Production & Post
DaVinci Resolve creates documentary My Old School’s retro look
Colour is a crucial part of documentary film My Old School, with one of the main challenges unifying its animated and live sections
animation
Production & Post
DreamWorks animation releases MoonRay as open source software
Animation production rendering software was used on such films as How to Train Your Dragon
Business
ReDefine to open Barcelona-based VFX studio
New location will join the company’s other European studios in London, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria
Production & Post
Building a feature film in the cloud
How animation studio Hazimation used DaVinci Resolve Studio to produce its new feature film, Rift
Production & Post
Epic Games releases sample project for live event broadcasts
Hype Chamber is based on the real-world workflow and findings from building motion graphics, animation and a full virtual environment
Production & Post
‘This is a film whose time has come’: Bringing regenerative farming to the big screen
Director Colin Ramsay and producer Claire Mackenzie discuss Six Inches of Soil, a new film that will tell the story of the UK’s broken...
Production & Post
How broadcasters can use local technology to build an international animation pipeline
TVBEurope talks to the team behind a proof of concept looking at a standardised data pipeline allowing content makers to create 3D animated content...
Production & Post
Monitoring creative production during lockdown
Computer monitors with professional level performance are now available for a small fraction of the “traditional” price. We asked four freelance content creators -...
Production & Post
Is it possible to create high-end content while working remotely?
The team at Moonraker VFX discuss making great TV remotely for Netflix's new series History 101
Production & Post
Disney Animation releases home-produced Frozen shorts
At Home with Olaf uses existing character models and backgrounds
Production & Post
Pixar graphics pioneers win Turing Prize
Prize often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of computing"
Production & Post
Jellyfish Pictures opens Sheffield studio
Operates in a PC-over-IP environment with all tech housed off-site
Production & Post
JAM Media embraces PixStor
300TB software-defined system controls all hardware, applications and systems in the workflow
Production & Post
Jellyfish Pictures opens Brixton HQ
Largest "virtual" VFX and animation studio in the world
Business
Half of EU VFX workers have yet to apply for settled status
New figures from UK Screen Alliance
Technology
Netflix, AWS join Academy Software Foundation
Offers a forum for open source software developers to share resources and collaborate on image creation, visual effects, animation and sound technologies
Production & Post
Charles Courcier appointed Xilam head of digital production
Previously held positions at Gaumont Animation, Sacrebleu Productions and Amuse
Production & Post
BAFTA, Jellyfish Pictures announce Sheffield studio
Headed up by Jellyfish Pictures’ new animation director Kevin Spruce
TVBEverywhere
Animation Toolkit releases Aardman Animation Kit
Designed to assist stop-motion filmmakers with the puppet-making process
Business
“Apply for settled status” UK Screen Alliance tells EU VFX workers
Issues guidance for VFX, post production and animation industries
Features
Blur Studio reveals render tricks behind new NSFW Love, Death & Robots shorts
Production studio explores different animation styles with help of V-Ray renderer
Production & Post
Lights, Camera, Digital Transformation!
Uncovering the data-driven innovations turbocharging film from creation to consumption
Business
Jellyfish appoints Loynes as development producer
Charlotte Loynes has 20 years experience in animation
Business
Endemol Shine UK takes controlling stake in Simon’s Cat
Endemol Shine UK has acquired a controlling share in animation company Simon’s Cat, founded in 2008 by illustrator, animator and director Simon Tofield
Business
Business
Reuters unveils Partner Marketplace for new video content
Reuters has launched its Partner Marketplace, a service offering clients fully-licensed video content from a range of specialist providers, available via a single, tiered...
News
Business
Flix opens £1 million MediaCityUK facility
Flix has launched a new £1 million facility which features finishing suites and theatres across 5,500sqft on the seventh floor of MediaCityUK’s White Tower.
Business
Production & Post
RealtimeUK brings gaming CGI to factual TV series
Manchester-based animation studio RealtimeUK has embarked on a major documentary series project for TV channel Yesterday.
News
Business
1.2 million digital and creative skilled workers needed by 2022
The digital and creative sector is expected to need 1.2 million new workers by 2022; equivalent to half the current workforce, according to training...
Business
Women still earning less than men in TV industry
Creative Skillset, the industry training and skills body, has announced the results of its creative media workforce survey.