Creative Focus :: CG

The Croods to Close Holland Animation Film Fest

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The 16th edition of the Holland Animation Film Festival closes on March 24th with the Dutch premiere of the 3D animated feature from DreamWorks, “The Croods.”

King And Country Help Honda Fly High

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Production company King and Country works with ad agency RPA to direct and produce a new campaign for the 2013 Honda Civic.

Thinkbox Releases Krakatoa MY

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Thinkbox Software announces the release of Krakatoa MY, the high-volume particle renderer for the Autodesk Maya 3D software running on Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.

Disney Releases New Oz Clip

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Disney releases a new clip for its upcoming feature, “Oz The Great and Powerful.”

Oscar® Tour SoCal Day 1: ASIFA-Hollywood Screening and Q&A

The SoCal leg of Oscar® Showcase Tour kicked off with a screening Monday night at Woodbury University, sponsored and organized by ASIFA-Hollywood.

Reel FX Taps Shane Acker for Beasts Feature

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Reel FX announces that Shane Acker will direct their upcoming untitled CG-animated feature based on the comic series “Beasts of Burden.”

Rainmaker Announces New CG Feature

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Rainmaker’s newest CG-animated feature film follows on the heels of company’s release of the box office hit, “Escape from Planet Earth,” with the Weinstein Co.

Modus Operandi Animates 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk

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Modus Operandi creates animated slam dunks & more for the 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk charity event.

East Side Games Launches Dragon Up

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Games, Mobile and Wireless | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Games, Mobile and Wireless
Artist-led East Side Games launches a new version of Dragon UP, the mobile game that's all about hatching and raising dragons in a variety of flavors, and sending them on quests to find gold and treasure.

Luxion Releases KeyShot 4

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Technology developer Luxion announces KeyShot 4, the next generation of the company’s groundbreaking rendering and animation solution.

Prana Studios Taps PipelineFX’s Qube!

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects
One of Mumbai’s largest animation studios orders 2,000 licenses for its short and feature film work.

Autodesk Launches Gwen & Dave Animation Competition

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Autodesk kicks off its “Gwen & Dave” animated vacation getaway contest with prizes including a license of the Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Ultimate, a Lenovo ThinkPad W530 Mobile Workstation, a license of Autodesk Mudbox, and an NVIDIA Quadro card.

Virtual Interior Decorating for Beautiful Creatures

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Method provides imaginative VFX environments for the new supernatural fantasy.

Analog Creates New IDs for Box TV’s SmashHits

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, CG, Motion Graphics, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, CG, Motion Graphics, Television, Visual Effects
Creative studio Analog creates three new IDs for the SmashHits cable channel on the UK’s Box TV.

Alex Gorodetzki Joins LOGAN

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Creative studio/production company LOGAN hires Alex Gorodetzki as Director of Business Development.

Paperman Progression Video Now Online

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, CG, People, Short Films, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 2D, Cartoons, CG, People, Short Films, Technology
Watch a progression reel displaying the process of creating one of the key shots in Disney’s short film, “Paperman,” directed by John Kahrs.

Oscar® Tour 2013 Day 3 Stops at Tippett Studio

Day 3 continues with a tour of cg and stop-motion wizards Tippett Studio.

Oscar® Tour 2013 Day 3 Starts at Pixar

Day 3 of the tour begins with a fantastic tour of Pixar.

Victoria Alonso and Jeff White Talk The Avengers

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The film’s Executive Producer and ILM VFX Supervisor discuss the Oscar®-nominated superhero epic’s visual effects challenges.

Pixar Releases Blue Umbrella Berlin Poster Art

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Following its premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, Pixar releases poster art from the festival for its newest animated short, The Blue Umbrella.