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CGW | JANUARY 12, 2012 | Original Article
VANCOUVER — Image Engine’s work has been nominated for a VES Award. The 10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards ceremony, set to take place February 7, recognizes outstanding visual effects in film, animation, television, commercials, special venues and video games.
Image Engine has been nominated, in the category of “Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture,” for the company’s work on the character of Edvard/Adam for The Thing (Universal Pictures, 2011).
“We are very proud to receive this recognition from the Visual Effects Society and are honored to be amongst such esteemed company this year,” says Greg Holmes, CEO and founding partner of Image Engine. “I would like to congratulate the entire crew at Image Engine, this nomination belongs to each and every one of them.”
The competing nominations in the category are: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 – ‘Ukrainian Ironbelly’, Paul – ‘Paul’ and Rise of the Planet of the Apes - ‘Caesar’.
CGW | JANUARY 12, 2012 | Original Article
The gods can be a fickle bunch, too secure in their authority and position. And the humans they reign over can be an unappreciable lot, always looking for more power. But, oh, when these two groups face off, it is a war for the ages.
The latest epic battle between the gods and mortals plays out in the stylized action/adventure film Immortals, directed by Tarsem Singh (The Cell, The Fall). In the movie, the ruthless power-hungry King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) and his murderous Heraklion army razes one ancient Greek city after another in search of a legendary bow that could destroy the gods of Olympus—and mankind in the process. The only person who can stop the king’s madness and keep the delicate balance of power between the gods and the mortals in check lies on the shoulders of a stonemason named Theseus (Henry Cavill).
Vancouver BC, January 9, 2012 – Image Engine today announced that the company’s work has been nominated for the 10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards ceremony recognizing outstanding visual effects in film, animation, television, commercials, special venues and video games.
The nomination, in the category of ‘Outstanding Animated Character in a Live Action Feature Motion Picture’, is for the company’s work on the character of Edvard/Adam for The Thing (Universal Pictures, 2011).
Read more: Vancouver Visual Effects Studio, Image Engine is Nominated for 10th Annual VES Awards
BY BRYANT FRAZER | STUDIO DAILY | DECEMBER 02, 2011 | Original Article
How Image Engine's VFX Process Kept Up with Tarsem's Visual Imagination
Gods, mortals, titans, and Mickey Rourke, all at each other's throats — the latest film from director Tarsem Singh Dhandwar depicts a bloody, broad-ranging battle royal inspired by Greek mythology. That meant VFX aplenty.
The film's VFX supervisor, Raymond Gieringer, organized the work of a raft of facilities in North America, Europe, and India: Image Engine, Prime Focus Film VFX, Mikros Image, Tippett Studios, Scanline VFX, Rodeo FX, BarXSeven, Fake Digital Entertainment, Modus FX, Christov Effects and Design, and Technicolor, and previs houses The Third Floor and NeoReel. The task for Vancouver's Image Engine was to create the vast cliff-face environment linking three of the film's major settings.
