Associate VFX artist at Insomniac Games Jenna Ruth on Marvel’s Spider-Man (VFX Voice)
The Los Angeles-based visual effects group that also won an Oscar for its work on Martin Scorsese’s Hugo is planning to launch its third facility in Canada in early 2019. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Producer Jon Landau shares how Weta is innovating tech for the Pandora family saga, and how Kate Winslet learned to hold her breath for 7 minutes. (IndieWire)
Pearl Studio and Netflix have tapped Oscar-winning production house Sony Pictures Imageworks as the lead animation vendor for feature Over the Moon, directed by Oscar-winning animation legend Glen Keane (Animation Magazine)
Creative boutique Chapter Four recently applied its expertise in spatial sound to place consumers in the middle of the Disney’s Broadway show, Aladdin. (Post Magazine)
Douglas Rain, who voiced the soft-spoken HAL 9000 robot that went rogue in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, has died. (Variety)
The feisty writer, editor and publisher was responsible for such iconic characters as Spider-Man, the X-Men, Thor, Iron Man, Black Panther and the Fantastic Four — ’nuff said. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Co-founders David Sproxton and Peter Lord are making plans for retirement (Bristol Post)
Recognized for her mentorship role as the Studio Executive Producer for Exceptional Minds school and studio for young adults on the autism spectrum. (Digital Journal)
Deal to sell production facility is part of company effort to streamline operations and cut costs. (Animation World Network)
Facility to move into 10,000 square foot Edgecumbe Hall to deal with growing demand for post work. (Broadcast)
UK VFX firm Artem, which has worked on film and TV projects including hit BBC series Bodyguard, Paddington 2 and Jackie Chan action film The Foreigner, has promoted three current staff to its board. (Deadline)