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‘Fortnite,’ Unreal Engine Studio Epic Games to Layoff 830
Announced by CEO Jim Sweeney on Thursday, the company plans a 16% workforce reduction as well as a divestiture of Bandcamp in a move towards a new ‘metaverse-inspired ecosystem’ strategy.
President and Founder Paula Wallace Talks SCAD’s 45 Year Legacy and AnimationFest 2023
In the 45 years since 71 students made up the university’s first class, ‘Starship SCAD’ has grown to four locations, over 100 degree programs, more than 17,000 current students and 60,000 alumni, with more than 2,200 alone in the School of Animation and Motion… and a brand-new Midtown Atlanta expansion that includes a 700-seat theater, SCADshow, that will host the festival, running September 28-30.
Cartoon Animator Unveils Game-Changing 5.2 Updates
Reallusion’s latest release automates 2D production with cursor-led movement, integrating an intuitive interface and seamless keyframe editing to generate animations in mere seconds.
Retinize Ltd Launches Animotive VR Tool for 3D Animation
The immersive, real-time solution is compatible with Unity, Unreal and other industry standard software – allows remote creative collaboration through VR.
3Dconnexion Brings Ergonomics and Efficiency to Digital Content Creation
The company’s powerful, ergonomically designed SpaceMouse 3D, CadMouse, and Keyboard Pro are providing improved creative workflows and professional-grade comfort to artists in the animation and game industries.
CelAction2D Version 4.1 Now Available
Update to popular 2D animation software includes script language enhancements and ability to export movement data to Adobe After Effects.
KIRI Engine 2.10 3D Scanning App Update Now Available
Release allows users with LiDAR equipped iOS devices to create rapid photoreal 3D models locally - in a matter of minutes; added functionality comes with no additional cost.
Superprod Animation Bringing ‘Heroic Football’ to Cartoon Forum 2023
Set in a world where soccer and magic reign and featuring creatures from the ‘Heroic Fantasy’ realm, the studio’s newest animated series heads to Toulouse this week; show pilot produced on company’s USD-based FLOW pipeline.
Disney’s ‘Wish’ VFX Supervisor Kyle Odermatt Heading to VIEW 2023
The VES Award nominee will showcase the creative processes behind Walt Disney Animation’s 62nd animated feature, coming to theaters this November; the conference takes place October 15-20 in Turin, Italy.
Proof Shares ‘Chupa’ Previs/Postvis Reel
The leading visualization studio handled extensive previs and postvis, enlisting live Maya sessions with director Jonás Cuarón to develop a key chupacabra kidnap sequence that included the film’s most VFX intense scenes, on a mythological creature and teenage boy’s adventure of a lifetime, now streaming on Netflix.
How to Create Engaging Interactive Learning Materials with Cartoon Animator
Zez Vaz, founder of Toma Creators Studio, shares how to use the dynamic content pack ‘Make Me Actor’ and ‘Instructional Tools’ to transform objects and images into speaking actors for use in talk shows, e-learning animations, and teaching resources.
Procreate Dreams 2D Animation iPad App Releasing in November
Designed for touch, the new app takes full advantage of Apple silicon, unlocking accessible, robust, and powerful tools and workflow.
IBERMEDIA NEXT Reveals Co-Development Project Results at Pixelatl 2023
Final selections will receive funding from the Ibermedia Program initiative, which supports E.U. companies partnering with professionals/owners of Latin American IP; companies in Spain, Italy and Portugal submitted 104 projects for consideration.
‘Tiny Toons Looniversity’: Like Your College, But with More Anvils
Co-EPs / Co-showrunners Nate Cash and Erin Gibson’s revived ‘Tiny Toon Adventures’ series, set at Acme Looniversity, famed institution of higher hijinks learning, sports a visual facelift where the characters ‘move in a cool 3D way, but it's all hand-drawn;’ Season 1 debuts today, September 8 on Max, tomorrow on Cartoon Network.
Stellar Speaker Lineup Set for VIEW 2023
Italy’s premier international event boasts a roster of award-winning guests, including ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ co-director Joaquim Dos Santos, BAFTA Award winner and Oscar nominee Henry Selick, and Netflix’s ‘Nimona’ directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane; event runs October 15-20.
Vu Reveals Vu One ‘All-in-One’ Virtual Production System
Innovative new platform combines state-of-the-art hardware and creative tools including the ‘Virtual Studio by Vu’ to make the latest storytelling possibilities accessible to everyone regardless of budget and technical experience.
Casper Kelly Talks ‘Star Trek: very Short Treks’: A Funny Celebration of Humanity
The Adult Swim veteran discusses his use of slightly weird, experimental comedy on five new 2D shorts that honor ‘Star Trek: The Animated Series’ 50th anniversary, kicking off this Friday with ‘Skin a Cat.’
PIXELvienna
PIXELvienna 16, an immersive conference and festival, brings a range of presentations, workshops, and screenings to Vienna from November 17 to 19.
VIEW 2023 Education Lineup Includes Andreas Deja, Doug Chiang
Focus on Education includes workshops and masterclasses by renowned industry masters such as famed Disney animator Deja on ‘Character Animation;’ Lucasfilm VP and executive creator Chiang on ‘Art and ‘Star Wars;’ and Cartoon Saloon production designer Almu Redondo on ‘Art Direction, Visual Development and Stylization;’ the VIEW Conference takes place October 15-20 in Turin, Italy.
Mass FX Media Gets New Denver Digs
The Colorado studio’s new state-of-the-art facility expands its post capabilities while boasting a Dolby Atmos theater for sound mixing, color grading and QC screenings.
ANIMEX 2023
The international festival of animation, games, and VFX will take place November 6-10 and feature a week of networking, workshops, and screenings.
VIEW 2023 Welcomes ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’s Jeff Rowe
The hit Paramount film’s Annie Award-winning writer/director, along with Oscar-winning sound mixer Mark Ulano, join the stellar line-up of in-person attendees and speakers, including Henry Selick, Peter Sohn, and Sam Fell; the VIEW Conference takes place October 15-20 in Turin, Italy.
Invisible Universe: Dancing Dolls, Culinary Canines, and Celebrity Collaborations
Led by the Serena Williams-inspired Qai Qai, the internet-first animation studio has been steadily building seven different kids’ franchises, incubating first on social media before expanding the brands into film, TV, and games.
Entering a New World of High-End Visuals with NVIDIA’s RTX A5000 Graphics Card
Carl Flygare, NVIDIA Professional Visualization Marketing Manager at PNY, talks about virtual production, changes in the M&E landscape, and the many virtues of the NVIDIA RTX™ A5000 professional graphics card, which is available at a special promotional price for a limited time.