VES Summit: Cinematographers Discuss Their Strong Working Bond With VFX Supervisors
Cinematographers and VFX artisans are fashioning strong working relationships, according to panelists at a Visual Effects Society (VES) Summit session held this past Saturday
2016 VES Award Winners: Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Game Of Thrones
The Visual Effects Society announced the winneers of its annual awards show yesterday, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens and HBO’s Game of Thrones won four awards each.
VES Awards 2016 Winners Star Wars V GoT–Which Got More Visual FX Trophies?
The 14th VES Awards has seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Game Of Thrones dominating the nominations and stealing the spotlight by bringing home the most number of awards too.
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ ‘The Revenant’ win big at Visual Effects Society awards
The Revenant’s three wins were for Outstanding Compositing for The Bear; Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects; and Outstanding Animated Performance in a Photoreal Feature for The Bear.
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ wins 4 Visual Effects Society Awards
The other nominees for best visual effects in a feature film were “Furious 7,” “San Andreas,” “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “The Martian.”
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Wins Four Visual Effects Society Awards
Director Ridley Scott received a lifetime achievement award while conceptual artist Syd Mead received the society’s Visionary Award.
The Order: 1886 beats Destiny, Assassin’s Creed, Halo and The Hobbit to VFX prize
Adverts for Halo 5: Guardians and Game of War also celebrated at Visual Effects Society Awards
Congratulations to Axolotlman for a perfect score predicting the 2016 Visual Effects Society Awards winners on Tuesday.
Winners of the 14th Annual VES Awards were announced last night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel at a ceremony hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt.
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Congratulations to Axolotlman for a perfect score predicting the 2016 Visual Effects Society Awards winners on Tuesday.
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