The Visual Effects Society has unveiled nominations for its 18th annual Ves Awards, which honor VFX work in film, animation, TV, commercials and video games. Winners will be revealed at a ceremony January 29 at the Beverly Hilton.
Disney’s CG redo of the The Lion King and 20th Century Fox’s Alita: Battle Angel lead all film nominees with five apiece, joining the top animated nominee Toy Story 4. In TV, Disney+’s Star Wars spinoff The Mandalorian and the final season of HBO’s epic Game of Thrones lead the field with six nominations each.
Along with naming winners in 25 categories, the group’s ceremony later this month includes honoring Martin Scorsese with the Ves Lifetime Achievement Award. The Ves Visionary Award will be given to Roland Emmerich, and the Ves Award for Creative Excellence will be presented to VFX supervisor Sheena Duggal.
Here’s the list of noms:...
Disney’s CG redo of the The Lion King and 20th Century Fox’s Alita: Battle Angel lead all film nominees with five apiece, joining the top animated nominee Toy Story 4. In TV, Disney+’s Star Wars spinoff The Mandalorian and the final season of HBO’s epic Game of Thrones lead the field with six nominations each.
Along with naming winners in 25 categories, the group’s ceremony later this month includes honoring Martin Scorsese with the Ves Lifetime Achievement Award. The Ves Visionary Award will be given to Roland Emmerich, and the Ves Award for Creative Excellence will be presented to VFX supervisor Sheena Duggal.
Here’s the list of noms:...
- 1/7/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
MovieSet’s exclusive on-set coverage of ‘The Stranger‘ starring former WWE wrestling champion Steve Austin continues with this spotlight on the stunt performers. Ace correspondent Quinn Bender captured a stunt scene coming in which Steve’s characters is loading illicit parcels onto a boat and comes under heavy gunfire.
The stunters discuss the safety steps taken to minimize the pain and welts, the types of explosives used, the containers used to contain the ‘blood’ and the feeling of jumping into cold harbor water while the star stays dry on dock.
Some great quotes and banter from the stuntmen and you’ll hear how a film stunt comes together directly from the men on set including Eric Vrba, First Assistant, Special FX, Tom Blacklock, Special FX, Robert Lieberman, Director, Gerald Paetz, Stunt Performer and Paul Lazenby, Steve Austin’s Stunt Double. Action films fans as well as emerging filmmakers interested in...
The stunters discuss the safety steps taken to minimize the pain and welts, the types of explosives used, the containers used to contain the ‘blood’ and the feeling of jumping into cold harbor water while the star stays dry on dock.
Some great quotes and banter from the stuntmen and you’ll hear how a film stunt comes together directly from the men on set including Eric Vrba, First Assistant, Special FX, Tom Blacklock, Special FX, Robert Lieberman, Director, Gerald Paetz, Stunt Performer and Paul Lazenby, Steve Austin’s Stunt Double. Action films fans as well as emerging filmmakers interested in...
- 8/24/2009
- by Dave
- MovieSet.com
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