Rokkit directing duo Sunday Paper (Cole Schreiber and David Parker, both alumni of The Mill) turned heads this past winter with their strange and wonderful “Light” short (Stash 88).
Just as thoughtful but decidedly less peaceful, their newest mini-opus uses off screen violence and subtle VFX to great effect .
Venice, CA, editorial house Spot Welders moves into the VFX fray with the launch of Shipping + Handling headed up by VFX Super Casey Price and EP J. Patrick McElroy. [Read more]
NY VFX and design house Phosphene grows its core creative team with the addition of CG Supervisor Vance Miller, Lead Digital Artist Eddie Porter, and Lead Compositor Scott Winston. [Read more]
Industry professionals and young talents alike are invited to submit their work to the 2013 animago competition. The international contest is free of charge and covers the entire field of digital media and visualisation. The submission deadline is June 30th, 2013. [Read more]
Shotbox® invites you to test out their the new web-based pre-production tool now in Public Beta (and free). “Our goal is to become the number one tool where you as a filmmaker take [Read more]
VFX veteran Mark French joins Brand New School in NY after nearly a decade of freelancing as a Flame Artist and VFX Supervisor at The Mill, Psyop, MassMarket, Framestore, and well, Brand New School. [Read more]
The Incredibly Short Film Festival in Sydney wants your animated GIFs (and other tiny works) for screenings with a live musical score at the Museum of Contemporary art during the Vivid Festival (May 24-June 10) and assorted projections onto buildings around Kings Cross. [Read more]
Check out the winners in the first edition of the BassAwards selected from entries from 50+ countries in Broadcast Design, Cinema, Video Games and Mapping categories. [Read more]
Former Passion Pictures EP Michael Adamo launches Fieldtrip in London with a sweet roster of directing talent including againstallodds, D.A.D.D.Y., Art & Graft, Marc Reisbig, Martin Jalfen, and 1stAveMachine with whom they enjoy an “exclusive, reciprocal, and 360-degree partnership to provide a home-away-from-home for both companies.” [Read more]
The After Effects NY group returnMar 28 (at PS 41, 116 West 11th St.) with a VFX Unite panel discussing the issues currently roiling the industry plus Boston’s ZYNC showcasing their new cloud rendering platform for Maya and Nuke. Full details here. [Read more]