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- Jennifer Ketcham: 40.5 Things to Do in L.A. Without Your Car Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:27PMWith the 405 shutting down, I find myself excited for my upcoming Westside staycation. City officials may encourage us to leave, but this list of the amazing things we can do locally illustrates just how great being a Westsider is.
- Gyroscopik Studios Opens Largest Vicon Motion Capture Stage in Latin America Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:15PMDenver, CO -- Vicon, developer of motion capture systems for the entertainment, life science and engineering industries, announced that Gyroscopik Studios, one of Mexico’s largest 3D animation and VFX facilities, is opening Latin America’s largest Vicon motion capture stage at the new Chapala Media Park near their headquarters in Guadalajara, Mexico – the region’s filmmaking hub.
- Previs Goodies at NAB 2011 Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 10:15PMI'll admit. I love going to trade shows. With this day of internet acessibility, many think the idea of the big conference is sort of a dinosaur. I disagree.
- Björk plans three-year educational tour for Biophilia project Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 12:47AMThe Icelandic singer will release 10 apps with her new album and follow Manchester premiere with eight six-week residencies Björk has revealed plans for a three-year educational tour, inspired by her upcoming "multimedia" project, Biophilia. Not only will the album with that name be accompanied by 10 iPad apps designed by some of the world's top software designers, the Icelandic singer is ...
- Grab, Flatten, and Smooth 3D Animation With Free Sculptris Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:24AMSimulate the feel of sculpting clay in a 3D environment with Sculptris.
- The spell is broken: What will replace Harry Potter? Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6:34PMIt's 14 years now since a young film-industry executive working as head of development for David Heyman's London-based production company Heyday Films spotted a newspaper article about a first-time novel describing the adventures of a little boy at wizard school. The 29-year-old executive's job was to source British material that Heyday Films could option and then sell on to Warner Bros. She was ...
- Kmotion Media Launches Time-Reactive Web Animation Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 4:43PMGreen Bay, WI June 28, 2011 Kmotion Media has updated the NEWS section of www.kmotionmedia.com. The page now features a user-specific customized 3D world made of cardboard windmills, rolling hills of denim and other stitched-together elements. The 3D scene was built once and then the sun and moon were made to move through the scene as it would during a 24-hour cycle ...
- Campus MovieFest Announces 2011 International Grand Finale Winners Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 9:14AMJeff Goldblum, David Arquette, Jack McBrayer, Elizabeth Banks, Gabourey Sidibe and John Cho Among Award Presenters (PRWeb June 28, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/6/prweb8603664.htm
- Technology key to rebuilding Christchurch Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 9:34PMThe massive earthquake that destroyed large parts of New Zealand's second biggest city struck at 12:51pm on an overcast Tuesday in February, as Grant Wells was eating a Chinese meal in a Christchurch food court.
- Waltham's Sam Richman takes it all on Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 11:52AMBefore he even received his diploma from Waltham High School last Sunday, and before he starts his undergraduate career at Harvard University this fall, Sam Richman had started a graphic design company with two of his friends, met the president, and made several short videos, including “Super-Mart,” an animated film starring warring shopping carts.
- Shaun Gladwell's Views Of Outback At Atheneum Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 3:31PMAustralian video artist Shaun Gladwell reflects his homeland in his art, or at least the pop-culture representation of it.
- Google releases 'safer and snazzier' Chrome 12 browser update Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 5:44PMSticking to its six-week update cycle, Google has launched the newest version of the Chrome Web browser. Chrome 12 boasts several new features, but Google is particularly proud of the browser’s new security and 3D improvements.
- The Weekend Warrior: June 10 - 12 Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 1:03PMComingSoon.net's The Weekend Warrior offers a preview of the new releases opening on Friday, June 10, including J.J. Abrams' alien invasion movie (of sorts) Super 8 (Paramount) and the family film Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer (Relativity Media) based on the popular kids' books. "The Chosen One" this week is Michael Winterbottom's road comedy The Trip (IFC Films) starring Steve Coogan and ...
- Why the number three is the most important factor at E3 2011: A hard-hitting numerological study Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 6:24AMThere's a very important numerological factor to this year's E3. The very number three itself. As you'll have heard if you listen to our TalkRadar UK podcast , we recently realised that E3 2011 is the threequel show.
- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces Happy Feet Two - The Videogame Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 8:00AMWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces Happy Feet Two â The Videogame, a 3D musical adventure game for the entire family inspired by the whimsical Antarctic world of the upcoming animated film Happy Feet Two from Warner Bros.
- Bob Bekian Produces Multpile Snoop Dogg Projects at Loyal Studios Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 8:00AMSnoop Dogg works with Bob Bekian to co-produce many projects in the Loyal Studios stage.
- HBO and Summit Entertainment Enter Into Exclusive Output Agreement Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 3:03PMThe agreement makes Summit the only minimajor to maintain an exclusive output arrangement with HBO.
- The Weekend Warrior: May 27 - 30 Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 11:01AMComingSoon.net's The Weekend Warrior offers a preview of the new releases opening on Memorial Day weekend, which is a battle between two sequels, the animated Kung Fu Panda 2 (DreamWorks Animation/Paramount) and Todd Phillips' The Hangover Part II (Warner Bros.), starring Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms. This week's "The Chosen One" is Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life (Fox ...
- Anima Brussels Festival Turns 30! Sunday, May 22, 2011 @ 11:43AMThis year Anima Brussels (4 through 13 March 20) pulled out all the stops to celebrate the festival’s 30th Anniversary.
- MPC Announces Spring Opening of New York Studio Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 4:58PMMPC will be opening the doors of its new creative studio in New York with a complete range of integrated services.
- Kaydara announces FiLMBOX matchmove Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 7:43AMKaydara Inc. has announced FiLMBOX matchmove, a new camera tracking system designed to automatically extract and track 3D camera information from pre-recorded video sequences.
- MONDAY Kris Kristofferson: Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 11:06AMThe man who hacked out the hallowed ground in popular music that the Avetts, Mumford, LaMontagne and Jamey Johnson have come to occupy performs Monday and Tuesday at the Lyric Theatre in Stuart.
- BLOG: Letter From The Director: An Auspicious Debut Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 4:22PMWant to know what's slated to hit NWR this week? Read on. In an effort to keep you folks in the loop, I'm going to write about what's in the works here at Nintendo World Report for the week ahead. Want to know what reviews folks are working on? Want to know what features are launching soon? Read this every week to find out. Next week, we should have a rare occurrence in these new-release-barren ...
- Duke Nukem Forever - developer interview Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 7:42PMInterview with Randy Pitchford and Steve Gibson, two of the developers of Duke Nukem Forever.
- US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 7:03PM"American Idol" mulls voting tweaks to fix boy bias
- MARY BETH FISHER, KATHRYN JOOSTEN AND A HOST OF L.A. THEATER VETS JOIN GARY COLE AND EDI GATHEGI IN SUPERIOR DONUTS Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 8:28PMGary Cole and Edi Gathegi lead the cast of Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts Superior Donuts at the Geffen Playhouse. Cole and Gathegi are joined by a formidable ensemble cast who take on the eclectic personalities of the Chicago neighborhood in which the play is set. The full cast includes Mary Beth Fisher, whose stage credits include Extremities and Boy Gets Girl, Kathryn Joosten, best known...
- Blender 2.57 Released — and It's Easy To Use! Thursday, April 14, 2011 @ 6:13PMAn anonymous reader writes "Past Blender releases, as capable as they were, had learning curves somewhere between straight up and down and 90 degrees. The release of Blender 2.57 changes all that. No longer are simple features 'non discoverable.' It has more or less a completely redesigned user interface that is clean, sensible and newbie friendly (hey, I'm using it!). It has a handy tab ...
- Developers Release Application Products for Autodesk 2012 Entertainment Software Thursday, April 14, 2011 @ 7:27AMAutodesk, Inc. announced that members of its Autodesk Developer Network Sparks program have released more than 90 application products for use with its 3D animation software for Digital Entertainment Creation .
- New Jobs: 2D & 3D Animators, Animation Directors, Flash Animators and more... Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 9:28AMSan Francisco, California-based Mondo Media, a leading online animation and syndication company, is looking for 2D TRADITIONAL CHARACTER ANIMATORs, ANIMATION DIRECTORs, CHARACTER DESIGNERs/ILLUSTRATORs and STORYBOARD ARTISTs to work on original Web-based animated shows. . .
- Legion : More Than a Wing and a Prayer Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 10:43AMThe premise of Legion (which opened Friday from Screen Gems) is that a biblical apocalypse descends on the world to destroy mankind. Mankind's only hope is in the hands of a fallen angel (Paul Bettany) and a group of strangers in a remote diner in New Mexico.
- Movie capsules for the weekend of April 1 Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 10:45PM“THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU” — Matt Damon and Emily Blunt fall in love and flee shadowy figures in this immensely stylish romantic thriller. If only the ending lived up to the buildup. Damon and Blunt have crazy, sexy chemistry from the very first moment they meet. They’re a real treat to watch together — he’s a reserved and sort of smart-alecky congressman, she’s a quick-witted and flirty dancer ...
- Interview: Rolando Dev HandCircus On Moving From iOS Gold Rush To PSN Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 7:53AM[Following the groundbreaking success of Rolando and its sequel on iPhone, London-based HandCircus is turning its back on mobile dev for its next release, Okabu. Gamasutra's Simon Parkin asks founder Simon Oliver what inspired the move.] While many indie and mainstream developers continue to join in the mobile gaming gold rush, HandCircus, the London-based developer responsible for the Rolando ...
- Interview: Rolando Dev Hand Circus On Moving From iOS Gold Rush To PSN Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 7:38AM[Following the groundbreaking success of Rolando and its sequel on iPhone, London-based Hand Circus is turning its back on mobile dev for its next release, Okabu. Gamasutra's Simon Parkin asks founder Simon Oliver what inspired the move.] While many indie and mainstream developers continue to join in the mobile gaming gold rush, Hand Circus, the London-based developer responsible for the Rolando ...
- Free films, special screenings March 25-31 Wednesday, March 23, 2011 @ 6:42PMFREE FILMS “REIGN OF FIRE” Dragons besiege modern England. Noon Saturday, Plaza Branch library.
- Mobile virtual production is here via Silverdraft Mobileviz Tuesday, March 22, 2011 @ 9:53AMLOS ANGELES — Integrating live-action photography with virtual characters has always been a tremendous technical challenge. Virtual stages are fantastic tools for filmmakers to take actors and place them in a virtual world and interact with virtual characters.
- How as3Kinect works - What's new in O'Reilly Answers: How to use Visual Studio's recent projects list, common Xcode ... Tuesday, March 22, 2011 @ 8:43AMNow in O'Reilly Answers, a look at the features and development challenges of the as3Kinect wrapper for OpenKinect. The as3Kinect project is an application that acts like a socket server; it reads data from a Kinect device and sends that data over the network to an ActionScript client. This application is known as the as3Kinect server, or sometimes as the as3Kinect wrapper. Read more.More from O ...
- Silverdraft Launches Mobileviz VFX, Pre-Viz Studio-On-Wheels Wednesday, March 16, 2011 @ 1:13PMLos Angeles, CA, March 16th, 2011 – Silverdraft LLC ( www.silverdraft.com ) today announced the launch of Silverdraft Mobileviz, the first supercomputer-powered digital visual effects (VFX) and pre-visualization studio-on-wheels for motion picture production.
- Silverdraft Rolling Out Mobile Digital Studio (Exclusive) Tuesday, March 15, 2011 @ 8:34PMCarolyn Giardina The Boise, Idaho-based company's 53-foot van is equipped with an extensive range of production, VFX and post tools. read more
- Waterloo Region Event Calendar Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 6:33PMHere is a list of things to see and do in the region.
- Nickelodeon Upfront 2011: TMNT, Robot & Monster, Kung Fu Panda, Korra, and More Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 4:28PMNickelodeon has announced their plans for 2011-2012 at their annual upfront presentation. Highlights include a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series ( see teaser video here ), a pickup of a new animated comedy series Robot & Monster up for 26... [read more]
- Red Riding Hood Thursday, March 10, 2011 @ 1:17AMRatings: You can't live with 'em, and you can't make a studio movie without 'em.
- Jane Russell: Actress who caused a scandal in ‘The Outlaw’ and sang with Monroe in ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ Tuesday, March 1, 2011 @ 6:19PMThe actress and singer Jane Russell burst upon the film world in a blaze of publicity in the 1940s, when she was notoriously promoted by the producer Howard Hughes for her first film, The Outlaw (completed in 1941 but premiered, after much controversy, in 1943). Posters heralded her as "Mean, Moody and Magnificent", and Hughes was said to have designed a special brassière for her, using ...
- The 5 Stages of Apple Rumors Tuesday, February 22, 2011 @ 1:30PMAs we approach the time when Apple is expected to launch two of its flagship products for 2011 — the iPhone 5 and the iPad 2 — the r…
- Mi Utilizes Craft Director Studio to Create Realistic Trailer for NASCAR The Game 2011 Tuesday, February 22, 2011 @ 10:56AMThe promotional video game trailer may indeed be the most important aspect of a video game package. Created to link potential players to the overall story line, cinematics and features of a game, the trailer itself serves as the first impression. So, why shouldnt an animated trailer be completed in the same way the product is intended to be playedManchester-based animation and visual effects...
- The 5 Stages of Apple Rumors Tuesday, February 22, 2011 @ 8:21AMAs we approach the time when Apple is expected to launch two of its flagship products for 2011 -- the iPhone 5 and the iPad 2 -- the rumors around the company, its plans, the products' features and the launch dates are entering a frenzy matched perhaps only by high profile celebrity rumor mills.
- Ad vet honored by Addy Sunday, February 20, 2011 @ 2:43AMA longtime advertising veteran and volunteer was honored Saturday by the Tulsa Advertising Federation with its highest honor - the Silver Addy Award - while a familiar face in the industry went home ...
- Threats to the movies — unimaginative studios, hunkering down theater chains Friday, February 18, 2011 @ 9:30AMHere’s another “death of the cinema” piece, this one on how Hollywood’s lack of imagination as it relates to pricey but seemingly smart gambles like “Inception” is killing the biz. It covers no real new ground, but brings to mind screenwriter William Goldman’s maxim, “Nobody knows anything.” Nolan, DiCaprio, dream-invasions, dreamscapes — does that sound [...]
- Naughty Dog used Google SketchUp for Uncharted 2 development Thursday, February 17, 2011 @ 5:10PMWhen SketchUp was first released by @Last Software in 2000, it was billed as a 3D content creation tool for everyone. While modelers were paying thousands of dollars for complicated packages such as 3DS Max and AutoCad, here’s was a new tool that cost significantly less and was extremely easy to pick up and create [...]
- How Director Jakob Schuh Turned Best Seller 'Gruffalo' Into Oscar-Nominated Short Tuesday, February 15, 2011 @ 6:48PMNoela Hueso The German helmer didn't realize how beloved the children's tale was until after signing on -- which he says was a good thing. read more
- It’s Show Time! Tuesday, February 15, 2011 @ 2:59AMDrama, comedy, musicals, kids shows and a dance extravaganza, this spring offers something for everyone on Norwich’s stages. SIMON PARKIN picks what not to miss.