Senior Lawyer To Conduct Inquiry Into Claims Of Toxic Workplace At Weta Digital
Dozens of current and former staff have alleged bullying, sexism, and harassment at the vfx titan.
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Weta Signs Deal With Amazon Web Services To Create Cloud-Based VFX Workflow
The tech setup will extend Weta’s remote collaborative workflow to its crew all over the world.
China’s Authorities Want The Country To Produce More Sci-Fi Movies — And More VFX
The Chinese government believes that vfx-driven sci-fi blockbusters are good propaganda for its ruling Communist Party.
‘Tenet’ Crew Explain Why The Action Epic Has Fewer VFX Shots Than Many Rom-Coms
Christopher Nolan tends to favor practical over visual effects — even when it comes to blowing up a plane.
Leading Previs Studio The Third Floor Opens First Office In China
If the studio has its way, pre-visualization will become as big in China as it is in Hollywood.
Academy’s Animation And VFX Branches Lag Behind Other Branches In Membership Invites To Women
Once again, the animation and vfx branches are disproportionately male.
VFX Giant Technicolor Files For Chapter 15 Amid Restructuring, Blames Coronavirus
The company, which is home to many vfx and animation studios, is $1.59 billion in debt.
Citing Coronavirus Impact, Technicolor Is Shutting Down Mill Film Brand, Merging Studio With Mr. X
An official statement says: “Covid-19 is changing the entertainment industry … The merger is a direct and necessary response.”
DNEG’s Planned Pay Cuts Reversed For Some Feature Animation Staff Working On ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’
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.
Quarantine Chronicles: How Animators On The Upcoming ‘Tom And Jerry’ Feature Are Staying Connected
An animation supervisor and a senior animator at Framestore discuss the challenges — and surprising upsides — of working remotely.
SIGGRAPH 2020 Conference Cancelled, Will Take Place In Virtual Format
This is the first time in the conference’s 47-year history that it has been cancelled.
Labor Activists Call Out Technicolor For ‘Hundreds’ Of VFX Layoffs In Montreal
The company’s treatment of its staff is “grotesque” says a grassroots vfx workers rights organization.
DNEG Asks Global Staff Earning Over $43,200 To Take A Three-Month Pay Cut (EXCLUSIVE)
The company says this must be done in order to retain jobs amid the crisis. Union representatives are worried about the long-term implications.
Visual Effects Society Calls On Employers To Let Staff Work From Home
“Right now is the time for the utmost flexibility towards vfx artists and all practitioners,” says the society.
Coronavirus: Thousands Of VFX Artists Sign Petition Asking To Work From Home
While other industries send their workers home, visual effects employers are dragging their feet.
VFX Studio Fuse FX Is Opening Its Fourth Office In Atlanta
“Atlanta has been a hotbed for new productions,” says Brad Kalinoski, who heads the new office.
‘The Call Of The Wild’ Is Let Down By Its Animation, Say Critics
Most films about dogs are either fully animated or entirely live action. This one lands awkwardly in between.
‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Lands Best Ever Opening For A Video Game Movie
This hedgehog hogged the box office.
‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Is Set To Speed To The Top Of The Box Office
Tepid reviews and a controversy over the hedgehog’s redesign are unlikely to hold the film back.
Oscars Condemned For Mocking ‘Cats’ VFX Artists
“The best visual effects in the world will not compensate for a story told badly,” said the Visual Effects Society in a statement.
