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  • 3 weeks ago | variety.com | Carolyn Giardina

    Thirty years after Pixar launched a revolution when it introduced the world’s first fully computer animated feature, “Toy Story,” its anniversary will be marked amid another sea change at this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, where the close-knit animation community gathers in the picturesque French city on Lake Annecy near the Swiss border.

  • 3 weeks ago | variety.com | Carolyn Giardina

    As Hollywood explores the potential impact of AI, there’ve been no shortage of conferences, technology testing and conversations to address this topic. In fact, the Television Academy held a well-attended AI Summit in mid-March, though there was still a lot of hesitation around the elephant in the room.

  • 3 weeks ago | variety.com | Carolyn Giardina

    Visual effects wizards have brought to life two of this season’s most buzzed about series. Here’s a look at their creative process that succeeded in making reel events look real. The Penguin The eight-episode HBO series involved 3,170 visual effects shots created with “grounded reality” in mind, from a group of VFX studios including Pixomondo, Screen Scene, Stormborn Studios, Frost FX and DNEG’s ReDefine division.

  • 3 weeks ago | variety.com | Carolyn Giardina

    When creator Mike White moved “The White Lotus” to Southeast Asia and the fictional White Lotus wellness resort in Thailand, the third season became its most challenging yet for picture editing and sound, both for the requirements of the locations and a desire to not simply repeat themselves. In each season, the setting effectively becomes a character in the show.

  • 4 weeks ago | variety.com | Carolyn Giardina

    Belgium cinema projector developer Barco is launching its HDR by Barco premium cinema tech into India. The company has inked a pair of deals that will bring at least 80 HDR by Barco laser projectors to cinemas in India, followed by Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, by 2030. Additionally, Prasad Film Labs in Chennai has opened India’s first HDR color grading theater to be equipped with the Barco projector, aimed at production and post for both local and international productions.

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Carolyn Giardina
Carolyn Giardina @CGinLA
15 May 25

VFX Studio Cinesite Launches Gen AI Research Unit (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/kKccCrkrdF via @variety

Carolyn Giardina
Carolyn Giardina @CGinLA
15 May 25

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Carolyn Giardina
Carolyn Giardina @CGinLA
13 May 25

FMX 2025: #VFX Leaders Weigh Potential of Forming a Global Trade Association and Gauge Impact of AI on the Workforce https://t.co/SgnubT7S2o via @variety