Faceware Helps Bungie Bring New Faces to ‘Destiny: Rise of Iron’
AAA game developer Bungie taps markerless motion capture system to enhance the facial expressions and emotions of Lord Saladin of the Iron Lords in Destiny: Rise of Iron.
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Final ‘Rogue One’ Trailer Drops More Footage, Highlights Epic Scale
Final trailer for director Gareth Edwards’ forthcoming installment in the ‘Star Wars’ saga sets up a familiar story of a parent and child at ideological odds with glorious visuals that hint at the film’s epic scale.
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Aardman Rights Taking Blue-Zoo’s ‘Digby Dragon’ to MIPCOM 2016
Aardman Rights and Brand Development team seeking international broadcast partners for CG-animated preschool series produced by Fizzy Productions and airing on Nick Jr. in the U.K.
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The Foundry Releases MODO 10.2
Professional 3D modeling and animation software revamps MeshFusion, adds automatic Retopology to final installment of MODO 10 series.
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Mattel Announces Two New Animated ‘Barbie’ Series & TV Special
Ahead of MIPCOM, Mattel Creations presents new kids content slate including a special and two new series for Barbie and brand-new show ‘Enchantimals.’
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Production Begins on Season Two of ‘Tip the Mouse’
m4e AG and Studio Bozzetto set to deliver 26 new episodes of the CGI-animated preschool series by the end of 2017.
Studio 100, VARTA Sign Licensing Deal for ‘Maya the Bee’
Multi-year licensing agreement encompasses the German-speaking market in addition to other areas throughout Europe; products will be available starting in 2017.
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‘ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks’ Gets Greenlit for Seasons 3 & 4
New seasons to be produced by Bagdasarian Productions in collaboration with Technicolor Animation Productions and will be distributed by PGS Entertainment.
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CLIP: ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’ Arrives on Blu-ray!
New clip with Manny and Ellie celebrates the home entertainment release of the fifth installment in Blue Sky Studios’ ‘Ice Age’ franchise.
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James Corden, Ilana Glazer Join Sony’s ‘Emojimovie’ Voice Cast
Emmy and Tony award winner James Corden and Emmy nominee Ilana Glazer join previously announced T.J. Miller to lead the cast of director Anthony Leondis’ 2017 animated comedy from Sony Pictures Animation.
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Epic Unveils Free ‘Robo Recall’ VR Game for Oculus Touch
“Spiritual successor” to ‘Bullet Train,’ the critically-acclaimed Virtual Reality demo revealed at Oculus Connect 2 coming in early 2017 free for all Oculus Rift owners.
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Italy’s VIEW Conference Details 2016 Offerings
Countdown to VIEW 2016: Two-time Oscar-winner Rob Legato, visual effects supervisor for Disney’s The Jungle Book, rounds out a stellar VIEW 2016 program; Film, Games, and VR Industry leaders offer 18 workshops.
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PipelineFX Releases Qube! 6.9
Metered licensing now default supervisor; added support for KATANA, Redshift, and Autodesk 2017 line.
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Zoic Studios Heightens the Horror for Fox’s ‘The Exorcist’
Los Angeles-based visual effects studio creates menacing effects for FOX’s new series.
ITV Unveils First U.K. Licensing Deals for ‘Oddbods’
New deal signed across outdoor toys, apparel, publishing and greetings for sketch-based CG-animated comedy series from Singapore’s One Animation.
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Cinesite Seeking Animation & VFX Talent for Montréal Team
In addition to attending industry events like Spark Animation in Vancouver, CTN eXpo in Los Angeles and Journée Québec in Paris, Cinesite’s recruitment team will be visiting several major international cities throughout October and November to meet potential recruits.
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VFX Luminary Rob Legato Bringing ‘The Jungle Book’ to VIEW 2016
Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor who has worked with James Cameron, Robert Zemeckis and Martin Scorsese to present keynote address on his recent collaboration with director Jon Favreau on Disney’s photorealistic CG/live-action adventure reboot of the classic animated film.
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Aardman Partners with Sunrise on ‘Munki and Trunk’
Aardman and Sunrise to debut new CG-animated preschool series at MIPCOM Junior.
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MPC Creates Curious Characters & More for ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’
MPC artists deliver more than 200 shots for 20th Century Fox’s fantasy feature including digital props, set extensions and character effects as well as ‘invisible’ effects used throughout the film.
ROOF Studio Teams with Empire of the Sun to Take Viewers on a Psychedelic Visual Trip
“High and Low” music video weaves two worlds together with a mix of live-action and fantastical CG animation.
Pencillati Studios’ ‘Bloop Troop’ Short Now Online
Slapstick CG-animated short film from New Delhi-based Pencillati Studios was created entirely in open-source 3D animation software Blender.
Watch the 20th Anniversary Reel from Australia’s Plastic Wax
Sydney-based CG house behind cinematic trailers for games such as ‘Bioshock’ and ‘Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II’ celebrates 20 years of growth with new show reel, portfolio and behind-the-scenes website.
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ITV Studios Gears Up for U.K. Launch of ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ Season Two
Comprehensive launch campaign to include ‘Thunderbirds Are Go’ installation in Harrods’ iconic Toy Kingdom running September 26 - October 23 throughout the U.K.
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Artella Creates Show Open for CTN 2016
Collaborative short film kicking off the 2016 edition of the CTN animation eXpo on Friday, November 18, followed by a panel with director Tim Rudder and other members of the creative team behind the project.
Amazon Launching Live-Action/CG Hybrid Kids Series ‘Bookaboo’
Celebrity guests together with puppetry, live-action and CGI animation help families find their reading rhythm in new preschool series launching in the U.S. and the U.K. on October 28.
