Tag: Ridley Scott
Oscar Watch: A Summary of the Year’s Top VFX Contenders
It’s no secret that the Oscar for Best Visual Effects is a particularly tough category to predict due to the fact that the nominees...
‘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...
VFX Pro Brad Minnich Invents an Animated Future in ‘2150’
With over a decade of visual effects editor/supervisor credits on prestige projects under his belt, Brad Minnich (The Good Lord Bird, upcoming Zack Snyder's...
Disney Taps Animation Vet Vanessa Morrison to Lead Streaming Production
Family feature films veteran Vanessa Morrison has been named President, Streaming for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Production, tasked with overseeing development and production...
In Memoriam: Animation & VFX Greats We Lost in 2019
These past 12 months, we had to say goodbye to many talented men and women who made our favorite art form, and our world...
Sheena Duggal to Receive VES Award for Creative Excellence
The Visual Effects Society (VES) has named acclaimed visual effects supervisor Sheena Duggal as the forthcoming recipient of the VES Award for Creative Excellence...
SPARK Animation Winners Revealed; ‘Bombay Rose’ Will Close Festival
The SPARK ANIMATION 2019 FilmFestival shines the spotlight on an international line-up of acclaimed animated features and short films showcased from October 24 to...
Method Studios Welcomes MD Bryan Farhy, SVP Michael Bennett
Global digital production company Method Studios announced the hiring of Bryan Farhy as Managing Director, West Coast and Michael Bennett as Senior Vice President...
The Top 10 VFX Supervisors of 2019
Featuring a keynote address from Marvel Studios production chief Victoria Alonso and 11 different production sessions delving into the making of blockbuster hits, this...
News Bytes: ‘Prince of Egypt’ Stage Musical, ‘UglyDolls’ on the Shelf, ‘Star Wars’ Cinematographer Dan Mindel Gets UCLA Residence
Attention Hayao Miyazaki Fans: Studio Ghibli Is Hiring Digital Painters
New painters will work with the man himself to put the finishing touches on How...
Stuttgart: ITFS Ventures in VR, ‘Spies in Disguise’ at FMX
New technologies for the creative industry will be under the spotlight at the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS; www.itfs.de/en), which will introduce...
Crafting ‘Dumbo’s High-Flying Effects
***This article originally appeared in the April ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 289)***
Many credit Tim Burton’s live-action version of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland...
Ed Bignell Discusses His Latest Animated Venture Robozuna
We recently had the chance to chat with Ed Bignell, founder, CEO and creative director of Kidscave Studio. Ed began his career at Amblimation,...
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...
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...
Meg Guidon to Lead nineteentwenty’s New Longform VFX Dept.
VFX post-production vet Meg Guidon has joined London-based nineteentwenty to lead the company’s new longform visual effects department. Guidon will apply her two decades...
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...
‘Coco’ Wins Pixar’s 8th Golden Globe for Animation
Pixar Animation Studios' magical, music-filled ode to Mexican traditions Coco was announced as the winner of the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture -...
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...
‘Bear Hunt’ Wins at Inaugural CAMEO Awards
Lupus Films and Walker Productions’ hand-drawn animated special We’re Going on a Bear Hunt -- from the classic picture book by Michael Rosen and...
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