Creative Character Design Techniques with Neville Page Now Available
This week, The Gnomon Workshop announces the release of a new creature design DVD by concept artist Neville Page.
Category: CG
A New 'Clash of the Titans'
Nick Davis and Chris Bond tell us about reimagining the Greek epic in CG and then converting to 3-D.
Foreign Lingo Oscar Winner To Direct 3-D Toon
Juan Jose Campanella, who just took home the Best Foreign Language Oscar for THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES, is set to helm Argentina’s first 3-D animated feature, FOOSBALL, reports VARIETY.
Star Wars Comedy Toon Coming
No, this is not an April Fool’s joke, VARIETY reports that Lucasfilm Animation is working on a STAR WARS animated comedy series.
Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum (podcast) x 01
"Animation on the radio; it's like photosynthesis on the moon."
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (or, ‘How to Save a Botched Film in Record Time!)
How do you take a film that is not working, and rebuild it in record time, creating in the process a modern day classic? It’s simple! Hire super directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, and let them work their magic!
Imira Ent. & Enne Entertainment Studios Team Up For Escape Hockey
Imira Entertainment, Spain's leading production and distribution company specialising in youth programming, has signed a deal to co-produce new 3D HD series Escape Hockey which is created by Enne Entertainment Studios in Spain and has been nominated for a prestigious Pulcinella Award in the cross-media category.
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Image Metrics Animates Legendary Basketball Coach John Wooden
Image Metrics, Inc. (OTC BB: IMGX), a leading provider of facial animation technology and services for the entertainment industry, today revealed its work with creative production studio Motion Theory on an official 2010 NCAA March Madness public service announcement (PSA) that will air throughout the year to encourage NCAA athletes to commit equal effort to both studies and sports.
HP & Intel Fuel Business Transformation for Workstation Customers
At a press event on the DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NASDAQ: DWA) campus, HP and Intel detailed a path toward performance increases that will help workstation customers transform computing workflows and, ultimately, their businesses.
NVIDIA Announces GPU Technology Conference For 2010
NVIDIA announced that the GPU Technology Conference 2010 (GTC 2010) will take place on Monday, Sept. 20 to Thursday, Sept. 23 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, Calif.
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Baumbach, Stiller Raising Penguins
Director Noah Baumbach is in negotiations to helm an adaptation of Richard and Florence Atwater’s 1938 book, MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS with Ben Stiller attached to star, reports VARIETY.
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Hoodwinked Producers Sue Weinsteins
The HOODWINKED producers have filed suit against their distributor The Weinstein Co. over the failed release of the sequel in January, reports VARIETY.
Big Bang Jumps To I Hop
THE BIG BANG THEORY star Kaley Cuoco has signed on to the live-action/CG feature, I HOP, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
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Dorff Enters War of the Gods
Stephen Dorff has joined the cast of Relativity Media’s WAR OF THE GODS, reports VARIETY.
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Dragon Disappointment Drops DreamWorks Stock
With HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON underperforming compared to DreamWorks Animation’s last feature MONSTERS VS. ALIENS, the company’s stock fell 8% on Tuesday, March 30th, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
Mind Your Business: 'Alice' vs. 'Dragons' in 3-D
Mark Simon compares the 3-D experiences of Alice in Wonderland and How to Train Your Dragon.
Godzilla Getting Legendary Treatment
Legendary Pictures has picked up the rights to Toho Co.’s classic movie monster Godzilla, reports HEAT VISION.
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How to Train the Box Office
In its debut weekend at the U.S. box office, DreamWorks Animation’s HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON slew the competition.
In Business, Commercials, Films, Visual Effects, Business, CG, Films, Visual Effects, 3D | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Sexy Modern Family Star Now Smurfy
Sofia Vergara, the sexy Colombian actress from TV’s MODERN FAMILY, has been cast in Sony’s THE SMURFS, reports HEAT VISION.
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Custom Film Effects Helps Transport 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' From Page to Screen
Custom Film Effects, a long-time provider of visual effects services for feature films, handled all of the visual effects and animation work for "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," a mostly live-action adaptation of the first book in Jeff Kinney's illustrated kids' novel series.
DreamWorks Unleashes the Dragons
Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois and Simon Otto explain How to Train Your Dragon.
Movie Review & Press Junket Interview: 'How to Train Your Dragon'
“How to Train Your Dragons” is an epic tale packed with adventure, action, humor, stunning 3D visuals and beautiful music. I give it 4.5 starfish, it is as good as Up! It is a film that I think every child and parent will love to experience. The movie is about friendship, connection, redemption, and the hidden power of “being different.”
Entity FX Sinks its Teeth into 'Vampire Diaries'
Mat Beck of Entity FX tells us about the making of the People's Choice Award winner for Favorite New Drama.
CafeFX Downsizing, Not Shuttering
Amid rumors that Santa Maria-based visual effects studio CafeFX is shutting down, CEO Jeff Barnes released the following statement to explain recent downsizing and cost-cutting measures.
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Sony Eyeing Animated Popeye in 3-D
VARIETY reports that Sony Pictures is developing a CG-animated POPEYE in 3-D, to be made by Sony Pictures Animation, with Imageworks handling the CG.
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