Epic Games’ UE 5.6 update delivers major animation upgrades, including a cleaner Curve Editor, improved Sequencer navigation, experimental morph sculpting, and dynamic rig physics that empower artists at studios of all sizes to animate faster with fewer roundtrips to DCC tools.
Teams across three countries finished the film starring Anthony Hopkins and Bill Skarsgård in four months, covering everything from digital doubles and CG environments to complex green screen and glass compositing.
The system augments traditional filmmaking with AI-assisted collaboration tools to create virtual shots and organize teams from pre-to-post.
The Oscar-winning VFX supervisor and a team from Pro Machina will discuss their miniature work on the Excelsior retro rocketship; Emmy winner Alex Woo will present his upcoming 3DCG feature, ‘In Your Dreams,’ that hits Netflix November 14; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.
The multi-year collaboration between Disney and WEBTOON Entertainment will include classic comic series, graphic novels, and all-new original webcomic series in vertical-scroll format from Disney, Marvel, 20th Century Studios, and Star Wars.
Using mocap, practical sets, and rigorous previs, VFX supervisor Jake Morrison helped director Jake Schrier create complex, multi-character action, stunts, and combat with authenticity and detail, using as much real footage as possible, in the latest Marvel Studios action adventure.
The high-performance workstation provider will also be demonstrating a ‘Virtual Rage Room’ immersive, interactive experience that leverages markerless mocap tech and a 10-foot LED volume.
Head of technical direction and production technologies Éloi Champagne will participate in a Real-Time Live! Session, and will sit down with filmmaker Amanda Strong to discuss ‘Inkwo for When the Starving Return;’ Jo Roy’s ‘Corpus and the Wandering’ will screen as part of the Electronic Theater.
The first-of-its-kind technology enables artists to leverage Captury real-time markerless motion-capture technology alongside markered props for powerful versatility; demonstrations from August 11-14.
The open source framework for color management and image interchange across the entire motion picture production life cycle has been developed and maintained by the Academy for more than a decade.
The new, independent collective of visual experts specializes in the development and creation of high-end digital characters, supporting projects across film and episodic content, games, and virtual platforms.
Set for August 12 at 5 pm PT, the intimate panel discussion will explore how Production VFX Supervisor Michael Ralla, ILM VFX Supervisor Nick Marshall, and Rising Sun Pictures VFX Supervisor Guido Wolter built a shared vision for the supernatural tale set in the 1930s Mississippi Delta.
The leading renderer adds AI tools, astronomically accurate night skies, plus over a dozen new features.
The hilarious new DreamWorks Animation comedy’s director and VFX supervisor will share an in-depth look at the creative process behind the production of their film, now showing in theaters; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.
One Pixel Brush founder, award-winning concept artist Shaddy Safadi, talks about his Annecy Cristal-winning 3DCG short comedy, years in the making, which he wrote, directed, voiced all characters for, and self-financed, that’s set in 400 AD, when decency, decorum and cleanliness were not high priorities.
Running August 6-10, the event plans a range of insightful talks, featuring industry experts discussing the future of storytelling, animation, and media, starting August 8.
The Cleveland Institute of Art’s new Interactive Media Lab has Disney DNA.
New solutions aim to eliminate friction in deploying, managing, and scaling AI workloads from creative studios to data centers.
After a catastrophic water main break destroyed their offices and eventually closed the parent company, Assembly VFX artists banded together, and led by the division’s co-founder Dave Zeevalk and VP of Technology Luiz Garrido, launched a brand-new, fully operational visual effects business in just 10 days.
Watch Breakdown Reel highlighting the company’s efforts on the sweeping, 19th-century odyssey, including extensive digital matte paintings and CG work to replace modern elements with period-appropriate scenery.
The free Zoom talk, the 8th salon for ASIFA-Hollywood’s AEF, featuring the Oscar-nominated director, Chapman University Professor Emeritus, and author of ‘Mr. In-Between: My Life in the Middle of the Animation Revolution,’ will be held August 10 at 11 am PST.
The award-winning animation studio has been a longtime contributor to the Open Shading Language project, MaterialX project, and OpenUSD Working Group, and plans to help expand the organization’s mission and support learning and mentorship programs.
One of the conference’s most anticipated programs includes behind-the-scenes looks at groundbreaking work from DreamWorks Animation, DNEG, NASA, Nickelodeon Animation, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Wētā FX, offering a rare glimpse at the full arc of visual storytelling, from emerging artists to industry leaders.
The writer/director will share a behind-the-scenes look in-person at Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s upcoming animated feature, which hits theaters next February; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.
The studio highlights the work of VFX supervisor Jindřich Červenka and his team on the Pablo Larraín film about opera legend Maria Callas.
