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London-Based VFX Titan DNEG Announces IPO, Aims To Raise $191 Million

The vfx and animation company employs nearly 7,000 people worldwide.

The company offers a range of services, from vfx to virtual production tools, for broadcast content.

In our round-up of articles, the senior crew explain how they created — and, in some cases, fudged — the film’s photorealism.

The Virtual Production Field Guide provides an overview of “one of the biggest technology disruptors of the visual medium.”

Do we have another “Lion King” situation on our hands?

Two things are for sure: the remake of “The Lion King” is animated, and it’s going to do well at the box office.

Lessons from Luma’s animation supervisor on the fiery Elemental in the film.

Kumail Nanjiani lends his voice — and personality — to the completely cg alien.

Over 170 people have been invited to join the Academy’s animation and vfx branches.

Why vfx artists had to closely adhere to character silhouettes in “Godzilla: King of the Monsters.”

With over 60 Pokémon to design and a complicated approval pipeline, “Pokémon Detective Pikachu” was not your typical hybrid cg production.

What does a vfx supervisor actually do during a film’s production? The answer might surprise you.

Analyst are projecting an opening weekend of $50-65 million.

Who likes working overtime?

The new trailer for “Sonic the Hedgehog” has ignited an onslaught of negative reactions.

Animating fur in “Missing Link” required a combination of old-fashioned craftsmanship and tech-savvy vfx.

De-ageing visual effects have certainly been done before, but never to this scale.

Disney’s $170 million production isn’t receiving the reception the studio had hoped for.

The Stuttgart vfx and animation conference is not far away – here’s our guide to making the most of the event.

No matter how successful a film is, animation and vfx artists continue to get stiffed by their employers.