SANTA MONICA — Visual effects facility Luma Pictures reunited with a familiar cast of characters on Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated “The Avengers,” using CGI to integrate a wide range of VFX.

May 15, 2012

LOS ANGELES — Iartists (www.iartists.tv) has launched in LA, representing an international collective of directors, designers, animators, visual effects pros, storytellers and digital experts, working ...

May 11, 2012

LONDON — Independent private equity house Endless LLP has acquired visual effects house Cinesite (www.cinesite.com) from Kodak for an undisclosed amount. The deal involves Cinesite’s existing manageme ...

May 10, 2012

HOLLYWOOD — The Hollywood Post Alliance is now seeking entries for the 2012 HPA Awards (www.hpaawards.net), which honor excellence and innovation in post production. The awards, now in their seventh y ...

May 10, 2012

ATLANTA — In its bid to improve agility in delivering finished media, Crawford Media Services has become an early adopter of a new multiuser post production workflow in which editors and graphic artis ...

May 9, 2012

NEW YORK — The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the nominees for the 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. The awards will be presented on June 23 at the Beverly Hilton in L ...

May 9, 2012

NEW YORK — Directing collective The Colony (www.the-colony.com) has formed a new sister post house called Afterparty (www.afterpartyvfx.com). Managed by a creative team of directors and animation dire ...

May 7, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO — Evil Eye Pictures (www.evileyepictures.com) contributed nearly 200 visual effects shots to Marvel’s highly anticipated motion picture, The Avengers. Directed by Joss Whedon, the film o ...

May 3, 2012

CHICAGO — Re:think Studios (www.rethinkstudios.tv) recently completed broadcast spots that promoted ESPN’s primetime broadcast of the 2012 NFL Draft. Re:think partnered with agency The Vault NYC to co ...

May 1, 2012

SANTA MONICA —Translating concept art and storyboards into the animated mannerisms of a larger-than-life CG monster is challenging for even the most talented animators. Luma Pictures (www.lumapictures ...

April 24, 2012