We’re still beaming from last week’s GDC! Big announcements from Epic Games including the $100M Epic MegaGrants program, cocktails with Autodesk, and life-size VR Jenga with OptiTrack made for a fabulous show. Thanks to all our clients and friends for a memorable week.

We had a great time this week at SXSW! Special shout out to the wonderful artists who shared their expertise on the panel “Designing Binge-Worthy Title Sequences for TV.” That’s a wrap!

Two of The Flash’s major villains, King Shark and Gorilla Grodd, finally faced off in the highly-anticipated March 5 episode. Find out how Encore VFX Supervisor Armen Kevorkian and his team approached the supersized showdown in CG Society.

Method Studios has welcomed Oscar-winning artisan Eric Brevig as Senior VFX Supervisor and Creative Director. Check out the news in The Hollywood Reporter.

AJA Video Systems’ KONA 5 I/O card is the secret sauce for SGO’s Mistika Ultima’s cutting edge 8K broadcast workflow. Read more about it at StudioDaily.

Digital Trends digs into the visual spectacle of Aquaman, the DC Universe’s highest-grossing movie ever, with the VFX team at Method Studios. Read more about their work here.

This new 2 Chainz music video directed by Biscuit’s Andreas Nilsson is actually part of Expensify’s Super Bowl campaign. Find out more at Fast Company and stay tuned for a spot during the Big Game.

Exciting news from Epic Games this week as they welcome 3Lateral, the leading developer of digital humans technology and content, to the Epic team. Read more about the news at TechCrunch.

Adweek’s Ad of the Day today is this zany Barclaycard spot directed by Biscuit’s Jeff Low, featuring real-life small business The Crystal Barn. Check it out here.

fxguide goes behind the scenes of Welcome to Marwen with director Robert Zemeckis and VFX supervisor Kevin Baillie of Method Studios, saying that the film has “significantly advanced the art of digital humans.” Read more here.

Today on the Cinefex blog: hear from Epic Games’ Marc Petit on how real-time technology is making better movies, with innovative use cases from Halon, Framestore, Method, and the Fox VFX Lab.

Congrats to all of our clients whose technology and creativity contributed to the films on this year’s Oscars VFX short list! See you at the bake off in January!

For Vulture’s “Lights, Camera, CGI” series, they spoke to 35 leading VFX artists and directors about the hardest VFX shots they ever pulled off - including Method’s Kevin Baillie. Check out his comments here on creating an imaginary world for Robert Zemeckis’ Welcome to Marwen.

Little Black Book talks to the man behind the NFL’s beloved “Celebrations to Come” campaign, Biscuit director Aaron Stoller, about working with athletes and getting great comedy. Read more here.

Today Epic Games announced a new online store for PC and Mac, providing developers with an 88/12% revenue share and giving them a direct relationship with creators and players through Epic’s Support-A-Creator program. Read more about the news on The Verge.

Art of VFX takes a deep dive into the massive amount of invisible effects work done by Method Studios on Netflix’s new feature Outlaw King. Check it out here.

Pharmaceutical Technology Mag takes a look at how drug development company C4X Discovery is using Unreal Engine to develop new meds more efficiently. Check out the story here.

Variety recently got an inside look at Light Field Lab’s pioneering work on holographic displays. Check out their deep dive here.

We’re thrilled to see some of our amazing clients on StudioDaily’s inaugural list of Exceptional Women in Production & Post, including Method Studios and Tender Claws. Congrats to all the honorees!

FOX Sports’ new NASCAR virtual studio is equipped with next-gen capabilities thanks to Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. Visit Engadget to get the scoop and check out this video for a preview.