Regardless, it will definitely grab nominations for Best Visual Effects, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and likely at least one for Best Editing (either Film, Sound, or both).
And the British technical team who devised Inception's startling imagery are shortlisted for the visual effects award.
Brown argues it Nvidia can double the size of its addressable workstation GPU market by offering more sophisticated visual computing capabilities on desktop workstations for use in visual effects and video editing, among other applications.
Additionally, Lucasfilm Singapore, produces digital animated content for film and television, as well as visual effects for feature films and multi-platform games.
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The last 17 Academy Award winners for the best visual effects all used Autodesk software.
Ubisoft will also use its in-house production studios to create visual effects for the movie, in a bid to save costs.
Ang Lee's 3D epic Life of Pi - which went into the awards with nine nominations - picked up two awards for cinematography and special visual effects.
Mark Huffam, whose film production credits include Saving Private Ryan and Mamma Mia, becomes a CBE, and there is an OBE for Alex Hope, who runs visual effects company Double Negative and won an Oscar this year for his work on Inception.
Though it has accelerated in recent years, outsourcing to countries with lower labor costs has been a factor in the visual effects business for more than a decade.
Aside from best director, the 3D film - based on the Booker-winning novel about a shipwrecked boy and a Bengal tiger - won awards for cinematography, score and visual effects.
Life of Pi also picked up Oscars for cinematography, original score and visual effects.
The notable points are that not only did The Dark Knight Rises get completely ignored for everything, even its exceptional visual effects, cinematography, and score, but The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey only gained two nominations.
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The scripts gathered dust, the scope of the production and the extent of the show's necessary visual effects deemed too expensive for a broadcast or cable network.
For this jump, the team also worked to create a new generation of space suit for better mobility and visual clarity, studied the effects on the human body of supersonic acceleration and deceleration, developed a new parachute system, and more.
"Vivoom is a great partner for Vimeo because they bring innovative technology and deep expertise in creating visual effects of the highest quality, " said Vimeo President Dae Mellencamp.
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The movie's described as featuring enough dinosaurs to overrun JURASSIC PARK. It's been nominated for four Oscars, Best Art Direction, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing, and Visual Effects.
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Major new features on the iOS platform include a complete redesign of visual effects, 720p HD video, video High Dynamic Range (HDR), and a new icon for Socialcam.
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