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Autodesk Kicks Off ‘Gwen & Dave’ Animation Contest


February 19, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Autodesk is calling on artists/aspiring travel agents to design the ultimate animated getaway for Gwen and Dave–stars of the new short from Autodesk and Hatch Studios–for a chance to win great hardware and software prizes. Contest entries can be in the form of an imaginative short film and/or postcard created [...]

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Leonard Maltin to Host 3D Society Awards


January 27, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Author, critic and film historian Leonard Maltin will host the 4th Annual 3D Creative Arts Awards on February 6th at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Hosted by the International 3D Society, the event will honor Panasonic Corp. for broadcasting the 2012 Summer Olympics in 3D, DreamWorks Animation and director Ang Lee for his [...]

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Animation Mentor Introduces the AMP Pipeline


January 15, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image
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Emeryville, Calif.-based Animation Mentor has announced the launch of its new fully distributed production pipeline and the addition of a vfx curriculum and restructured animation program. These new offerings will allow students to collaborate professionally and apply studio workflows within a state-of-the-art pipeline across various disciplines. Animation Mentor students will train [...]

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Autodesk 2013 Best of the Best Call for Submissions


January 14, 2013 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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Autodesk is seeking the latest and greatest creative talent to submit content for its 2013 Best of the Best Show Reel, which will premiere at NAB 2013 (April 8-11) in Las Vegas. The reel will showcase compelling digital media created with Autodesk technology and will be features at the company’s [...]

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The Top 12 Tech Tools of 2012


December 27, 2012 by Todd Sheridan Perry 2 Comments divider image
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Our in-the-know visual effects expert and critic picks his favorite releases of the year (in no particular order!):      

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Autodesk Announces Details of 3December Festival


November 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Autodesk will kick off 3December, an annual celebration of 3D computer graphics and the artists who create them December 3rd-7th, 2012, with support from HP, AMD and Intel. During this week, artists from around the globe will be able to get an in-depth look at work from some of the [...]

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Autodesk Releases ‘Starforce Battlement’ Mobile Game


October 31, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Autodesk has announced the release of Starforce Battlement, a new 2D mobile tower defense game developed by the Autodesk Gameware team using the Autodesk Scaleform Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK) and Autodesk 3ds Max software. Starforce Battlement is billed as an engrossing mobile experience that demonstrates the latest capabilities of the Scaleform Mobile [...]

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Animation Mentor to Offer Lighting Workshop


October 17, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image
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Online animation and vfx school Animation Mentor has announced the launch of its new workshop designed specifically for animators interested in using light from a filmmaker’s perspective. The six-week workshop, which costs $499, is available during the winter term of the program and is now open for registration. The workshop [...]

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Tartakovsky to Present ‘Transylvania’ Footage at VIEW


August 23, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image
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VIEW Conference has announced that award-winning animation guru Genndy Tartakovsky of Dexter’s Laboratory fame will present exclusive footage from his feature film debut, Sony’s 3-D Hotel Transylvania, and discuss the project during the conference taking place in Turin, Italy Oct. 16-19. VIEW has previously announced participation by director/sound-designer Gary Rydstrom [...]

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Autodesk, Lightstorm, Weta Develop Tech for ‘Avatar’ Sequels


August 7, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image
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Autodesk has partnered with Lightstorm Entertainment and Weta Digital to develop the next generation of virtual production technology. The three companies have been working to further expand the virtual production workflows and technologies that were first developed for “Avatar.” Some of the tools and enhancements resulting from the collaboration have [...]

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