Chronicle Books will produce three products based on THE INCREDIBLES, which will hit theaters Nov. 5, 2004. THE ART OF THE INCREDIBLES by Mark Cotta Vaz will be a 160-page, 11x9" hardcover with an 8-page gatefold and color illustrations throughout. It will feature concept and character sketches, storyboards and lighting studies, as well as interviews with the key personnel at Pixar, including director Brad Bird and John Lasseter. It will sell for $40.
Alias has unveiled its line up of events at this year's SIGGRAPH tradeshow in Los Angeles, California. SIGGRAPH 2004 marks Alias' debut as an independent company following the completion of Alias' acquisition by Accel-KKR and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan from SGI earlier this year.
Walt Disney Records will release the soundtrack for the upcoming direct-to-video release, MICKEY -- DONALD -- GOOFY: THE THREE MUSKETEERS soundtrack on Aug. 10, 2004. The film premieres on DVD and video, Aug. 17. The soundtrack includes seven comedic spins on classical favorites by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and others and features the brand-new Radio Disney and Disney Channel hit THREE IS A MAGIC NUMBER by teen singing stars Stevie Brock, Greg Raposo and Matthew Ballinger. The CD will sell for $6.98.
The Career Coach takes on a common obstacle in any career -- shyness.
TOKYOPOP Inc. and Blizzard Ent. will develop a three-book manga series titled WARCRAFT: THE SUNWELL TRILOGY. The manga will be penned by NEW YORK TIMES best-selling fantasy author Richard Knaak -- who is also writing a trilogy of WARCRAFT novels -- and illustrated by Jae Hwan Kim, artist of TOKYOPOP's KING OF HELL series. WARCRAFT: THE SUNWELL TRILOGY VOLUME 1: DRAGON HUNT debuts in early spring 2005.
The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be showing two groundbreaking animated short films at this year's SIGGRAPH Computer Animated Festival: RYAN, Chris Landreth's animated documentary about Ryan Larkin, and JUNE, Munro Ferguson's animated tribute to Joyce June Wieland. RYAN has received SIGGRAPH's prestigious Jury Award.
Immersion Corp. has announced that Kaydara has certified Immersion's new VirtualHand for MOCAP plug-in for MOCAP software. With this new combination, professional filmmakers, motion-capture directors, visual effects artists and game developers can use Immersion's CyberGlove hand-sensing hardware to capture hand motion, then edit and blend the animation in MOCAP. The CyberGlove provides high-performance hand measurement and real-time motion capture.
The Sketches program at SIGGRAPH is a premier forum for presentations of the latest ideas, methods, and uses of computer graphics. Topics range from hard-core scientific research to behind-the-scenes presentations of blockbuster special effects.
SIGGRAPH is the world
EIGF04 (Edinburgh International Games Festival), running in parallel with the other Edinburgh Festivals, will continue to increase the awareness and understanding of interactive entertainment highlighting the growing bond between videogames and other entertainment industries notably music, literature, television and film.
WowGao Presents e-Institutions WorldExpo, September 8 and 9, 2004, Toronto, Canada
WowGao will host e-Institutions WorldExpo, September 8 and 9, 2004, Toronto, Canada as one of its 6 IT WorldExpos(www.ITWorldExpos.WowGao.com; ITWorldExpos@WowGao.com) in 2004. e-Institutions WorldExpo will be the best & biggest global event for e-Banks/Financial Institutions and e-Governments. Tracks of the international conference will include
- e-Banking- Insurance - e-Governments- Web Services and IT Security
We wanted to extend an invitation to you and your staff to drop by & check us out at the AMD booth or at the Siggraph 04 Guerilla Studio.
to try out the latest PhaseSpace Mocap System
High resolution, real-time motion capture system. Our initial system was funded under a Navy SBIR and our current customers are deploying a wide variety of applications
The Alameda Writers Group (AWG) presents producer Ellen Sandleron. She will explain how writers can develop the confidence to successfully "pitch" stories to network executives and producers. She'll cover how to prepare, quell nervousness and keep pitches short and to the point. Sandleron was co-exec producer of the CBS series EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, for which she received an Emmy nomination for Best Comedy in 1999. She was a writer/producer for the ABC series, COACH, and has written and produced many other prime time network comedies.
The 6th Annual Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition, supported by the Writers Guild of America, west, is quickly becoming a premiere screenwriting contest for people wanting to break into the industry. First place prize is $10,000. The contest has more than 50 production companies reading all entered scripts. All 13 winners will be considered by Scriptapalooza's participants. Four screenplays from last year's competition were requested by Klasky Csupo. The first deadline is March 5, 2004. For information visit http://www.scriptapalooza.com or call (323) 654-5809.
The Art Institute of Portland Summer Open House is Saturday, August 7, 2004, 12:00-3:00pm. The Open House is a great opportunity for those interested in pursuing a creative career. You'll get the chance to find out more about the college's degree programs, career services, student services, financial aid, and to view current student and alumni work from all programs.
The Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (ICAIC) throughout its Animations Studies invites all interested to participate in the First International Audiovisual Festival for Childhood and Adolescence (August 7-13, 2004) in Havana and Guantanamo,Cuba. The Festival`s co-sponsor are the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television, Educational Television,the San Antonio International School of Cinema and Television, New Latin American Film Foundation,UNESCO,PAHO/WHO and UNICEF.
Carmen Electra and hubby rocker Dave Navarro hosted the original award show that toasts the year
Imagineer Systems announced the release of monet, its new product for broadcast, film and video post-production markets. monet is uniquely offers a start-to-finish solution for replacing elements in film and video. monet offers precision, lens distortion aware, 2D motion tracking with tools that allow accurate adjustments of the track to be made. It allows properties of the source material, such as lens distortion, shadows, highlights and grain/noise easily to be applied to the new element.
REALVIZ will debut StoryViz 1.0, the latest addition to its award-winning software portfolio, at SIGGRAPH 2004, Aug. 10-12, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
This week the Theatrical Release Database we have three new trailers and a new page for what looks like a hilarious film.
In 2003, AWN launched its newest resource site, the AWN Book Corner.
Test your skills and challenge your brain with AWN's Animation Trivia Quiz.
This week in AWN's Forums, a junior member is looking for volunteer animators willing to work for a cause. Another member is looking for John K's Webtoons WEEKEND PUSSY HUNT and THE GODDAMN GEORGE LIQUOR PROGRAM. A new student wants members' opinions on the Vancouver Film School's 2D Animation program. A junior member wants to know how much physics should an animator know? Others are talking about animated shorts for mobile phones in Japan. Another thread looks for designs for a portable lightbox.
Kelseus will launch Antics Pre-Viz, its own previs product that uses intelligent realtime 3D animation technology, at SIGGRAPH 2004, Aug. 10-12, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in booth #1355.
DreamWorks Home Ent. will release the DVD of SHREK 2 on Nov. 5, 2004 - the same Friday that Disney/Pixar will release THE INCREDIBLES in theaters. Should be a great weekend for animation lovers.
Retailing for $29.99, bonus features on the DVD include:* Commentary by the filmmakers* Technical Goofs* Meet Puss in Boots* Meet the cast of SHREK 2* The Tech of SHREK 2* More than 20 games and activities* Shrek's Music Room & more
