Sixties sound
Ascent 142, Rushes and Soho Film Labs have completed the full post on Nick Moran’s music biopic Telstar
Paper protest
GOOD50x70, the social communication design project, opens its annual exhibition this week in Milan
Behind the green screens of Red Cliff
Read how Frantic Films used Thinking Particles and Massive Software to create a titanic sea battle for John Woo’s historical epic Red Cliff
Review: bonzai3d
Digital Arts has published my review of bonzai 3d, originally published in Macworld, on its site.
Character building
Nexus directors Smith & Foulkes have brought The Sims 3 to HD life in two new commercials
Something wicked
I.E. Effects has delivered key visual effects sequences for Drag Me to Hell, director Sam Raimi’s latest horror flick
Retro planet
Not To Scale’s Steve Scott and cult illustrator Will Sweeney have created an intergalactic extravanganza for Birdy Nam Nam
Family circles
Nexus director Woof Wan-Bau has created a merry-go-round of parenting in a new spot for the VW Touran.
Classic VFX
InMotion has published my feature on classic visual effects, drawing on interviews with high-profile LA and London-based VFX supervisors and industry figures
Flash news
Adobe has announced three new releases for developing applications on the Flash platform: Flash Catalyst, Flash Builder 4 and the Flex 4 framework
Bottled sunshine
Stardust and DDB Chicago have given a taste of summer to Bud Light Lime in three stylish spots
Pooled resources
A trio of London postproduction houses has put the finish on Red Road director Andrea Arnold’s latest film
