NewTek Releases LightWave 11

November 11, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments

San Antonio-based 3D animation and video product creator NewTek released LightWave 11, the new version of its Emmy-winning 3D modeling, animation and rendering software. According to the manufacturer, the tool fits into any studio pipeline seamlessly, offering support for Autodesk Geometry Cache and FBX, including pixel-perfect camera matching with Autodesk [...]

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Wild, Wild Life: Creating the VFX of ‘Zookeeper’

July 11, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

They say that love conquers all, and in the latest CG-laced live-action effort from Sony Imageworks, love conquers the very laws of the animal kingdom—thanks to some very convincing visual effects. Zookeeper, directed by Frank Coraci (Click, Around the World in 80 Days), centers on the lovable yet unloved Griffin [...]

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Animated People: Mike Disa, Director of ‘Hoodwinked Too!’

April 25, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan 4 Comments

A native of Chicago, Mike Disa brings an extensive resume to the task of co-writing and directing Hoodwinked Too!: Hood vs. Evil. Starting out in video games and TV, Disa worked his up to posts at such major animation studios as Disney, Warner Bros., Marvel, Amblin and Hanna Barbara before going [...]

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