SAN RAFAEL, CA — Autodesk (www.autodesk.com) has announced its intention to acquire Scaleform Corporation, a privately held user interface tools and middleware company, for approximately $36 million. ...
February 17, 2011
BETHESDA, MD — Pixeldust Studios (www.pixeldust.tv) has created a dramatic presentation of prehistoric creatures that will be featured tonight in a one-hour special that’s part of National Geographic ...
February 14, 2011
SOFIA, BULGARIA — Chaos Group (www.chaosgroup.com), a developer of software solutions for the computer graphics industry, has acquired Baltimore, MD-based software developer and visualization firm ASG ...
February 10, 2011
HOLLYWOOD — Gnomon School of Visual Effects (www.gnomonschool.com) will digitally connect artists with esteemed professionals from the entertainment and visual effects industries via its 2011 Master C ...
VENICE, CA — VFX executive producer Michael Pardee recently launched The Mission (www.themissionstudio.com), here. He was previously head of Asylum’s commercial division. Pardee is joined at The Missi ...
February 8, 2011
BEVERLY HILLS — It was, no doubt, a difficult decision: Which film deserved the top prize for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture. Also vying for the award at the Nint ...
February 2, 2011
EMERYVILLE, CA — Two years in the making and with input from major visual effects houses worldwide, online school Animation Mentor has added a new course to its core curriculum, which up until now foc ...
January 11, 2011
PHILADELPHIA — BigSmack (www.bigsmack.tv) created the on-air branding and promo toolkit for the launch of the new Oprah Winfrey Network, OWN.
January 7, 2011
HOLLYWOOD — The Gnomon Workshop (www.thegnomonworkshop.com) is now offering a new FX workflow training DVD, taught by artist Brandon Young. Young worked on the popular BioWare game, Dragon Age: Origin ...
January 6, 2011
SAN ANTONIO — NewTek is set to deliver LightWave 10, a significantly enhanced version of its 3D software. The tool will be released before the New Year, and has been improved to provide immediate feed ...
December 28, 2010