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Method Studios takes cloud rendering to the next level with AWS

Untold Studios scales local capacity 4X using EC2 Spot Instances for “Jumanji: The Next Level” VFX The artistry of global visual effects company Method Studios can be viewed regularly on screens of all sizes, whether in blockbuster films and episodic television series or high-profile commercials, title design, and beyond. With locations around the world, including […]

FOX uses AWS to score with digital audiences for Super Bowl LIV

September 8, 2021: Amazon Elasticsearch Service has been renamed to Amazon OpenSearch Service. See details. The come-from-behind victory by the Kansas City Chiefs over the San Francisco 49ers in early February attracted an audience of 102 million viewers in the United States – including the largest ever streaming audience with 3.4 million viewers across a […]

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Second Spectrum chooses AWS for cloud, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and media services

Second Spectrum, the Official Optical Tracking and Analytics Provider of sports leagues such as the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the English Premier League, has chosen AWS as its preferred cloud, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI) provider. Second Spectrum has also selected AWS media services to help deliver new kinds of live game-watching […]

Bundesliga and Amazon Web Services to develop next generation football viewing experience

In the news: Bundesliga revolutionizes the football viewing experience with AWS

Germany’s Bundesliga has selected AWS as its official technology provider to offer more in-depth insight into live Bundesliga games and create new personalized fan experiences. Bundesliga will use artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), analytics, compute, database, and storage services from AWS to deliver real-time statistics to predict plays and match outcomes, and recommend personalized experiences […]

In the news: AWS and FOX team up to reinvent media content delivery

This month, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that Fox Corporation and AWS have signed a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement to use AWS’s unmatched portfolio of services, highly reliable infrastructure, and professional services organization to enable a new cloud-based media production and delivery platform. The integrated platform for broadcast and digital video services will distribute FOX’s […]

Framestore in Los Angeles future-proofs VFX workflows with AWS

Framestore has captivated audiences since 1986, growing from a modest London-based visual effects studio into a multi-award-winning creative studio with six offices around the world and a talent pool of more than 2,400 artists and producers. A consistently smart and innovative use of technology has been central to the company’s core mission since it was […]

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Arcana Studio Turns to AWS for Cloud Rendering on “Go Fish”

Arcana Studio began life in 2004 but quickly grew to become Canada’s biggest comic book publisher, putting out hundreds of graphic novels and growing a large portfolio of original intellectual property (IP). Nine years down the line, the studio’s ambitions grew beyond the printed page, and in 2013, the company began working on feature-length CG […]

Luma Pictures Scales its render farm to the cloud with AWS for “Spider-Man: Far From Home”

Luma Pictures regularly contributes impressive visual effects for tentpole features, from superhero blockbusters and family-friendly fantasy to sci-fi thrillers, including recent films like “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Captain Marvel,” and “Jojo Rabbit.” Surprisingly, the studio is able to deliver this work with a modest headcount of roughly 200 artists across its Santa Monica headquarters […]

MovieLabs releases the evolution of media creation, a vision of content production in 2030

MovieLabs and its member studios (Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Studios, Walt Disney Pictures and Television and Warner Bros. Entertainment) have published a white paper laying out a vision for the future of media creation technology some 10 years into the future. From the executive summary: Within this document, MovieLabs and its member studios have […]

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Rocket Science VFX scales its render farm to the cloud

Organic growth has been a key focus for Toronto-based Rocket Science VFX from its inception more than 15 years ago. Since then, the visual effects studio has thoughtfully expanded its pool of artists to accommodate client needs while also providing a stable working environment. This measured approach, along with access to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) GPU […]