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Monika Batchelor Uses RSP Training as a Springboard to a Career in Hollywood
Monika Batchelor completed RSP’s Graduate Certificate in Composting and Tracking program in 2016. She then beat long odds by securing a visa to enter the United States through the country’s green card lottery system.
read morePowerHouse VFX Continues Breakthrough First Year with M. Night Shyamalan’s “GLASS”
NEW YORK—J PowerHouse VFX, the New York-based boutique VFX studio, rounded out its first year in business by serving as the sole visual effects vendor on M. Night Shyamalan’s GLASS. In theaters on January 18, 2019, GLASS is a showcase for PowerHouse’s best-in-class talent and sterling client relationships. Founded in 2017 by veteran VFX Executive Producer Bob Lowery and Sr. VFX Supervisor Ed Mendez in partnership with Jonathan Hoffman and Pete...
read moreRising Sun Pictures Expects 2019 to be a Big Year for VFX Education
As 2018 comes to a close, Rising Sun Pictures Education can look back on a year that saw its program grow, its partnership with the University of South Australia deepen and a record number of its graduates find meaningful employment in a booming visual effects industry.
read moreRising Sun Pictures Education: Joannah Anderson Interview
Rising Sun Pictures Education has served as the stepping stone that many young artists have used to make the leap from the classroom to industry. Joannah Anderson is one. Having successfully completed the RSP / UniSA 12-week Graduate Certificate Program in Dynamic Effects and Lighting earlier this year, Joannah has just landed her first job as a Junior 3D Lighting Artist at Technicolor’s newly-launched Mill Film studio in Adelaide.
read moreMOD Shifts into “Sicko Mode
In a tour de force effort, boutique visual effects studio MOD teamed with director Dave Meyers for Sicko Mode, the trippy, new music video from artist Travis Scott, featuring Drake. Led by creative director/VFX supervisor Les Umberger, MOD produced nearly 200 visual effects shots in a month for the video, a surreal tribute to Scott’s hometown of Houston.
read moreNine Mile Circle, Les Umberger Deliver VFX for Jay Rock’s “Win”
Nine Mile Circle provided the visual effects firepower for Win, the new music video from Jay Rock. Nine Mile’s Creative director Les Umberger served as visual effects supervisor on the project, which was directed by Dave Meyers and Dave Free, and features the superstar rapper with a marching band, playing pool, hunting ducks and dodging projectiles on a battlefield.
read morePowerHouse VFX Leverages World-Class Talent and Strategic Partnership with Sixteen19 to Rise to the Top of New York’s VFX industry
Buoyed by a string of high-profile film and television projects, PowerHouse VFX has quickly solidified its place as an industry leader on New York’s VFX scene.
read moreRising Sun Pictures’ Delivers Adrenaline-Fueled VFX for Fox’s “The Predator”
human race. Rising Sun Pictures signed on as a visual effects supplier to The Predator late in its production cycle, assuming the formidable task of delivering a host of complex effects in just 11 weeks.
read moreRising Sun Pictures Education: Russel Balugo Interview
Russel Balugo successfully completed The RSP / UniSA Graduate Certificate program in Dynamic Effects and Lighting earlier this year. A short time later, he accepted a position as a 3D generalist at Rotor Studios, a live action and production studio in Sydney that has produced award-winning work for Toyota and other international brands.
read moreRising Sun Pictures Expands Studios and Staff
Spurred by growth in international film production, improved local incentives and a strong pool of talent, Rising Sun Pictures has launched a major, new expansion effort. The visual effects studio is adding significant space and technical resources to its Adelaide production studio and expects to grow its staff by nearly one-third over the next few months.
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Creative DirectorKeith Gayhart directs content strategy for the agency, combining keen storytelling skill with deep knowledge of the media landscape from Top Ten print and electronic media outlets to industry and enthusiast websites and blogs.
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