Veteran VFX Producer Andrea D’Amico Joins FuseFX
From the release: Award-winning visual effects studio FuseFX has brought on veteran VFX Producer Andrea D’Amico. D’Amico arrives with more than 25 years of experience in visual effects, including tenures at Eden FX, Digital Domain, RIOT, P.O.P. and CIS Hollywood. Most recently, she served as VFX Producer at MPC Montreal, on Fox’s Victor Frankenstein. At […] [Watch]
Behind the Scenes of IKEA “Fly Robot Fly”
Watching the disparate and maniacally detailed elements of Encyclopedia Pictura projects come together always makes for wondrous behind the scenes viewing. Witness the childlike assembly of costumes, cranes, sets, matte paintings and CG in this spot for IKEA’s new toy line called “Fly Robot, Fly.” [Watch]
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Updating Ridley Scott’s 1973 Hovis Spot
Four years before Ridley Scott made his first feature film (The Duellists in 1977) he was hammering away directing TV series and commercials including a spot called “Boy on a Bike” for UK bread makers Hovis, a one-minute film since voted the UK’s favorite ad of all time. [Watch]
MPC London Up Diarmid Harrison-Murray to Creative Director, 3D
MPC London have promoted VFX Supervisor, Diarmid Harrison Murray to the position of Creative Director, 3D. [Watch]
Technicolor Acquires The Mill for US$400 Million
Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH; OTCQX: TCLRY) announces today the acquisition of London-based The Mill, the world’s largest visual effects and content creation studio for the advertising industry, for €259 million on a debt-free basis. [Watch]