May 2, 2020

WEB EXCLUSIVE: The Speedy Recovery of SONIC THE HEDGEHOG

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG VFX Supervisor Ged Wright on the extensive visual effects redesign of the title character (VFX Voice)

TROLLS WORLD TOUR Went Straight to Homes. Movie Theaters Are Fuming

Universal calls the digital release a success and suggests it may be the beginning of a sea change in how movies are released. Theater owners strenuously disagree (Associated Press)

A Muted Summer Movie Season With Blockbusters Months Away At The Earliest

Modern Hollywood is faced with a gutted summer season that at the very earliest will kick off months late — and even that is changing by the minute (SHOOT Online)

Wild VR Gadget Makes Virtual Objects Feel Solid at the Touch of Your Hand

Wireality makes virtual reality a lot more physical. Can we build a STAR TREK holodeck now, please? (CNET)

VFX Pros: Home Edition – Dennis Muren, ASC, VES on STAR WARS Day

Join the Visual Effects Society on Monday, May 4 for a live interactive webcast via Facebook Live with Dennis Muren, VES, ASC, legendary visual effects artist and supervisor and Creative Director at Industrial Light & Magic (Visual Effects Society)

Oscars Will Consider Films That Didn’t Play in Theaters as Part of New Academy Rules

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has tweaked its Oscar eligibility rules in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic (Variety)

A VFX Producer Shares How Coronavirus Has Changed Her Industry — Perhaps Forever

This remote working option will have lasting impacts on the film and TV industry, not just in Hollywood but globally (Refinery 29)

SIGGRAPH 2020 Canceled; Event Moving to Virtual Conference Format

Organizers of the premiere conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques have canceled the 2020 edition, details of move to virtual conference format will be released in near future (Animation World Network)