Tag: Alien
‘Alien’ VFX Artist Roger Dicken Dies Age 84
News has surfaced that cult film special effects master Roger Dicken, known for his work on Ridley Scott's iconic 1979 pic Alien, has died. The 84-year-old...
Remastered ‘Robotech’ Series, Movies Set for Funimation Streaming & Blu-ray
Robotech, the space opera anime epic of humans defending their homeworld against alien domination, is set to return for a new generation of audiences...
Sky Kids’ New Original ‘Obki’ Explores Climate Change
Sky Kids has announced a brand new Sky Original animated TV series, Obki. Aimed at helping children understand climate change, the show follows a...
Joe Cappa Talks about the Making of His Sundance Short ‘Ghost Dogs’
This past month, Joe Cappa’s fascinating new short Ghost Dogs received a lot of attention when it was nominated for a Best Animated Short...
Visionary Sci-Fi Concept Artist Syd Mead Dies Age 86
Syd Mead, influential conceptual artist and designer whose works made up the aesthetic framework of iconic films like Tron, Blade Runner and Alien, died...
Inaugural Winners of LightBox Concept Art Awards Announced
The 2019 Concept Art Awards Presented by LightBox Expo was a celebration of the history and craft of concept art. The September 7 inaugural...
LightBox Expo Brings the Ultimate Art Celebration to Pasadena
This weekend, LightBox Expo will gather more than 250 of the top artists behind your favorite animation, live-action, illustration and gaming masterpieces in Southern...
Trailer: ‘Alien: Isolation’ Game-Inspired Web Series Invades IGN Thursday
The critically acclaimed horror survival game Alien: Isolation -- based on the iconic sci-fi franchise begun 40 years ago with Ridley Scott’s film Alien...
Allegorithmic Releases Substance Signature Sci-Fi Collection by Chris Hodgson
Allegorithmic has released the second “Signature Series” collection of materials exclusively for Substance Source: 18 unique, science fiction-themed materials from leading video game artist...
Oscar-Nominated Effects Artist Richard Alan Greenberg Dies
Richard Alan Greenberg, an Oscar-nominated effects artists and title designer who worked on diverse features from Predator and Alien to Xanadu and Superman, has...
Bucheon Fantastic Fest Unleashes South Korea’s ‘Underdog’
Oh Sung-yoon and Lee Choon-baek's much-anticipated feature Underdog is set to premiere at Asia's top genre film festival, the Bucheon Intl. Fantastic Film Festival...
Oscars: The VFX Bake-Off Offerings
Last month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences selected 10 titles to move forward in the visual effects category for the 90th...
VES Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Honorees
Marking its milestone 20th anniversary, the Visual Effects Society has announced the inaugural VES Hall of Fame, and the industry luminaries set for the...
MarVista Snags Exclusive International Distribution for ‘Dream Street’
Film and TV producer-distributor MarVista Entertainment has been named the exclusive international distributor for Dream Street -- a charming vehicle-themed, BAFTA-nominated preschool series created...
VES Summit ‘17 to Honor Carstensen, Finance, Burns
The Visual Effects Society has announced its special honorees to be recognized at the 9th Annual VES Summit, set for Saturday, October 28. Venerated...
SIGGRAPH: Autodesk’s Next, Virtual Studios, VR & Moving to Mars
See previous re-caps and announcements here.
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Autodesk as ever has taken the opportunity of SIGGRAPH to highlight the next generation of its storytelling and collaboration...
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’DreamWorks Dragons: Race to the Edge’ Season 4 Clip “Insomnia Insanity"
The fate of Hiccup and the Dragon Riders is left in the hands of...
Ridley Scott to Receive VES Lifetime Award
The Visual Effects Society has named multi-award winning director and producer Ridley Scott as its 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, in recognition of his...
Rare Rambaldi ‘E.T.’ Painting Up for Auction
An original painting of the titular alien from Steven Spielberg's classic E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial by the character's designer, Carlo Rambaldi, is up for auction...
‘Alien’ Artist H.R. Giger Dies at 74
Swiss surrealist artist Hans Ruedi Giger, better known as H.R. Giger, died at age 74 Monday after being hospitalized for a fall down the...
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