Sony and Vue to stream World Cup final live in 4K
In a world first, Sony and Vue Entertainment announce that two World Cup matches, including the final, will be streamed live to a UK cinema in 4K.
Tagged: cinema
Giant VFX bean feast
A mammoth digital beanstalk, CG environments, digital set extensions and destruction work were on the MPC menu for Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Slayer.
Award winners announced at Edinburgh Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced its award winners, with a graduation film claiming both the Best British Short Film and The McLaren Animation prizes
Animation gains level pegging at EdFilmFest
To the Edinburgh Film Festival at the weekend and a dramatic introduction to the first batch of films in the McLaren Animation competition
Rude elf
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 sees Framestore providing some of its finest work yet, including recreated house-elves, a magical animated storybook sequence and other dazzling VFX- 110 shots in all.
Craft & Design recognised by RTS Awards
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has launched the Craft & Design Awards 2009/2010
Steve MacPherson new CTO, VFX at Framestore
Framestore has announced a new high-profile film hire in the shape of Steve MacPherson as CTO, VFX.
Rushes Soho Shorts Festival calls for submissions
Rushes Soho Shorts is calling for submissions for its 12th “celebration of everything short.”
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.
Winning smiles
Crying With Laughter, a bold, low budget, Scottish revenge thriller, has scooped the top prize of Best Film at this year’s Scottish BAFTA awards
Reanimated anime
Astro Boy, the long-awaited animated film version by Imagi Studios of the iconic Japanese manga character, was created using a Maya-based, around-the-clock production pipeline spanning Hong Kong and Hollywood.
Revelation: Michael Fink on View-D
Stereoscopic film – 3D – is easy, right? Wrong. It’s actually fraught with difficulties from the filmmakers’ point of view. Now Michael Fink, CEO Prime Focus VFX and Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor, can reveal...
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
Local Heroes
Actress Tilda Swinton and director Mark Cousins are currently leading a team of film fans who are dragging a mobile cinema around the Scottish Highlands.
