Creative Focus :: 2D

JVC Announces IF-2D3D1 Stereoscopic Image Processor

Posted In | News Categories: Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, Technology, Visual Effects
JVC Professional Products, a division of JVC U.S.A., today introduced the IF-2D3D1 Stereoscopic Image Processor, which works as a 2D-to-3D converter and as a 3D L/R mixer for video content producers.

Top 10 Animated Features of the 2000s

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, Films
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Rick DeMott takes a look back over the past 10 years and gives his picks for the best animated features of the 2000s.

Hot Spots Showcase 7: The Best in Animated & VFX Commercials

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For the seventh year, AWN's Rick DeMott puts together a collection of the best commercials and music videos from the past year submitted by readers.

Third Floor Aids Avatar

Posted In | News Categories: Art, Business, CG, Films, Motion Graphics, People, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, Art, CG, Films, Motion Graphics, People, Visual Effects
As AVATAR continues to dominate the box office, The Third Floor discussed its previs with AWN.

Studio Ghibli To Adapt Classic Borrowers

Posted In | News Categories: Films, People | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 2D, Films, People
Studio Ghibli is set to adapt Mary Norton's classic children's book THE BORROWERS, reports VARIETY.

Moore Illuminates The Secret of Kells

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, Films
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Director Tomm Moore chats with us about his acclaimed feature debut.

Frog Princess - a marketing hit before it actually hit the theaters

Posted In | Blog Categories: Business | Site Categories: 2D
Taking a look at the new Disney "The Princess and the Frog" film and what its early box office could mean.

Sony Pictures' Mobile Voltron Game

Posted In | Blog Categories: Games | Site Categories: 2D, Anime, Games, Home Entertainment, Mobile and Wireless
Whether you’re a Voltron fan or not, for $3.99, you really can’t lose! One again, it satisfied my gaming appetite; and this says a lot, since, besides Tetris, the gamer in me tends to shrink in the face of mobile phone play.

Clements & Musker Go Deeper into Princess and the Frog

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, Films
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The Princess and the Frog directors tell us more about bringing 2D back to Disney.

Dr. Toon: A Living Timeline

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: 2D, Cartoons, CG, Films, Short Films, Television
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Dr. Toon relives the history of animation with a 105-year-old who still loves cartoons.

Anime Director Yamazaki Talks “The Duel” Episode of Halo Legends

Posted In | News Categories: Home Entertainment, People | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 2D, Home Entertainment, People
Anime director Hiroshi Yamazaki provides fans with a distinctly different artistic vision of the Halo universe with his painterly approach to animation in “The Duel,” one of the seven stories within Halo Legends.

Plympton Chats with Earthlight Pictures Students

Recently, indie animator Bill Plympton took time off from his latest production IDIOTS AND ANGELS to speak to students of Earthlight Pictures' Teletraining program.

Golden Globes Consider 15 Animated Features

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With the addition of an animated feature category to the 67th Golden Globes, 15 films have become eligible for the five final slots.

Review: The Princess and the Frog

Posted In | Blog Categories: Reviews | Site Categories: 2D, Films
As you probably know, The Princess and the Frog is Disney’s first 2D effort in five years. It took John Lasseter, a Pixar guy who now runs all of Disney animation to get the studio to return to its 2D roots. Lasseter and company knew they had to hit a home run to make people care about hand-drawn animation again. Hey, it’s a Disney movie – there’s gotta be a happy ending, right? Damn straight – a happy ending to both the movie and the studio’s mission to show the world 2D’s still got the goods.

Moonscoop Secures Sales Deal With KI.KA

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Television | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: 2D, Business, CG, Television
Moonscoop, the worldwide brand management and entertainment company representing properties from some of the leading animation producers across the globe, has signed a key sales deal with leading German broadcaster KI.KA for the ToddWorld and SamSam.

Best Guesses for the Animation Oscar Races

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, Awards, CG, Films, Short Films, Stop-Motion
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Rick DeMott leads the charge with his picks for this year's Oscar animation race.

Gabriella Ferri Wins i Castelli Animati

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The 14th edition of i Castelli Animati ended on November 29, 2009 with the announcement of its awards.

Lasseter Talks Princess and the Frog and 2D

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At a recent press conference, John Lasseter, chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, touted the return of 2D with THE PRINCESS AT THE FROG (opening today in LA and New York and expanding Dec. 11).

Goldberg, Deja and Smith Talk Princess and the Frog

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, Films
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Three of Disney's top animators discuss the crucial return to 2D.

UPA Celebrated at Academy in NYC

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, Events, Short Films | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 2D, Cartoons, Events, Short Films
The Academy's Monday Nights With Oscar presents "An Animated Academy Salute To UPA."