Buckinghamshire Council has approved plans for a 1.4 million sq ft expansion at Pinewood Studios. The investment will deliver 21 new purpose-built sound stages, a backlot filming space, education and training hub and a publicly accessible nature reserve. This expansion will deliver substantial economic and social benefits for the county and region – creating over[…..] […]
Media.Monks India hosted a first-of-its-kind open house on virtual production (VP) with live demos and workshops at its Noida campus on 16 March. It is an effort of the company to further integrate filmmaking with technology and showcase the potential of virtual production to filmmakers as the company demonstrated its VP skills and facilities. Media.Monks India[…..] […]
A studio in suburban Greater Manchester can now boast an Oscar after its creations helped clinch best animated feature at this year’s ceremony. Mackinnon and Saunders, based in Altrincham, created the award winning puppets in Guillermo del Toro’s reimagining of Pinocchio. The hit Netflix stop-motion animation relied on dozens of characters constructed by the Altrincham[…..] […]
Foundry has released Modo 16.1 with more than 21 feature additions and enhancements. This release also includes changes to the core that will set up future development for the application. Evidence of this in the new release includes a new decal workflow, updates to the Advanced viewport, the first iteration on new uber tools like[…..] […]
Advanced technology which will allow gamers to have a more realistic experience when diving into their favorite video games is on the horizon! Set to host two lectures at the upcoming Game Developers Conference (GDC) from March 20th to 24th in San Francisco, Developer Nuverse is doing a deep dive into the GPT-3 AI and showed off[…..] […]
Epic has announced the launch of self-publishing on the Epic Games Store. New tools allow developers and publishers to release games and maintain their store presence directly. These tools are available on the Epic Developer Portal, available to any developer or publisher with games meeting the store’s requirements. Notable Epic Games Store Requirements The store[…..] […]
The Polish Games Association (PGA) counts as its members the largest and best-known video game developers in Poland. Its chief aim is to support the growth of Poland’s video game sector and enhance its ability to compete on the global stage. The association coordinates its activities closely with representatives of the Polish government, businesses and[…..] […]
OpenAI i s a non-profit AI research institute whose branch company could become one of the most profitable entities in the world. Before OpenAI’s latest version of its giant AI system, GPT-4, was released, the system had ingested billions of words of text – more than any one person is likely to read in a lifetime.[…..] […]
The strongest plumber in history! The iconic red hat, red shirt, blue overalls, white gloves, and playful mustache! “The Super Mario Bros.”, a movie adaptation of Nintendo’s classic video game of the same name, will be released on April 5. “The Super Mario Bros.” is an animated film about Mario and his friends’ adventures in a mysterious[…..] […]
Robert Kondo – Designing the World of ONI Robert Kondo (Production Design/Tonko House) will share his perspective on the process and making of ONI: THUNDER GOD’S TALE. Art or Artifice ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Dave McKean: Art or Artifice AI is here, it’s not going anywhere and it will change, or disrupt, everything. But like all technological[…..] […]
