06 September 2023
VFX Weekly
Barnstorm VFX Visual Effects Supervisors and Co-founders Cory Jamieson and Lawson Deming on the VFX of CBS All Access’ STRANGE ANGEL (VFX Voice)
Lisa Henson was in her early 20s when she first journeyed to Thra, the fantasy universe created by her father, Jim Henson, in the 1982 feature film, DARK CRYSTAL (Yahoo!)
Hyderabad-based educational technology startup 3rdFlix Visual Effects has raised $5 million in a pre-Series-A round led by Exfinity Ventures. The company aims to launch in international markets, including the US, Africa, UAE and Southeast Asia, in the next 18 months (Economic Times India)
Epic Games has released Unreal Engine 4.23, a new version featuring next-generation virtual production tools that will allow users to achieve final pixel quality in realtime, as well as developer-focused tools to maximize performance (Post Magazine)
The new Katana release has an artist-focused, material node graph user interface for faster workflows (Post Magazine)
A mix of local and international players have made their mark (BC Business)
VFX, post and animation sectors exceed the 14% UK average for people of colour in the work force (IBC)
Broadcast TECH surveyed 28 leading post houses for their views on the current strength of the sector and their hopes and fears for the future (Broadcast)
Next generation of leading 3D software program provides numerous program enhancements, better integration with other production tools and new low-cost subscription pricing (Animation World Network)
David Burke, who has been Universal Pictures’ GM for the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland since 2006, has been named chief marketing officer at Lakia. It’s a new position for the animation studio. (Deadline)
Bicoastal content creation studio CVLT Production has expanded its executive suite with the additions of Charles Paek as creative director/VFX supervisor, and Frank Sun as executive producer/creative producer (SHOOT Online)
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