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February 14, 2020

Bodies, Fake Hearts and a Fake Marlin: the Practical FX of THE GOOD DOCTOR

The detailed practical effects of ABC’s THE GOOD DOCTOR created by MastersFX includes bodies, organs, wounds… and a marlin? (VFX Voice)

Visual Effects Society Slams Oscar Jokes About CATS

The Visual Effects Society is speaking out against last night’s Academy Awards telecast for making them the butt of a joke (Variety)

VFX Giant Digital Domain Opens Studio in Montreal

The Los Angeles-based visual effects pioneer cites Quebec as a “generous and supportive partner” as it opens its ninth studio to do work on Marvel Studios’ Black Widow (The Hollywood Reporter)

Titmouse To Open Vast Studio In Burbank, Expand Workforce By 35%

Titmouse, one of the largest independent animation studios in L.A., just got larger. Here are the details of its expansion (Cartoon Brew)

Red Kite Animation and Once Were Farmers Combine to Form Wild Child Animation

Scottish studios bring together collective talents to serve UK domestic and international Marketplace (Animation World Network)

VR Therapy Specialist Oxford VR Secures $12.5 Million Investment For US Expansion

Oxford VR aims to treat conditions such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (VR Focus)

World War I Adventure 1917 Wins Visual Effects Oscar

The win continued the academy’s habit of awarding the VFX Oscar to a best-picture nominee (Los Angeles Times)

The Oscar Category that Best Reflects the State of Film Isn’t Best Picture. It’s Visual Effects

The below-the-line, insider category is generally the one place on awards night where box-office successes and nominees match up (The Washington Post)

Autistic Filmmakers Share What It’s Like to Have Worked on Two Oscar-Nominated Films

This year, Exceptional Minds Studio had a hand in STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER and AVENGERS: ENDGAME, both of which earned an Oscar nomination for best visual effects (The Mighty)

People on the Move

Nickelodeon Animation Adds Three Senior Execs for Movies, Casting & Recruiting

Nickelodeon has named three executives to newly created senior positions in its animation studio headquarters in Burbank, as the network continues to steadily increase its development and production slate (Animation Magazine)

 

Jellyfish Pictures Expands Senior Creative Team

VFX and animation studio, Jellyfish Pictures, has expanded its senior creative team with the appointment of Kevin Hoppe and Nicolas Hernandez (Post Magazine)

 

Becca Scott Promoted to MD at Outpost VFX in Montreal

Formerly head of production, Scott’s promotion is to a newly-created role that will see her manage the whole facility and its operations (Post Magazine)

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