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Autodesk Announces Details of 3December Festival

November 30, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

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 [...]

DreamWorks’ ‘Puss in Boots’ Powered by HP

October 26, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image

Tech giant HP has announced that DreamWorks Animation chose HP technology to push the boundaries of CG animation for its most technically advanced film to day, the Shrek spin-off Puss in Boots, which hits theaters this Friday, October 28. Artists working on Puss in Boots used more than 200 high-performance [...]

Stardust Expands into New Santa Monica Offices

June 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Design, motion graphics and live-action production company Stardust has expanded into new Santa Monica offices to accomodate its growing roster of directors, animators, producers and designers. The 8,000 square foot studio is set up for both animation and production and boasts a host of new equipment, including two render farms, multiple edit suites [...]

April 2011 Tech Reviews

May 5, 2011 by Todd Sheridan Perry No Comments divider image

Cebas’ thinkingParticles 4 What makes a Houdini FX artist drool? ThinkingParticles 4. A relative latecomer in the slew of Cebas products that have arrived on the market, it has grown to be the covergirl of the German-based company. This dynamics system really showed its stuff in many of the destruction sequences [...]

NBA Star James Brings ‘The LeBrons’ to the Web

January 18, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

NBA star LeBron James is bringing his animated alter egos, The LeBrons, to the internet in a new series of webisodes via his production company, Spring HIll Productions, and Believe Entertainment. Dru Dog Productions will handle production fo the show, which is set to debut “in early 2011.” The animated [...]