Tag: Weta Digital
Exclusive: Weta FX Whiz Mark Gee on Making Peacemaker’s Eagly Soar
Eagly, the clever, compassionate and lively sidekick to John Cena’s Christopher Smith character in HBO Max’s well-received series Peacemaker, is one of the most...
Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges to Keynote 4th BRIC Summit
The BRIC Foundation, dedicated to increasing representation in the entertainment and gaming industries, today announced the official lineup for its 4th annual BRIC Summit,...
People on the Move: Arnold Replaces Iger at Disney, Unity Completes Weta Buy, Saperstein Dissolves Yeti Farm Partnership & More
The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors announced that it has elected Susan E. Arnold as Chairman of the Board, effective December 31. Arnold,...
Unity Announces Intent to Acquire Weta Digital in $1.6B Deal
Unity, the world’s leading platform for creating and operating interactive, real-time 3D content, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire...
People on the Move: 20th TV Ups Cikowski to Animation VP, Didimo’s Orvalho Up for Innovator Honor & More
20th Television Animation has promoted Chris Cikowski to Vice President, Animation, Deadline reports. The new veep's assignments include current Fox series Duncanville and The...
Hybrid VIEW Conference Announces Massive Free Program for 2021
Italy's premiere animation, VFX and computer graphics gathering VIEW Conference has unveiled its full program of events for this year's 22nd edition.
VIEW Conference 2021...
Autodesk Envisions Cloud-Based Production Ecosystem for Media & Entertainment
Demand for streaming content and games is exploding due to the global pandemic, which spurred massive changes across the media and entertainment (M&E) industry....
Weta Digital and SideFX to Enhance Cloud Production with Houdini Software
New Zealand's world-famous Weta Digital has announced alongside its partner SideFX, a new software service. The new software service will combine Weta's proprietary tools...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Meet the Computer Animation Festival Winners
***This article originally appeared in the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)***
Best of Show Award: Migrants
Directed by Hugo Caby, Antoine Dupriez, Aubin...
Interactive Immersion: SIGGRAPH Offers a Broad Showcase of CG Achievement
***This article originally appeared in the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)***
What better way to escape the summer doldrums than by diving...
Digital Dimension Appoints New Animation Production Execs
Following a year of significant growth, Digital Dimension Entertainment Group (DDEG), a company focusing on the creation and production of original animated content and...
Join AWS at SIGGRAPH 2021
With AWS, artists can spend more time creating from almost anywhere, reduce rendering time, and experience nearly limitless scale. Join AWS at (virtual) SIGGRAPH...
A Noble Quest: ‘The Green Knight’ Conjures Chivalric Magic Thanks to Weta, Outpost & Maere Studios
***This article originally appeared in the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)***
One of this summer's more intriguing fantasies has an unlikely source...
‘Black Widow’: Capturing Natasha Romanoff in Action
***This article was written for the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)***
Amazing action and VFX wizardry is expected in any movie that...
SIGGRAPH: ‘Migrants,’ ‘Meerkat,’ ‘I’m A Pebble’ win CG Festival Prizes
SIGGRAPH 2021 announces the award winners and lineup of 37 short films, cinematics, scientific visualizations, breakdowns and more set to appear in the second...
AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Nimble Studio
Today, Amazon Web Services announced the general availability of Amazon Nimble Studio, a new service that enables customers to set up a content production...
Spring RealTime Conference Slates 150+ Speakers Across 100 Sessions
The RealTime Conference (RTC) announced the lineup of its Spring event, featuring three 16-hour days packed full of live presentations, discussions, interviews and real-time...
News Bytes: Vin Diesel Goes Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em, ‘Simpsons’ Hits a Sour Note with Morrissey, Hideaki Anno Doc & More
Mattel Films Developing Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots Live-Action Movie
In the works with Universal Pictures and Vin Diesel's One Race Films (with Diesel tapped...
APD Explores Future Animated Perspectives; FMX Adds ‘Godzilla vs. Kong,’ ‘WandaVision’ Sessions
The all-online Animation Productions Days conference / co-production & financing market is taking shape, with plans to look at how the animation industry has...
Final Justice: How Weta Digital Supercharged ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’
***This article originally appeared in the May '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 310)***
With the release of Zack Snyder’s version of Justice League last...
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