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Chris Eyerman and Ash Thorp Prologue “The Martian”

The third in a series of brilliant prologue-promos for Ridley Scott’s “The Martian,” finds Neil deGrasse Tyson hosting a segment of his StarTalk series as it might appear in 2035 with humans poised to return to Mars – with VFX work from up and coming Polish post house Juice, MPC, The Mill and Framestore. [Watch]

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MPC Tackles Madden NFL 16 “Madden: The Movie”

MPC LA take the VFX lead in the latest full-on insanity from hungry man director Wayne McClammy and SF agency Heat for EA Sports’ Madden NFL franchise, a five-minute parody-packed movie trailer starring Dave Franco, Christopher Mintz-Plassethe and NFL playmakers Rob Gronkowski, Julio Jones [Watch]

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Burris, Tucker, Saavedra, Broussard, Maude and Trippe Bolster MPC LA Advertising 3D Division

From the release: Los Angeles—In response to new business growth driven by its diverse offering across VFX, VR and color, and industry recognition of excellence most recently with AICP and Cannes honors, MPC Los Angeles is pleased to announce the new hires of five industry-leading artists to its Advertising 3D division. Steward Burris joins as […] [Watch]

How to Build Your Own Lexus Hoverboard

I overheard two teenagers on the train yesterday debating whether the Lexus hoverboard was real or not. One swore it was “just like Back to the Future,” the other insisted it had to be “CGI.” Thanks to this making-of film, we now know the deck uses “liquid-nitrogen-cooled super-conductors and permanent magnets” to float on hidden tracks. [Watch]

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MPC Launches Dedicated VR Team

From the release: Multi award winning VFX studio MPC has established a creative and technology led VR team – MPC VR. The group is focused on immersive exploration across industries including Advertising, Feature film, Architecture, Entertainment Content and Experiential event production.http://www.moving-picture.com/ MPC VR continues to build on its experience developing pioneering projects with Directors and […] [Watch]

Stash 112: Dig Into More Brilliant Motion

A non-stop feast of design, animation and VFX, Stash 112 packs another 31 creatively and technically outstanding video projects into the Stash Permanent Collection along with great behind-the-scenes features and exclusive interviews with the designers, directors and producers behind the work.
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