Real world 360 turntable seal

it just keeps spinning :)

straps rig setup

I have been asked about strap rig setup many times by students and people learning rigging. So here is one made using Maya Muscle Spline and keepOut nodes (part of Maya Muscle) and rivet system rivetBaz (free download from creativecrash.com).

strap rig download link (Maya Binary 2012)
And here is step by step tutorial.

P3D - free online model viewer

this stuff looks great! very useful for asset viewing for your client or members of your team from anywhere online. And it`s free.

p3d.in - your 3D online

here is one similar:
https://sketchfab.com/

And this is how this P3D works - I have uploaded my first model which is easy to share and view in 3d:
http://p3d.in/u/syntetik

Also offers to easily embedd the model in your html code:

Look inside new DNEG building

Have a look at the brand new building of DNEG London

Star Wars production set to UK

BBC informs of what is amazing news for UK or rather London based VFX industry.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22491025

Shooting locations where confirmed to take place in studios around London. Leavesden, Shepperton, Pinewood and others are on the list.
This pretty much makes ILM setting up their new facility in London a certain thing. But it seems that maybe even more jobs will be created for live action shoot and practical effects. This is great for many UK based proffesionals who used to work on Harry Potter series before.
What is also a question, if Disney or ILM will outsource work to other vendors as well. A movie like Star Wars can have at least 1500 visual effects shots, many of them being also very challenging. This might not be with all other projects going at ILM fitting the capacity and could end up at other vendors as well...

Taken from the article comments: "Powerful, the tax break incentive is..."  :)