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Cyber Cindy Premieres On MTV. MTV's first animated video jockey (VJ) made her debut performance in a 30 minute MTV U.S. special which aired in late June and early July. Cyber Cindy, named after Cindy Brolsma, the Beavis and Butt-head staffer who voices her, is a motion capture character filmed in real time, like a live actor. One of the benefits of motion capture technology is the relatively short production time needed. This special, for instance, was only two months in production, whereas if it had been produced in 2D animation (as it was originally conceived,) production could have taken up to a year or more. The special, featuring Cindy interacting with music videos, is a pilot which is being considered for a possible series. This is first creation by MTV's DTV Lab, a division formed to experiment with new technologies to air on the network. The technicians at DTV Lab used Softimage and Alias software to model the character on an SGI Onyx machine, and the Typhoon software package from DreamTeam with the Ascension wireless motion capture system to create the animation. The special is likely to air on MTV's International channels in the near future.
MTV's new animated host, Cyber Cindy.
Fox Adds 2 Nelvana Shows To Lineup. Fox Kids Network has added Nelvana's Stickin' Around
and Newton (working title, formerly known as Ned's Newt)
animated series to their "Summer Blast" lineup, airing on weekdays
and Saturday mornings.
All New Space Ghost. Cartoon Network is airing 24 new episodes of
Space Ghost Coast to Coast starting on July 18. The new slate of
episodes will feature special guests including Fred Schneider, Beck, Bobcat
Goldthwait, Robin Leach, Peter Fonda and Mark Hamill. The animated super-hero-hosted
late-night talk show has been airing since 1994.
Wendy The Witch To Be Animated Series. Harvey Entertainment is developing
the classic comic character, Wendy the Witch as an animated children's
TV series. Writer Sherri Stoner, whose credits include development for
Casper, Animaniacs, and Tiny Toons, has been signed to adapt
the property, which made its debut within the 1960s Casper animated
TV series.
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