Category: 3D

Legends Of Animation Come To Ottawa Festival

The OIAF, which runs from October 14-18, welcomes several animation legends including Pixar’s Ronnie del Carmen (UP), Henry Selick (CORALINE), David Silverman (THE SIMPSONS), along with retrospective screenings of award-winning animators Don Hertzfeldt, Stan VanDerBeek, Suzan Pitt, Jim Blashfield, and Studio Film Bilder.

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Animation Headline News

Last Week To Sign Up for Fall at Gnomon

Gnomon announces to potential and returning students that there is only one week left to sign up for Fall classes.

In CG, Education and Training, Technology, Visual Effects, CG, Education and Training, Technology, Visual Effects, 3D | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America

Work VFXWorld

Tech Talk with Sony's Rob Bredow

Sony's new CTO Rob Bredow discusses cutting edge technology on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Alice in Wonderland and Arthur Christmas.

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Living Dead Get 3-D CG Prequel

Simon West Productions is lumbering ahead with a 3-D CG prequel to NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, reports the Heat Vision blog.

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Animation ANIMATIONWorld

Dr. Toon Turns 10: A Manifesto

Dr. Toon reminisces about the highlights of his AWN column, which turns 10 this month.

In Cartoons, CG, Films, Television, 2D, 3D | ANIMATIONWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon

World Headline News

London to Host a Disney/Dickens Christmas

London will host a little Disney magic this holiday season as Jim Carrey, Colin Firth, Robin Wright Penn and filmmaker Robert Zemeckis come together to celebrate DISNEY’S A CHRISTMAS CAROL on Nov. 3, 2009.

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Avatar Headline News

More Avatar to screen at Tokyo Fest

More sneak preview footage from James Cameron's 3-D epic, AVATAR, will screen at the 2009 Tokyo Film Festival.

In Films, People, Technology, Visual Effects, Awards, Films, In Passing, Interactive, Licensing, Machinima, Motion Graphics, Places, Visual Effects, 3D | Headline News | Geographic Region: Asia, North America

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Bekmambetov Talks '9, Wanted 2' and 'Moby Dick'

The hot Russian director Timur Bekmambetov gives us his take on 9 and an exclusive sneak peek of his other projects, including the supernatural Moby Dick.

In People, Production, CG, Films, Visual Effects, 3D | VFXWorld

Entertainment Headline News

3D Ent. Acquires Air Racers 3D

3D Entertainment has acquired the distribution rights for AIR RACERS 3D: Forces of Flight, produced by Pretend Entertainment and Stereoscope.

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Disney Headline News

Disney Intros 3D Star Tours & Fantasyland

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo detailed plans for future lands, attractions and adventures that will be delighting Disney guests for years to come.

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I Can Do Bad Feels Good to Lionsgate

Landing at #1, Tyler Perry’s I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF (LGF, with vfx by Wilson Tang, Toby Sells Creature Make-up FX Shop) earned $24M in its debut weekend.

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Disney Headline News

Zemeckis Talks Submarine Specifics at D23 Expo

The Walt Disney Studios has made a deal with Apple Corps Ltd. to develop a new 3D performance capture adaptation of the 1968 hit animated film YELLOW SUBMARINE, to be written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, it was announced today at the D23 Expo by Dick Cook, chairman, The Walt Disney Studios.

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Imax Headline News

3D’s Underwater IMAX Floats past $70M

3D Entertainment Distribution proudly announced today that its unique trilogy of underwater-themed films for IMAX 3D and Digital 3D cinemas – OCEAN WONDERLAND (2003), SHARKS 3D: A Close Encounter with the Lions and Tigers of the Ocean (2005) and DOLPHINS AND WHALES 3D: Tribes of the Ocean" (2008) -- has reached a new milestone with over $70M cumulated to date at the worldwide box office, and still counting.

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NVIDIA Premieres Quadro DV Pipeline

NVIDIA Corporation today announced the International premiere and release of the NVIDIA Quadro Digital Video Pipeline, the industry's first integrated, GPU-based platform for real-time acquisition, processing and delivery of high resolution video.

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Disney Headline News

Del Toro Double Dares Disney On Toons

The Walt Disney Studios, in collaboration with acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labyrinth,” “The Hobbit”), is launching a new production label called Disney Double Dare You, to create new animated films full of chills and thrills for audiences of all ages, it was announced today at the D23 Expo by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios.

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Film Headline News

D23 Expo Reveals Pirates, Muppet, Persia, Frankenweenie News

Disney's D23 Expo has been a wealth of news for the studio's big upcoming films.

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Star Headline News

Chuck Star & Moore Unbraid for Rapunzel

The Heat Vision blog has announced that Mandy Moore and CHUCK star Zachary Levi are set to voice the lead characters in Disney's CG feature RAPUNZEL.

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Uni Offers Sanctum for 3-D Underwater Drama

Relativity and Universal will partner to make the 3-D underwater drama SANCTUM, reports VARIETY.

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Cars 2 Plot Revealed

Empire reports from Disney's Leicester Square presentation that John Lasseter has given plot details to CAR 2.

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9 Tops Wednesday Box Office

On its opening day of 9/9/09, Shane Acker's 9 scooped up $3.12 million.

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Animation ANIMATIONWorld

Getting Stitchpunked with '9'

Animation Director Joe Ksander goes deeper into 9 with AWN.

In Production, CG, Films, 3D | ANIMATIONWorld

Game VFXWorld

'The Beatles: Rock Band' -- A New Revolution in Gaming

Ryan Lesser of Harmonix takes us on a magical mystery tour through the making of The Beatles: Rock Band.

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Entertainment Headline News

Warner’s New Division: DC Entertainment

With the DC Comics sale firmly in place, WB has created a new company known as DC Entertainment, notes the Hollywood Reporter.

Destination Headline News

Destination Stays #1 at Box Office

Topping Labor Day weekend, THE FINAL DESTINATION (WB/NL, with vfx by Amalgamated Pixels) was #1 again, with audiences, grabbing $12.3M in its second week. DESTINATION was down 55% with a total gross of $47.4M.