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John Toll, ASC Goes Digital for Iron Man 3
6-May-2013
Master cinematographer John Toll, ASC recently made his first feature-film foray into digital cinematography on Iron Man 3: Revealing the Mandarin, Marvel Entertainment’s latest installment of the ...
CG Effects Brings Actress Back to Life
6-May-2013
Described by Framestore’s VFX Supervisor, William Bartlett, as being “very much on the edge of what’s possible”, Framestore has used pioneering VFX techniques to bring the benchmark of beauty, Audrey ...
Learning on Display
6-May-2013
Chase Secondary School increases student interest with NEC display technology.
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Web Exclusives

Ntropic Gives Life to Marco Brambilla’s 'Creation [Megaplex]'
6-May-2013
Ntropic Creative Director and Founder Nate Robinson pushed the boundaries of Autodesk Flame visual effects software and Autodesk Maya 3D animation software to deliver extraordinary visual effects for ...
Athena Studios Produces Stop-Motion Short Film
2-May-2013
Athena Studios, an Emeryville, CA — based company that provides full production services for film, TV, advertising, and multimedia clients and projects (and is also the production arm of ...
iN DEMAND Creates a Wealth of Promotional Content
2-May-2013
As the leading distributor of transactional movies, sports and events to video providers across North America, iN DEMAND delivers a huge amount of programming from more than 150 program suppliers to ...
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News

DreamWorks Animation Makes Mobile History With the Turbo Racing League App and the $1,000,000 Shell-Out
16-May-2013
GLENDALE, CA — DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. redefines a snail's pace and makes mobile history with the action-packed Turbo Racing League App and the $1,000,000 Shell-Out Contest Presented By ...
Rovio's Angry Birds to be Feature Film
16-May-2013
CULVER CITY, CA — Sony Pictures Entertainment has won the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the eagerly anticipated Angry Birds animated film, making it one of the most high-profile deals of ...
Winners Announced for 2013 Student Academy Awards
15-May-2013
BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Thirteen students from nine U.S. colleges and universities as well as three students from foreign universities have been selected as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts ...
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Student and School News

3DGarage.com Delivers New 'LightWave 3D v11.5 Up to Speed' Training Video
1-May-2013
CHICAGO — 3D Garage.com, producer of instructional training videos for 3D modeling and digital content creation, has released its new “LightWave 11.5 Up to Speed” instructional training video from Dan ...
Working at the Speed of Thought
26-Mar-2013
Using the right tools helps students launch careers with short films.
Careers Day Set at Escape
15-Mar-2013
On Wednesday, April 3, Escape Studios in London is hosting a career day to show interested individuals what it takes to become a CG pro in the VFX industry.
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SIGGRAPH

CGW Announces SIGGRAPH 2012 Silver Edge Awards
21-Aug-2012
ACM SIGGRAPH holds its annual conference and exhibition in Los Angeles; CGW selects the best of show.
It Takes A Village - And A Chief
20-Aug-2012
The clock is ticking down to SIGGRAPH 2012. Soon, thousands and thousands of digital artists will be wandering the halls of the show, attending sessions, learning about new techniques, meeting new ...
SIGGRAPH 2012: Highlights From Los Angeles
16-Aug-2012
LOS ANGELES – SIGGRAPH 2012, the world's premier conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques, welcomed 21,212 artists, research scientists, gaming experts and developers, filmmakers, ...
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GDC

JMR debuts additions to SilverStor Desktop family at NAB 2013
8-Apr-2013
LAS VEGAS — JMR Electronics, a storage solutions vendor, is debuting its latest additions to its SilverStore Desktop family of products, a complete suite of cloud ready SAS/SATA/SSDRAID solutions, ...
Tech Startup Sandboxr, Aims to be Nation's Largest 3D Printing Service, Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Raise Funds
5-Apr-2013
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — Sandboxr has announced plans to acquire enough 3D printers to effectively make it the largest 3D printing service in the US. It has launched a campaign on the crowd-funding site ...
Markerless iPi Motion Capture Available Through Steam Store
1-Apr-2013
MOSCOW — Markerless motion capture iPi Motion Capture, from iPi Soft, is now available in the Valve Steam Store.
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NAB

CGW Silver Edge Awards: NAB 2013
24-Apr-2013
Each year, major industry trade shows like NAB 2013 provide vendors with an opportunity to pitch products and users with the chance to see the latest and greatest. Trying to select the best of show is ...
The Foundry Rolls Out Hiero and HieroPlayer 1.7
12-Apr-2013
Leading visual effects and computer graphics company The Foundry has released the latest version of Hiero and HieroPlayer, its family of shot management, conform and review tools.
Blackmagic Design Reveals 4K Production Camera
11-Apr-2013
LAS VEGAS — Blackmagic Design has unveiled the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K, a new high-resolution 4K digital film camera with a large Super 35 size sensor with professional global shutter, ...
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Kickstarter

Brutal Brothers Films Awarded 'DreamIt Award'
6-May-2013
SPRINGFIELD, MO — CrowdIt (www.crowdit.com), the crowdfunding site for the "New American Dream," announced that a local film company, Brutal Brothers Films, will receive a crowdfunding opportunity at ...
AR-K Video Game Franchise on Kickstarter
25-Apr-2013
Gato Salvaje S.L., a Spanish company dedicated to the production of episodic gaming, has announced that the famous comic writer Greg Rucka, known for his work on such comics as Action Comics, ...
PoweredPlay Launches Kickstarter Campaign
23-Apr-2013
SAN MATEO — PoweredPlay Gaming, the first provider of modular lighting and effects kits for scale models, collectables and tabletop games, has launched its Kickstarter project ...
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