Untold Studios Adds Oscar-Winning VFX Supervisor Sara Bennett
The Milk visual effects studio co-founder, winner of a Best Visual Effects Academy Award for ‘Ex Machina,’ joins the independent creative studio’s expanding Film & Episodic team.
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‘First Man’ Garners DNEG Fourth Oscar Win in Five Years
VFX supervisor Paul Lambert, DFX supervisor Tristan Myles, miniature effects supervisor Ian Hunter and special effects supervisor J.D. Schwalm receive Academy Awards for their contributions to director Damien Chazelle’s historical biopic.
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How ILM Animated Rio, L3, and the Space Creature from ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’
Industrial Light & Magic employs its traditional hybrid approach to combining practical and CG effects for grounded performances.
Into Film Sets Screenings, Talks in Honor of Intl. Women's Day
Events this week across the United Kingdom are part of the Anim18 celebration of British animation.
VES Expands Influential VFX Films List to 70
Additions celebrate group’s 20th anniversary, adding both contemporary and classic titles.
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Worlds Apart: Artistic Effects, Invisible Effects, Spectacle & Fantasy at the 89th Academy Awards
The 2017 VFX Oscar-nominated films showcase the versatility and range of visual effects artists.
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PROJECT ALICE: The Joy of VR
You haven't experienced VR until you've experienced Noitom’s game changing immersive technology.
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FMX Wraps 2016 Edition with Record Attendance
Twenty-first edition of European conference spotlighting animation, visual effects, games and transmedia saw a new all-time high of 3,500 attendees.
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Double Negative Shuttering Singapore VFX Facility
Opened in 2009, DNeg’s Singapore facility has been involved in production of visual effects for films including ‘Godzilla,’ ‘Man of Steel’ and ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay’ Parts 1 & 2.
WATCH: Double Negative Breaks Down the VFX of ‘Ex Machina’
Tasked with the creation of the film’s main character, an artificially intelligent android named Ava, VFX supervisor Andrew Whitehurst and the DNeg team helped make the low-budget sci-fi feature one of the standout movies of the year.
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Andrew Whitehurst Talks Oscar Gold and ‘Ex Machina’
Overall VFX supervisor dishes on his stunning Academy Award win for best achievement in visual effects on Alex Garland’s sci-fi thriller.
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Milk’s Sara Bennett Second Woman Ever to Win VFX Oscar
Independent visual effects studio co-founder wins an Academy Award for Alex Garland’s ‘Ex-Machina’ alongside Double Negative VFX team members Andrew Whitehurst, Paul Norris and Mark Ardington.
Double Negative Brings Home Best VFX Academy Award for Second Consecutive Year
London-based VFX house wins the Academy Award for best visual effects for its work on Alex Garland’s ‘Ex Machina’; DNeg previously recognized for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’ and ‘Interstellar.’
Backstage at the 2016 Academy Awards
AWN editor-in-chief Dan Sarto reports on the backstage antics at the 88th Academy Awards, talking to Oscar winners Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala, ‘Inside Out’s Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera, and ‘Ex Machina’ VFX supervisor Andrew Whitehurst.
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‘Inside Out,’ ‘Bear Story’ Win Big at the 88th Academy Awards
Oscar gold: Pixar Animation Studio’s ‘Inside Out’ wins best animated feature and Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala’s ‘Bear Story’ wins best animated short; ‘Ex Machina’ wins VFX prize.
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Nominations for 88th Academy Awards Unveiled
Nominees for Best Animated Feature are ‘Anomalisa,’ ‘Boy and the World,’ ‘Inside Out,’ ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie,’ and ‘When Marnie Was There.’
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2016 Academy VFX Bake-off: 10 Oscar Hopefuls Vie for Nominations
Annual voting event showcases visual effects for the Academy’s shortlisted films: ‘Ant-Man,’ ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron,’ ‘Ex Machina,’ ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ ‘The Martian,’ ‘The Revenant,’ ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ ‘Tomorrowland’ and ‘The Walk.’
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BAFTA Announces 2016 Feature Film Nominees
Pixar’s ‘Inside Out,’ Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Minions’ and Aardman Animations’ ‘Shaun The Sheep Movie’ nominated for outstanding animated film; VFX nominees include ‘Ant-Man,’ ‘Ex Machina,’ ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ The Martian’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’
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Academy Announces 10 Contenders in 2015 VFX Oscar Race
‘Ant-Man,’ ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron,’ ‘Ex Machina,’ ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ ‘The Martian,’ ‘The Revenant,’ ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ ‘Tomorrowland’ and ‘The Walk’ to compete at the Academy VFX bakeoff on Saturday, January 9, 2016.
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‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Leads Critics’ Choice Awards with 13 Nominations
‘Ex Machina,’ ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ ‘The Martian,’ ‘The Revenant’ and ‘The Walk’ nominated for best visual effects, ‘Anomalisa,’ ‘The Good Dinosaur,’ ‘Inside Out,’ ‘The Peanuts Movie’ and ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie’ nominated for best animated feature.
20 Contenders Advance in VFX Oscar Race
Ten shortlisted films to be announced later this month.
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