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Backstage at the Oscars

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, CG, Events, Films, Short Films, Visual Effects, Writing | Geographic Region: All | Event: Academy Awards | Site Categories: 3D, Awards, CG, Events, Films, Short Films, Visual Effects, Writing
Pete Docter positively beamed about winning his Best Animated Feature Oscar for UP, and discussed the advantage of animation over live-action, the significance of AVATAR and what 3-D offers...

Up, Avatar & Logorama Win Oscars

Posted In | News Categories: Acting, CG, Short Films, Visual Effects, Writing | Geographic Region: All | Event: Academy Awards | Site Categories: 3D, Acting, CG, Films, Short Films, Visual Effects, Writing

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences handed out the Oscars on Sunday, March 7th. In the world of animation, Pete Docter won the Best Animated Feature Film for Pixar's UP. In addition to Best Animated Feature, Michael Giacchino won the Oscar for UP's original score.

Evangelion 1.11.

Posted In | Blog Categories: Reviews | Site Categories: Anime, CG, Films, Home Entertainment, Visual Effects
Evangelion 1.11 is essentially the same movie as 1.01. And as we all know by now, this reboot is a creative recycling of the first six episodes of the original anime. Why release the same movie again? That is the question.

Trio Join Smurfs

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, Visual Effects, Voice Acting | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, Visual Effects, Voice Acting
Sony has tapped George Lopez, Katy Perry and Alan Cumming to join Neil Patrick Harris and Jonathan Winters in SMURFS, reports VARIETY.

Tooned! Talk Show To Launch On TV Tropolis This Spring

Posted In | News Categories: Acting, CG, Films, Television, Voice Acting | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 2D, Acting, CG, Films, Television, Voice Acting
Breakthrough Films & Television's live-action factual series, TOONED, is scheduled to debut on Canada's TV Tropolis on Friday, March 19, 2010 during the 11:30/19:30/22:00 time slots, it was announced today by Ira Levy and Peter Williamson, executive producers and founders of Breakthrough.

Oscar Nominees & Jon Heder Talk Animation at CAA

Posted In | Blog Categories: Tour Destinations, CAA, Oscar® Tour 2010 | Site Categories: 3D, Awards, CG, Short Films
The AWN Oscar Showcase tour stops at agency CAA where the filmmakers talk animation with agents and "Napoleon Dynamite" star and fellow animator Jon Heder.

Neil Patrick Harris Smurfy for Lead

Posted In | News Categories: Acting, CG, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 3D, Acting, CG, Films, Visual Effects
Deadline.com reports that HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER star Neil Patrick Harris has inked a deal to play the live-action lead in Sony's SMURFS.

Getting in the VFX Trenches

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: CG, Internet and Interactive, Short Films, Technology, Visual Effects
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Shane Felux talks about his new web series Trenches.

3rd Annual Oklahoma Electronic Game Expo and Multimedia Conference

Starts: Apr 10, 2010 - Ends: Apr 10, 2010
Submission Deadline: Mar 26, 2010
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Website: http://oege.gamesok.org

The Oklahoma Electronic Game Expo and Multimedia Conference (OEGE) is a one day conference that seeks to bring together students, educators, professionals and enthusiasts in all areas of Computer-Aided Technology and highlight Oklahoma as a creative outlet for these industries.

Computer-Aided Technology encompasses all creative industries that use computers for the development of their designs, such as video game, multimedia, graphic design, web design, CAD, GIS, video editing, animation, and digital art.

By offering an educated workforce, we strive to make Oklahoma a prime location for game development, multimedia, animation, etc., thus expanding this growing creative industry.

REVIEW: Aliens vs Predator

Posted In | Blog Categories: SEGA, Reviews | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Games, Voice Acting
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It's a feud that will never die! Hit the link to see how Aliens vs Predator holds up on current game consoles and PC.

Oscar Tour Meets ICM Agents

On the first day of the L.A. leg, the tour swung by agency ICM.

L.A. Leg Starts at MGM and Sony

The 2010 Oscar Showcase tour begins its L.A. leg with a trip to Sony and MGM.

NVIDIA GPUs Power All 2010 Best Visual Effects Academy Award Nominees

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, CG, Events, Films, Technology | Geographic Region: All | Event: Academy Awards | Site Categories: Awards, CG, Events, Films, Technology
Each of the films nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects in this year's competition depended on NVIDIA Quadro professional graphics to power their stunning special effects.

The Oscars: Kaufman, Muyzers and Habros Talk District 9

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: CG, Films, Visual Effects
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Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers and Robert Habros discuss making District 9 and the Oscar buzz.

The Oscars: Alaux, de Crécy and Houplain Talk Logorama

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: CG, Short Films
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The Logorama directing trio explains how it crafted an iconic blockbuster around iconic brands.

Cage & Reynolds Go Crood

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, People, Voice Acting | Geographic Region: All | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, People, Voice Acting
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) announced today that Academy-Award® winning actor Nicolas Cage and Ryan Reynolds will both star in its pre-historic themed 3D CG animated comedy adventure "The Croods."

Catmull on Technology and Storytelling

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: CG, Films, Technology, Visual Effects
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Ed Catmull discusses the upcoming VES Awards, his pioneering spirit and the way VFX are now evaluated.

Staring Into the Professional Abyss

Posted In | Blog Categories: Commentary | Site Categories: CG, Visual Effects
Digital artists need to start creating their own films. To the degree we hold ourselves as servants rather than visionaries we will always be begging for our suppers.

Academy To Showcase Oscar Animated Features

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, CG, Films, Stop-Motion | Geographic Region: All | Event: Academy Awards | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, Awards, CG, Films, Stop-Motion
The Academy’s 2nd annual Animated Feature Symposium celebrates the work of the 2009 Oscar nominees in the Animated Feature Film category.