Technology
Tech Reviews: Faceware’s Mark IV Headcam System and the Entry-Level Wacom One
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Features
Sin City Graphic Novel Inspires Noir Movie
May 20, 2004Director Robert Rodriguez has announced the cast of his next project, Sin City, based on the...
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Features
El Cid Scores a U.S. Date
May 20, 2004Spanish animated feature, El Cid: The Legend, will make its U.S. debut in September, thanks to...
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Television
Upfronts Reveal Slim Toon Pickings
May 20, 2004We’ve been keeping an eye on the TV upfronts (where networks convince advertisers to cough up...
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People
Industry Vet Lee Orgel Passes Away at 78
May 20, 2004Lee Orgel, a veteran of Broadway, TV and film industry passed away at his home May...
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Visual FX and Tech
Imagemotion to Shine at SIGGRAPH
May 20, 2004Sony Picture Imageworks’ proprietary performance-motion-capture system called Imagemotion™, which was developed for the upcoming feature The...
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Gaming
New Agency Connects Gaming Players with Hollywood
May 20, 2004Video game and Hollywood veterans Tim Langdell and Geoff Brown have announced the formation of Langdell...
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Licensing
DECODE Grows Licensing Branch
May 20, 2004Toronto-based children’s and family entertainment company DECODE Entertainment has launched a new consumer arm to meet...
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Features
Shrek 2 Sees Green Today in Theaters
May 19, 2004After three years of resting in his swamp with his true love, DreamWorks’ Oscar-winning CG ogre,...
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Television
Buyer’s Corner-Thomas Vitale, Buyer for SCI FI Channel:Not Looking for Your Dad’s Space Fiction
May 19, 2004Thomas P. Vitale, senior VP, acquistions, scheduling and program planning for the SCI FI Channel is...
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Television
Soup2Nuts’ O’Grady Simmers on The N
May 19, 2004O’Grady, a new primetime toon about four self-involved teens who must cope with bizarre events, is...
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People
TOKYOPOP Taps Rene Garcia as VP of Film & TV
May 19, 2004Former Craven-Maddalena president of production Rene M. Garcia has joined L.A.-based manga and animation house TOKYOPOP...
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People
Cartoon Network’s Khaki Jones Upped to VP of Original Series
May 19, 2004Khaki Jones has been promoted to vice president, original series, for Cartoon Network, it was announced...
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Visual FX and Tech
Radium Launches Design Branch
May 19, 2004Santa Monica- and San Francisco-based digital effects studio Radium has launched a new media design division....
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Gaming
Playing the New Hollywood Games Event
May 19, 2004If you’re a gaming enthusiast, you won’t want to miss Producers Guild of America’s New Media...
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Features
Zemeckis Develops Case of Measles
May 18, 2004Robert Zemeckis is getting hooked on performance capture animation. The director, who is helming this holiday...
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Features
Maya Works Its Magic in Mexico
May 18, 2004It’s a big week for Mexican feature animation as production begins on director Ricardo Arnaiz’s new...
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Festivals and Events
Irish Eyes Smiling at Tutenstein
May 18, 2004Congratulations are in order this morning to the talented cast, crew and producers of Tutenstein, the...
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Home Entertainment
Undercover Brother, Smallville Vol. 2 Out on DVD Today
May 18, 2004It must be spring fever at the DVD stores as animation fans are treated to even...
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Home Entertainment
Mouse House Attacks with Fantastic Four-Pack
May 18, 2004Disney fans will go on a spending spree this week as four new titles in the...
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Visual FX and Tech
We Love Your Cookies. We Mean It This Time!
May 18, 2004We’re happy to report that all our cookie problems have been solved. You can now log...
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Visual FX and Tech
Polhemus Announces New Tracking Product
May 18, 2004Polhemus, the Vermont-based company behind the 6 Degree-of-Freedom (6DOF) motion capture, tracking and digitizing technologies, has...
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Features
Miramax Supports Elf Strike
May 17, 2004Fans of the Internet game of Elf Bowling will have a chance to see their little...
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Features
Troy Conquers Van Helsing Worldwide
May 17, 2004Homer’s heroes took over Van Helsing’s monsters this weekend as Warner Bros.’ expensive epic Troy grossed...
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Festivals and Events
British Exhibit Spotlights Toons and Creativity
May 17, 2004An exhibit showcasing the inspiring effects of animation on school children will be on display at...
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Festivals and Events
Little Bill and Sesame Street Nab Daytime Emmys
May 17, 2004The wealth was spread evenly among various TV and cable networks as this year’s Creative Arts...
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People
Brad Ableson: Simpsons artist gives birth
May 17, 2004Brad Ableson, a DPS Film Roman storyboard artist who works on The Simpsons, has struck out...
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People
ABC Cable Gets New Programming and Casting Suits
May 17, 2004The network executive shuffle continues at ABC Cable Networks Group. It was announced today that Donna...
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Visual FX and Tech
Toon Boom’s Vogelesang Receives Prestigious Indian Honor
May 17, 2004Joan Vogelesang, president and CEO of Toon Boon Animation, recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award at...
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Features
Tekken Game Goes Big Screen
May 14, 2004Daily Variety reports that Dimension Films has signed a director to its feature adaptation of the...
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Features
Revolution Commits to Hellboy 2
May 14, 2004Revolution Studios announced that it will make a sequel to this spring’s CG-heavy box office hit,...
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