Why You Should Experience fmx/08 This Year
Peter Plantec previews the speakers, presentations and parties that will make fmx/08 the most fun media conference of the year.
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Supernatural Star Jensen Ackles In For A Bloody Valentine's
SUPERNATURAL actor Jensen Ackles is in final negotiations to star in MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D for Lionsgate, per THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.Patrick Lussier will direct the remake of the 1981 slasher flick about a murderer who kills people for celebrating Valentine's Day.
'Iron Man's' Jon Favreau Speaks
Tara DiLullo Bennett tackles the Super Bowl spots once again, this time speaking with Filmworkers Club, Framestore NY, the Mill, ka-chew! and Method.
Crowd Shot The Challenge With Vantage Point
CIS Vancouver and CIS London (both formerly Rainmaker Visual Effects) completed 397 shots for the new Columbia Pictures' action thriller VANTAGE POINT, which opened No. 1 at the box office on Feb. 22.
The film revolves around eight strangers with eight different points of view who try to unlock the one truth behind an assassination attempt on the President of the United States.
In Anime, Visual Effects, Anime, Visual Effects | Headline News | Geographic Region: All, South America
Autodesk Offers 2008 Roadmap Sneak Peek
Bill Desowitz gets the scoop on new innovations at Autodesk this year from Marc Petit, SVP of the Media & Ent. division.
Tell Us Which Styles of Animation You Like
For an upcoming edition of his "Mind Your Business" column, Mark Simon will be discussing what styles of animation people prefer to watch and work on.
In Headline News | Geographic Region: All
Life During Wartime: 'Persepolis' Creators Talk
Karl Cohen talks to the makers of Persepolis about fundamentalism, growing up in Iran, and the unexpected success of their groundbreaking film.
Aardman Signs On for Creature Discomforts Campaign
U.K. charity Leonard Cheshire Disability has teamed up with Aardman Animations in a new campaign to challenge and change attitudes towards disability. Based on the much-loved CREATURE COMFORTS series, Creature Discomforts features the hallmark plasticine characters with disabilities, combined with the real voices and experiences of disabled people. New characters include a bull terrier in a wheelchair, a stick insect with a walking stick, and a tortoise on crutches.
Mind Your Business: Face to Face
In this month's "Mind Your Business," Mark Simon goes face to face with the value of the face-to-face meeting in this virtual world.
Career Coach: The Art of Conversation
In this month's "Career Coach," Pamela Kleibrink Thompson paints the art of conversation, which should center on dialogue not monologues.
Exopolis Revives Edward Hopper-Inspired Promo for TCM
Exopolis was recently tapped by Turner Classic Movies (TCM) to breath new life into the much-loved "Sunny Side of Life" promo that first aired on the network 13 years ago. Using modern-day animation techniques, Exopolis brought viewers into a moody Edward Hopper-esque cityscape. The :30 animated piece entitled "TCM Now Showing" introduces films on the classic movie channel.
While none of Hopper's actual paintings were used in the promo, Exopolis referenced several of his most well known works, including 1942's
In Commercials, Visual Effects, Commercials, Visual Effects | Headline News | Geographic Region: All
'Creature Comforts', American Style
Joe Strike chats with the stop-motion master at Aardman Animation about bringing their distinct British humor to an Americanized version of Creature Comforts.
fmx/07:Your Global VFX Connection
Peter Plantec returns to Stuttgart, Germany, for another round of re-connecting with the global VFX community at fmx/07.
Criminal Charges Dropped Against Aqua Teen Duo
The criminal charges have been dropped against the two men who carried out the AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE movie's guerilla marketing campaign, which caused a bomb scare in Boston in January, reports THE BOSTON GLOBE.
Peter Berdovsky and Sean Stevens had taken a plea deal to save them from a sentence that could have been up to five years in jail. Berdovsky performed 80 hours and Stevens 60 hours of community service at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, where they designed a mural and helped with repairs on the facility's Charles River sailing docks.
KidScreen Summit 2007: The Ultimate Pitch Fest
Sarah Baisley attended the 2007 KidScreen Summit and reports back about an event that has quickly become a must-attend in the animation industry.
Chris Palmer Casts Spell for Chameleon
Chris Palmer, who directed the live-action SIMPSONS opening credits, has been tapped to direct A SPELL FOR CHAMELEON for Warner Bros. Pictures, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. Wolfgang Petersen will produce through his Radiant Prods. along side David Benioff.
Based on the first book in Piers Anthonys long-running XANTH novel series, the tale takes place in the land of Xanth where all the people have magical powers. The story follows a young man who is banished for not having powers.
Book Review: 'Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive'
In the latest excerpt from The Magic of Houdini, Will Cunningham discusses developing 3D concepts.
R!OT Moves Heaven and Earth for Hyundai Spot
R!OT literally moved heaven and earth to deliver a new effects-driven spot for Hyundai. The studio assisted in the design, and provided visual effects, color correction and post production services for the visually-rich spot, which presents a topsy-turvy world to underscore the radical thinking behind the automakers new Sonata.
In Commercials, Visual Effects, Commercials, Visual Effects | Headline News | Geographic Region: All
Softimage’s Face Robot: Outlining a Future for Facial Animation
Bill Desowitz interviews Softimages vp/gm Marc Stevens and special projects manager Michael Isner about the business ramifications of the companys release of Face Robot, the industrys first software dedicated to the creation of believable facial animation for high-end productions.
Radium Creates ‘Product People’ Party for Target
Production house Radium lent its CG and visual effects expertise to create a high-energy street-party themed spot, PRODUCT PEOPLE, for Target, a client of Peterson Milla Hooks, Minneapolis.
Directed by Spaz Williams (THE WILD), with Radiums creative director Jonathan Keeton, the spot features Target store products that merge with each other to form dancing party people. PRODUCT PEOPLE is the first in a series of Target spots Radium will produce this year with Peterson Milla Hooks. It debuted April 2.
Career Coach: A Valentine
For February, the Career Coach Pamela Kleibrink Thompson writes a Valentine about her move to Los Angeles and introduction to the film industry.
Development Execs: Who They Are and How They Got There
Joe Strike looks into the anatomy of a development exec who are they and how did they get there?
Celebrities Invade Animation Production
First celebrities invaded the world of animation voice over. Now theyre stepping in behind the scenes. Joe Strike looks into this growing trend and what it means to the overall animation community.
Career Coach: Father Knows Best
The Career Coach gives some sage advice straight from her fathers mouth.
The Clown in the Soup: How to Negotiate
Christopher Panzner wades into the soupy waters of negotiating and find that animation can be a funny business.
