LOS ANGELES — The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announces a landmark donation of $50 million from philanthropists Cheryl and Haim Saban. This commitment—the largest gift to the Academy Museum Camp ...
September 27, 2017
WEST LOS ANGELES — Therapy Content (http://therapystudios.com) and Visual Creatures transformed musician Dave Grohl into a cartoon to tell the story of how the newest Foo Fighters album, “Concrete and ...
AMSTERDAM — In its 50th anniversary, IBC2017 reports a year-on-year increase in visitor numbers, marking a record attendance of 57,669 across the six-day event. At this year’s show, attendees had the ...
HOLLYWOOD — The Television Academy has announced the recipients of the 69th Engineering Emmy Awards. The awards honor an individual, company or organization for their developments in broadcast technol ...
Framestore used motion-capture specialist Vicon’s mocap cameras on the second installment of Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Framestore’s Vicon system generated high-quality, accurate data, resulting in ...
September 26, 2017
Facebook has announced a major investment with CIFAR (Canadian Institute for Advanced Research), a result of the Institute's leadership in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
PITTSBURGH, PA — Avere Systems, a provider of hybrid cloud enablement solutions, and HGST, a Western Digital brand, are helping animation house Illumination Mac Guff (www.illuminationmacguff.com) buil ...
September 21, 2017
The increasingly popular VR trend in the industry inspired Rocket Film’s Sam O’Hare to create a rig that didn’t compromise on quality but also didn’t break the bank. The director says, “I wanted a rig ...
LONDON — Using a suite of industry tools and custom in-house workflows, Render Crowds has launched from the SBLabs R&D team at creative studio Saddington Baynes (saddingtonbaynes.com). Render Crow ...
LOS ANGELES — Deluxe's Method Studios, which continues to integrate VFX and VR/AR operations, has added new leadership roles at the global level. Eric Combrié (pictured) has been promoted to chief ope ...