Sony Online Entertainment LLC today announced that free-to-play, family-friendly persistent virtual world game, Free Realms (www.FreeRealms.com), is scheduled for release in North America on March 29 for the PlayStation 3 Computer Entertainment System.
Kabillion, the Emmy Award-winning multi-platform kids’ entertainment network, has launched on Time Warner Cable, expanding the Kabillion footprint to over 35 million digital cable households comprising 90% of the top 25 TV markets in the US.
Ascension Technology Corporation announces the availability of a family of free drivers to simplify interface with its trackers. It is available for customers running application programs on both Windows and non-Windows-based computers.
Join us on March 27th for a day of art with the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art. • FREE Uninstructed Portrait Model Workshop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. • FREE Seminar on Paints & Brushes from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. • ONLY $50.00! - World-Renowned Artist Steve Huston, Figure Painting Demo from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Scott Free Prods., Ridley and Tony Scott's production house, have tapped the services of Jack Arbuthnott, former BBC Films' development exec, and Surian Fletcher-Jones, former BBC television drama script editor.
Artbeats, a 20-year veteran in the stock footage industry, announced today that they are offering a FREE, downloadable HD clip every day at artbeats.com.
Cartoons on the Bay and the Pulcinella Awards will take place in Rapallo, Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino from April 15-18, 2010. New aspects of the festival include a new cross-media and interactive animation categories and a free branded new business area to strengthen meetings among all the delegates.
FREE Teleseminar/Webinar Fresh TV Pitch Ideas from LATV Fest
Hosted by Mark & Jeanne Simon, Founders of SellYourTvConceptNow.com
Tuesday, July 21, 9:00 p.m. EST, 6:00 p.m. PST
We all want to up our game when it comes to our TV show pitches. We go to TV conferences like NATPE, LATV Fest, and MIPCOM to stay current with TV industry trends and Mark can't wait to share what he heard about:
* Write-ups: What are they and why do you need them? * Pitch-ups: What are they and how can they help you sell your show? * Follow-ups: How long should you wait?
Mesa, AZ -- May 6, 2009: The3dStudio.com, Inc. (www.the3dstudio.com) announces a new milestone -- 250,000 royalty free 2D and 3D resources are now available on the web site, and more are added every day.
The3dStudio.com is a one-stop shop for all types of free and priced resources including 3D models, textures, tutorials, plugins, gallery art, and stock photography. Expert custom work and free file conversion are available.
May 2, the day after X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE hits theaters, thousands of comic book retailers across North America and around the world will share the magic of comics with their customers when they give out over two million comic books free of charge during Free Comic Book Day.
Comics creators Ronn Sutton (FEAR AGENT, ELVIRA, VAMPIRA) and Janet Hetherington (ETERNAL ROMANCE, ELVIRA, MONSTER LOVE) are joining Hobby Centre/The Cave Comics owner Bill Chappell on May 2, 2009, for some Free Comic Book Day fun at the store's new location in Ottawa.
Free comics (one per customer) will be offered during all store hours and visitors can see costumed crime-fighters -- SPIDER-MAN, BATMAN, STAR WARS characters and more.
Burbank, Calif., April 22, 2009 -- Warner Home Video (WHV) has announced the launch of two new programs, "Warnerblu Buy 5 Get 1 Free," the Studio's first-ever Blu-ray Disc customer loyalty program, and an HD-DVD trade up program, "Red2Blu," which offers HD-DVD owners the opportunity to upgrade their Warner Home Video releases on HD-DVD for a Blu-ray Disc of the same movie.
NEW YORK -- May 2, the day after X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE hits theaters, thousands of comic book retailers across North America and around the world will share the magic of comics with their customers when they give out over two million comic books free of charge during Free Comic Book Day.
In this month's column, Mark Simon revels in the technology that makes possible working from home with creative types from across the globe.
Boinx Software will offer free interactive web seminars and FAQ sessions to help users get the most out of BoinxTV, FotoMagico and other Boinx Software products. Beginners and pros alike can talk directly with product managers and developers to ask them questions and learn about advanced techniques to make their own workflow more efficient and productive.
NewTek has released LightWave v9.6, a major update to its award-winning 3D application, LightWave 3D. LightWave v9.6's new capabilities include improvements to animation, rendering and workflow, with FiberFX cloning, Layout snapping and automatic drag-and-drop file loading. More than 625 feature requests and reported issues have been implemented and resolved between 9.5 and 9.6. LightWave v9.6 is the fifth free update in the LightWave v9 series.
Craft Animations has announced free light versions of its Craft Director Tools. Created to introduce users of Autodesk's 3ds Max and Maya to the benefits of Craft Director Tools, Craft 4-Wheeler Free, Craft ObserverCam Free and Craft Airplane Free all utilize cutting-edge research in advanced control systems to drastically reduce traditional animation processes without compromising quality.
Digimation, a provider of 3D software, models, and creative services to the entertainment, visualization, and defense industries, is making 12 of its award-winning software plug-ins for 3ds Max available for free.
The free products are collectively known as the Digimation Suite. In addition, the company has launched a completely redesigned website to make finding and purchasing products easier than ever.
Free plug-ins support most versions of 3ds Max and include:
FREE Telephone/Internet Seminar
TV Conferences – Best Kept Secret in Hollywood
Hosted by Mark & Jeanne Simon Founders of SellYourTvConceptNow.com
Featured guests: Rick Feldman - President of NATPE Amber Lawson - V.P. of Production for National Lampoon
Join us for a FREE telephone/internet seminar. Event: TV Conferences – Best Kept Secret in Hollywood Date: Thursday, November 6 Time: 9 pm Eastern, 6 pm Pacific
Go to www.PitchTvLikeaPro.com to register for free.
Here's Just Some of What You'll Discover on the Call:
Join Mark and Jeanne Simon, founders of SellYourTVConceptNow.com are hosting a free telephone/Internet seminar with guests Rick Feldman, President of NATPE and Amber Lawson, VP of Production for National Lampoon.
Go to www.PitchTvLikeaPro.com to register for free.
Here's just some of what you'll discover on the call:
--How to get as many meetings as possible. That's the name of the game and at a conference you don't need an agent or a lawyer, but you do need to know how to work the conference otherwise it's a big waste of money and time.
You can experience the heart-pounding adventure of the new thriller EAGLE EYE first hand with 10-minute interactive game: EAGLE EYE FREE FALL.
Don't just watch the movie, live it.
Canadian Comet Ent. has entered into a co-production and worldwide distribution deal with Spain-based Somuga Produktora for the production of animated feature AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, FREE!.
Softimage training partner i3DTutorials has released free tutorials for SOFTIMAGE|XSI 7. One of XSI 7's most innovative features, the Interactive Creative Environment, also known as ICE, allows artists to visually create stunning effects for film, games, and visual effects easier than it has ever been before in the computer animation industry.
With the release of these new free tutorial videos from training partner, i3DTutorials, everyone can now see the new features of XSI 7 firsthand, including the new implementation of mental ray 3.6 and ICE.
NewTek, manufacturer of industry-leading 3-D animation and video products, has released the award-winning LightWave 9.3.1. It is now available as a free 30-day trial for Mac OS X and both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows immediately from www.newtek.com/lightwave/lwtrial.
Free Comic Book is Saturday, May 3. Participating comic book stores across North America and around the world will give away comic books for free to anyone who comes to their stores.
The annual promotion is sponsored by Dark Horse Comics, DC, Marvel, VIZ Media, IDW, Virgin Comics, Image Comics, Archie Comics and Dynamite Ent., among many others.
To find a retailer near you, go to www.freecomicbookday.com.
