Free, Registration-Only Service is Targeted at Production Studios, Advertising & Marketing Agencies and Other Creators of Innovative Visual Programming
LOS ANGELES, CA -- June 24, 2009 -- Big Stage Entertainment, Inc., the
leading platform for consumer projection of self into digital life, today announced
the opening of Big Stage Studio, a free and easy-to-use online training and
support environment for content creators looking to develop and publish original
programming to BigStage.com. Users can then insert their animated 3-D
likeness, called an @ctor, and share the personalized result via email and social
networks like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
To become a Big Stage Studio partner, register for approval at
BigStageStudio.com. Upon acceptance, partners are granted full access to
educational videos depicting how to Big Stage-enable content. Users of leading
3-D graphics and animation tools can quickly learn the steps necessary to mask
and motion-track the facial images in stills and video. Big Stage's @ctor
technology can then seamlessly map the animated, 3-D facial models it creates
for consumers into the action.
"Big Stage Studio is our initial response to the demand from studios, agencies
and other content sources to @ctor enable their material for widespread
distribution over the social web." said Jonathan Strietzel, Big Stage co-founder
and Chief Creative Officer. "The process is straightforward for digital artists
using high-end graphics tools like Maya and Photoshop. In the future, we'll make
it truly simple for average consumers to visit BigStage.com and @ctor-enable
their own photos or videos for free."
"The tutorial videos on Big Stage Studio make the process easy and clear," said
Venna Pratap, COO, AniThing Studios. "We love how easy it is to prepare exciting content for consumers to insert themselves into to provide a truly
immersive entertainment experience."
About BigStage.com. On BigStage.com, anyone can easily create a
sophisticated, animated, 3-D model of their face called an @ctor by uploading
one to three photos taken with a digital camera. @ctors can be customized with
accessories and then inserted into a growing selection of movie scenes, TV clips,
music videos, virtual worlds, social networks, still images, video games,
advertisements and more to share with friends, family and colleagues.
About Big Stage Entertainment, Inc. Big Stage Entertainment, Inc. is a media
technology company that enables the projection of self into digital life. With Big
Stage Entertainment products and services, consumers can create a
photorealistic, 3-D, animated @ctor to represent themselves in virtual worlds,
video games, video clips and online communities. Through its PortableYou
program, Big Stage Entertainment enables third parties to seamlessly integrate
its 3-D facial modeling system into video games, virtual worlds, virtual character
conversations, Web sites, mobile apps, kiosk-based systems and more to
personalize everything from entertainment to communications. At BigStage.com,
anyone can generate a free, animated 3-D @ctor from a few digital photos and
save it to use in any Big Stage-enabled media. Headquartered in Sherman Oaks,
CA, Big Stage Entertainment investors include Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures
and Tech Coast Angels. For more information, please visit BigStage.biz.
Venna Pratap, COO, AniThing Studios. "We love how easy it is to prepare exciting content for consumers to insert themselves into to provide a truly
immersive entertainment experience."
About BigStage.com. On BigStage.com, anyone can easily create a
sophisticated, animated, 3-D model of their face called an @ctor by uploading
one to three photos taken with a digital camera. @ctors can be customized with
accessories and then inserted into a growing selection of movie scenes, TV clips,
music videos, virtual worlds, social networks, still images, video games,
advertisements and more to share with friends, family and colleagues.
About Big Stage Entertainment, Inc. Big Stage Entertainment, Inc. is a media
technology company that enables the projection of self into digital life. With Big
Stage Entertainment products and services, consumers can create a
photorealistic, 3-D, animated @ctor to represent themselves in virtual worlds,
video games, video clips and online communities. Through its PortableYou
program, Big Stage Entertainment enables third parties to seamlessly integrate
its 3-D facial modeling system into video games, virtual worlds, virtual character
conversations, Web sites, mobile apps, kiosk-based systems and more to
personalize everything from entertainment to communications. At BigStage.com,
anyone can generate a free, animated 3-D @ctor from a few digital photos and
save it to use in any Big Stage-enabled media. Headquartered in Sherman Oaks,
CA, Big Stage Entertainment investors include Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures
and Tech Coast Angels. For more information, please visit BigStage.biz.
