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Special Effects News - 7 December 2006
The Nativity Story: Making the VFX Look RealRenee Dunlop traces the work of Hammerhead and Digital Dream and various vfx pros on The Nativity Story, in which the mandate was fit in seamlessly with the naturalistic look.
Behind the Blockbusters--Special Effects Tool Locks Characters onto Film
A motion-tracking software called Fastrack has helped a Hollywood special effects house rapidly stitch computer graphics into several of this year's biggest movie hits.
!mpossible Pictures - POLARIS HOLIDAY PACKAGE
!MPOSSIBLE Pictures creates ACTION-PACKED EFFECTS for Polaris Holiday Package
AnimfxNZ 2006: Animation & VFX Galore in Middle Earth
Camilla Havmoller reports on some of the latest industry breakthroughs from Weta and studios closer to home at the inaugural AnimfxNZ 2006 symposium in Wellington, New Zealand.
1 Beyond Announces HD octoflex2
Eight full core processors offer video professionals unmatched performance, improved workflow and faster ROI
Gasket Studios A.G. Edwards Campaign
Gasket Studios enjoys eggcellent collaboration with carmichael lynch on A.G. Edwards campaign
Cinital Founder, Eliot Mack, Featured Speaker at SMPTE/NE
Mack to Demonstrate Previzion HD Virtual Studio - Company's All-in-One Hardware and Software Solution Featuring Advanced Camera Motion Tracking and Scene Integration Technology for Rapid, Superior Quality Previsualization and Visual Effects Creation
Dead Man's Chest on DVD
Walt Disney Home Ent. has released the studio's biggest box office success -- PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST -- on DVD.
Walt Disney Home Ent. presents THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA - FOUR-DISC EXTENDED EDITION
For a very limited time, Walt Disney Home Ent. presents THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE FOUR-DISC EXTENDED EDITION available on DVD Dec. 12, 2006. This four-disc DVD edition will only be available for seven weeks over the holidays.
Hollywood Foreign Press Qualifies 16 Animated Features for Golden Globes
Sixteen animated feature films have been qualified for The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards consideration honoring 2006 achievements, along with 184 live-action feature films, 124 television series, 38 miniseries or telefilms and 56 foreign language films.
NVIDIA Announces Quadro FX 3500M
NVIDIA Corp. announced the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M, a high-performing mobile workstation graphics solution for CAD, digital content creation and scientific visualization.
Animated "Happy Feet" Tapping Its Way to No. 1 Box Office Record
Warner Bros.' HAPPY FEET (the first 3D-animated feature from Animal Logic) is on its way to setting a new record for CG-animated features.
Richard Hollander Ankles Rhythm & Hues to Produce Effects at Pixar
Rhythm & Hues film division president Richard Hollander is leaving the Los Angeles area visual effects studio to join Bay area Pixar Animation Studios as a producer, according to the HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Nina Jacobson Signs First-Look with DreamWorks
Nina Jacobson has signed a three-year, first-look agreement at DreamWorks Studios, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
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