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Pressure on VFX firms to locate in tax havens

Visual effects firms are under continuing pressure from production companies and studios to locate in parts of the world that offer the best tax credits, according to a panel discussion at last week’s Media Production Show in London.

The Worst Movie Effects Ever Compilation

Cringeworthy fun video! Apologies in advance if some of your work appears on it!

Here's What Cast and Crew Really Earn on a $200 Million Blockbuster Budget

In the video below, Vanity Fair estimates the breakdown of a $200 million blockbuster. Unsurprisingly, above-the-line talent scores the biggest paycheck; Lead Actors 1, 2, and 3 comprise 9% of the film's entire budget. But the director, producers, editor, DP, and lead writers don't fare too badly, either, each earning $1 million or above.

Movie Review: 'Warcraft' Will Transport You With Masterful Visual Effects

'Warcraft' Movie Review by, Pamela Price - LATF USA From 'Resident Evil' to 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,' video game franchises have seen their fair ...

Here's how the new 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' movie looks without visual effects

Visual effects were used to bring the turtles to life. Paramount Pictures released a featurette Tuesday afternoon showing off exactly how the quad looks ...

Will CGI Overkill Doom 'Warcraft' at the Box Office?

But the meticulousness of the CGI—Jones created 2,000 visual effects shots and the audience gets to view the orcs' facial countenances in full ...

Stanley Kubrick's Special Effects Guy Helped Make This Indie Sci-Fi Thriller Possible

How would you describe your approach to the visual effects? I wanted to have a tactile and a visceral experience of space. I didn't want to use ...

Core California FX Companies Find Success Despite Exodus of Many Rivals

It's hard to think of visual effects without thinking of California. The rise of the modern VFX industry owes a huge debt to the talents of Golden State ...

The Women Who are Changing Animation, One of Hollywood's Most Sexist Industries 

Despite growing numbers of women studying and working in animation, creative leadership is still a man's world. Women In Animation is going to change that.

Storyboard Artist Accuses ‘Chipmunks’ Maker Bagdasarian Productions Of Unethical Behavior

Johnson said that she’d brought the issue to the attention of the Animation Guild Local 839, but because Bagdasarian Productions is not a signatory facility, the union is powerless to pursue the issue.

Blackmagic Design Announces Fusion 8.1 Update

Fusion Connect for Avid lets editors work on their own visual effects and motion graphics or, when they're on shared storage, they can collaborate with ...

This awesome visual effects breakdown shows all the crazy details that went into making 'Deadpool'

While the visual effects might not look as flashy as those in, say, “Captain America: Civil War,” it took a lot of work to bring “Deadpool” to life. Rodeo FX ...

Preparing Children With Autism For Careers in The Visual Effects & Animation Industries

Since the studio opened less than two years ago, it has completed animation or visual effects and end title projects for more than 50 productions, ...

Rising Sun Pictures Extends its Mastery Over Time in "X-Men: Apocalypse"

The visual effects studio contributed to several key sequences in the film, most notably an electrifying scene where Quicksilver (Evan Peters) uses his ...

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