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Double Negative Fight For Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Posted by cgnews On August - 20 - 2010

Director, Edgar Wright’s (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) eagerly awaited new film, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, is based on the cult comic book of the same name by Bryan Lee O’Malley and follows Toronto based hipster Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) and his band Sex bob-omb.

The story charts Scott’s efforts to win the [...]

MPC Created VFX for Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood

Posted by cgnews On May - 27 - 2010

MPC completed 570 shots for Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, starring Russell Crowe, Mark Strong and Cate Blanchett and produced by Universal Pictures. MPC’s Richard Stammers was the overall VFX Supervisor for the show, working closely with Universal’s VFX Producer Allan Maris to achieve a wide range of visual effects including CG armies, CG boats, [...]

Venturing Into the Low-Budget World

Posted by cgnews On May - 3 - 2010

Is Paramount’s Insurge Pictures experiment going to be a successful enterprise? The indie film explosion of the 1990s must seem like ages ago for today’s young filmmakers. In recent years high profile indie studios like Warner Independent Pictures have shuttered, and smaller films struggle mightily against their deep-pocketed peers. So why is Paramount creating a [...]

MPC Play War With Clash of The Titans

Posted by cgnews On April - 22 - 2010

Louis Leterrier has directed ‘Clash of the Titans,’ a remake of the 80’s classic featuring the war between man and the gods. MPC completed 214 VFX shots for the film including extensive creature work for the Kraken, Pegasus and Harpies, cityscapes, digi-doubles, crowds and fx.

The team led by VFX Supervisor Gary Brozenich was involved [...]

Cut + Run Edit Carl Rinsch Film Podarok

Posted by cgnews On April - 21 - 2010

Philips have debuted five innovative and compelling films that comprise “Parallel Lines” a project commissioned for Philips Cinema 21:9 TV. Among them is the dazzling, cinematic thriller “Podarok” which was written and directed by RSA’s Carl Erik Rinsch and edited by Cut + Run’s Dayn Williams and Dan Swietlik.

A follow-up to the award-winning “Carousel” short [...]

“Meet Méline” – An Animated Short Film

Posted by cgnews On April - 16 - 2010

In an ordinary barn, in a quiet small town, a little girl will be faced with an extraordinary event ….. ….. “Meet Meline” tells the story of a young girl who spends much of her time playing in a dusty old wooden shed at her grandparents home.

One day, whilst engrossed in of her favourite past [...]

Bobby Bring Dragon to Life For GIFF

Posted by cgnews On April - 14 - 2010

Digital production company Bobby.se and creative house Feiner Arts created an incredible piece of animation for the 2010 Göteborg International Film Festival at the start of the year. ‘Dragon’ is a special short produced as an intro and played before each and every film screened at the festival. After a total of approximately 800 plays, [...]

Mekanism Takes Roadtrip For Ann Arbor Film Festival

Posted by cgnews On April - 13 - 2010

Mekanism director Michael Langan created a brilliant promo for the 48th annual Ann Arbor Film Festival, held recently at the end of March 2010. The spot was created in slow motion and illustrates … literally …. how the world revolves around film. The Ann Arbor Film Festival is the longest running independent and experimental film [...]

Dead Boring – A Light Comedy About Sex in the Afterlife

Posted by cgnews On April - 8 - 2010

Dead Boring is an amusing and entertaining short film created by students studying at the Australian Film, Television & Radio School. Having been shot in stereoscopic 3D, Dead Boring is one of the first productions of its kind to be completed in Australia.

The official Dead Boring website promises ‘a light comedy about death, love [...]

Click 3X Leaves After.Life In Limbo

Posted by cgnews On March - 30 - 2010

Continuing a long history of VFX for feature films, Click 3X Creative Director and Head of VFX Mark Szumski led the team that crafted all of the VFX for the visually stimulating thriller After.Life, directed by Agnieszka Wojtowicz Vosloo and starring Christina Ricci. Click Creative Director Steve Tozzi and Head of CG Anthony Filipakis worked [...]