Friedrichsdorf, Germany – April 7, 2021 – Maxon just announced its lineup of speakers for its April 3D & Motion Design Show, the free-to-attend virtual series of artist-focused presentations for 3D and motion graphics artists. During the extended April show, which will run from April 13, 2021 to April 15, 2021, Maxon will host presentations from a collection of notable ...
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VFX Legion Creates Effects for ‘Half Brothers’
Led by VFX Supervisor James David Hattin, VFX Legion’s team delivered a challenging mix of shots for ‘Half Brothers,’ director Luke Greenfield’s new film out of Focus Features. A fully remote company since its inception, Legion efficiently created a mix of complex photorealistic effects for the comedic drama. The production was just shy a few shots when the pandemic brought ...
Read More »Cooke Optics S7/i, Full Frame Plus lenses help to create the magic kingdom of Netflix’s Fate: The Winx Saga
March 30, 2021 DP Frida Wendel FSF, chose Cooke S7/i Full Frame Plus lenses to shoot Fate: The Winx Saga, the live-action TV adaptation of Nickelodeon’s animated series Winx Club. Following its Netflix launch in January, the show quickly shot to number one in the U.S. and number three in the U.K. The series follows a fairy called Bloom (Abigail ...
Read More »VFX Legion Helps ‘Nocturne’ Hit the Right Notes With FX for the Blumhouse’s Occult-Themed Thriller
Film and television visual effects company VFX Legion delivered all of the effects for ‘Nocturne,’ director Ze Quirke’s feature film debut, for ‘Welcome to Blumhouse.’ Amazon Studios joined forces with Blumhouse Television to create the theme-related series showcasing emerging filmmakers who bring a fresh perspective to the horror genre. Legion’s team produced a mix of computer-generated effects, elevating the visceral ...
Read More »Maxon Announces Maintenance Release of Magic Bullet Suite
Friedrichsdorf, Germany – February 4, 2021 – Today, Maxon announced the immediate availability of a maintenance release for Magic Bullet Suite 14, its collection of tools for color correction, finishing and film looks, that enables support in MacOS Big Sur and Final Cut Pro for the updated tools: Colorista V, Looks 5 and Denoiser III. Along with important compatibility updates, ...
Read More »VFX Legion Provides OPSIS With VFX Support for Michael Bay’s ‘Songbird’
Visualization services company, OPSIS, recently called on VFX Legion to lend its talents to Songbird, director Adam Mason’s new dystopian thriller from producer Michael Bay. As the film’s primary visual effects vendor, OPSIS provided end-to-end services – from Concept, Previs, Postvis and finalizing VFX shots to assembling the right talent for the job. OPSIS integrated Legion into its team, tapping ...
Read More »Rising Sun Pictures Wins AACTA Visual Effects Award for “The Eight Hundred”
Studio receives Australia’s highest honour for cinematic achievement for its riveting combat scenes. Adelaide, South Australia— Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) today won the 2020 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Award for Best Visual Effects or Animation for its work on the Chinese World War II epic The Eight Hundred. The Adelaide-based studio helped to recreate the 1937 ...
Read More »Mo-Sys Creates Spectacle for Live Music Extravaganza
Little Mix put into virtual stadium setting thanks to precision camera tracking Mo-Sys Engineering, a world leader in precision camera tracking solutions for virtual studios and augmented reality, took a central role in the Covid-safe production of a live online entertainment awards show. Normally held in a stadium venue, this year production company and media technologists Bild Studios used virtual ...
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