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MPC, the studio behind the "Lion King" to shut down Vancouver Studio

MPC, the studio behind the "Lion King" to shut down Vancouver Studio

Visual effects powerhouse MPC (Moving Picture Company) has shut down its studio in Vancouver, Canada effective immediately. The company employed over ...

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Comment: CGI James Dean provokes backlash, but the actor-based anime characters are nothing new

Comment: CGI James Dean provokes backlash, but the actor-based anime characters are nothing new

Yesterday's news that deceased actor James Dean would be reimagined as a cg-animated character for a new Vietnam War-set film Finding Jack was met wit...

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London-based VFX Titan DNEG announces IPO, aiming to raiseド1.9100 million

London-based VFX Titan DNEG announces IPO, aiming to raiseド1.9100 million

Vfx company DNEG has announced that it will float on the London Stock Exchange. Here's what we know so far.(Image at top: from a breakdown of DNEG's v...

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CBS Digital rebranded as CBS VFX and expanded to accommodate growing demand from TV series

CBS Digital rebranded as CBS VFX and expanded to accommodate growing demand from TV series

So long, CBS Digital; hello, CBS VFX. The technology group has rebranded itself - here's a look at why they're making changes....

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4 resources that will help you understand how the new "Lion King" was created

4 resources that will help you understand how the new "Lion King" was created

Jon Favreau's remake of The Lion King, now the highest-grossing animated film of all time, has generated a a good deal of confusion over how it was ma...

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Epic Games has created the ultimate guide to virtual production

Epic Games has created the ultimate guide to virtual production

“Virtual production”: the term is as widely used as it is poorly understood. In the past decade, as this technique - or, rather, set of techniques...

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