Trailering New Lone Ranger


The latest action-packed trailer for The Lone Ranger (July 3), featuring the mother of all train sequences, still happily looks like Rango meets Pirates of the Caribbean (with echoes of The Wild Wild West and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). "If these men represent

New Man of Steel Featurette


A new Man of Steel (June 14) featurette explores Zack Snyder's new post-9/11 vision of Superman. Playing off the alien angle for the first time Man of Steel first exposes the outsider in Clark Kent so we can be a part of his existential journey. Then once he becomes

Star Wars Rebels Gets Animated


Goodbye Clone Wars, hello Star Wars Rebels. Disney unveiled plans to produce a new Lucasfilm animated TV series, Star Wars Rebels, which will premiere as a one-hour special fall 2014 on the Disney Channel followed by airing as a series on Disney XD. Set for the

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Trailering New Lone Ranger

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Movies, previs, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

The latest action-packed trailer for The Lone Ranger (July 3), featuring the mother of all train sequences, still happily looks like Rango meets Pirates of the Caribbean (with echoes of The Wild Wild West and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). Read more

VFX Retrofitting Star Trek Into Darkness

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Clips, Movies, previs, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

Like Skyfall, Star Trek Into Darkness is a hybrid of the old and the new in completing its rite of passage reboot. Except that J.J. Abrams has the advantage of time travel, which he introduced in the first movie, for creating a parallel universe that allows him to break the rules of the beloved sci-fi franchise for the 21st century while still honoring its iconic spirit. Read more

Chris Wedge Gets Epic

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Movies, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

Epic is not only Blue Sky’s best movie but also director Chris Wedge’s most personal, too: a swashbuckling, samurai action/adventure that takes place in a lush, microscopic forest world. It beautifully translates N.C. Wyeth for Alice in Wonderland meets The Adventures of Robin Hood. Throw in Seven Samurai and Gladiator for good measure with just a sprinkling of Avatar for seasoning. It’s familiar and new; naturalistic and fantastical. And it’s about looking beneath the surface and discovering hidden truths about life and nature. Read more

Full Trailering of Planes

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Movies, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

The official Planes trailer has taken flight, highlighted by Mark Mancina’s majestic score, accentuating the connection to Cars. Read more

Trailering More Pacific Rim

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Movies, previs, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

Following the exciting WonderCon footage comes a new Pacific Rim trailer that delves further into the mythology of Guillermo del Toro’s mother of all CG monster movies (opening July 12). Read more

Scanline VFX Attacks Iron Man 3

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Movies, previs, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

With Iron Man 3 , Scanline has grown considerably with a full VFX arsenal, delivering 250 shots out of its L.A. and Vancouver offices, including the first major effects sequence: the Stark mansion House Attack. The sequence involves Mandarin’s armed helicopters launching a missile attack on Tony Stark’s mansion, sending both the mansion and Tony plummeting into the ocean below. Read more

Sony Gets Angry Birds Feature for 2016

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Movies, Tech, Trailers, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

Rovio’s in-house Angry Birds CG/3-D animated feature will be flying into Sony Pictures for a July 1, 2016 release. John Cohen (Despicable Me) will produce and former Marvel head David Maisel will exec produce for Rovio Ent. CEO Mikael Hed. Read more

SIGGRAPH Previews Production Sessions

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Education, Events, Festivals, Movies, Oscar, Shorts, stop-motion, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

The tech behind Pacific Rim, Frozen, Monsters University, and Oz the Great and Powerful will be on display at SIGGRAPH 2013. Held this year in Anaheim on July 21-25, the production sessions are part of the Computer Animation Festival. Read more

Trailering The Congress

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in Animation, Books, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

Watch the international trailer for The Congress, in which Ari Folman (Waltz with Bashir) continues his trippy experiment with live-action and animation. Read more

A Spiritual Man of Steel UK Spot

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Bill Desowitz in 3-D, Animation, Costume, Movies, performance capture, previs, Production Design, Tech, Trailers, VFX, Virtual Production | Leave a comment

The Christ metaphor is further accentuated in the latest UK TV spot for Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel (June 14). Read more

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