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Award-winning artist, writer and director William Vaughan will share his expertise with students in The DAVE School’s Block 01 course, which covers 3D modeling, lighting, texturing and demo reel presentation techniques.

Montreal-based visual effects studio Modus FX delivered a surreal dream sequence for Immortals, the stereo 3D feature film released in theaters on Nov. 11.

Montreal-based audio and VFX house, Boogie Studio, announced a spate of new hires and appointments.

Modus FX, one of Canada’s emerging leaders in visual effects, announced today that it has signed with International Creative Management (“ICM”), one of the world's largest talent and literary agencies.

DV Magazine tips its hat to the brand new Tiffen Dfx v3 for its outstanding video and still imaging effects capabilities within just one week of its official launch

Utah-based Visual Effects and Production Company continues to show strong growth in down economy.

Heightens visual effects capabilities for professional photographers, cinematographers, video and film editors, and visual effects artists; boasts 10+ brand new filters and enhanced multi-processor acceleration for the ultimate in creative control

NYC’s premier digital training destination takes its repertoire to new heights; now offering students courses in all aspects of content creation from start to finish

Award-winning director and editor to lead new division offering editorial, visual effects and design services.

The Digital Animation and Visual Effects School, the world's leading 3D modeling, animation and visual effects school, is proud to be sponsoring the Orlando Film Festival’s entry into the 2011 Chevrolet Fireball Run Adventurally.

Since opening its Traverse City, Michigan location in 2010 I.E. Effects has drawn high-profile projects to the facility, including stereoscopic conversion work on big-budget Hollywood films such as Gulliver’s Travels and Green Lantern.

The 32nd Telly Awards announced their 2011 winners, and The Digital Animation and Visual Effects School took six, three of them Silver Tellys, which are the highest Tellys awarded.

More than 140 effects, generators and transitions now compatible with the new Final Cut Pro® and Motion® releases; free upgrade for existing users

Before walking across the stage to receive their diplomas, The DAVE School’s newest graduates will hear words of encouragement and advice from alumnus Brian Taber, a 2007 graduate of The DAVE School and a Stereoscopic Supervisor for Stereo D.

Spatial Harmonics Group, whose credits include the upcoming feature Green Lantern, embarks on growth plan while targeting the film, advertising, game, and new media industries.

Free Set of Tools Speeds Up Photorealistic 3D Models for Real-Time Rendering

Portable VFX System Ideal Solution for Wide Range of Budget-Conscious Projects

Montreal's Modus FX recently completed visual effects for James Gunn's SUPER, an eccentric superhero-comedy film starring Rainn Wilson as Frank D'Arbo, a.k.a. "The Crimson Bolt."

Digital Frontier Inc. motion capture studio “OPAKIS” installs 100 VICON T160 high resolution cameras, a revolutionary resolution of 16 megapixels, to challenge the global CG market.

Visual effects innovators add a ray of light to any creative project

Visual effects supervisor Louis Morin's latest project, Source Code, comes to the big screen across North America today.

A day @ Clusters Clusters College for Media & Design, Calicut is conducting a free session“A DAY @ CLUSTERS" on 2nd April 2011. This session will cover the various aspects on Visual Effects in movies.

Plug-in favorite hits the strip to highlight innovative releases for Final Cut Pro, Motion and After Effects

Simian 2.0 is a multimedia platform that provides creative companies with robust tools for project management and creative collaboration, and to support their sales and marketing efforts.

Marc Sadeghi, a former executive at The Orphanage, has joined Australian-based Rising Sun Pictures and will head new business development in the United States.

Animation & Visual Effects students from Ex'pression College partner with Letterkenny Institute of Technology in Ireland to Produce Film for Cinemagic International Film Festival.

Clusters College for Media & Design has invited application for the Animation/Visual Ettects Courses

Luma Pictures created 360 "invisible" effects shots for "True Grit," the visual effects studios' fourth film collaboration with the Academy Award-winning directors.

The image processing power and visual effects creation capabilities of PHYX Stylist elevate the results of any video project

The OptiTrack Insight VCS optical virtual camera system is now available worldwire, providing "Avatar"-like live-action virtual camera work at a highly competitive price.

Bodega, a full service TV and Film production company, launches in New York City. Bodega has already enjoyed campaign successes for USA Network, Volkswagen, Hachette Book Group USA, VH1, TruTV and the Cooking Channel.

Chainsaw (www.chainsawedit.com), a leading independent provider of post production services for television, feature films and other media, has hired Boyd Stepan to head its newly-launched visual effects department.

Hollywood, CA, LOOK Effects announced today that they have launched their new website. Using a multitude of images and reels, the completely redesigned site features the visual effects work the company has done for projects.

Rising Sun Pictures has appointed Kevin Campbell to its senior creative team as Head of 3D. Formerly with Cinesite, London, Campbell will manage the growth of RSP’s 3D department .

LOOK Effects is very proud to announce that the short film LOOK produced with contemporary California photographer, Alex Prager, is to be included in the Museum of Modern Art’s 2010 photography exhibit.

LOOK Effects’ Hollywood facility has begun creating the visual effects for the new season of FOX Television’s “Bones.” This is the sixth season for the popular series and the sixth year LOOK has produced the effects.

CIS Hollywood announced today that Liz Ralston, a veteran visual effects producer, has joined the CIS Hollywood management team as Executive Producer. The announcement was made by Don Fly, President of CIS Visual Effects Group.

Lifeway College has recently aquired the talented Harsh Borah as a guest lecturer for their Advanced Diploma in 3D Animation programme.

Getting a job in the field of animation and video editors in Delhi is like getting a fruitful platform for your brightening future. But it’s not a dream that can be fulfilled just by thinking.

With the increasing trend of film making in our country, the ways of making film has also increased and become more sophisticated. Earlier the techniques were not much advanced but with the evolution in the film industry it all grew up suddenly.

New plug-in introduces stylish image colors and unique light manipulation options to the FxFactory platform

There is a recent addition in the list of our communication mediums, and that recent addition is the INTERNET. It helps the world to becoming a global village

See how Award Winning Effects Artists Cory Strassberger, Ming Hsiung and Photographer and Living Art Pioneer Alexx Henry created one of the first ever motion editorial spreads for Apple's new iPad.

See how the visual effects magicians at Luma Pictures brought Medusa and Poseidon to life in this weekends hot new film release, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

On January 26, 2010 at 10am PST, Steve Wright, world-renowned author of two digital compositing books, in partnership with the Center For New Media Studies, will be presenting a free 1-½ hour webinar titled “What’s So Hot About Nuke?”

Visual effects artists and independent animation company Walsh Family Media, selected to provide visual effects cinematography for the latest John Gray Film, ‘White Irish Drinkers’.

College student, Andy George, wins local and international awards for his digital art.

EVCL,the Abuja based Nigerian visual effects/animation studio releases the 1st in a new series of free online tutorials for the Nigerian/West African 3D animation novice.

The Nitrous team recently created and produced a spot for CBS College Fantasy Football. which appeared on the CBS Sports web site and on the CBS network. It was a tour de force of editorial pacing, type design, and graphic animation.

Affordable, unique Visual Effects Supervisor training program to be held December 4-6 at Film School Boot Camp, a fully-functional simulated movie set located in Sante Fe, New Mexico. Students will work with professional gear and crew.