The Yard Names Tom Fonvillars Head of CG
French VFX studio adds digital visual effects veteran to oversee all graphic creation for films and series.
French VFX studio adds digital visual effects veteran to oversee all graphic creation for films and series.
The VFX supervisor on Greta Gerwig’s hit film sheds light on the various ways the famed Mattel doll and her world came to life across 1,300 shots involving various digital filmmaking tools, including virtual production, previs, postvis, CG set augmentation, and more than 20 fully CG shots, produced by Framestore, Chicken Bone FX, FuseFX, UPP, and Lola VFX.
Set in 1993, the prequel to Seth MacFarlane’s popular film franchise sees Ted, whose fame has passed, living with and being an awful influence on best friend John; all 7 episodes premiere on January 11.
Closing out Geeked Week ‘23 was a special Sunday event held exclusively for the epic two-part science-fantasy that explores the original universe, lore, and its characters; the first film streams December 22.
The classic (and first) Disney film about a sweet princess with skin as white as snow will now premiere March 21, 2025 after feature film release slate shifts due to the continuing SAG-AFTRA strike.
Celebrating the unsung heroes of film by highlighting the exceptional achievements and contributions of the visual effects community, the new event launches December 8.
22-year VFX veteran bolsters studio’s supervisory team; studio’s recent project deliveries include ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3,’ ‘Barbie,’ ‘The Little Mermaid’ and ‘Loki’ Season 2.
The award-winning visual effects studio delivered 550+ shots, using its trademark mix of artistry and innovation, creating a breathtaking underwater kingdom – harnessing its ‘Fibre’ groom tool, the project team ensured Ariel and the kingdom’s other inhabitants all had ‘great hair days;’ check out their magical reel.
Witness the rise of power in the prequel to the ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy, set 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, and decades before Coriolanus Snow became the tyrannical President of Panem, in theaters November 17.
Creator and illustrator Eiichiro Oda confirms the hugely popular show will return, hoisting its sails with more adventures.
The industry veteran brings 30+ years of experience across television and film with credits on projects including ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,’ ‘Tron: Legacy,’ ‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’ and ‘The Orville.’
Co-showrunner Steven Maeda and VFX supervisors Victor Scalise and Scott Ramsey took extra-special care crafting the live-action series adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s famed 106-volume manga and 20-season anime series, noting huge risks tackling the beloved property while mindful of the long list of failed anime-to-live-action efforts that preceded them.
The streamer continues teasing the August 31 series debut with video featuring the original anime ‘Straw Hat’ cast; creator Oda-Sensei shares a message to ‘Crank up the volume’ and enjoy!
Video marks the August 31 streaming release of the live-action high-seas adventure based on the enormously popular manga by Eiichiro Oda.
The actress, who plays Nami in the all-new pirate adventure series, shares experiences growing up as an anime and manga fan and other geeky, nerdy stuff; the series sets sail on August 31.
The Monkey D. Luffy actor shares experiences growing up as an anime and manga fan and other geeky, nerdy stuff; the all-new pirate adventure series sets sail on August 31.
The live-action adaptation of the hit video game, starring Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Edgar Ramirez, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, and Jamie Lee Curtis, will debut in theaters August 9, 2024.
Featuring a young version of the chocolatier played by Timothée Chalamet on his first fantasy confection journey, the upcoming flick debuts an extremely tiny version of the classic Oompa-Loompas, played by Hugh Grant.
The award-winning visual effects house’s latest expansion leverages London infrastructure while building on relationships with regional talent; new facility helmed by long-time employee and 2D supervisor Jorge Oliva Ruiz de Leon.
Led by VFX Supervisor Stephane Naze, the company’s Montreal studio, alongside its London and Vancouver facilities, created Groot, Cosmo, their severed Celestial head HQ known as Knowhere, and the fight with Adam Warlock on Marvel Studios’ smash sci-fi adventure hit.
From giant red spaceships to tentacled, toothy Abilisks, the studio’s VFX and animation teams, led by VFX supervisor Guy Williams and animation supervisor Michael Cozens, pull out all the stops for the final chapter of James Gunn’s MCU trilogy.
Check out the first ever sneak peek of the iconic boat scene featuring a snippet of the song ‘Kiss the Girl’ before the film swims into theaters May 26, 2023.
Check out the first official still images of Flounder, Scuttle, Sebastian, Prince Eric, King Triton, Ursula and Ariel just in time to grab pre-sale tickets before the film swims into theaters May 26, 2023.
The Cardiff-based design studio, led by co-founders Joel Collins and Daniel May, along with company creative director Erica McEwan, produced visdev, previs, artvis, and UI design, along with virtual scouting, on HBO’s fantasy drama, based on Philip Pullman’s award-winning book trilogy of the same name.