Visual Effects Society Call For Submissions – First Annual Showcase Of International Visual Effects
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LA’s Egyptian Theatre hosts Festival of VFX
Fango got the exclusive lowdown from publicist Ellen Pasternack on the 8th Annual Festival of Visual Effects, to be held July 6-8 at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre (6712 Hollywood Boulevard). The three-day Visual Effects Society extravaganza, set to feature workshops...
Schedule Announced For 2006 Ves Festival Of Visual Effects
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Fulfilling a Boyhood Dream of Making Gore for Fun and Profit
Inside his shop of horrors, not far from three naked, bloated bodies propped against the wall, Todd Masters proudly displays his latest creation: an impaled head. For a scene in the upcoming horror flick “Snakes on a Plane,” Masters and his colleagues have...
Visual Effects Society Announces The 2006 Festival of Visual Effects At The Famed Egyptian Theatre
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An Insider’s Look at the Animation Industry with the VES Honoree and Animation Pioneer.
As John Lasseter stepped to the podium to accept the Georges Méliès Award for Pioneering and Artistic Excellence from the Visual Effects Society in February, he couldn’t resist reflecting on his initial steps through the Walt Disney company — steps that launched...
VES Awards: Digital Rivers Converge
VES Awards: Digital Rivers Converge By Mark London Williams
Visual Thrills
Visual Thrills Hollywood Reporter
John Lasseter honored at 4th Annual VES Awards
John Lasseter honored at 4th Annual VES Awards By Chuck Oberleitner
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