VES Award for Gears of War 3: Dust to Dust

Digital Domain has won a VES Award for their work on the Gears of War 3 trailer "Dust to Dust", which features hair by "Samson", the digital hair pipeline I helped create. From the press release:

"Digital Domain talent was honored this week at the 10th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards. Gears of War 3 - Dust to Dust took home the award for Outstanding Visual Cinematography in a Broadcast Program or Commercial. Niles Heckman, Richard Morton, and Vernon Wilbert Jr. were there to accept the accolade."

Congrats to Niles, Richard, Vernon and the rest of the DD commercials team!

Niles Heckman, Richard Morton, and Vernon Wilbert Jr. at the 2012 VES Awards. (Photo credit: Alex J. Berliner/abi images.)