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Savannah College of Art & Design Enrolls Goldman as Artist in Residence

Savannah College of Art & Design Enrolls Goldman as Artist in Residence
Savannah College of Art & Design Enrolls Goldman as Artist in Residence

The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) announced today at SIGGRAPH 2007 that legendary animator Gary Goldman, known for such animated classics as THE SECRET OF N.I.M.H. and ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN, and the videogames DRAGON'S LAIR and SPACE ACE, will join the college as an artist in residence in Savannah, Georgia.

Goldman will teach traditional 2D animation to graduate and undergraduate students in the School of Film and Digital Media, as well as give a campus-wide lecture on animation during the college's 10-week winter quarter in January 2008.

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College Headline News

Mt. San Jacinto College Animates High School Students

Mt. San Jacinto College Animates High School Students
Mt. San Jacinto College Animates High School Students

This fall, Mt. San Jacinto College plans to hold animation and video classes for high school students were they could earn college credits, reports THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE. In May, the community college was awarded a Strengthening Career Technical Education Programs grant worth $250,000. The grant will pay for training high school teachers, grow industry partnerships and launch an animation and video festival.

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Software Headline News

Softimage Unveils XSI 6.5 and Face Robot 1.8 at SIGGRAPH 2007

Softimage Unveils XSI 6.5 and Face Robot 1.8 at SIGGRAPH 2007
Softimage Unveils XSI 6.5 and Face Robot 1.8 at SIGGRAPH 2007

Softimage Co. launched the latest versions of its 3D animation software packages: SOFTIMAGE|XSI 6.5 and SOFTIMAGE|FACE ROBOT 1.8. Softimage also announced plans to repackage its Essentials and Advanced versions of SOFTIMAGE|XSI 6.5 software to meet the specific needs of artists and studios, respectively. The latest version of SOFTIMAGE|FACE ROBOT will offer enhancements for game development pipelines, along with hours of new training material.

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Animation Headline News

Massive 3.0 Debuts At SIGGRAPH 2007

Massive 3.0 Debuts At SIGGRAPH 2007
Massive 3.0 Debuts At SIGGRAPH 2007

Massive software released a major new upgrade to the Academy Award-winning, AI driven animation system, Massive 3.0 showcased at its SIGGRAPH 2007 booth #1428. Massive 3.0 delivers improved dynamics, dynamic hair and fur, lanes, layer simulations and more.

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Effects Headline News

Imageworks to Highlight Spider-Man 3, Surf's Up and Beowulf at SIGGRAPH 2007

Imageworks to Highlight Spider-Man 3, Surf's Up and Beowulf at SIGGRAPH 2007
Imageworks to Highlight Spider-Man 3, Surf's Up and Beowulf at SIGGRAPH 2007

Sony Pictures Imageworks will showcase its diverse range of CG work and digital effects at SIGGRAPH 2007 in San Diego, Aug. 6-9.

The company will show its noteworthy work from SPIDER-MAN 3 and SURF'S UP, each with a distinct look and opportunity for breaking boundaries into new realms of visual effects and CG animation, and preview its upcoming work on BEOWULF.

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Autodesk Headline News

Autodesk Gets Mudbox 3D With Skymatter Acquisition

Autodesk Gets Mudbox 3D With Skymatter Acquisition
Autodesk Gets Mudbox 3D With Skymatter Acquisition

Autodesk Inc. acquired substantially all the assets of Skymatter Limited, the developer of Mudbox 3D modeling software. Autodesk anticipates that the transaction will close in the next two months. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Massive to Offer mental ray Support

Massive to Offer mental ray Support
Massive to Offer mental ray Support

Massive Software announced native support for mental ray in Massive. mental ray is software for high-end, photorealistic rendering. Massive is artificial life-based software for producing realistic character animation with up to hundreds of thousands of autonomous performances.

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Motion Headline News

Mova & Gentle Giant Demo Moving 3D Sculpture of Live-Action Performance

Mova & Gentle Giant Demo Moving 3D Sculpture of Live-Action Performance
Mova & Gentle Giant Demo Moving 3D Sculpture of Live-Action Performance

Performance capture studio Mova and Gentle Giant Studios are unveiling a unique 3D Zoetrope that uses persistence of motion to bring to life a series of 3D models of an actor's face captured live by Mova's Contour Reality Capture System in booth #1229 at SIGGRAPH 2007 in San Diego this week.

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Events

The Asian Karaoke Idol Invitational (TAKII) 4 ~Rhythm D-Generation X-Treme~

By Guest (not verified) | Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 11:00am
The Asian Karaoke Idol Invitational (TAKII) 4 ~Rhythm D-Generation X-Treme~
The Asian Karaoke Idol Invitational (TAKII) 4 ~Rhythm D-Generation X-Treme~
Begins: August 5, 2007

"Ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls, children of all ages". PDNMZ CD Shoppe, along with sponsor club The Lost Otakus (TLO), is proud to announce to you the 4th season of its cult-classic Asian music/video gaming fusion festival, The Asian Karaoke Idol Invitational (TAKII), FREE & appropriately subtitled "Rhythm D-Generation X-Treme"!

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Events

BlueCat's The Art of Screenwriting Workshop

By Guest (not verified) | Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 11:00am
BlueCat's The Art of Screenwriting Workshop
BlueCat's The Art of Screenwriting Workshop
Begins: August 4, 2007

Sundance Film Festival Award Winner and BlueCat Founder Gordy Hoffman is coming to Rochester, New York from Aug. 4-7, 2007, and Bozeman, Montana from Aug. 18-19, 2007, to lead all-day workshops on the art of screenwriting.

The Art of Screenwriting Workshop will include topics such as selecting an idea, finding your creative voice, scripting effective dialogue, compelling character arcs, the rewrite, effective story construction, audience relationship, work habits and discipline, production alternatives, industry awareness and more.

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Festival Events

Muuuvi International Film Festival 2007

By Guest (not verified) | Friday, August 3, 2007 at 11:00am
Muuuvi International Film Festival 2007
Muuuvi International Film Festival 2007
Begins: August 3, 2007

Muuuvi International Film Festival will be organized this year for the third time in Lazarea (Transylvania) in a medieval castle. Lazarea is a village, very close to Gheorgheni. The aim is to ensure new opportunities for filmmakers from Romania and abroad who produce shorts and animation.

The event will also organize different workshops, featuring some of the filmmakers who will also participate in Q&A with the audience. The festival will also have a retrospective on the super 8 camera. For more information, visit www.muuuvi.ro.

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Anime Events

Anime Festival Orlando 8

By Guest (not verified) | Friday, August 3, 2007 at 11:00am
Anime Festival Orlando 8
Anime Festival Orlando 8
Begins: August 3, 2007

Anime Festival Orlando is a three-day festival of all things related to Japanese animation and pop culture held at the Wyndham Orlando Resort. Ticket prices are only $45 for a three-day membership badge, $20 for a Friday or Sunday Only wristband and $30 for a Saturday Only wristband. Growing in attendance nearly 20% each year since its inception in 2000, Anime Festival Orlando has earned the title of "Florida 's Favorite Anime Convention," as well as being voted one of the "Top 10 Things To Do In Orlando" by DK Publishing's Travel Guide.

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Technology Headline News

Feher to Create New Media Technology Organization for NBC Universal

Feher to Create New Media Technology Organization for NBC Universal
Feher to Create New Media Technology Organization for NBC Universal

Darren Feher, evp/cto for NBC Universal, will take on a new role to create a media technology organization dedicated to digital product innovation and emerging technology. Feher will add new technology and engineering teams concentrating on the areas of digital asset management, content distribution, production and commercial planning across NBCU's broad portfolio of assets.

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Headline News

2001: A Space Odyssey Coming to Blu-ray, HD DVD

2001: A Space Odyssey Coming to Blu-ray, HD DVD
2001: A Space Odyssey Coming to Blu-ray, HD DVD

Stanley Kubrickâs landmark, mind blowing 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968), which won an Oscar for Special Visual Effects, will bow on Blu-ray and HD DVD on Oct. 23 as part of Warner Home Videoâs Director Series. Also included will be remastered versions of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, EYES WIDE SHUT (featuring the unrated version for the first time domestically), THE SHINING and FULL METAL JACKET.

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Animation Headline News

SIGGRAPH 2007 Electronic Theater to Include Beowulf

SIGGRAPH 2007 Electronic Theater to Include Beowulf
SIGGRAPH 2007 Electronic Theater to Include Beowulf

SIGGRAPH 2007 announced the inclusion of an exclusive preview of BEOWULF in this year's Computer Animation Festival's Electronic Theater taking place at the 34th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, Aug. 5-9 in San Diego. BEOWULF is Robert Zemeckis' latest performance capture movie, opening Nov. 16 through Paramount Pictures.

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Studios Headline News

Augenblick Studios Animates Short for The Ten Theatrical Release

Augenblick Studios Animates Short for The Ten Theatrical Release
Augenblick Studios Animates Short for The Ten Theatrical Release

THE TEN, a feature film directed by David Wain featuring Paul Rudd, Wionan Ryder, and Jessica Alba features a seven-minute animated segment called, THE LYING RHINO, animated by Augenblick Studios. Produced by Wain, Jonathan Stern and Paul Rudd, THE TEN is a THINKFilm release opening Aug. 3, 2007.

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Animation Headline News

Digimon Data Squad to Debut on Toon Disney's Jetix Block

Digimon Data Squad to Debut on Toon Disney's Jetix Block
Digimon Data Squad to Debut on Toon Disney's Jetix Block

Toei Animation's hit animated series DIGIMON will makes its fifth season debut this fall on Toon Disney's Jetix block with DIGIMON DATA SQUAD, adding a new cast of characters and bold storylines to the globally renowned action/adventure franchise.

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