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HP Helps Power The Croods

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Films, Technology
HP brings cutting-edge technology to DreamWorks Animation’s comedy-adventure, “The Croods.”

Academy Announces Key Dates

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Events | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Events
The Academy announces dates for the 86th and 87th Oscar presentations.

LOGAN and 72andSunny Team for Skylanders SWAP Force

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Commercials, Games | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Commercials, Games
LOGAN teams up with 72andSunny and Activision Publishing to create an all new spot for “Skylanders SWAP Force.”

Oculus Announces Custom UDK

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Games, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Event: GDC | Site Categories: Business, Games, Technology
Oculus announces it will provide a custom UDK with all Oculus Rift Developer Kits.

OptiTrack Reveals Prime 17W Mo-Cap Camera at GDC

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Events, Games, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Event: GDC | Site Categories: Business, CG, Events, Games, Technology
OptiTrak reveals Prime 17W motion capture camera, the latest in the Prime Series line of high performance motion capture and tracking cameras, at GDC.

SpongeBob Leads Kids' Choice Awards

Posted In | News Categories: Events, People, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Events, People, Television
Nickelodeon announces the winners from the 26th Annual Kids Choice Awards, which includes “SpongeBob Squarepants,” Katy Perry, and Johnny Depp.

WB Archive Heads to WonderCon 2013

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, Events, People, Places, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Cartoons, Events, People, Places, Television
The Warner Archive Collection heads to WonderCon with two exciting panels, “Pulp Heroes of Film and TV: Tarzan, Doc Savage, Bomba & More” and “Saturday Morning Extravaganza.”

Croods Debut Boosts DWA Stock

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Films
Wall Street analysts point to the early success of “The Croods” to help ease concerns about DreamWorks' competitive position within the CGI animation space.

Box Office Report: The Croods Win the Weekend

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DreamWorks Animation’s newest feature, “The Croods,” debuts this weekend in first place with a solid $44.7 million showing at the domestic box office.

Stevenson & Hood Tapped for Noah’s Ark

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films, People | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Films, People
United Pictures taps the talent of John Stevenson and Cameron Hood for their CG-animated feature “Noah’s Ark.”

Trollbäck Redesigns China’s CCTV-9

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Places, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, Places, Television
China’s Documentary Channel CCTV-9 gets a new branding package and logo redesign from T+Co.

Silver Dolphin Launches Little Critter App

Posted In | News Categories: Books, Business, Mobile and Wireless, People | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Books, Business, Mobile and Wireless, People
Silver Dolphin launches an all new app, “The Trip – Little Critter Reading Adventure,” available for iOS, Android, Nook and Kindle platforms.

Academy Makes Final Call for Student Entries

Posted In | News Categories: Call for Entries, Education and Training, Events, Films | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Call for Entries, Education and Training, Events, Films
The Academy makes a final call to submit entries for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 2013 Student Academy Awards competition.

Engine Room Helps Rev Up NASCAR

Posted In | News Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, CG, Television | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Broadcast Design, Business, CG, Television
Engine Room teams up with FOX Sports to create custom animation pieces involving intensive and rapidly produced, animated comic-style CG recaps of each weekly NASCAR race.

Moody Gardens Installs 4K 3D System

Posted In | News Categories: Business, Events, Places, Technology | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, Events, Places, Technology
Qube Cinema installs its 4K 3D system at Moody Gardens for the GSCA Film Expo and Digital Symposium.

Two New Turbo Trailers Released

Posted In | News Categories: Cartoons, CG, Films | Geographic Region: Europe, North America | Site Categories: Cartoons, CG, Films
New domestic and international trailers for DreamWorks Animation’s “Turbo” arrive online.

Digital Domain Appoints Terry Clotiaux Head of Feature Film

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Films, People, Places, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Films, People, Places, Visual Effects
Digital Domain names Terry Clotiaux VP of Feature Film, as well as elevating Joanna Capitano to Executive Producer and Lisa Beroud as a member of the company’s senior management team.

Bent Image Lab Helps Animate Comedy Central's Kroll Show

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Television, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Business, CG, Technology, Visual Effects
Bent Image Lab helps animate “Demo Monster” skit for Comedy Central’s new sketch comedy series, “Kroll Show.”

SVA Launches 24th Annual Dusty Fest

Posted In | News Categories: Education and Training, Events, People, Places, Short Films | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Education and Training, Events, People, Places, Short Films
The School of Visual Arts announces the 24th Annual Dusty Film & Animation Festival, a four-day event that will showcase more than 100 films and animations from thesis students graduating this spring.

Faceware Unveils Retargeter 4.0 with AutoSolve at GDC

Posted In | News Categories: Business, CG, Events, Games, Places, Technology, Visual Effects | Geographic Region: North America | Event: GDC | Site Categories: Business, CG, Events, Games, Places, Technology, Visual Effects
New software upgrade creates quality markerless facial motion capture from video at unprecedented speed.