April 18, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Miniature Work Highlights Hybrid Approach to THE MANDALORIAN VFX

Creating the STAR WARS miniatures seen in THE MANDALORIAN (VFX Voice)

Motion Picture Academy’s Software Foundation Begins Open-Shading Language Research Project

The open-source software is widely used for visual effects and animation (The Hollywood Reporter)

Exceptional Minds Training Academy Bolsters Digital Artists on the Autism Spectrum

Exceptional Minds alumni have been hired to do visual effects for TV series such as ABC’s THE GOOD DOCTOR and HBO’s GAME OF THRONES and tentpole superhero movies including Marvel Studios’ ANT-MAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR and BLACK PANTHER (Variety)

Marvel, DC Effects Studio Shifts Work To Creating Face Masks During Coronavirus Shutdown

Ironhead Studio, a movie costume house that has done work for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe, has shifted its production (International Business Times)

VFX Pros: Home Edition – HDR and Dolby Vision Primer for VFX & Gaming

Visual Effects Society presented an interactive Webcast on HDR and Dolby Vision with Thomas Graham and Aby Matthew, senior pros at Dolby. (Visual Effects Society)

Reopening Hollywood: From Insurance To Testing, Crowd Scenes & Craft Services 

Here are the pandemic problems studios are trying to solve before the re-start (Deadline)

The Canadian Film Industry is On Pause – But Once It’s Back, How Can We Make It Better Than Ever?

Now that the initial shock to the Canadian film and television industry is wearing off, creators are doing some big-picture thinking: what are the flaws in the system they’ve always wanted to fix? (The Globe and Mail)

Can Artificial Intelligence Automate the Film Industry?

Leveraging AI for film making can help studios improve the quality of cinema produced, and can ensure better box-office returns (BBN Times)