Marc Morissette spent two decades working on Hollywood features for studios such as Digital Domain, Sony Imageworks, and MPC before making the life-changing decision to establish Cluster: a VFX company all of his own. Successfully shepherding a studio from setup to maturity, however, isn’t easy. Below, Marc explains what to watch out for if you’re[…..] […]
DC, Warner Bros. Global Brands and Experiences and WarnerMedia are bringing the “Wonder” to International Women’s Day by launching a global celebration that honors the 80-year legacy of DC’s Champion of Truth and Warrior for Peace — Wonder Woman. Embracing the call to see the world through Wonder Woman’s eyes and to “Believe in Wonder,”[…..] […]
We’re racing toward the future where every customer interaction, every product, and every service offering will be touched and improved by AI. Realizing that the future requires a computing platform that can accelerate the full diversity of modern AI, enabling businesses to create new customer experiences, reimagine how they meet—and exceed—customer demands, and cost-effectively scale[…..] […]
New Line, a subsidiary of AT&T/Warnermedia, will produce a live-action/animated hybrid film around the iconic Japanese character Hello Kitty, owned by Sanrio. This film marks another entry into the hybrid film model we’ve been seeing more of, with recent films like Detective Pikachu, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Tom and Jerry. The as-yet-untitled Hello Kitty film[…..] […]
Disney has always had a song in its heart, but the Mouse House finds the rhythm in its feet with a new short film: Us Again, which marks Walt Disney Animation’s first theatrical short in five years, plays on the same bill as Raya and the Last Dragon and is guaranteed to be one of[…..] […]
The third SpongeBob movie, Sponge on the Run, has a lot of the not-so-secret ingredients that made the original television show so popular. But over twenty years removed from the launch of the franchise, this outing shows signs of growing laziness, rehashing of ideas, and corporate influence. The idea of SpongeBob’s pet snail Gary disappearing[…..] […]
Intel announced today that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) High Performance Computing (HPC) Competency status. This designation recognizes that Intel has demonstrated deep experience helping customers optimize their HPC workloads for performance and efficiency using AWS’s elastic and scalable cloud infrastructure. “HPC has been key to solving the most complex problems in every[…..] […]
Cristiano Amon, incoming CEO of chipmaker Qualcomm, warns in an interview with CNET that the shortage may not end until late 2021. The biggest news in the automotive industry right now isn’t new electric vehicles or Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s latest comments. It’s a major semiconductor shortage that’s hurting automakers across the globe. Because Ford,[…..] […]
Exlevel has released GrowFX 2.0, the latest version of the respected parametric tree and plant modelling plugin for 3DS Max. Version 2 has been in beta for a while as it was a major rewrite of the plugin with a complete overhaul of its UI to a new, much more modern node-based editor. Version 1’s[…..] […]
ViacomCBS Consumer Products (VCP) has appointed Jennifer Pang to lead its business in Greater China. Pang will be based in Hong Kong, reporting to Mark Kingston, Senior Vice President, International Licensing, VCP. Claire O’Connor, Vice President, Consumer Products & Retail Marketing, Asia Pacific, will exit the business. As Vice President and Head of Licensing, Greater[…..] […]
