The Happytime Murders VFX Supervisor Sam Nicholson on the intricate compositing of greenscreened puppets and the inclusion of fully CG puppets on screen.(VFX Voice)
Women in Games (WIGJ) aims to double the number of women in the games industry by 2025, an effort the organization will make possible through key partnerships. (Game Daily)
Studio eyes cloud resources to meet growing compute needs. (Animation World Network)
Leading 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions developer MAXON has launched Cinema 4D Release 20 (R20). The next gen professional application offers high-end tools and features for VFX and motion graphics artists. (Animation Magazine)
Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida talks about the potential future of VR.(VR Focus)
Facebook is focused on opening up the AR platform to more people, offering more utility by bringing Augmented Reality (AR) to everyone and their daily habits. (Times Now)
A VFX Oscar winner for The Matrix, Gaeta joins a group of keynote speakers that includes Hans Zimmer and Dennis Muren. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Animation studio Golden Wolf, headquartered in London, has launched its first stateside location in New York City.(Shoot Online)
Disney’s superhero family is the company’s third 2018 film to hit that mark. (CNet)
The Last Starfighter was set to be return long before the recent wave of ‘80s movie and TV show reboots and sequels. Director Nick Castle tells what that sequel could have been. (Bloody Disgusting)
Visual effects studio FuseFX has appointed Marshall Krasser as visual effects supervisor in the Vancouver office. His two decades of experience span high-profile feature films, TV shows and commercials. (Shoot Online)
Former senior EP and VP takes new role as managing director, overseeing operations for integrated advertising and immersive experiences at the Los Angeles facility. (Animation World Network)
Framestore Pictures has signed director Laurent Ledru for U.S. representation. Ledru, who will be based out of Framestore’s L.A. office, began his career as a video game artist in Paris. (Shoot Online)
Erica Hilbert is now Head of Production and Blake Nickle is Executive Producer at The Mill’s Chicago office. (Reel Chicago)