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Picklemall to Launch First U.S. Location, Primed for Rapid Nationwide Expansion

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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TEMPE, Ariz., May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Picklemall, an innovative modular indoor pickleball concept, will debut its first U.S. location in Tempe, Arizona in July 2023.

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  • Picklemall, an innovative indoor pickleball concept, will open 50 U.S. locations in 24 months, including Tempe in July.
  • Players will use the Picklemall app to reserve their court, set a playtime and unlock the door to the Picklemall experience.
  • The Picklemall Pro Shop, available inside each Picklemall location, will feature Picklemall-branded merchandise and professional pickleball equipment from premier facility partner JOOLA USA .
  • To stay up to date on Picklemall's progress at Arizona Mills and the concept's rapid U.S. expansion, like the business on Instagram or visit www.thepicklemall.com .

Digital Domain Brings Water, Fire and New MCU Characters to the Climactic Battle in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

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Monday, December 5, 2022
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“But it was also an ambitious film that introduced several major characters to the MCU, along with an army of amphibious superpowered warriors.

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  • “But it was also an ambitious film that introduced several major characters to the MCU, along with an army of amphibious superpowered warriors.
  • With a limited number of stunt people available, Digital Domain also created full armies of Wakandans and Talokanil.
  • The inclusion of grenades meant to function under water meant Digital Domain had to rethink, and even re-examine the physics of an explosion.
  • Digital Domain has successfully become the first independent visual effects studio to enter Greater China.

From Thanos to She-Hulk: How Digital Domain Brought the MCU’s Latest Superhero (and Attorney) to Life

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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The rest including a new way to create CG clothing and muscles would need to be invented along the way.

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  • The rest including a new way to create CG clothing and muscles would need to be invented along the way.
  • In total, Digital Domain contributed nearly 1,000 VFX shots to She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, including 660 shots of She-Hulk alone.
  • Digital Domain was then able to analyze that footage using its proprietary machine learning powered tool, Masquerade 2.0, a facial capture system.
  • That also included the way the CG model changed based on the footwear, which led to another first for Digital Domain.

Digital Domain Taps Technology Veteran Hanno Basse as its First Chief Technology Officer

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, award-winning visual effects studio Digital Domain announces that digital technologies pioneer Hanno Basse has been named the companys Chief Technology Officer.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, award-winning visual effects studio Digital Domain announces that digital technologies pioneer Hanno Basse has been named the companys Chief Technology Officer.
  • As CTO, Basse will oversee the ongoing development of Digital Domains industry-leading digital human and autonomous human technologies, along with its AI-powered tools.
  • Over the last 30 years, Digital Domain has provided the industry with top-of-the-line artistry and groundbreaking technologies to pair," said Daniel Seah, CEO of Digital Domain.
  • Basse is an entertainment industry veteran, with over 30 years of experience helping companies integrate and implement new technologies.

Vision Films Announces U.S. VOD Release of Unsolved Historical Mystery 'Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis' Starring John Schneider and Evan Williams

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Friday, September 23, 2022
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Mysterious Circumstance is also currently being released theatrically in Canada through a deal with Michael Mosca and Cinema Guzzo Les Films.

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  • Mysterious Circumstance is also currently being released theatrically in Canada through a deal with Michael Mosca and Cinema Guzzo Les Films.
  • Featuring perennial fan favorite John Schneider and starring rising star Evan Williams, the film was directed and written by Six Shooter Studios CEO Clark Richey.
  • Executive producers include Richey, John Schneider (John Schneider Studios), Alicia Allain Schneider (Maven Entertainment), and Michael Mosca (Starling Road Productions).
  • Led by Lise Romanoff, Managing Director/CEO Worldwide Distribution, Vision Films releases 2-4 films a month across Theatrical, VOD, DVD, and television platforms.

Digital Domain Names Lala Gavgavian Global President of Visual Effects Studios

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Thursday, September 22, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, legendary visual effects studio Digital Domain , announces that Lala Gavgavian has been named Global President of Visual Effects Studios, expanding her current role as chief operating officer.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, legendary visual effects studio Digital Domain , announces that Lala Gavgavian has been named Global President of Visual Effects Studios, expanding her current role as chief operating officer.
  • An industry vet with over 25 years of experience in VFX for film, episodics and animation, Gavgavian is no stranger to Digital Domain.
  • Gavgavian will be responsible for continued growth and expanding the companys offerings, including the ongoing development of proprietary digital human capabilities that can only be found at Digital Domain.
  • Digital Domain has successfully become the first independent visual effects studio to enter Greater China.

PIXELYNX Names Entertainment Executive and Visual Effects Pioneer Ed Ulbrich as Strategic Partner

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Thursday, September 15, 2022
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He also produced the visual effects for Warner Bros.' blockbuster Suicide Squad.

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  • He also produced the visual effects for Warner Bros.' blockbuster Suicide Squad.
  • Ulbrich has consulted on strategy and business development spanning creative development, real-time animation, visual effects, virtual production, and XR/AR/VR; across film, television, music, Web3, and the metaverse.
  • He was previously worldwide President and General Manager at Method Studios, and prior was CEO of renowned visual effects studio Digital Domain.
  • Im excited to partner with PIXELYNX to help create new forms and formats of entertainment.

How Digital Domain Helped Reinvent ‘Ms. Marvel’s’ Powers for the MCU

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022
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That gave the production a little more flexibility when adapting her powers for a live-action audience, and allowed the showrunners to work with Oscar and Emmy-winning VFX studio, Digital Domain , to reinvent Ms.

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  • That gave the production a little more flexibility when adapting her powers for a live-action audience, and allowed the showrunners to work with Oscar and Emmy-winning VFX studio, Digital Domain , to reinvent Ms.
  • Marvels abilities were going to change for her live-action debut, but everyone involved still wanted to honor the comics, said Aladino Debert, VFX supervisor for Digital Domain.
  • With Kamran beginning to lose control, Digital Domain was tasked with showing the damaging effects of his powers.
  • In 2018, Digital Domain acquired one of Chinas VR hardware equipment pioneers and leaders - VR Technology Holdings Ltd, Shenzhen (3Glasses).

Digital Domain Brings Photorealistic, AI-Powered Character Creation Tools to Supermassive Games’ ‘The Quarry’

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022
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With its history of award-winning VFX and pioneering digital human work, Digital Domain was the best choice for this.

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  • With its history of award-winning VFX and pioneering digital human work, Digital Domain was the best choice for this.
  • The data was then sent on to the artists at Supermassive Games, who created the looks for the in-game characters.
  • Founded in 2008, Supermassive Games is a BAFTA-winning, independent game developer with a reputation for innovation in both storytelling and VR.
  • Supermassive Games is best known for the critically acclaimed PS4 hit Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology.

Digital Domain Gives a Face to AI with ‘Zoey,’ the Most Advanced Autonomous Human Ever Created

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Friday, May 6, 2022
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STUTTGART, Germany, May 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today at FMX, Oscar-winning VFX studio and leaders in digital human technology, Digital Domain , announces Zoey, the worlds most advanced autonomous human.

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  • STUTTGART, Germany, May 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today at FMX, Oscar-winning VFX studio and leaders in digital human technology, Digital Domain , announces Zoey, the worlds most advanced autonomous human.
  • For decades, Digital Domain has been pioneering digital human technology, and Zoey takes the concepts of virtual assistants like Alexa and Siri several steps further, creating a digital helper you can truly interact with.
  • In 2018, Digital Domain acquired one of Chinas VR hardware equipment pioneers and leaders - VR Technology Holdings Ltd, Shenzhen (3Glasses).
  • Digital Domain has locations in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Montreal, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Taipei and Hyderabad.