Thursday, February 27, 2014

Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts

Kevin Pollak hosts a look at the Oscar-nominated animated short film nominees from 2013 including a panel with the filmmakers. Held on February 25, 2014, with films including "Feral" (Daniel Sousa and Dan Golden), "Get a Horse!" (Lauren MacMullan and Dorothy McKim), "Mr. Hublot" Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares, "Possessions" (Shuhei Morita) and "Room on the Broom" (Max Lang and Jan Lachauer).


Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Watch: Documentary ‘Life After Pi’ Chronicles Collapse of Rhythm & Hues

LIFE AFTER PI is a short documentary about Rhythm & Hues Studios, the L.A. based Visual Effects company that won an Academy Award for its groundbreaking work on "Life of Pi" -- just two weeks after declaring bankruptcy. The film explores rapidly changing forces impacting the global VFX community and the Film Industry as a whole.


Monday, February 24, 2014

INFO: ADAPT Oscar March in March Rally








// OSCAR MARCH IN MARCH RALLY

Sunday, March 2, 2014

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. PST

Hollywood Blvd. & Vine

We are holding a rally to support legal action to help end the current subsidy race that is damaging the Visual Effects and Film industries. These subsidies are a form of corporate welfare used by Hollywood producers to game various governments against each other. These actions have led to a bidding war between governments that maximizes the amount of free taxpayer money for Hollywood productions that end up making billions of dollars. At the same time, this has unknowingly cost taxpayers billions... more on ADAPT website


// Oscars 2014: Why Are Special Effects Wizards Planning to Protest at the Ceremony?

// The State Of The VFX Industry

// VFX Soldier










Saturday, February 22, 2014

Reference Of The Day: The Sochi Olympics, Frame by Frame

Check out these fantastic images from the Sochi Olympics! Great motion reference! More over on the NY Times website here: