| | | | | Academy Award Nominations Celebrate Marriage of Storytelling, Artistry and Technology
Digital Artists Worldwide Relied on Autodesk Media & Entertainment Software to Create the Best Movies of the Year
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) Media and Entertainment technology has played a pivotal role in the creation of some of the most iconic and breathtaking movie imagery over the past two decades. From large post-production studios to small boutique houses, talented artists across the globe — from North America and Europe to Asia and Australia/New Zealand — combined digital artistry, Autodesk software and great storytelling to make the most celebrated films of this past year.
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| | | | Wayne Brinton, VFX Supervisor at Modus FX
The Importance of the Human Connection in the Digital Workflow
For visual effects supervisor Wayne Brinton, the secret to doing great work is great relationships. That means that the first task in every job is to put a face to the name. Not only does work move more smoothly that way, but for Brinton, even a short period of time together on set can save days of work back at the studio.
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| | | | Modus FX Appoints Anne Le Bouyonnec as VP Production
Le Bouyonnec Brings 25 years of Experience to Montreal VFX Facility
Modus FX announced the appointment of Anne Le Bouyonnec as VP production. Le Bouyonnec will act as liaison between executive management and the production team on the studio floor. She will be responsible for ensuring that on-floor production requirements are met, while overseeing resources and budgets. Le Bouyonnec brings over 25 years of artistic and organizational experience in the CG and VFX industry in Quebec to her new position, strengthening the executive team at Modus.
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| | | | Modus FX Turns Five
 Montreal Facility Raising the Bar for Visual Effects and Animation
Modus FX is cruising with successes on major film and TV productions, representation by the prestigious International Creative Management (ICM) agency, the recent opening of its previs division and two award nominations. Not bad for a company that turns five years old this month.
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| | | | Modus FX Opens Previs Division
 Building the Bridge from Planning to Post
Modus FX has opened a new previs division at its production facility north of Montreal. Since Modus first got involved with previs with its work on the 2011 sci-fi thriller Source Code, the company has been refining its tools and techniques to launch this new service offering. Now using concept artistry, stunt choreography, and other techniques in previs, Modus has accomplished one of its original goals: bridging preproduction to post.
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| | | | Modus FX Brings the Winter to "Mirror Mirror"
 Montreal Facility Delivers 194 Shots in Eight Weeks
Modus FX completed 194 shots in a remarkable eight weeks for "Mirror Mirror", Tarsem Singh’s whimsical adaptation of the popular Snow White folk story. Modern-day behavior and speech are set in a rich fairytale world, creating a light-hearted coming-of-age story for audiences of all ages. While larger-than-life characters, such as the wicked queen, played by Julia Roberts, drive the narrative, the sets and costumes are crucial for establishing the magic and the feel of the film.
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| | | | Modus FX Signs with International Creative Management
 Visual Effects Facility Credits Include "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I", "Immortals", "Jane Eyre", and "Source Code"
Modus FX, one of Canada’s emerging leaders in visual effects, announced today that it has signed with International Creative Management (“ICM”), one of the world's largest talent and literary agencies. Based in Montreal, Modus FX is the first Canadian postproduction house to be included in the prestigious entertainment agency's roster.
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| | | | Modus FX Journeys into the Far North with "Sarila"
 Modus FX has embarked on an ambitious new stereoscopic 3D journey – an 80-minute animated film called "Sarila". Directed by Nancy Florence Savard, "Sarila" is a compelling coming-of-age story set amongst the Inuit people of the Arctic.
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| | | | Louis Morin, "Source Code" and Modus FX
Building a Thriller with Invisible VFX
Visual effects supervisor Louis Morin’s latest project, "Source Code", comes to the big screen across North America today. Modus FX, who collaborated recently with Morin on "Barney’s Version", was one of six facilities that contributed stunning, seamless CG for the new thriller by emerging British director Duncan Jones. The film is just the latest in the new generation of films blending brilliant, yet imperceptible, visual effects with live action.
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| | | | Modus FX Integrates Seamless Effects for "Jane Eyre"
Using CGI to Help Realize Classic Victorian Romance
Montreal's Modus FX provided 47 visual effects shots for Cary Joji Fukunaga’s retelling of Charlotte Bronte’s classic novel "Jane Eyre". Set in the mid-19th century English countryside, the CG for this visually rich adaptation had to be invisible and blend seamlessly.
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| | | | Modus FX Delivers Visual Effects for "Source Code"
Montreal Studio Serves as Lead Facility for Next Duncan Jones Thriller
Montreal-based visual effects studio Modus FX served as the lead facility for Duncan Jones' upcoming action thriller "Source Code", scheduled for release on April 1.
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