Zoic Adds Emmy-Winning Rainer Gombos as Creative Director
Culver City/Vancouver-based visual effects house Zoic Studios has signed Emmy®-winning Creative Director Rainer Gombos. Gombos will serve as a creative director and VFX supervisor.
The Hit House Scores with Track for Iron Man 3 Theatrical Trailer
The Hit House has announced that their track, “Basalt,” from the album Re:Action Earth, was chosen as the soundtrack for the intense, action-packed Iron Man 3 theatrical trailer.
Chyron to Acquire Hego Group
Chyron Corporation, a leading provider of Graphics as a Service for on-air and digital video applications, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hego AB and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Hego Group”), a leading provider of powerful graphics and data visualization solutions for TV and sports.
Athena Studios Founder Named to Board for Visual Effects Society N. California Chapter
Jon V. Peters, CEO/founder of Athena Studios, has been named to the Board of Directors for the Visual Effects Society’s Northern California chapter.
Oblique FX Brings the Art of "Being Human" to Television
Oblique FX continues to produce visual effects for the television series Being Human, now in its third season. The Montreal facility was recently nominated for a 2013 Canadian Screen Award from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for best visual effects in television for its work on the second season of the program.



