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Category: Arts & Entertainment News
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Behind-the-scenes VFX breakdowns, practical digital creatures Alien Earth, and more.
Behind-the-scenes VFX breakdowns this week: FX’s ‘Alien: Earth’ series, a prequel created by Noah Hawley, employed a hybrid visual effects pipeline for its; and Framestore released a VFX breakdown for ‘Ted’ season 2, showcasing the…
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AJA at Cine Gear 2026 – How ColorBox and UDC-4K Solve the Chaos of Modern Multi-Format Sets
Media Production this week: At Cine Gear 2026, AJA Video Systems introduced two hardware solutions targeting the signal-chain complexity of; and At Cine Gear Expo 2026, ZEISS introduced two integrated products targeting the high-end 65mm…
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New software releases and updates, Silhouette 2026 gets smarter roto 3D heads, and more.
New software releases and updates this week: Silhouette 2026 introduces updates focused on reducing manual labor in roto and paint workflows through enhanced ML; and Pilgway has released 3DCoat 2026 into public beta, featuring a new…
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Video game updates and awards, Here Are Winners 2026 Locus Awards, and more.
Video game updates and awards this week: The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the 2026 Locus Award winners, selected by public ballot, at the Bay; and CD Projekt Red has announced ‘Songs of the Past,’ a new expansion for The…
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Artist Julio Le Parc, Maestro of Light, Movement, and Defiance, Dies at 97
Interactive Art this week: Julio Le Parc, a foundational figure in kinetic and Op art, has died at 97.
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TV and streaming series news, Season 1 Moment That Changed Stranger Things Forever, and more.
TV and streaming series news this week: Editor Dean Zimmerman reveals that a pivotal edit in Stranger Things Season 1, where he recut a dramatic scene as; and The LEGEND channel has acquired the rights to broadcast the complete Babylon 5…
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Michael De Luca Warns About the Danger of Hollywood Cutting Development Funds for Original
Film and TV Development this week: Warner Bros. Pictures co-chair Michael De Luca, speaking at the Produced By conference, framed studio development; and United Talent Agency has signed Barry Levinson for representation across all areas.
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Artist Julio Le Parc, Maestro of Light, Movement, and Defiance, Dies at 97
Interactive Art this week: Julio Le Parc, the Franco-Argentine kinetic artist and last surviving founder of Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel; and Seattle gallerists Zoë Hensley and Sammy Skidmore launched ‘Once Removed,’ a project placing…
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Michael De Luca Warns About the Danger of Hollywood Cutting Development Funds for Original
Film and TV Development this week: Warner Bros. Pictures chief Michael De Luca, speaking at the Produced By conference, framed studio development; and United Talent Agency has signed Barry Levinson for representation across all areas.
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VFX Tools, Studios, and Industry News, Cannes Film Festival Review, and more.
VFX Tools, Studios, and Industry News this week: Cannes 2026 served as a live audit of power shifts in film production and distribution, with AI-driven; and Tathastu Techno Solution, a regional training and services vendor, leveraged its…