The Embassy has posted two new behind the scenes reels about their recent automotive spots for the Nissan Rogue and BMW M4.

3DVF have interviewed French developer Lucian Stanculescu about his promising looking crowdfunded 3d modelling application Neobarok which allows you to create objects with modeling and sculpture tools, then assembly these objects in articulated structures ready for animation. Lucian discusses his software's unusual approach which aims to make 3d modelling as fast as hand drawing. Read the interview and learn more about the software on 3DVF.com. (French | English online translation)

Worldwide FX has posted a breakdown of the VFX work they delivered for Belarusbank, "Evolution". Watch it on Youtube.

The Embassy has posted a breakdown of the VFX work they completed for the film, The 5th Wave. You can watch it on Vimeo.

Think Particle Studios has released a new version of Octane Studio Kit, their suite of tools and assets designed to make working with Octane in Cinema 4D even faster. This release includes 15 new studios environments, 15 new HDRIs, over 100 new materials, and more. Find out more on Think Particle's website.

Sony Creative Software (SCS) has sold the majority of its media software line to Germany-based Magix, including Vegas, DVD Architect, Movie Studio, Sound Forge, SpectraLayers Pro, Audio Master Suite, ACID, etc. SCS will remain a part of Sony Electronics and will continue to own and distribute its Catalyst Browse and Catalyst Production Suites. (more...)

Isotropix has disclosed information on some of the new features that will be available in v3.0 of its software that blends compositing, layout, animation and rendering functionality into a single application. Clarisse 3.0 will bring a new physically-based shading model that consists of a Path Tracer renderer and a set of materials, volumes and lights. More on Isotropix's blog.

'Pearl' is the latest from Google's Spotlight Stories - short interactive films made to be viewed using VR technology. This animated film tells the story of a father and daughter through the eyes of their hatchback car and was directed by Patrick Osborne who has previous won an best animation short film Oscar for Feast, produced by Disney. You can watch the film using your mobile in the Spotlight Stories app or preview it on YouTube.