Category: Flash

Digital content and design studio Super-Fi has recently completed an original online game and a series of online trading cards for tvland.com, the classic TV cable channel's Website. Both the game and the trading cards are part of tvland.com's BATMAN Website, promoting the classic live-action series that originally aired from 1966-68. TV Land currently airs BATMAN daily at 7:00 pm. Super-Fi worked in collaboration with tvland.coms creative director Michael Gaylord and head producer Steven Wishnoff to ensure the aesthetic integration of the game and trading cards into the BATMAN site.

For a new campaign for submarine sandwich company Cousins, agency BVK/McDonald went to Hollywood-based production company Super 78 to create animated characters that could dance around Cousins' submarine sandwiches. "We had seven commercials to produce and, of course, limited resources," explained BVK/McDonald art director Scott Krahn. "Super 78 proposed the idea of using Flash animation for broadcast instead of 3D to stay consistent with the retro feel of the characters and to minimize costs.

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Film Roman Commercials and Special Projects division has produced animated opening title sequences, interstitials and several commercials promoting "Night Out On Sho Too," a Wednesday night program block featuring gay-themed movies, original series and specials. The animated spots, which are currently airing on Showtime, bring to life the characters featured in the retro, "tiki-lounge" style paintings by California-based artist Shag.

Visit all of AWN's Discussion Forums to stay in touch with the animation community! This week, hot forum discussions include a debate about visual effects-heavy summer blockbusters like SPIDER-MAN and STAR WARS: EPISODE II, which 2D ink and paint software is best and how to break into gaming. In The Animator's Desktop, Tony White has posted his third introductory lesson on the fundamental principles of 2D animation, entitled "Making Things Move Well." Over in Show and Tell, check out Dr.

Washington, DC's Capital Children's Museum is looking for a CARTOON ANIMATION INSTRUCTOR . . . Clay Pixel Studios is looking for a MOTION PICTURE TRACK LEAD and a WEB DESIGNER - LEAD . . . HoChiMinh, Vietnam's Demen Animation Studio is looking for an AGENT . . . Manhattan Beach, California's Digital Aftertime Studios is looking for a 3D FREELANCER . . . Glendale, California's DreamWorks Animation is looking for a TECHNICAL WRITER . . . Atlanta, Georgia's Fathom Studios is looking for a LEAD ANIMATOR . . .

Visit all of AWN's Discussion Forums to stay in touch with the animation community! This week, hot forum discussions include CG vs. stop-motion monsters and animating in Flash 5.

Visit all of AWN's Discussion Forums to stay in touch with the animation community! This week, hot forum discussions include the on-going debate about rotoscoping, MONSTERS, INC. vs. SHREK and information about copyrights and licensing. Over in Show and Tell, check out "Rebel Without A Claus," plus demo reels and portfolios posted by Forum users. Don't miss the Animation Flea Market, where you'll find a Lightwave 6.5/Aura 2.0 bundle with the 7.0 upgrade and an inside Lightwave 7.0 book for sale. Visit all of AWN's Forums.

Van Nuys, California's Brain Zoo Studios is looking for a MAYA CHARACTER ANIMATOR . . . Washington, DC's Capital Children's Museum is looking for an INTERN . . . Culver City, California's Creative Oxygen is looking for a MAYA ANIMATOR/CHALICE COMPOSITOR . . . ezx is looking for a HEAD ANIMATOR/CARTOONIST . . . Mumbai, India's Famous Cine Labs & Studios Ltd. is looking for an AGENT / REPRESENTATIVE . . . Canton, Connecticut's Funnybone Interactive is looking for a MAYA ARTIST . . . Philter Media is looking for a FLASH ANIMATION (UNPAID) . . .

At the 2002 NAB show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Discreet announced plasma -- its professional 3D animation software for creating 3D content for Web interface, graphics and interactive 3D. Discreet's plasma software will provide a 3D-animation toolset to create imagery for both Macromedia Flash Player and Shockwave Player. plasma has integration with all versions of Macromedia Flash including the recently released Macromedia Flash MX and Macromedia Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio.

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania's A.C.Coy is looking for a SENIOR MULTIMEDIA DEVELOPER . . . Hollywood, California's Acme Filmworks is looking for a CG ARTIST . . . B1 Media is looking for a PRODUCER and a PRODUCTION MANAGER . . . New Paltz, New York's BASSARTS is looking for an AGENT . . . blackSHEEP is looking for a 2D/3D ANIMATOR & DIGITAL PRODUCTION TEAM . . . Classic Black is looking for a PROGRAM DEVELOPER . . . Toronto, Ontario's Cuppa Coffee Animation is looking for a STOP MOTION ANIMATOR . . . London, England's Datascope Recruitment is

Toon Boom Technologies Inc. has released the Toon Boom Studio Importer (TBSi) for Macromedia Flash MX. TBSi provides integration between Toon Boom Studio and Macromedia Flash MX, resulting in a streamlined workflow for adding interactivity to professional quality 2D animations. And what is this Flash MX you ask? Read on.

Eric Oldrin reviews a new way to create animation for the Web. Toon Boom Studio brings USAnimation's expertise to vector-based animation.