Cause An Effect launched
New VFX company formed by Nick Piper, Tim Rudgard, Make VFX & Vendetta Post launches in Los Angeles.
Tagged: compositing
Fit feline
Rushes, with TBWA and Outsider, has recently completed the latest commercial for Whiskas, which sees a cat effortlessly jump past a balcony to the amazement of his owners
Metal in motion
The Embassy Visual Effects has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for its climactic battle sequence and elaborate exo-suit work on District 9, directed by Neill Blomkamp
Furry Faced FX
MPC’s work on recently released monster hit ‘The Wolfman’ includes fully animated creature scenes, three gruesome transformations, completely created London rooftop scenes, enhancement of live-action wolfman shots, and the film’s climactic waterfall environment
Natural growth
Rushes has met a number of complex 3D and compositing challenges in the postproduction for a campaign of six separate Daily Mail commercials.
Ancient adversaries
MPC Vancouver has provided a range of visual effects and post production work for 160 shots across 9 sequences for ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’
Green screens
Brickyard VFX has contributed visual effects to a series of spots for Titleist golf clubs and golf balls, creating animated overlays on footage of courses in St Andrews and Chicago.
Foundry shipping Nuke 6.0 And NukeX 6.0
The Foundry has announced the release of its VFX compositing applications, Nuke and NukeX 6.0
UNIT to post ‘How Earth Made Us’ for BBC
UNIT has announced a major deal with the BBC to do the audio, online and delivery for the new BBC Science series, How Earth Made Us.
Free Nuke tutorials from The Foundry online.
The Foundry is offering over 50 comprehensive free Nuke tutorials by industry pro Frank Rueter & top trainer Steve Wright
Nuke hits Framestore
Framestore, the largest visual effects and computer animation studio in Europe, is the latest major facility to invest in a Nuke site license.
Cheesy tale
Directors dom&nic have directed Kerry Low Low’s latest commercial Mouse, with a MPC team creating a fully CG rodent and 50,000 traps
Energy matters
Nexus directors Tom & Mark have completed work on a new animated spot to promote The Energy Saving Trust.
Fashion Circuit
Typhoon CP has created a film to represent the avant-garde and experimental designs of the Boudicca couture fashion house, with post work by UNIT
IBC 2009 Roundup
IBC, held annually in Amsterdam in September, offered a chance to catch up on the latest technology and trends in the broadcast and film world
