Google Doodle Celebrates Animation Pioneer Oskar Fischinger
New interactive Google Doodle marks what would have been the pioneering German-American abstract animator’s 117th birthday.
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Pollen Music Group Plays Integral Role in the Creation of Oscar-Nominated Animated Short, ‘Pearl’
Pollen partners Alexis Harte, JJ Wiesler and Scot Stafford also just won the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music for an Animated TV/Broadcast Production and recently received an MPSE Golden Reel nomination for ‘Pearl.’
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NFB’s ‘Bear 71’ Documentary Now Available as Free VR Experience
Reinvention of the National Film Board of Canada’s award-winning documentary has been showcased at IDFA DocLab and the New Frontiers VR Bar at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
SIGGRAPH Asia Macau Musings
No VR game-changer amid the gaming tables.
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Google Spotlight Stories Taps ‘Book of Life’ Director Jorge Gutierrez for New VR Short
‘Son of Jaguar’ 360-degree virtual reality short produced in cooperation with Dallas-based animation studio Reel FX is set in Mexico City on the Day of the Dead.
Baobab Studios Launches ‘INVASION!’ on Google Daydream
Short film version of the Virtual Reality experience directed by Eric Darnell has screened at Cannes, Tribeca, Annecy, VIEW, and the SIGGRAPH 2016 Computer Animation Festival.
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Denizen Delivers Google Tilt Brush Experience for Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
Creative agency enlists Google Tilt Brush artists Stuart Campbell, Steve Teeple and Danny Bittman to create globe-trotting 360-degree VR experience for Marvel Studios’ ‘Doctor Strange.’
VR Couch Gag Set for Landmark 600th Episode of ‘The Simpsons’
Google Spotlight Stories collaboration features first-of-its-kind Virtual Reality TV experience in ‘Planet of the Couches, airing October 16 during ‘Treehouse of Horror XXVII’; free limited edition ‘Simpsons’ Google Cardboard viewers available to first 25,000 fans to sign up.
MAXON Announces Availability of Cinema 4D Release 18
Company to showcase powerful new features like Voronoi Fracturing, Interactive Knife Tools and Substance Engine connectivity at IBC 2016 in Amsterdam.
It's the CONTENT, Stupid - Part Two
The wine is more precious than the bottles.
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Mark Oftedal’s ‘Buggy Night’ Now Available on YouTube
360-degree interactive short with production design by Caldecott-winning illustrator Jon Klassen previously launched on Moto X and Moto G devices and on the Google Spotlight Stories app on Android and iOS.
Virtual Realities
Five forecasts to orient your lighthouse by.
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Early Bird Rate for 2016 World Animation and VFX Summit Ends July 15
Summit featuring top talent from leading studios like DreamWorks Animation, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Google, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Reel FX, LAIKA, Atomic Cartoons and Cartoon Saloon runs October 31 - November 2 in Marina del Rey, CA.
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Google Unveils New Trailer for Felix Massie’s ‘Rain or Shine’
Trailer comes on the heels of a sneak preview of ‘Rain or Shine’ from Google Spotlight Stories at the Annecy International Animation Festival.
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Step into Titmouse’s 3D Cartoon World with Google’s Tilt Brush
‘Two Weeks of Titmouse’ showcases mind and space-bending virtual reality art from 11 famed creators using Google’s Tilt Brush virtual reality technology.
Google Celebrates Lotte Reiniger with New Doodle
New Google Doodle celebrates the 117th birthday of German animation pioneer Charlotte “Lotte” Reiniger, widely credited as the developer of the cut-paper silhouette animation technique, and the director of the first feature-length animated film.
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Google Teaming with IMAX to Develop Virtual Reality Camera
Technology innovators join forces to raise VR Capture quality to the next level through IMAX camera and Google's Jump technology.
Big Block Adds Jonathan Zames to Directorial Roster
Cinematographer-turned-director has worked on award-winning campaigns for brands including Google, Apple, Samsung, Tide and Gillette.
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Google Pulls Minions Mic Drop April Fool’s Gag
Google kills off its Mic Drop feature, which added a ‘Send Mic Drop’ button to Gmail, allowing users to add an animated GIF of one of Illumination Entertainment’s Minions dropping a microphone to their emails.
Zync by Google Cloud Platform Boosts Freelance Workflows
London-born, Vancouver-based CG artist Eva Ng tackles projects around the globe with the help of Google Cloud Platform’s 3D rendering solution, Zync.
Moonbot Taps Google Cloud Platform for ‘Taking Flight’ Short
Colorful animated short combining 2D and 3D techniques relies on Google Cloud Platform and its Compute Engine solution to help the concept truly take flight.
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GALLERY: Aardman Makes ‘Special Delivery’ for Google Spotlight Stories
Check out a selection of stills and concept art from ‘Special Delivery,’ Aardman’s first animated short film created for Google ATAP’s Spotlight Stories.
Aardman Makes ‘Special Delivery’ for Google Spotlight Stories
Academy Award-winning animation studio teams with Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects team to release interactive video compatible with Android phones; non-interactive 360-degree video version available for iOS or web users.
‘WeR Cubed’ Tops Google’s Project Tango Developer Contest
Cogswell student-designed virtual reality app is named Best in Show by Google’s 2015 Project Tango Developer competition.
Google ATAP Taps Nexus for ‘Rain or Shine’ Spotlight Story
Nexus director Felix Masse is in the Google Spotlight as he joins a stable of internationally acclaimed filmmakers creating 360-degree immersive storytelling experiences for mobile platforms.
