Creative Focus :: CG

Nominations Announced For 2013 British Academy Film Awards

Posted In | News Categories: Awards, CG, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Event: BAFTAs | Site Categories: Awards, CG, Films, Visual Effects
“Brave,” “Frankenweenie” and “ParaNorman” receive nominations for Best Animated Feature;” Dark Knight Rises,” “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “Life of Pi,” “Marvel Avengers Assemble” and “Prometheus” are nominated for Best Special Visual Effects.

NVIDIA Unveils GTC Speakers & Lineup

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Media & Entertainment luminaries to showcase pioneering work at NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference.

a52 Helps Nescafé Smell the Roses

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Commercials | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Commercials
The VFX team at a52 teams with Rock Paper Scissors editor Damion Clayton to create a dreamlike 60-second spot for Nescafé.

Warner Bros Ramps Up Feature Animation Division

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Looking to ramp up its animated feature film offerings, Warner Bros. develops a plan to go up against Walt Disney Pictures, 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks Animation and Sony Pictures.

Bent Image Lab Creates VFX for NBC’s Grimm

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Television, Visual Effects
Bent Image Lab produces a behind-the scenes video featuring the company’s VFX work on the NBC hit series “Grimm.”

Zynga Taps Autodesk for FarmVille 2

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Games, Internet and Interactive, People, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Games, Internet and Interactive, People, Technology
The development team behind “FarmVille 2” talks about how it built a 3D pipeline with Autodesk 3ds Max and the Flare3D plug-in for Flash.

Pixar Unveils New Blue Umbrella Short

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Pixar unveils footage for its newest short film, “The Blue Umbrella,” set to hit theaters in June, ahead of CG animated feature “Monsters University.”

Robert Palmer, R.E.M and Dead animator

Posted In | Site Categories: CG, Films, Short Films
Dead guy makes nice film.

2013 VFX Bakeoff: Grounding the Fantastical

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: 3D, Awards, CG, Events, Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects
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Here's a rundown of the 10 films from last night's VFX Bakeoff presentations at the Motion Picture Academy.

Software Review: Nuke 7

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Technology, Visual Effects
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Digital compositor Daniel Molina takes a look at the Foundry’s latest Nuke release.

All The World’s a Virtual Stage in Disney’s New Camera Capture System

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, Technology, Visual Effects
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Disney redefines animation layout, staging and visual development with their paradigm-changing virtual camera system.

Paramount Unveils Star Trek Into Darkness Photos

Posted In | News Categories: CG, Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: CG, Films, Visual Effects
Paramount releases new photos from the highly-anticipated Star Trek Into Darkness, in theaters May 17, 2012.

Dr. Toon: Off-Register

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: 2D, CG, Films, People
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Dr. Toon makes his case for 7 animated U.S. films he believes are worthy of National Film Registry preservation.

MPC Creates New Campaign for Virgin Atlantic

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MPC delivers Virgin Atlantic's new campaign, “Flying in the Face of Ordinary,” featuring CG planes, a hologram chair and cast of exceptional Virgin staff.

Escape Studios Launches Reseller Business

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects
Education provider starts new company called Escape Technology, which will provide the media sector with a dedicated reseller that offers consultancy, sales and support of leading IT technologies.

Pixar Unveils New Monsters Campaign

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Building some buzz for its upcoming film, Pixar releases a new spot paired with an immersive website touting the fictional school for non-humans.

Holland Animation Film Fest Calls for Submissions

Posted In | News Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Events, Films, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: Europe | Site Categories: Call for Entries, CG, Events, Films, Places, Short Films, Visual Effects
The deadline for submissions to the Holland Animation Film Festival is January 1, 2013.

TouchAnimator Now Available for Android

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Mobile and Wireless, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: 3D, Business, CG, Mobile and Wireless, Technology
Animation and software developer Digital Sorcery releases 3D character animation tool TouchAnimator for Android.

Registration Opens for APD 2013

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Application forms for submitting projects and registering for the seventh Animation Production Day are now available online.

Nexus Animates Simple Dreams for the Salvation Army

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Nexus director Ben Hibon creates an emotional ad campaign, via agency Grey Toronto, for the Salvation Army.