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LAIKA to Animate Stop-Motion 'Goblins' Feature
LAIKA has optioned “Goblins,” from award-winning children’s writer Philip Reeve, and has signed Mark Gustafson to direct the 3D stop-motion animated film.
Foundry Announces HIERO for Windows
Visual effects software developer The Foundry announced a new Beta version of HIERO, which allows users to download and trial the software on the Windows operating system.
Rob Legato & Steve Wozniak Talk Technology at NAB 2012
Academy Award winner Rob Legato and Fusion-io Chief Scientist Steve Wozniak discuss technology and creativity at the Post Production World Conference keynote at NAB 2012. Steve Forde of Adobe and Vincent Brisebois of Fusion-io kick off the talk by revealing that Adobe Creative Suite 6 is the first software application to be optimized for the Fusion ioFX.
Cartoon Network Releases New 'Beware the Batman' Teaser
Fremantle's Cohen Steps Down as CEO
RTL Group announced the appointment of Cécile Frot-Coutaz as the new CEO of FremantleMedia, effective July 1, 2012. Current CEO Tony Cohen will step down to focus on his non-executive work.
Stereoscopic Supervisor Robert Neuman Talks Disney 3-D
The man behind conversions of The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast discusses the stereoscopic 3-D renaissance at Disney.
Review: Supernatural Con Burbank
Mika Kennedy breaks down the recent Supernatural Con in Burbank and what a fan event means to the followers of such a show.
Digital Domain Reunites Holographic 2Pac with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg at Coachella
Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg wowed fans at this weekend's Coachella Valley Music Festival when they were joined onstage by holographic projection of 2Pac Shakur.
Iris Beckerman Passes Away
AWN is sad to report the passing on April 8 of Iris Beckerman, long-time ASIFA-East Executive Board Member and wife of note animator, historian and author Howard Beckerman.
Nice Shoes’ Roma Hits Winning Shot for UPS
Nice Shoes Flame artist Vin Roma took time out from filling in his March Madness bracket to put together some game-breaking creative finishing on an NCAA basketball-themed campaign for UPS via Ogilvy.
Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum (podcast) x 31
Special Guest: Dr. Janeann Dill
On this epic-sode, Joel discovers the vast musical range of a rubber band; Alan discovers his lack of interest. Then, Dr. Janeann Dill, physician to the arts, discusses the breaking of art history, animation balm, the deep south, and legendary animation artist, educator, and innovator Jules Engel.
Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum (podcast) x 30
Welcome to 2012 with FFAF's very special Valentine's Day Special! Who, what, where, when, why, and how do Joel and Alan love? Then, animator/sculptor/toy-designer Gina Kamentsky joins the talk to discuss found-footage animation, kinetic esthetics, thorns in butts, and her new autobiography, Gloves and Goggles: The Gina Kamentsky Story.
Cinedeck Launches Cinedeck RX v3.5
Cinedeck premiered a significant software upgrade to its Cinedeck RX record monitoring and playback system, along with brand new configurations of Cinedeck RX for broadcast and cinema applications at NAB 2012.
Jonny Hicks Joins Rushes
Autodesk Reveals Radically Redesigned Smoke 2013
Autodesk introduces Autodesk Smoke 2013 video editing software, a completely redesigned and repackaged version of the all-in-one video editing and visual effects tool for the Mac.
eyeon Leverages the Power of NVIDIA CUDA
'Shut Up! Cartoons' Launches April 30
SMOSH announced that its "Shut Up! Cartoons" will launch April 30 as part of YouTube’s original channel offering.
Red Giant Unveils NAB 2012 Lineup
Red Giant celebrates its 10 Year Anniversary at NAB 2012 in Las Vegas next week with the debut of five new product releases, including the preview of a new mobile, connected media portfolio app designed for Apple’s new iPad.
Disney Channel Promotes Richard Loomis
Richard Loomis has been promoted to the newly created position of Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Disney Channels Worldwide, it was announced today by Gary Marsh, President and Chief Creative Officer, Disney Channels Worldwide, to whom Loomis reports.
Nice Shoes Adds Edit Suites to NY Offices
Nice Shoes is adding a new dimension to its industry-leading postproduction capabilities with a new group of edit suites in its New York offices.
Nicktoons Debuts New Animated Series 'Wild Grinders'
Professional skateboarder and entrepreneur Rob Dyrdek brings a cartoon comedy, set against the exciting backdrop of the sport of skateboarding, to Nicktoons with the new series, Wild Grinders.
Wyatt Neumann Joins Decon
Decon continues its steady ramp-up in the advertising space with the addition of Creative Director and Director Wyatt Neumann, who joins the studio from R/GA.
Buster Creates Brand ID for New FXM Programming Block
Conceptual design studio Buster has created and produced the brand identity for the recently launched FX Movie Channel(FXM).