Creative Focus :: CG

An Electrifying Frankenweenie DVD Release

Posted In | Blog Categories: Short Films, Feature Films | Site Categories: CG, Films, Home Entertainment, Short Films, Stop-Motion
The just released DVD set of Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie should be afforded a spot in the collection of any animation fan as well as any serious student of the medium

Guru Launches Interactive, 2D Divisions

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Cartoons, CG, Internet and Interactive, People, Places | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 2D, Business, Cartoons, CG, Internet and Interactive, People, Places
Canada's Guru Studio announces the expansion of two key business areas, Interactive Content and 2D Animation.

Framestore Creates CG Dragon for Qualcomm

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Commercials, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Commercials, Visual Effects
Ogilvy launches new commercial starring dragon character for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor; new campaign with global reach shows consumers why they should care about what’s inside their mobile devices.

Jerome Solomon Joins Cogswell College

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Education and Training, Games, People, Places | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Education and Training, Games, People, Places
17-Year Hollywood Veteran and ACM SIGGRAPH National Committee member joins Cogswell College’s Digital Arts & Animation department as an Assistant Professor in Game & Entertainment Design.

Oblique FX Goes On the Road

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Bringing Jack Kerouac’s classic to life on the big screen.

YUVsoft Launches Render Version of its 2D to 3D Suite for NUKE

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Technology | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, CG, Technology
Render Version for NUKE significantly cuts costs for Stereo 3D, post production facilities; enables large-scale batch rendering for depth propagation and stereo generation.

Blue Umbrella to See Berlin Premiere

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Pixar's newest animated short, “The Blue Umbrella,” is set to have its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival.

LOOK Effects Creates VFX for Warm Bodies

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Visual effects facility LOOK Effects teams with director Jonathan Levine to create elements of horror, teen angst, humor and the power of love for Summit Entertainment’s “Warm Bodies.”

Technicolor Dives Into The Deep

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Business, CG, People | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Books, Business, CG, People
CGI adventure series to mirror broad appeal of Tom Taylor and James Brouwer’s worldwide hit property, “The Deep.”

Aardman Creates CG World for The Staves

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Commercials, Music and Sound | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: CG, Commercials, Music and Sound
Aardman collaborates with Atlantic Records and British folk rock trio The Staves to create a visually stunning music promo to accompany their latest single, “Winter Trees.”

Sony Gives a First Look at Cloudy 2

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Sony Pictures Animation gives a sneak peek at the species of Food-imals which will be populating “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.”

The Mission Creates Nike Vapor Trail

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Commercials, People, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Commercials, People, Visual Effects
The Mission pays homage to mega-star Cristiano Ronaldo in a new spot for Nike Football (Soccer).

ILM Unleashes Avengers Featurette

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Industrial Light & Magic has unleashes a “Behind the Magic” featurette for “Marvel's The Avengers.”

Encore VFX Plays in Traffic for Banshee

Posted In | News Categories: Internet and Interactive, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Internet and Interactive, Television, Visual Effects
Encore VFX creates visual effects for Cinemax original series “Banshee.”

Chernin Group Acquires Stake in Graphic India

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Business, CG, Films | Geographic Region: Asia | Site Categories: Books, Business, CG, Films
The company that creates mythological and superhero characters for the Indian youth market hopes to produce future hit franchises.

Sony's Adventures in Zambezia Available March 25

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“Adventures in Zambezia,” the all-new CG animated adventure about a young, high-spirited falcon, will debut on DVD and Blu-ray March 25.

Festival of European Student Animation - Belgrade, Serbia

Posted In | Blog Categories: Festivals | Site Categories: 2D, CG, Events, Films, People, Short Films
Devoted solely to student work, the festival is the brainchild of well known animator, illustrator, and renaissance man Rastko Ćirić in conjunction with Vuk Maksimovic, master wood carver and furniture maker, who is the representative of the Fortress for this project.

Gravity Brings Disintegration to Dita Von Teese

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Commercials, Music and Sound, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: CG, Commercials, Music and Sound, Visual Effects
International creative group Gravity delivers CG and VFX for the musical debut of burlesque icon Dita Von Teese.

DreamWorks Unveils New Teaser for The Croods

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DreamWorks Animation releases a new 32-second clip previewing its upcoming CG animated feature “The Croods.”

2013 VIEW Award Issues Call for Entries

Posted In | News Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Short Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, Call for Entries, CG, Short Films, Visual Effects
The 2013 VIEW Award issues a call for entries for animated shorts with 2D/3D animation and VFX made in the last two years.