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Avatar's 800lbs of VFX, Scrooge Faces Na'vi, & Creating Pandora's Banshees...
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• Fri, Dec 4
By iHowie STAR TREK Paramount Vfx runtime/shots: 60+ min./1,100 shots (total runtime: 127 min.) Vfx shops: ILM, Digital Domain, Svengali Visual Effects, Lola VFX ALSO IN THE MIX • "Land of the Lost" • "The Lovely Bones"* • "Sherlock Holmes"*
20,000 Leagues Sinks, Winsor McCay Awards, & VFX Oscar Watch...
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• Mon, Nov 16
By iHowie comingsoon.net) While it's widely assumed that J.J. Abrams will be directing the next "Star Trek" film, that's not necessarily the case. Abrams is one of the busiest people in Hollywood, yet he always takes time to graciously talk to press. Tonight, we asked him about S...
ID4 Trilogy, VES Honors Cameron, & Stop Motion Renaissance...
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• Thu, Nov 12
By iHowie This was the biggest project for us," said Braun, whose software has been used in Starship Troopers, Lost in Space, Black Hawk Down, Spider-Man 3, Star Trek: Nemesis and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Its special effects tools have also been used in computer games such as StarCr...
CGI Improving Movies, Canada Nabs VFX Gigs, & Titan's Creatures...
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• Wed, Nov 11
By iHowie Star Trek", "Harry Potter", & "Transformers" Fuel List Of 2010 People's Choice Awards Nominees Harry Potter" Star Trek" Twilight" Transformers" X-Men" In a bid to close the gap, the film's makers are hoping to sell out Wellington's Paramount Theatre tonight.
4 VFX Franchises Reborn, Hobbit Director A Monster, & Battleship with Aliens...
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• Tue, Nov 10
By iHowie hollywoodreporter.com) PARIS -- French film industry professionals and moviegoers will treat their eyes to a special effects feast as the third edition of two-day VFX conference Parisfx kicks off in the French capital on Nov.18.
JJ-Nauts, The Effects of Polygon, & France's VFX Tax Rebate...
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• Fri, Nov 6
By nobody@vox.com(iHowie) J.J. Abrams Producing "Micronauts" (darkhorizons.com) J.J. Abrams ("Star Trek," TV's "Lost") is in talks to produce "Micronauts", a film version of the Japanese Microman toy line reports The Wall Street Journal. The toys, fi... Send to a friend
JJ-Nauts, The Effects of Polygon, & France's VFX Tax Rebate...
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• Fri, Nov 6
By iHowie Since then the company has garnered experience in special effects and animatronics from a list of major feature films shot here. These include Blood Diamond, Lord of War, Last House on the Left, 10 000 BC, The Poseidon Adventure, King Soloman's Mines and Flight of the Phoenix.
Avatar's $230M Budget, Smaug Designed, & ILM in Italy...
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• Thu, Nov 5
By iHowie That's what we want to do with a lot of our films. There's a lot of potential for films in Australia and we need to attract the talent. Marvel is now trying to be more vibrant in the company of Paramount Pictures, which would now distribute five of its movies including Iron Man 2 on May 7, 2010.
VFX Long List '09 Takes Shape, Iron Man 2 CGI Tricky, & New Moon's Wolf Effects...
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• Sun, Nov 1
By iHowie ILM was started by Star Wars director George Lucas, and is the biggest special effects studio in the business and behind blockbusters like E.T., Star Trek, Terminator, Harry Potter, Transformers and M Night Shyamalan's soon-to-be-released fantasy The Last Airbender.
King Kong For Sale, Games Industry Shrinks, & Old CG Workers: Good or Bad?
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• Wed, Oct 28
By iHowie Christie's says the figurine will go up for sale late next month. J.J. Abrams Abandons MI4 for Star Trek 2 darkhorizons.com) For a while its been rumored that J.J. Abrams has been tossing up between directing a "Star Trek" sequel, and a fourth "Mission: Impossible".
Mad Max 4 Starts, 2012's Non-CG Effects, & Pixar Opens Its Doors...
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• Mon, Oct 26
By nobody@vox.com(iHowie) Taylor made his comments at a forum on Friday, organised by business group Enterprise Miramar Peninsula which was looking at the future of the area. John Lasseter to receive PGA's David O. Selznick Award District 9's Blomkamp Sets Up New Sci-Fi Film - Prepping VFX
Trek & Trans Refocus Paramount, Fantastic 4 Reboot, & The Lucas Quiz...
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• Sat, May 2
By iHowie Disney/Marvel Fallout: Star Trek & Transformers New Focus For Paramount online.wsj.com) Walt Disney Co.'s plan to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc. May deliver a setback to Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures. J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" Tops Scream 2009 Nominees
Trek 2 In Warp Drive, Star Tours 2 Drama, & CG Firebreathing...
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• Tue, Mar 31
By nobody@vox.com(WebMaster) Star Trek" Sequel on the Fast Track Variety) As Paramount Pictures is moving forward with a sequel to its May 8 release, Star Trek, and has hired Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof to write the screenplay. chud.com)
Podcast: Oscar Animation ThunderDome Begins, Wall-E vs Iron Man vs Batman at People's Choice...
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• Tue, Nov 11
By nobody@vox.com(WebMaster) Paramount Pictures) Paramount Pictures has added a countdown clock on the official website for J.J. Abrams' Star Trek that is counting down to 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern on Monday, November 17th. At that time, the new official trailer will be revealed online, though you can...