NEW YORK - Creative director Erik Montovano recently founded design boutique Newspeak (www.newspeak.tv). He is joined at the facility by executive producer Andreea Prichea, and has already completed ...
August 15, 2006
LOS ANGELES - The Visual Effects Society (www.visualeffectssociety.com) will hold The 5th Annual VES Awards on Sunday, February 11, 2007. The event will take place at the Kodak Grand Ballroom at Holly ...
BURBANK, CA - Digital Dimension (www.digitaldimension.com) served as the lead visual effects house on the NASCAR-themed motion picture Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, starring Will Farrel ...
August 14, 2006
SAN MATEO, CA - Luxology LLC (www.luxology.com) has released Modo 202, an update to its 3D modeling, painting and rendering software for Mac and Windows. The new release boasts a 40 percent increase i ...
LOS ANGELES - Imaginary Forces (www.imaginaryforces.com) recently created the prologue that appears in the beginning of the feature film, Zoom, starring Tim Allen. The prologue is a visual treat for c ...
August 11, 2006
SANTA CLARA, CA - Sun Microsystems recently provided technology for use in the production of Nickelodeon Movies' computer-animated feature Barnyard. Produced by Steve Oedekerk's O Entertainment & ...
August 7, 2006
PRINCETON, NJ - cmiVFX has introduced a DVD series of tutorials for Houdini users featuring instruction by pro David Gary. The tutorials are designed for Houdini users looking to learn more about larg ...
July 27, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO - dvGarage has introduced Conduit, a new visual effects compositing plug-in for Apple's Motion 2 application. Conduit uses Apple's FXPlug technology to combine high-end nodal compositing ...
July 24, 2006
TEWKSBURY, MA - Avid Technology has purchased the intellectual property assets of Character Animation Technologies Ltd. (CAT), a provider of tools for animators developing plug-ins for Autodesk's 3DS ...
July 18, 2006
TORONTO - Side Effects Software (www.sidefx.com) has released Houdini 8.1, a new version of its 3D application that includes an animator-friendly Auto Rig, Muscle System, Character Picker and Pose Li ...
July 17, 2006