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Thursday, April 10, 2008

CG Short Kyra*



+ Kyra was produced with the collaboration of top acting talent, technicians, and artists from the Montreal scene, using the latest developments and techniques in the industry, from award winning software, to optical motion capture, facial expressions techniques, and hair, fur, and cloth simulation. The goal was nothing less than to bring a realistic virtual character to life in a real performance with a gamut of emotions.
Jean Lafleur, with a long career as writer and director in "conventional cinema", became fascinated by the limitless possibilities of this new medium after seeing Final Fantasy, the Spirits Within. As his first venture, he decided to make a short film, but one that would tackle the last digital medium challenge: creating a believable virtual character.
>> Watch CG Short Kyra video

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Friday, February 29, 2008

Oscar Winning Short - Peter & the Wolf


+ Go behind the scenes to check out the post-production of Oscar Winning Short "Peter & the Wolf" with director Suzie Templeton. The film is based around the story of Peter and the Wolf and is set to the music Sergei Prokofiev wrote for the story in 1936. In common with other animated shorts such as The Snowman the film has no vocals but relies on music and action to tell the story. Conceived and directed by award-winning animator Suzie Templeton, this modern-day "Peter & the Wolf" uses stop-frame model animation, puppets and digital photography to re-tell the enduring classic. A new recording of Prokofiev's music was made to accompany the cinema and television release. The recording was made by the Philharmonia Orchestra and conducted by Mark Stephenson.

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Sunday, October 14, 2007

CGI Animation Movie Ministers to Children of Katrina & the World



+ HOLLYWOOD, Calif. –- Family Friendly Films, LLC announces that the popular e-book, “Zea Zoo and the Land of Boo: An Urban Fairy Tale,” has entered into movie production stage after making its presence known online. Based on a popular children’s poem, “Zea Zoo and the Land of Boo” was so successful as an e-book that it is now being made into a computer-generated illustration (CGI) short animated movie. Targeting the vastly under-served urban youth/family markets, “Zea Zoo and the Land of Boo” has nurtured an international, online audience that has created branding as a positive youth/family-friendly favorite.
“The film is refreshingly new and much anticipated in the animation film industry,” P.D. Blackmon of Family Films, said. Blackmon has recently returned to study at the UCLA Film School after 20+ years in the media industry as a writer/director and producer.Post-production VIP screenings of the film are being sponsored by Women in Films (Beverly Hills) and Universal Studios. Equity partnership and distribution deals are currently being shopped. CGI animation has eclipsed other animation forms and has emerged as one of the most successful film-art forms. Through state-of-the art CGI animation, coupled with traditional artistry, Family Friendly Films has achieved a new level of storytelling that still pays homage to Walt Disney and other great past animators. The film’s characters are reality and fantasy based, giving the animation studio extreme longitude to tell a story while exploring creative boundaries. At the center of the story is a young, disenchanted boy from Bay Village, a town near the Gulf Coast of Mexico. He gets caught in Hurricane Katrina, nearly drowns, and awakens in the “Land of Boo,” a magical wonderland under the sea. While there, he befriends unique characters who help him to return home to save his family and friends.
The boy’s efforts are fraught with challenge and he must continue to stay one step ahead of King Nino, Queen Elvia and their evil followers the “SeaWeeds” who seek revenge and, ultimately, his death.The film is being produced by Family Friendly Films, LLC, Family Film Animations Studio and Blackmon Entertainment.
To learn more, visit: www.landofboo.com

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Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Animatu List of Selected Animation Shorts 2007



+ Just got an email from Animatu organisers notifying us about the release of Selected Animation Short films list for Animatu international Short competition 2007. Animatu is an Animation Festival dedicated to every thing digital. Ark (by Grzegorz Jonkajtys), The Girl, Codehunters (Ben Hibon), Evocation, Insight, Mirage, The Highway, Weekend in the Forest, and Roots Nine (by Monkeymen) are some name of Animation shorts which have made-it to the Animatu 2007 list. Animation short "My Date from Hell" was the Last year (2006) Grand Prize Winner of Animatu's international Short . The Animatu 2007 edition will be held on October, 17-21, in Pax Julia - Municipal Theatre, in Beja, Portugal.

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Monday, August 13, 2007

HP ToyRama | Animation Contest



+ HP has launched a great new Contest website and Invites Digital Animators to Bring their Imagination to Life with Unique ‘HP Toyrama Contest’... "Embarking on magical adventures is not just for Shrek-like ogres and furry animals from Over the Hedge anymore as HP kicks off a unique contest that invites digital animators across Asia Pacific to create, design and direct short, animated skits using high-performance workstations and graphics tools."....says HP officials.
Interested digital animators can log on to www.hptoyrama.com and create animated movies using the scenarios and backgrounds provided on the website. Developers can create movies, starring some or all of the toys, with up to 10 distinct scenes and under multiple categories. Completed animated movies can be uploaded for submission on the website. What's more?,.... the best submissions stand the chance to win a free and exclusive trip to DreamWorks Animation Studios in the U.S.A. plus Autodesk Maya software! Oh yes, and did I mention your entries will be judged by animation guru, Pete Fowler? He ís the creator of the very characters from Toyrama. Pete Fowler, born 1969 in Cardiff, is a freelance illustrator inspired by Japanese art. Pete Fowler has won global acclaim and a sizeable following in UK and Japan with his unique style of art and illustration....Hurry Up HommieZ,...how many times you get a chance to win big and have fun at the same time!!

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Monday, June 25, 2007

Blender Foundation 2nd Open Movie Project


Peach Open Movie
+ After the huge sucess of Orange's "Elephants Dream", an open movie project using open source 3d modeling and animation software Blender 3d, the Blender Foundation will initiate another (2nd) open movie project called "Peach - open movie" . Once again a small team of the best 3D/CG artists and developers in the Blender community will be invited to come together to work in Amsterdam from October 2007 until April 2008 on completing a short 3D animation movie. The team members will get a great studio facility and housing in Amsterdam, all travel costs reimbursed, and a fee sufficient to cover all expenses during the period. Blender Foundation say; The creative concept of "Peach" will be completely different as for "Orange". This time it'll be funny and furry! For more information, please - Click Here!

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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Secrets of Oscar-winning Animation



+ Focal Press recently released a new title called "Secrets of Oscar-Winning Animation" by Olivier Cotte, which gives an insight into Behind the scenes of 13 classic animation shorts who have won the top honor. The book features film maker's production techniques including story-boards, images and pre production sketches of these Oscar winning animation shorts. Olivier Cotte also put together the personal accounts of directors and other individuals behind these great short animation movie's. It’s certainly a recommended read! .....ya, I almost forgot....Focal press has also released a new title for Photoshop lovers called "Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers" the forth book in 'Adobe Photoshop for Photographers' titles series by Martin Evening.

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Friday, March 09, 2007

Animation shorts and a spot!


Minuscule is a great 3D animation with insects and this animation recently bought by Disney. Watch the teaser trailer - Link video
 Garto is a 3D animation short film by Luis Gomez Guzman. The story revolves around a young lizard name "Garto" and a fat bubble bee who leads Garto to an exciting adventure - Link video
 Coucou Clock is an animation short film produced by two students of the EESA (Ecole Européenne Supérieure d'Animation), which took them two years to make. As soon as the master leaves his house, the cooking equipment in the kitchen become alive and do what they prefer to do : playing a evil darts game between a corkscrew and a vase. But one day a new one arrives in the kitchen.... - Link video
 Psyop recently created a hilarious spot for Fanta. The great character design along with a simple storyline do the trick of putting the message across without usual bling Bling....hmm, what more could I say?... Just watch it - Link video

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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Flakes - an Animation Short



- Flakes' is an 1min long animation short by Stephen C. Ogden. AnimWatch has recently published overlook about the "Flakes". Snip: Stephen Ogden has wanted to make a film for years. But like most would-be film makers, he has found demands of job and family (not to mention running AnimWatch) left him little time to work on his own films. Fortune smiled on him, however, in late 2006, when friends who were starting their own company had gotten wind of one of Ogden's projects called Flakes, a series of animated comic strips starring a snowman and a penguin...........Read more!!

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Monday, January 29, 2007

A Short Film Masterclass


- Recently Bafta.org has annoucned 60 seconds of fame in association with orange and holding a short film making competition in which members of the public aged 16 or over are invited to make a 60 second short film around a one word theme - Celebrate. With Relation to this, BAFTA and Orange hosted a number of workshops around the country to get your creative juices flowing. Don't worry if you missed them you can watch them all - Here Video

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Monday, January 15, 2007

Animation Short - The Grandfather of Soul



- A must see animation short produced by Keytoon Animation studio, as a tribute to legendary singer James Brown. The nicely detailed textures and great lighting gives nice feel to the enviroments.
"The Grandfather of Soul" celebrates the soul and energy of the unforgettable James Brown,...watch how this funny looking guy dressed in 60's style shake his legs on JB hit single -I Got You.
Watch CG Short - Grandfather of Soul video

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Monday, January 08, 2007

Animated Short film - "SAMURAI"



- Found about it on cartoonbrew,... SAMURAI is animated Short film by Three Legged Legs™, who produced it for General Electric "Imagination at Work" campaign. It's a tale of a pint-sized samurai faced with a seemingly impossible challenge as proposed by a behemoth Emperor and his wicked minions. Casey Hunt, Greg Gunn and Reza Rasoli are creative directors for the short and animation is beautifully done by Jeremy Collins and Christina Lee. Also, I do like the background music by Nick Faber.
Watch the CG Short - Samurai Video

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CG Animation Short - "Emelia"



- Emelia is a beautifully made by Derek Flood, who has been working as an animation director and lead animator for both high end commercials as well as for feature films such as Oscar winning "The Pianist" as well as Dreamworks box office Hit "Shrek 2". Additionally, Derek's independent animated short films have won awards and been chosen for the official selections at the most prominent animation festivals worldwide. "Emelia" tells the story of a five-year-old goth girl and the world as seen through her eyes. This dark and quirky story of redemption takes us into Emelia’s head, letting us see in wild and fantastic images what Emelia feels and thinks internally as she confronts parents, playgrounds, and all the angst and despair that every little five-year-old goth girl has to deal with.
Watch CG Short - Emelia Video

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Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Animation Short - Traintamarre


Traintamarre, an - Traintamarre is an animated short film made by four final year student; Bea Bourloton , Elea Gobbe-Mevellec, Ben L'Hoste and Sebastien Piquet of Gobelins, l'ecole de l'image animation school, in Paris. The animation short took about eight months to complete and made particularly for the International Animation Festival of Annecy, which took place from June 05th to June 10th 2006. Every day at the festival, a different short film was shown. Traintamarre proudly made the opening of the festival on June 5th.
Watch the CG Film - click here video

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Monday, December 11, 2006

Animation Short - Men O’ War


Men O’ War - !
- Men O’ War is an animation short made by Isaac Botkin, his brothers and sisters over the course of 5 weeks as a teaching tool for this year’s San Antonio Film Academy. It was created using Lightwave 3D, the Adobe Production Studio bundle, and Cubase for the music. You can download the movie as well as read about how the short animation movie has been made,... from pre production to post-production and more...............check it out!!

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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

WAC Is Back Online | Animation



- Good news for people in animation as well as animation fans, WAC Is Back Online!...World Animation Celebration (WAC) is Animation Magazine's Online Short Film Festival. Now CG artists/animators can submit thier Animated short films for more exposer. Snip: Your votes will determine four quarterly winners and one year-end Grand Prize recipient. In addition to worldwide exposure, WAC winners will receive valuable hardware and software products from sponsors Bauhaus Software, NVIDIA and Autodesk. New movies will be added on a regular basis, so keep checking back. And tell your friends! Information on submitting your own short animated film can be found at Wac-Entryform.
World Animation Celebration (WAC) Link
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