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Roto Artist Chris La Jump Starts His Career at RSP Education
Adelaide native Chris La grew up enamored with movie magic. As a young man in 2016, he took a step toward turning his infatuation into a lifetime career by enrolling in Rising Sun Pictures’ Graduate Certificate Program in Compositing and Tracking.
read moreRising Sun Pictures Journeys into a Mutant Mind for “Dark Phoenix”
Continuing its association with 20th Century Fox’ acclaimed X-Men franchise, Rising Sun Pictures contributed nearly 150 visual effects shots to the latest film in the superhero saga, Dark Phoenix.
read moreVFX Veteran Rebecca Manning Joins Alkemy X
Alkemy X has hired Rebecca Manning as Compositing Supervisor for its Visual Effects division. Manning brings 16 years of experience and more than 40 major feature film and television credits, including Ghostbusters, The Jungle Book, X-Men: Days of Future Past and Avatar.
read moreRising Sun Pictures Springs into Action for Marvel Studios’ “Captain Marvel”
Striving for picture-perfect realism and applying a mania for detail, Rising Sun Pictures produced nearly 300 visual effects shots for Marvel Studios’ latest film Captain Marvel.
read moreMonika 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.
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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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