Tag: Life of Pi
‘The Emoji Movie’: A New Dimension
This story originally appeared in the August-September issue of Animation Magazine. Columbia Pictures releases The Emoji Movie in theaters Friday, July 28.
Emojis are smiling,...
Studio PHD Launches in Los Angeles
A new creative collective called PHD has opened its doors in Los Angeles, led by visual effects industry veterans John Hughes (co-founder, Rhythm &...
Wind Dancer Builds Kids’ Slate in the Wake of ‘Ready Jet Go!’
Wind Dancer Films, a Hollywood-based company behind many top TV sitcoms and box-office winners, is growing its kids’ entertainment footprint following the success of...
Deluxe’s Method Expands Leadership with Key Hires
Deluxe Entertainment's global visual effects brand Method Studios announced a raft of key new hires that will expand its artistic leadership and animation cred....
Imageworks Vancouver Announces Key Hires
Randy Lake, president of Oscar-winning VFX and animation studio Sony Pictures Imageworks, has announced four new hires for the Sony Pictures Ent. unit’s Vancouver...
Academy Invites 683 New Members for 2016
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has extended membership invitations to 683 distinguished filmmakers, artists and executives “who represent the best in...
VFX Producer Chad Hudson Joins FuseFX
Accomplished VFX producer Chad Hudson, whose credits include The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones, has joined FuseFX. Based at the studio's Los Angeles...
Melting Pot Recipe Cooks Up ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’
It’s a scene we’ve all been part of – on one end or the other. A child is hypnotized by a favorite cartoon show...
Building a Better Godzilla
Effects crew emphasizes the drama in the classic monster design for director Gareth Edwards' reboot of Japan's most famous feature creature.
Director Gareth Edwards' transition...
‘Room on the Broom,’ ‘Adventure Time’ Win BAFTAs
BBC's acclaimed TV special Room on the Broom, Cartoon Network's Adventure Time and BBC/Aarmdan's Timmy Time were among the top TV winners at last...
VES Summit Addresses Vast Changes in Industry
Illumination Entertainment founder Chris Meledandri, former Digital Domain president and Ender's Game producer Ed Ulbrich, Warner Bros. president of digital production, animation and vfx...
Kids BAFTA Nominees Announced
The British Academy Children's Awards, from the U.K.'s BAFTA organization, has announced the nominees for this year's celebration, taking place November 24. While live-action...
‘Avengers’ Triumphs at Saturn Awards
Marvel's The Avengers nabbed four honors at the 39th Annual Saturn Awards--a film and TV recognition put on by the Academy of Science Fiction,...
SIGGRAPH to Spotlight ‘Monsters University,’ ‘Frozen’
This summer’s big computer graphics confab SIGGRAPH at the Anaheim Convention Center in Calif. (July 21-25) will feature several hot sessions focusing on the...
Method Studios Hires de Boer, Jacobs and Roberts
Method Studios, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, announced today the addition of three world-class animation artists to its creative team.
Erik-Jan de Boer, this...
FMX Opening Day: Funke, Pixar and R&H
Not even a Lufthansa airlines strike could keep FMX 2013, the renowned conference on animation, vfx, games and transmedia, from starting Tuesday (April 23)...
Academy Plans ‘Life of Pi’ VFX Event
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is planning a special evening dedicated to the visual effects magic of Ang Lee’s Oscar-winning feature...
‘Guardians’ Rise Above ‘Pi’ on Home Ent. Charts
DreamWorks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians may have only been the studio’s 18th-highest grossing film at the box office when it hit theaters last...
VFX Artists Call for Unionization at Global Meeting
Visual effects professionals from around the world took part in a multi-city meeting on Thursday (March 14) to address issues that are facing the...
‘Guardians’ Rises Amid Week’s DVDs
There’s a veritable olio of diverse DVDs simmering in the pot this week. Rising to the top of our list is DreamWorks’ magical adventure...
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