Exclusive: CBS Digital, a division whose effects work has appeared in shows ranging from Netflix’s G.L.O.W. and Orange in the New Black to NBC’s This is Us and CBS’ Hawaii 5-0 and All Rise, has rebranded as CBS VFX.
Along with the new name and logo, the unit is also unveiling new capabilities and plans to move from CBS Television Center at the corner of Fairfax and Beverly in La to the CBS Studios facility in Studio City. The move, scheduled for November, will help CBS VFX meet rising demand for its production technology tools amid an overall surge in series production spurred by the streaming boom, the company said.
Executive Creative Director Craig Weiss and Executive Producer George Bloom will continue to steer the operation.
One key offering by CBS VFX is a proprietary virtual production system called Parallax. It gives three-dimensional virtual locations...
Along with the new name and logo, the unit is also unveiling new capabilities and plans to move from CBS Television Center at the corner of Fairfax and Beverly in La to the CBS Studios facility in Studio City. The move, scheduled for November, will help CBS VFX meet rising demand for its production technology tools amid an overall surge in series production spurred by the streaming boom, the company said.
Executive Creative Director Craig Weiss and Executive Producer George Bloom will continue to steer the operation.
One key offering by CBS VFX is a proprietary virtual production system called Parallax. It gives three-dimensional virtual locations...
- 10/1/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
The TV Academy today unveiled recipients of its 70th Engineering Emmy Awards, which honor an individual, company or organization for developments in broadcast technology.
Among the honorary winners is Wendy Aylsworth, the longtime Warner Bros and Disney tech exec and former chair (and current member) of the Academy’s Engineering Emmy Awards committee, who will receive the Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award. Also honored is Avid, which won The Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award.
A total of five Emmys and one Emmy plaque was awarded this year. Winners will be honored October 24 at an awards gala at the Jw Marriott Hotel at L.A. Live downtown, with Criminal Minds‘ Kirsten Vangsness returning to host.
The 70th Engineering Emmy Awards are overseen by chair Barry Zegel and committee members Aylsworth, Stuart Bass, Bob Bronow, Jim DeFilippis, Greg Gewickey, Frank Morrone, Leon Silverman, David Stump and Craig Weiss.
Here’s the list of winners,...
Among the honorary winners is Wendy Aylsworth, the longtime Warner Bros and Disney tech exec and former chair (and current member) of the Academy’s Engineering Emmy Awards committee, who will receive the Charles F. Jenkins Lifetime Achievement Award. Also honored is Avid, which won The Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award.
A total of five Emmys and one Emmy plaque was awarded this year. Winners will be honored October 24 at an awards gala at the Jw Marriott Hotel at L.A. Live downtown, with Criminal Minds‘ Kirsten Vangsness returning to host.
The 70th Engineering Emmy Awards are overseen by chair Barry Zegel and committee members Aylsworth, Stuart Bass, Bob Bronow, Jim DeFilippis, Greg Gewickey, Frank Morrone, Leon Silverman, David Stump and Craig Weiss.
Here’s the list of winners,...
- 10/2/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
With Comic Con 2012 kicking off in sunny San Diego this week, theTVaddict.com thought now might be as good a time as any to share our definitive list of Must See TV Panels.
Wednesday July 11
6:00-9:45Pm: Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings— Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly continue their annual Preview Night tradition, with exclusive world premiere screenings of the pilot episodes of five of the most highly anticipated TV series pilots of the 2012-13 television season: 666 Park Avenue, Arrow, The Following, Revolution and Cult. (Ballroom 20)
Thursday July 12
10:30-11:30Pm: Battlestar Galactica: So Say We All: Richard Hatch (Tom Zarek, Capt Apollo) hosts a 35th anniversary preview panel and fan discussion of the Battlestar universe, politics, philosophy, and 35 year history. Joining Hatch are Jane Espenson (producer/writer, Battlestar and Caprica), Lili Bordan (actress, Blood and Chrome), Michael Taylor (Battlestar, Caprica, Blood and Chrome), Toni Graphia...
Wednesday July 11
6:00-9:45Pm: Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings— Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly continue their annual Preview Night tradition, with exclusive world premiere screenings of the pilot episodes of five of the most highly anticipated TV series pilots of the 2012-13 television season: 666 Park Avenue, Arrow, The Following, Revolution and Cult. (Ballroom 20)
Thursday July 12
10:30-11:30Pm: Battlestar Galactica: So Say We All: Richard Hatch (Tom Zarek, Capt Apollo) hosts a 35th anniversary preview panel and fan discussion of the Battlestar universe, politics, philosophy, and 35 year history. Joining Hatch are Jane Espenson (producer/writer, Battlestar and Caprica), Lili Bordan (actress, Blood and Chrome), Michael Taylor (Battlestar, Caprica, Blood and Chrome), Toni Graphia...
- 7/8/2012
- by theTVaddict
- The TV Addict
The biggest geekdom event of the year, Comic-Con 2012 takes over the San Diego Convention Center July 12 to 15. If you’re lucky enough to have one of those sold out tickets, here’s some Blu-ray- and DVD-related events you might want to check out:
July 12, 2pm to 3pm: Before and After: A Behind the Scenes Look at Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Journey Into High Definition.
Yep, that’s right, space wasn’t the final frontier. Star Trek: The Next Generation — The First Season arrives on high-definition Blu-ray on July 24, and during this Comic-Con panel, fans will gets an insider’s look at how the original film elements were transferred. The panel also will show how the visual effects were recreated from the source material to look their best.
Filmmaker and DVD producer Robert Meyer Burnett will moderate the panel, which includes Roger Lay, Jr. (Blu-ray producer...
July 12, 2pm to 3pm: Before and After: A Behind the Scenes Look at Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Journey Into High Definition.
Yep, that’s right, space wasn’t the final frontier. Star Trek: The Next Generation — The First Season arrives on high-definition Blu-ray on July 24, and during this Comic-Con panel, fans will gets an insider’s look at how the original film elements were transferred. The panel also will show how the visual effects were recreated from the source material to look their best.
Filmmaker and DVD producer Robert Meyer Burnett will moderate the panel, which includes Roger Lay, Jr. (Blu-ray producer...
- 7/3/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Continuing our coverage of the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con comes the programming for Thursday. For the full run down, go to the con’s website. Thursday is the first full day of the Comic-Con and is filled with awesome panels about zombies, monsters, The Walking Dead, Dexter, The Hobbit and others. Including our very own panel at 7:30 Pm in 24Abc in Hall H. We hope to see you there.
For the events that cater more to the sensibilities of FM, check the highlights below:
10:00-11:00 The Witty Women of Steampunk— The Victorian era was one marked by constraints on behavior, morals and bosoms. When you add a bit of sci-fi to the mix, however, those corset laces begin to loosen. The steampunk genre has allowed a new wave of female creators and personalities to explore how liberating, sexy, and adventurous the age of steam can be. Robin Blackburn...
For the events that cater more to the sensibilities of FM, check the highlights below:
10:00-11:00 The Witty Women of Steampunk— The Victorian era was one marked by constraints on behavior, morals and bosoms. When you add a bit of sci-fi to the mix, however, those corset laces begin to loosen. The steampunk genre has allowed a new wave of female creators and personalities to explore how liberating, sexy, and adventurous the age of steam can be. Robin Blackburn...
- 7/2/2012
- by Andy Greene
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
No surprise there. It goes without saying that James Cameron's sci-fi spectacle Avatar has the potential to clean house at the 8th Annual Ves Awards for its breath taking visuals by the acclaimed Weta Digital. Cameron will also be picking up a well-deserved Lifetime Achievement Award. In the outstanding animated feature category, the nominees include Up, 9, Coraline, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
The official press release is as followed:
3-D Films Dominate With Most Noms as Avatar grabs 11, Coraline 4, and Visual Effects Company Weta Digital Snags Most Company Noms with 9
Los Angeles, January 19, 2010 - The Visual Effects Society (Ves) today announced the nominees for the 8th Annual Ves Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry in over twenty categories of film, animation, television, commercials and video games. Nominees were chosen Saturday, January 16, 2010, by numerous blue ribbon panels of Ves members who...
The official press release is as followed:
3-D Films Dominate With Most Noms as Avatar grabs 11, Coraline 4, and Visual Effects Company Weta Digital Snags Most Company Noms with 9
Los Angeles, January 19, 2010 - The Visual Effects Society (Ves) today announced the nominees for the 8th Annual Ves Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects artistry in over twenty categories of film, animation, television, commercials and video games. Nominees were chosen Saturday, January 16, 2010, by numerous blue ribbon panels of Ves members who...
- 1/22/2010
- Screen Anarchy
James Cameron's "Avatar" led the list of nominations announced Monday by the Visual Effects Society, scooping up 11.
The animated "Coraline," another movie released in 3D, followed with four nominations.
New Zealand-based Weta Digital, which worked on "Avatar," led the company noms with nine.
For visual effects in an effects-driven motion picture feature, the nominees are "2012," "Avatar," "District 9," "Star Trek" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
Noms for supporting visual effects in a movie went to "Angels & Demons," "The Box," "Invictus," "The Road" and "Sherlock Holmes."
"9," "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," "Coraline," "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and "Up" were nominated for outstanding animation in an animated feature.
Ves noms in 20 categories, covering film, animation, TV, commercials and video games were chosen Saturday by blue-ribbon panels of Ves members, meeting in Burbank, San Francisco and London.
The eighth annual Ves Awards will be handed out on Feb.
The animated "Coraline," another movie released in 3D, followed with four nominations.
New Zealand-based Weta Digital, which worked on "Avatar," led the company noms with nine.
For visual effects in an effects-driven motion picture feature, the nominees are "2012," "Avatar," "District 9," "Star Trek" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
Noms for supporting visual effects in a movie went to "Angels & Demons," "The Box," "Invictus," "The Road" and "Sherlock Holmes."
"9," "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," "Coraline," "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and "Up" were nominated for outstanding animation in an animated feature.
Ves noms in 20 categories, covering film, animation, TV, commercials and video games were chosen Saturday by blue-ribbon panels of Ves members, meeting in Burbank, San Francisco and London.
The eighth annual Ves Awards will be handed out on Feb.
- 1/18/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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