FuseFX Artists Get Emmy Nominations for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, American Horror Story
Artists from FuseFX received two nominations in visual effects categories in the 67th Emmy Awards.
Visual Effects
32Ten Studios’ Practical Magic for Jurassic World
Universal Pictures’ record-breaking blockbuster Jurassic World features a number of practical shots that were designed, built, and filmed at 32Ten Studios in San Rafael, California. The most prominent were the gates that welcomed visitors to the prehistoric theme park Jurassic World. Those gates, which needed to appear massive on screen, were actually 19-foot set pieces built at 32Ten under the supervision of model maker Mark Anderson.
Rodeo FX Delivers Escape Sequence for Tomorrowland
Rodeo FX completed 50 visual effects shots for the latest Brad Bird movie, Tomorrowland, including digital matte painting, blue screen compositing, scene enhancements, CG effects and simulation, and a thrilling sequence in which the central characters escape in a rocket-propelled bathtub pod moments before their farmhouse explodes.
Tokyo Sound Production Installs an SGO Mistika System
Tokyo Sound Production, Japan, recently upgraded its capabilities with an SGO Mistika post-production system.
PipelineFX’s Qube Now Available in One-Month Installments
PipelineFX has added a subscription licensing option making the Qube render farm management software for visual effects even more cost-effective for studios and schools. This new option can be limited to a single one-month installment, and drops the price of Qube to $15 a month.
Cantina Creative, Territory Studio Contributed VFX for Avengers: Age of Ultron
Los Angeles-based Cantina Creative and London-based Territory Studio used Maxon Cinema 4D software to create numerous visual effects that appear throughout Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Age of Ultron sequel.
Blur Completes Trailers for Three Titles at E3 2015
Animation, VFX, and design shop Blur Studio created game trailers for clients Bethesda Softworks, Ubisoft and 505 Games showing at this years E3 Expo June 16-18 in Los Angeles, California. The trailers included Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Siege, ADR1FT, and Dishonored 2.
Method Demolishes Downtown LA in San Andreas
The action thriller San Andreas, now in theaters, is packed with catastrophic destruction, achieved in part through 247 complex visual effects shots executed by Method Studios facilities. As one of the main visual effects vendors on the film, Method was responsible for the entire downtown Los Angeles sequence, in which an earthquake decimates the city, and also contributed to the San Francisco sequence.
Filmworkers, Churchill Studios Stage Shark Attack for La Quinta
Man-eating sharks turn cuddly in a new campaign for La Quinta. Filmworkers and Churchill Studio provided the inspired computer generated magic for Swim in which a businessman is dropped into a dive tank filled with blood thirsty sea creatures. The campaign was conceived by DDB Chicago, and directed by David McNally of Company Films.
Artemple-Hollywood Produced Entourage Effects
Artemple-Hollywood produced more than 150 VFX shots for the Warner Bros. feature film Entourage, many of which comprised crowd duplications, complex tracking and compositing, CG elements, and 3D matte paintings that included 360-degree environments.
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