CVP, a supplier of broadcast technology and services to the UK television sector, has become the victim of one of the industry’s largest thefts [...]
The co-founder and the former MD of the design outfit Airside have together formed new agency Rupert Ray, which will open its doors in April 2012. [...]
STV has used the IBC trade show in Amsterdam as a soft launch for its Video on Demand service STV Player for Android devices. [...]
The Museum of London, creative agency Brothers And Sisters and AETN UK’s flagship channel History have joined forces to develop a new app which gives users the opportunity to see Roman London as it was 2,000 years ago [...]
Adobe and Directors UK (formerly DPRS) are co-hosting an evening focused on The Making of Monsters, the sci-fi smash produced using the Adobe Creative Suite, with an appearance by director Gareth Edwards. [...]
Framestore was the sole provider of digital visual effects for Steven Spielberg’s War Horse, delivering over 200 shots to the movie. [...]
Continue reading War Horse : VFX on the Front Line
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|  Visual effects studio Brewster Parsons, advertising agency twofifteenmccann and Anonymous Content director Malcolm Venville have collaborated on spots to show how the Kinect for Xbox 360 has inspired people to experience the world in new ways. [...] Continue reading (X)box of tricks  Heavenly has brought the BBC Entertainment brand to life through a combination of beautiful and sophisticated visuals, an expressive human element and cutting-edge digital animation techniques. [...] Continue reading Dancing crystal identity  Independent Films’ Thierry Poiraud has created a magical spot for Réseau Ferré de France, using clever cinematography, model making and 3D animation [...] Continue reading Model railways  Framestore has created a cute, but not so cuddly CG koala for a Specsavers TV ad. [...] Continue reading Marsupial menace  Fuel VFX delivered 120 shots in six sequences for the latest Marvel blockbuster Captain America: The First Avenger, subjecting the superhero to a battery of elements [...] Continue reading Neither snow nor fire nor water nor Hydra stays Captain America…  Framestore finishes VFX work on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, marking the end of ten years of helping to bring the world created by JK Rowling to magical life [...] Continue reading Harry Potter ends in a flood of VFX  The Mill’s double-BAFTA winning TV team has created the iconic ticking crocodile for Sky Movies HD’s forthcoming live-action movie epic, Neverland. [...] Continue reading Tick Tock Croc  Cinesite recreates 18th Century London in 3D for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, with more than 300 stereoscopic visual effects shots [...] Continue reading Voyage in 3D On Stranger Tides |   
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Recently I reviewed the new version of the venerable DTP software and set out some key tips for using it in a Masterclass feature for Macworld [...]
In this feature, commissioned by Macworld, I track the last ten years of Mac OS X. It ends with a preview of Mac OS X 7- Codenamed Lion, which is due this summer. [...]
What is the secret of convincing portraiture, whether done digitally or in traditional media or a mixture of the two? Find out in this feature [...]