Original ‘Star Wars’ VFX Master Reveals the Hardest Scenes to Get Just Right
Ken Ralston also talks about putting President Kennedy in ‘Forrest Gump’ and if the future of film includes CG humans that appear genuinely real.
The Jungle Book, Game of Thrones top Visual Effects Society Awards
The Jungle Book is going above and beyond the bare necessities this awards season.
VES Awards: ‘The Jungle Book’ and ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Win Top VFX Prizes
“The Jungle Book” was the big winner Tuesday night at the 15th VES Awards and “Rogue One” the big loser with no honors.
LAIKA’s ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Top Animated Feature Film at 15th Annual VES Awards
‘The Jungle Book’ named photoreal feature film winner with five awards; ‘Game of Thrones’ episode ‘Battle of the Bastards’ named best photoreal episode with five awards; John Lewis ‘Boxer the Buster’ wins top honors in the commercial field.
‘Jungle Book,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Kubo’ Top VES Honors
It was a good night for The Jungle Book and Game of Thrones, with each winning five categories at the 15th annual VES Awards held Feb. 7
2017 VES Awards: ‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ Breaks 19-In-A-Row Disney Win Streak
Animated features by the Walt Disney Company have won 19 animation awards in a row during the last five years of the VES Awards (including three tonight), but the streak was finally broken by Laika’s Kubo and The Two Strings which won the top prize for outstanding...
‘The Jungle Book’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ Win Big at Visual Effects Society Awards
Winners in the top VES Awards category have gone on to win the VFX Oscar in nine of the last 14 years
Visual Effects Society Awards 2017 winners: ‘The Jungle Book’ dominates with 5 trophies
“The Jungle Book” stampeded into Tuesday’s Visual Effects Society Awards the frontrunner for Best Visual Effects at the Oscars, and solidified that status with five big wins, including Best Effects Driven Film.“The Jungle Book,” “Kubo and The Two Strings” Take Top Feature Honors At VES Awards
“Game of Thrones” wins 5 awards; John Lewis’ “Buster the Boxer” commercial dominates
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