SAN FRANCISCO — Kathleen Kennedy will become co-chair of Lucasfilm, allowing George Lucas to more forward with his retirement plans. Lucas, who will become co-chairman of the board of Lucasfilm and wi ...
June 1, 2012
SANTA MONICA — Escape Studios is offering month-long Summer VFX Bootcamps at a special introductory price of $500 — a significant discount from its regular tuition.
May 30, 2012
EMERYVILLE, CA — Online animation school Animation Mentor has partnered with Autodesk to host an all-day animation workshop on Saturday, June 30 at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, C ...
May 29, 2012
LOS ANGELES — International visual effects company Pixomondo (www.pixomondo.com) has opened a new studio in Detroit, MI, bringing its global network total to 13 facilities spanning three continents. T ...
LONDON — The Mill (www.themill.com) recently worked with agency W+K London on a new Nike launched campaign that tied in with the 2012 European soccer (football) championship. The "My Time Is Now" camp ...
May 25, 2012
VENICE, CA — VFX studio Brewster Parsons (www.brewsterparsons.com) recently worked with advertising agency rp& and Paranoid US director Thierry Poiraud on a new cross promotional spot between Acur ...
May 24, 2012
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
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 ...
SAN JOSE, CA — Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com) is now shipping Creative Suite 6 software. The CS6 product line includes powerful new releases of Photoshop, InDesign, lllustrator, Dreamweave ...
May 7, 2012