By Mike Seymour Newt Scamander, British Magizoologist, expelled from the British Wizarding school Hogwarts, arrives in New York and so begins Fantastical Beasts and Where to Find Them. [caption id="attachment_5615" align="aligncenter" width="432"] Concept Art - Fantastical Beasts and Where to Find Them[/caption] Central to the film's success was plausible and yet fantastic creatures, "we made literally…
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Qube! user, Base FX, Enters Risky Chinese Animated Feature Arena with ‘Wish Dragon’
By: Dan Sarto Director Chris Appelhans bucks conventional industry “wisdom” by choosing VFX powerhouse as partner for first foray into crowded and uncertain Chinese animated feature film market. [caption id="attachment_5607" align="aligncenter" width="864"] 'Wish Dragon.' All concept art images courtesy of Base FX[/caption] It should have been a simple decision for writer and director Chris Appelhans…
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Reel FX and Jorge Gutierrez Ink Multi-Year Deal
- PIPELINEFX CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT : REEL FX - Reel FX Animation Studios, the company behind the Golden Globe-nominated The Book of Life , has entered into a multi-year, multi-picture deal with the film’s writer and director, Jorge R. Gutierrez. The first animated feature under the deal will be an Untitled Kung Fu Space Western, which Gutierrez will direct from a script…
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