November 07, 2008
Wolverine Trailer With The Day The Earth Stood Still
"We are shooting for 12/12 on DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL now..." said the studio in a statement.
Were busy as you read this working away on some of those trailer shots... :)
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November 04, 2008
Victory!
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October 12, 2008
Beverly Hills Chihuahua still #1 with $17.5M
Ay, "Chihuahua!"
Disney's "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" was top dog in the domestic boxoffice for a second straight weekend, making a mutt out of the pre-frame favorite for No. 1 -- Warner Bros.' star-studded Middle East thriller "Body of Lies."
"Chihuahua" fetched an estimated $17.5 million this session, as a miniature weekend-over-weekend drop of just 40% groomed a 10-day cumulative boxoffice of $52.5 million. "Lies" truly underperformed expectations with a shocking $13.1 million bow good only for a third-place showing. (The Hollywood Reporter)
*Update* - Hollywood, The Economy, and Signs of the Apocalypse? hah, ouch.
"But out there at the box office, it is still morning in America. Four major movies opened on Friday, and they came on the heels of seven movies the week before, most of which did quite nicely, thank you. The fact that “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” has topped the box office for two weeks running and has taken in over $52 million may be one of the signs of the apocalypse, but not the kind that has anything to do with credit default swaps." (nytimes.com)
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October 11, 2008
Anyone Remember Cloverfield?
Well Cloverfield is up for numerous Spike Scream Awards including:
THE ULTIMATE SCREAM
Cloverfield
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Iron Man
LOST
The Mist
BEST SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE
Cloverfield
I Am Legend
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Southland Tales
WALL-E
BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE
Anna Friel; “Pushing Daises”
Jessica Lucas; “Cloverfield”
T.J. Miller; “Cloverfield”
WALL-E; “WALL-E”
Anna Walton; “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
Odette Yustman; “Cloverfield”
THE HOLY SHIT! SCENE OF THE YEAR
The Batmobile/Batpod Chase; “The Dark Knight”
The Big Rig Flips Over; “The Dark Knight”
Escape From Ten Rings Hideout; “Iron Man”
Iron Man’s First Flight; “Iron Man”
The Reverse Kill Shot; “Wanted”
The Statue Of Liberty/Empire State Building Attack; “Cloverfield”
BEST SCREAMPLAY
“Cloverfield;” Drew Goddard
“The Mist;” Frank Darabont
“The Orphanage;” Sergio G. Sanchez
“WALL-E;” Andrew Stanton, Peter Docter & Jim Reardon
“The Dark Knight;” Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan & David S. Goyer
“Iron Man;” Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Arthur Marcum & Matthew Hollaway
BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE OR TV SHOW
Summer Glau; “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”
Tricia Helfer; “Battlestar Galactica”
Lena Headey; “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”
Milla Jovovich; “Resident Evil: Extinction”
Gwyneth Paltrow; “Iron Man”
Odette Yustman; “Cloverfield”
BEST F/X
Beowulf
Cloverfield
The Dark Knight
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Iron Man
Wanted
Speaking of Best F/X...
Here is some actual footage from Tippett's Cloverfield panel on the VFX at Siggraph 2008, your listening to VFX Supervisor Eric Leven, Compositing Supervisor Chris Morley, and Matchmove Supervisor Devin Brees. Crappy footage, but awesome stuff.
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October 09, 2008
Bedtime Stories the Poster
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October 06, 2008
Beverly Hills Chihuahua opens #1 with $29.3M
Disney's CG-heavy Chihuahua film Beverly Hills Chihuahua placed first in its opening weekend with $29.3M. Per VARIETY, it's the biggest opening for Disney in October ever. The film's vfx work was done by Tippett Studio, Cinesite, Image Engine Design, K.N.B. Effects Group, Kerner Optical, Proof, Realscan 3D and Svengali Visual Effects.
On the VFX:
"With years of experience in the field, visual effects crews have aced the task of manipulating doggie jowls so they convincingly appear to be speaking, although they do seem to have gone overboard with the eyebrows. Instead of striking a familiar expression and holding it, the way real dogs do, these characters digitally-enhanced faces appear to be in constant motion. Two completely CG characters a rat and an iguana (Paul Rodriguez) blend right in, though a mountain lion confrontation seems to have been rendered on the cheap." -Variety.com
VFXWorld Featured Article:
Beverly Hills Chihuahua: Tippett's Chattering Class of Pooches
Ellen Wolff discovers how Tippett refines its Furrocious tool and throws in a few other advancements for Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua ended up 41% Fresh (or Rotten, depending how you look at it) and a Metacritic score of 42.
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October 03, 2008
Beverly Hills Chihuahua is Released!
in the USA 3 October 2008
visit Beverly Hills Chihuahua @ imdb.com
Box Office Results October 3-5, 2008
Number: 1
Weekend Gross: $29,300,465
Theatres: 3,215
Theatre Average: $9,114
Weeks in Release: 1
Total Gross: $30,657,030
Budget: $?
Running Time: 1 hrs. 25 min.
Distributor: Buena Vista
MPAA Rating: PG
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September 15, 2008
Bedtime Stories
The Story - Today I get in bed with the next Adam Sandler movie Bedtime Stories. I'll only be on the show for 3 short weeks, but pimping bug eyes onto the pet guinea pig will be priceless.
The Logline - A harried architect's life is turned upside down when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew begin to come true.
The Plot - The life of Skeeter Bronson, a hotel handyman, is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. He attempts to take advantage of the phenomenon, incorporating his own aspirations into one outlandish tale after another, but it's the kids' unexpected contributions that turn Skeeter's life upside down.
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September 09, 2008
Phil Tippett to Receive the VES George Melies Award
Director and Visual Effects Supervisor Phil Tippett to Receive the
VES George Melies Award for Artistic Excellence
Founder of Tippett Studio and two-time Academy Award® and Emmy winner, Phil Tippett, has been selected by the VES Board of Directors as the recipient of the "George Melies Award for Artistic Excellence." The award will be presented at the 7th Annual VES Awards, which will be held at the Century Plaza Hotel in Beverly Hills on Saturday, February 21, 2009.
The Melies Award is designed to honor individuals who have "pioneered a significant and lasting contribution to the art and/or science of the visual effects industry by a way of artistry, invention and groundbreaking work." Phil Tippett is the embodiment of this award, holding an iconic place as the stop-motion animator of the Imperial Walkers in The Empire Strikes Back and former head of the ILM creature shop. Tippett was also at the forefront of digital animation, having supervised the dinosaur animation in Steven Spielberg’s groundbreaking blockbuster Jurassic Park.
"Phil Tippett has functioned as one of the major engines pushing the visual effects industry further than it was ever thought possible," said VES Executive Director Eric Roth. "Phil has become one of the giants of our industry by pioneering new ways to make the fantastical a practical reality. Much of what we see on our screens today would not have been possible in decades past and Phil has certainly led the way during that time," added Roth.
"It is always nice to receive recognition for doing something that you love. I have been doing exactly what I have always wanted to do - making movies and bringing impossible creations to life," said Phil Tippett. "I am honored to accept this award and am humbled that my work has been so recognized by my peers."
Tippett, who is the founder of Tippett Studio, has contributed significant visual effects to more than 60 feature films and commercials of multiple genres. After starting Tippett Studio from his garage in 1984, Tippett grew his company into a crew of artists, animators, engineers and production staff occupying five buildings in Berkeley, California. Over the years Tippett has won an Academy Award® for his work in Jurassic Park and a Special Achievement Award for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi.
Previous recipients of the George Melies Award were Robert Abel and John Lasseter.
Tippett Studio is currently in production on Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell and X-Men Origins: Wolverine for 20th Century Fox and have recently wrapped production on stereoscopic commercials for Electronic Arts' game Spore and Texas Instruments' DLP Projection, as well as the marketing campaign and feature film work for Disney's Beverly Hills Chihuahua
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Opening Movies
