percent discount for the first month. This offer foll ...
May 4, 2021
NEW YORK CITY — FuseFX’s (fusefx.com) new office in New York City gives the visual effects studio the capacity to nearly double its current staff of 60. Located in the Financial District, with views o ...
LONDON — Union (www.unionvfx.com) provided invisible effects to help tell the story of The Dig, now streaming on Netflix. Directed by Simon Stone and based on John Preston’s book of the same name, The ...
May 3, 2021
MONTREAL — Rodeo FX (www.rodeofx.com) has hired Véronique Hébert as vice president of human resources. She previously led the Montreal HR operation at competitor Framestore. Hébert comes with a high-r ...
April 27, 2021
LOS ANGELES — The 93rd Academy Awards were presented last night in Hollywood, recognizing movies released in 2020. Mank, which led all films with 10 nominations, won the Cinematography and Production ...
April 26, 2021
LONDON — Global visual effects and animation company Dneg (www.dneg.com) was recognized at the 93rd Academy Awards with the Oscar for “Best Visual Effects” for its work on Warner Bros.’ Tenet, directe ...
CHICAGO — Greyscalegorilla (https://greyscalegorilla.com), a provider of professional training and tools for motion designers and 3D artists, has launched Greyscalegorilla Plus, a new, cloud-based, su ...
April 23, 2021
Ireland has one of the richest storytelling traditions in the world. Vivid tales of warriors and battles, along with folk tales detailing the lives of ordinary people, were shared orally for centuries ...