October 18, 2019

Director Ric Roman Waugh on Crafting the Frightening Drone Attack in ANGEL HAS FALLEN

ANGEL HAS FALLEN director Richard Roman Waugh on the visual effects and practical explosions created for the film’s drone sequence (VFX Voice)

Hollywood Visual Effects Firm DNEG Plans London IPO as Brexit Looms

Oscar-winning special effects firm DNEG aims to start taking investor orders in early November for its London listing (Yahoo! Finance)

flyingshapes Launches Next-Gen VR CAD App

flyingshapes has commercially launched a next-generation virtual reality CAD application targeted at streamlining 3D modeling and design for professionals working across industrial design (Computer Graphics Weekly)

Ask Me Anything: VFX Pros Tell All – Karen Dufilho, Producer, Google Spotlight Stories

Google Spotlight Stories Producer Karen Dufilho participated in a interactive live webcast with VES, sponsored by Autodesk (Vimeo)

Record 32 Animated Features Submitted For 2020 Oscars

A record thirty-two animated features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category of the 92nd Academy Awards (Cartoon Brew)

People on the Move

Technicolor VFX Expands Team

VFX supervisor Jon Rosenthal, CG supervisor Steve Graves, and head of production Matthew Hunt have recently joined the Los Angeles studio (Digital Studio Me)

MPC Promotes Louise Unwin to Head of Production in London

Since joining MPC in 2016, Unwin has been instrumental in producing memorable projects (SHOOT Online)

Cinesite London Hires VFX Supervisor Ben White

White’s credits include A Discovery of Witches and The Dark Knight (Broadcast)