Category: 3D

BRB Presents First Stereoscopic Animated TV Series

“Does it have a beak of a thousand colors? Are its ears enormous? Does it only eat rinds? What creature is hiding in the box? Guess and say ZOO-KA-BOO!” That is the narrative essence of the new series being prepared by BRB Internacional, set to become the first series to use 3D Stereoscopic technology -- visual effects through special glasses – for broadcast on TV, Low-Demand Internet Video and BluRay.

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Autodesk Headline News

Autodesk Expands Options for Mac Users

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, and Parallels, a worldwide leader in virtualization and automation software, announced that they have signed an agreement to make Parallels Desktop for Mac Autodesk's preferred Mac virtualization software.

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Blue Sky Looks Up for Wedge's Leaf Men

Blue Sky and director Chris Wedge have announced their next project — an adaptation of William Joyce's LEAF MEN, reports VARIETY.

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Raimi to Produce Yeti Flick

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER says that Sam Raimi will produce Yeti-themed horror flick REFUGE.

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Events Headline News

Voltron Ignites Legal Battle

Producers James Young, Ford Oelman and Mark Costa have filed a lawsuit in L.A. against St. Louis-based World Events and Kickstart Prods. alleging that they illegally worked out VOLTRON deals during their exclusive rights window, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

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Titanic & T2 Coming to 3-D

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER is saying that James Cameron's Lightstorm Ent. has been conducting 3-D transfer tests for its older films.

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Features Headline News

Battle for Terra, Superbeasto, Scooby-Doo, Hot Fuzz, Sarah Connor, Wallace & Gromit on DVD/Blu-ray

This week (9/22/09) offers the DVD/Blu-ray release of BATTLE FOR TERRA (Lionsgate, $12.99 and $19.99); THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO (Anchor Bay, $12.99 and $19.99); HOT FUZZ (Universal Home Ent., $18.99); SCOOBY-DOO! THE MYSTERY BEGINS (Warner Home Video, $19.99, $24.99); TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES -- THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON (Warner Home Video,$36.49, $44.99); and WALLACE & GROMIT: A MATTER OF LOAF AND DEATH (Lionsgate, $9.99) and WALLACE & GROMIT: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION (Lionsgate/HIT, $21.99, 19.99).

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Production Headline News

DQE To Start Production on Penguins of Madagascar

India's DQE is about to start production on a second season of Nickelodeon's THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR, reports AnimationXpress.com.

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Walden Wishes on Genie Flick

Walden Media is developing a buddy comedy take on the story of the magic genie, reports VARIETY.

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Animation Headline News

Full Sail Offers Computer Animation Online Degree

Full Sail University is now offering a 21-month online Computer Animation Bachelor of Science’s Program.

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Million Headline News

Meatballs Gobbled Up at Box Office

In the third largest opening in September history, Sony's CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS easily won the weekend, Sept. 18-20.

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Stop-Motion Headline News

Laika Lays Off 63 in CG Department

Laika has laid off 63 employees in its CG department.

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ANIMATIONWorld

'Cloudy' with a Chance of UPA and Muppets

We return for a second helping of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs with the directors and Pete Nash, the animation director.

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Imax Headline News

Tron: Legacy to Open in IMAX

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) today announced that TRON: LEGACY, the intense, high-tech 3D adventure starring Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde, will be released to IMAX theatres in IMAX 3D simultaneously with the film's wide release on December 17, 2010.

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Half-Blood Prince Coming to DVD/Blu-ray Dec. 8

Wizards and muggles beware! No one is safe as Harry Potter returns for his sixth year at Hogwarts in HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, which arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD this December 8th from Warner Home Video.

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Entertainment Headline News

Ubisoft Ships Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs Video Game

Ubisoft today announced the official launch for the video game based on Columbia Pictures' and Sony Pictures Animation's 3D CG film, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS.

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Television Headline News

Annies Change Rules

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announces its 'Call for Entries' for this year's 37th Annual Annie Awards.

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MPC Makes Dorian Gray Ageless

Oliver Parker has directed DORIAN GRAY, a film adaptation of Oscan Wilde’s classic Victorian novel about narcissism and eternal youth.

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Real D To Make Designer 3-D Specs

Out of the 3D Entertainment Summit, Real D has announced plans to make designer and prescription glasses with lenses compatible with Real D 3D.

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Effects VFXWorld

Recreating Antarctica in 'Whiteout'

Find out how the terrifying storm becomes a scary creature in the new thriller, Whiteout.

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Headline News

Terry Kalagian Joins Rainmaker as VP of Business Development

Terry Kalagian has been named Vice President of Business Development for Rainmaker Entertainment, it was jointly announced today by Warren Franklin, CEO, and Catherine Winder, President of Rainmaker.

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Creative Headline News

Black Freighter Director Joins a Reborn Vitamin

Digital media production studio Vitamin has re-launched itself under new leadership and a new creative mandate.

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Animation Headline News

Image Metrics Provides Facial Animation for NBA 2K10

Image Metrics, the leading provider of facial animation technology and services for the entertainment industry, has utilized its proprietary rig transfer technology on nearly one thousand faces for 2K Sports' highly anticipated NBA 2K10.

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Escape Hockey Lands in Cartoon Forum

ESCAPE HOCKEY is 13 x 13’ 3D animated series in HD, with an explosive combination of adventure and comedy that will hook audiences across the galaxy!

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Animation Headline News

Legends Of Animation Come To Ottawa Festival

The OIAF, which runs from October 14-18, welcomes several animation legends including Pixar’s Ronnie del Carmen (UP), Henry Selick (CORALINE), David Silverman (THE SIMPSONS), along with retrospective screenings of award-winning animators Don Hertzfeldt, Stan VanDerBeek, Suzan Pitt, Jim Blashfield, and Studio Film Bilder.