Staff at the vfx titan are facing significant pay cuts. But some are now being offered “salary support,” with the help of production partner Locksmith Animation.
An animation supervisor and a senior animator at Framestore discuss the challenges — and surprising upsides — of working remotely.
This is the first time in the conference’s 47-year history that it has been cancelled.
The company’s treatment of its staff is “grotesque” says a grassroots vfx workers rights organization.
The company says this must be done in order to retain jobs amid the crisis. Union representatives are worried about the long-term implications.
“Right now is the time for the utmost flexibility towards vfx artists and all practitioners,” says the society.
While other industries send their workers home, visual effects employers are dragging their feet.
“Atlanta has been a hotbed for new productions,” says Brad Kalinoski, who heads the new office.
Most films about dogs are either fully animated or entirely live action. This one lands awkwardly in between.
This hedgehog hogged the box office.
Tepid reviews and a controversy over the hedgehog’s redesign are unlikely to hold the film back.
“The best visual effects in the world will not compensate for a story told badly,” said the Visual Effects Society in a statement.
Disney wins for the 11th time in 13 years.
The animation categories of the Academy Awards offer more than a few surprises this year.
Here are all the nominees in the animation categories.
Check out all the nominees for the 18th annual VES Awards, which recognize outstanding vfx artistry.
Some takeaways from ILM’s vfx work that made Robert De Niro young again.
Nelson Lowry explains how he harnessed the studio’s unique capabilities for its latest feature.
Universal is replacing the current version in theaters with a new version that contains “improved visual effects.”
Two weeks before Christmas, a major vfx shop in Vancouver has shut down.
