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Fernando Gallo is a Lead 3D Animator working at WeFX Studio, a 3D Animation Professor teaching at Centennial College, and is based in Toronto/Canada. With over two decades of experience in 3D and eight years in VFX, he specializes in creating engaging and realistic effects for acclaimed feature films and TV shows, including “John Wick 4”, Del Toro’s “Cabinet of Curiosities”, “The Boys,” and many other successful projects.

Bolt delivers seamless environment work for Disney Original murder-mystery series Shardlake: Led by VFX Supervisor Henry Badgett, BlueBolt delivered 280 VFX shots as main vendor, for the Disney+ Original murder-mystery series Shardlake. BlueBolt’s work was focused on invisible world building environment work including a CG monastery, the principal setting for the story.

The combined company creates the most comprehensive suite of technologies to accelerate generative AI for 3D spatial video Evercoast, a leading provider of end-to-end 3D spatial video software, has  announced the acquisition of Depthkit, a pioneer in volumetric capture.

The award winning global VFX and animation studio Jellyfish Pictures announces its expansion into the Canadian market, initially launching VFX operations in Toronto. The expansion continues a trend of rapid growth for the studio, following the launch of a new site in Mumbai, India in 2023. Jellyfish Pictures remain committed to meeting client demand and further adding to their creative roster.

Creative Lead Mike Sadd has been with Lux Aeterna for 11 years, contributing to some of its most ambitious projects, including ‘Our Universe’, ‘8 Days to the Moon and Back’, ‘The Crown’, and many more. As a talented artist with a deep interest in cosmology and space, Mike excels at transforming scientific facts into captivating visual experiences. Mike speaks to VFXwire exclusively – exploring his passion for cosmology and how he incorporates it into his work at Lux Aeterna.

Today, Imaginarium Studios the pioneering Performance Capture and Virtual Production company, announced an expansion to its facilities by opening a cutting-edge motion capture studio at SIDE London in partnership with PTW, a leading enterprise games services company that provides technical and creative solutions to numerous developers and studios globally.

In our latest podcast, Senior Visual Effects Artist and Founder of VFX Company 808 Ltd., Scott Chambers, tells us how he started a VFX Company during the writers’ and actors’ strike and gives us insight into the struggles, the victories and his hopes for the future. Scott has a career in VFX spanning more than 20 years, having worked various jobs including compositor, compositing supervisor and VFX Supervisor. He has worked in companies such as Weta Digital, Cinesite, MPC and many more.

Dimension, the leading virtual production studio, has today announced the hire of four new senior team members — two new Executive Producers, a Head of Operations, and a Creative Director — bolstering its staff to over 250 people. Last month, Dimension expanded its partnership with visual entertainment services company DNEG, to create DNEG 360, alongside the debut of its two studios in London and Rome.

DNEG 360 Offers State-of-the-Art, End-to-End Pre-Production, Virtual Production and Development Services, and Two of the World’s Largest LED Volume Stages. DNEG, a world-leading visual entertainment services company best known for its visual effects work with directors such as Denis Villeneuve and Christopher Nolan, announced today the launch of a new division, DNEG 360, operated by Dimension Studio, a leader in real-time production.

When scripted projects affected by the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes ground to a halt last year, VFX studios dependent on that work faced a tough challenge: how to minimise staff losses while keeping their businesses afloat. Sadly, some companies did not manage to remain viable and closed down, many employees were made redundant, and freelancers faced – and still face – unprecedented levels of unemployment.