Focus Features Releases New ‘Boxtrolls’ Featurettes
With just one week to go until LAIKA’s ‘The Boxtrolls’ arrives in U.S. theaters, Focus Features releases a rash of new featurettes to help promote the 3D animated film.
Category: CG
humble Creates 3D Character-Driven Campaign for Slomin's
Slomin's taps humble to create two new 3D animated commercials, “Burglars” and “Factory.”
In Business, CG, Commercials, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Glassworks Taps Redshift to Create Singing Babies for Cadbury
Multiple award-winning studio uses fully GPU-accelerated, biased renderer Redshift to help create Cadbury “Womb.”
In CG, Commercials, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Africa, Europe
Sony Releases First Look at Genndy Tartakovsky's ‘Popeye’
Sony Pictures Animation releases an animation test for director Genndy Tartakovsky's forthcoming CG-animated feature, ‘Popeye.’
Watch New Clips from ‘Thunder and the House of Magic’
Shout! Factory releases new clips and images from animated family feature ‘Thunder and the House of Magic.’
eyeball Creates CG-Intensive Campaign for SERVPRO
eyeball partners with The Buntin Group to create a new CG-intense campaign for SERVPRO.
LAIKA Teams with RED Interactive on ‘Boxtrolls’ Game
RED Interactive announces the launch of ‘The Boxtrolls: Slide 'n' Sneak,’ a side-scrolling action adventure game based on the 3D stop-motion-animated family feature The Boxtrolls.
In 3D, CG, Films, Games, Mobile and Wireless, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
UPDATED: John Textor Receives Threats over Michael Jackson Hologram
Former Digital Domain CEO John Textor is granted a protective order against HologramUSA head Alki David.
In 3D, CG, Music and Sound, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: 10 Till 6 | Geographic Region: North America
Cartoon Art Museum Announces ‘Boxtrolls’ Exhibit
Exhibition to feature concept art and puppets from the upcoming film, and will be on view September 26, 2014 through February 1, 2015.
In Art, Books, CG, Films, Places, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Disney’s ‘Planes: Fire & Rescue’ Flies to Shelves Nov. 4
Disney’s Planes are back in the high-flying comedy adventure ‘Planes: Fire & Rescue,’ landing on Disney Blu-ray Combo Pack, Digital HD, Disney Movies Anywhere, DVD and On-Demand platforms Nov. 4, 2014.
NVIDIA Showcases Next-Gen Quadro Series at IBC 2014
NVIDIA’s new line-up of Quadro GPUs -- the K5200, K4200, K2200 and K620 -- are on display in Europe for the first time at the IBC conference in Amsterdam, Sept. 12-16.
In 3D, CG, Event, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Focus Features Releases Two New Featurettes for LAIKA’s ‘Boxtrolls’
Two weeks away from the 3D animated film’s arrival in U.S. theaters, Focus Features releases two new featurettes for LAIKA’s ‘The Boxtrolls.’
Soho Square Productions Launches
Kim Goody and Alan Coates launch London-based production company Soho Square Studios.
In Business, Cartoons, CG, People, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: MIPCOM | Geographic Region: Europe
Autodesk Announces Shotgun Integration with Flame 2015
Autodesk introduces Shotgun to Flame Family.
In 3D, CG, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Blackmagic Design Acquires eyeon Software
Blackmagic Design announces its acquisition of eyeon Software, a leading developer of high end digital compositing, visual effects and motion graphics software for the feature film, commercial, television and broadcast industries.
In Business, CG, Event, Motion Graphics, Technology, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Wizart Sets ‘Snow Queen 2’ for December Release
Wizart Animation’s CG-animated sequel sets release dates in 10 territories and attaches an English-language voice cast.
In 3D, CG, Films, People, Voice Acting | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Asia, Europe, Middle East
Threshold Signs First Look Deal with Universal‘s Home Ent Production Unit
Production entity of Universal Studios Home Entertainment signs pact with Threshold Animation Studios for CG-animated films based on prominent entertainment brands.
MPC Details Contributions to Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
Led by VFX Supervisor Nicolas Aithadi and Producer Marianne Speight, MPC completes 857 shots for Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ including CG characters, environments and spacecraft.
Full Program Now Online for Italy’s VIEW Conference
Registration for 2014 workshops and master classes now open.
In 3D, CG, Event, Films, People, Places, Technology, Transmedia, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Special Events: VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: Europe
Technicolor, Nerd Corps Partner on ‘The Deep’
CG-animated series commissioned by Australia’s ABC Television and The Seven Network, and pre-sold to Germany’s Super RTL.
The Foundry Launches COLORWAY for MAXON Cinema 4D
Free new kit introduces compatibility with industry-leading 3D app.
In 3D, CG, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, Europe, North America
‘Book of Life’ to Screen at AFI Latin American Film Fest
Free screening of Guillermo del Toro and Jorge R. Gutierrez’s animated feature ‘The Book of Life’ offered at the 2014 AFI Latin American Film Festival on Sunday, October 5.
In 3D, CG, Event, Festival, Films, People, Places | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Book Review - The Art of Rio: Featuring a Carnival of Art from 'Rio' and 'Rio 2'
This coffee-table book is a worthy souvenir for fans of Blue Sky’s two colorful Brazil-based films.
Imagineer Bringing mocha Pro 4 to IBC 2014
Presentations from industry professionals Martin Brennand, Lars Wemmje and Ben Brownlee Heusner to showcase brand-new mocha Pro 4, along with an exclusive preview of the newest features to be released in version 4.1.
In 3D, CG, Event, People, Places, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Conceptualizing Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’
Disney Feature Animation’s first Marvel collaboration pins high hopes and big expectations on a little-known comic book.
