Free 3D resources: Animation reference videos | 3D World


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by (author unknown)

Looking for high-quality motion reference videos for your CG animations? Well look no further ...
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Vision Globale Launches Animation Division | AWN | Animation


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by (author unknown)

Vision Globale announced the launch of its animation division, in a move that will further expand the company's operations.
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Super Mario Brothers In Stop-Motion Animation


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by WebProNews

By Amanda Crum · 55 mins ago · Leave a Comment Stop-motion animation has always fascinated me, mostly because of the extreme amount of patience it takes to pull off. If you've ever watched the behind-the-scenes of a stop-motion film, you'll know what I ...
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SIFF Selections: May 19


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by Patch.com

11 am—Only Yesterday is a 118-minute animated Japanese film with English subtitles. From SIFF: The films of Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli are known for their female heroines, from Princess Mononoke, to Kiki, to Pony. But with Only Yesterday, ...
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Terry Gilliam, 1970, explaining his stop-motion animation – Boing


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by David Pescovitz

Here is Terry Gilliam in 1970 explaining how he made the classic "fig leaf" stop-motion animation for Monty Python's Flying Circus, in a spare bedroom at his apartment. (via Dangerous Minds) ...
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Facebook IPO video: Shares priced at crazy – Next Media Animation


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by Google Alerts - animation

Facebook has gone public in an IPO that could raise more than $18 billion. Facebook priced its IPO at $38 per share and is selling 180 million shares in the IPO.
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Next Media Animation Takes On Facebook IPO | WebProNews


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by Chris Richardson

Come for a childlike Mark Zuckerberg riding a bull down Wall Street and stay Goldman Sachs shaking people down–literally–for whatever's in their pocket. Then there's this pertinent question: “if Facebook is worth owning, then why did ...
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TAG Blog: Competitors in TV Animation


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by Steve Hulett

A couple of years ago, it made a sizable commitment to CG animation. There were the Dreamworks shows (Penguins of Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda). There was Robots and Monsters. Then DWA sent How to Train Your Dragon, the series to ...
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Animation: Pub Dog | Broadsheet.ie


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by Nat King Coleslaw

2 thoughts on “Animation: Pub Dog”. Gracie on May 19, 2012 at 10:57 am said: Brilliant :D. Reply ↓. Bingo Slimz on May 19, 2012 at 11:42 am said: That is superb. Well done Bird Box. Reply ↓ ...
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Oh No They Didn't! – Flawless Queen of Ponies Snatches Animation


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by lafhaha

"I've always looked at my work feeling like I was trying to make stuff for girls," says animator Lauren Faust, "and then accidentally getting guys interested as well." Faust, 37, grew up near Annapolis, Md., with three brothers, no sisters and no ...
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A LITTLE SUSSY: Hula Animation and In The News


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by nicole hill gerulat

Hula Animation and In The News. My assistant-stylist-extraordinaire, Mallory, and first assistant Cassidy and I have been having so much fun on our new striped wall set. I'll post everything Monday, but wanted to share this summery animation ...
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Prequel To Oscar-Nominated Animation 'The Triplets Of Belleville' In


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by Oliver Lyttelton

It takes something a little special to come from outside cartoon giants Pixar and DreamWorks and make a splash in the race for Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards. Pixar have won the prize six out of eleven years, and of the ...
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Hiperwall adds animation to its digital signage content software


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by (author unknown)

Hiperwall 3.0's animation capabilities is a significant extension to the Hiperwall 2.0 platform, the company said. Hiperwall 3.0 provides the ability to animate content elements, bringing to life content which might otherwise be static and ...
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The Miracle of Flight, the Classic Early Animation by Terry Gilliam


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by Mike Springer

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMpXUd_kesA As Michael Palin once put it, there's no getting away from the wit, wonder and wizardry of the man Cahiers du.
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Animation takes centre stage for Paralympic ceremony


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by Bucks Herald

MANDEVILLE School students have ensured their place in history after producing an animation to be shown in London's 2012 Paralympics opening ceremony. As part of the project 'Driving Inspiration', 20 students from year seven to year 13 have worked with ...
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Animatronic dragons set to soar at MTS Centre


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by Winnipeg Free Press

21-25 in a live spectacle based on the animated movie How to Train Your Dragon. The touring show features 23 dragons, some with wingspans of up to 14 metres, as well as actors playing Viking warriors and circus artists. They all perform against an ...
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Screening: The Beginning


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by US-China Institute

The Beginning, a documentary film about the Indie Animation Scene in China will be screened at the China Institute in New York City. The film, produced by NeochaEDGE, features in-depth profiles of 10 leading-edge Chinese animators/animation studios ...
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Connected relatives profit in China boom


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by Sacramento Bee

By David Barboza and Sharon LaFraniere The Hollywood studio DreamWorks Animation recently announced a bold move to crack China's tightly protected film industry: a $330 million deal to create a Shanghai animation studio that might one day rival the ...
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Screening Room Home Video Edition: The Secret World of Arrietty, This Means


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by fox4kc.com

Visually, it's a lovely break from the computer animated graphics we've become accustomed to. But it may be a bit too slow moving for many of the very young in the audience it aims for. This is classic old school animation that feature a well written ...
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Exploring Transformers Prime and Ghostbusters 3 with Ernie Hudson


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by Deadbolt

Former Ghostbusters actor Ernie Hudson voices government liaison Agent Fowler in Transformers Prime, the award winning animated series on The Hub Network. After co-starring in two Ghostbusters films as one of the Ghostbusters crew, Ernie Hudson has ...
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Cyberverse Commander Megatron – Prime – Figure


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by Tformers.com

There's a clear lineage of modern Megatron designs leading back through War for Cybertron to Animated to the Movies, though honestly I'd lay a lot more of this Megatron's aesthetic at the feet of Derrick J. Wyatt's Cybertronian Megatron design than I ...
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Short films show strong life during fair


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by China Daily

Awards in 11 categories will be given to the best of them, going to the films deemed to be the best dramas, animations and documentary shorts, among other superlatives. The biggest award will go to "the Best Short" and will come with 300000 yuan ...
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Wagga film festival captures overseas attention


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by ABC Online

An animation film festival at Wagga Wagga in central New South Wales has drawn entries from filmmakers in 30 countries. Wagga Wagga's Australian International Animation Festival is now in its 9th year. 3D Artist Rowan Karrer says May is traditionally ...
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Bobby Valentine Slaps Matt Albers Across the Face During Mound Visit (Animation)


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by NESN.com

... Valentine slapped Albers (lightly) across the face before turning and heading back to the dugout. It appears to have worked, too, since Albers struck out the next batter he faced on three pitches. See the slap below in this animation.
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Adult Swim Upfront 2012: Animation Highlights


May 19th, 2012 | Posted by Animation Insider

The Adult Swim programming segment unveiled its future animation offerings the other day. However, among the usual barrage of decidedly off-kilter loafer-comedies and facepalm-inducing oddities, a few surprises continue to lurk around the corner.
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by Variety

By Justin Chang A Paramount release of a DreamWorks Animation presentation of a PDI/DreamWorks production. Produced by Mireille Soria, Mark Swift. Directed by Eric Darnell, Conrad Vernon, Tom McGrath. Screenplay, Darnell, Noah Baumbach.
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Castle in the Sky: Combo Pack


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by DVD Talk

I miss hand-drawn animated films. The medium is far from dead, but the continued dominance of CGI---bolstered by the cult of 3-D---isn't about to fade anytime soon. Simply put, the storybook quality of capable hand-drawn animation almost always lends a ...
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Delightful stop-motion bicycle animation from a Calgary artist


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by Calgary Herald (blog)

Alex Lingnau, a cyclist-loving artist working with Papergirl Calgary, created this delightful stop-motion animation of a bicycle building project. What's Papergirl Calgary? An art project that began in Berlin that has spread throughout the world, ...
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'Family Guy' slowly fading


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by Calgary Sun

By Bill Harris ,QMI Agency If any show in the aging Fox/Global Sunday animation comedy block is going to be controversial at all, it's Family Guy. (Screen grab) Speaking with Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane at the Television Critics Association tour ...
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'Dragon's Lair' Review


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by Game Rant

Then came Dragon's Lair, the first game to feature full-length animationanimated masterfully by Don Bluth – and with a goal beyond reaching a high score. Sure, there was a score, but gamers typically played just to say they beat the game – and ...
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AniExplorer Adds Customizable Animations to Windows Explorer


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by Lifehacker

Windows: AniExplorer enables hidden animations in the Windows Explorer interface, letting you customize your file manager and give it a little pizazz. There aren't a lot of ways to get cool desktop animations on Windows, but AniExplorer adds some ...
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Portland weekend events, May 18-20: UFO Festival, NW Animation Festival and Mt


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by OregonLive.com

NW Animation Festival at Hollywood Theatre - Close to 60 short films from around the world (15 countries) will be screening this weekend. Here's a schedule. There will also be special presentation by LAIKA, and an appearance by Bill Plympton.
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Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry Reunite to Get Animated in THE CANTERVILLE GHOST


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by Collider.com

by Dave Trumbore Posted:May 18th, 2012 at 10:17 am Hugh Laurie (House MD) and Stephen Fry (V for Vendetta) will lend their voices to the animated Oscar Wilde adaptation, The Canterville Ghost. Wilde's novella, set in late 1800s rural England, ...
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Huntington theater teaches kids animation


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by NewsDay

TV Newsday > Entertainment > TV Print Aa Huntington theater teaches kids animation Originally published: May 18, 2012 12:33 PM Updated: May 18, 2012 5:48 PM By DIANE WERTS diane@tvworthwatching.com KIDS LEARN ANIMATION If your grade-schoolers are ...
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Zuckerberg Gets His Own Bizarre Animated News Video On IPO Day


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by TechCrunch

In the meantime, you can watch this re-enactment from NMA TV or Next Media Animation, that Taiwanese animation subsidiary that riffs off current events with 3D animated videos that look like what the lovechild of Salvador Dali and Reddit would make.
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3rd part of animated trilogy about gang of zoo animals brings Stiller and Rock


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by Washington Post

CANNES, France — It's taken an animated trilogy about a gang of zoo animals to bring Ben Stiller and Chris Rock together. Two of the most influential comedians over the last two decades, they have seemingly always orbited in the same world — both New ...
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Animated Com Award Winners Announced | AWN | Animation World


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by (author unknown)

The world's best productions in the field of applied animation received their prizes in the Mercedes-Benz Museum at the Animated Com Award held at the 19th ...
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New Stills For Upcoming – Marvel Animation Age


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by (author unknown)

Disney XD has provided Marvel Animation Age with a first look at images from this weekend's new episode of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
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Tron: Uprising Producers Talk Timelines, Influences & the Grid


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by Comic Book Resources

Joined by director/executive producer Charlie Bean, the two sat down with journalists last week to talk about the show, which combines CG animation with a cel-shaded 2D aesthetic. “I've done traditional animation for about 25 years and only really ...
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Pixar's 'Brave' to play at Dolby Theatre for LA Film Fest


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by Los Angeles Times

The screening of the animated film about a rebellious princess will be the first premiere at the 3400-seat venue that hosts the Academy Awards since Dolby signed a 20-year deal taking over the naming rights from Kodak this spring.
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Pixar Nearly Deleted 'Toy Story 2' Forever Before Its Release


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by Business Insider

Pixar's much-anticipated sequel to its 1995 hit "Toy Story" may have never made it to the big screen because the entire animation was accidentally deleted from its systems. If it weren't for a mom with back-up files, a year of work would have went down ...
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“Rated A For Awesome” nominated for 6 Leo Awards


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by Big Cartoon News Blog (blog)

The series was nominated for Best Direction in an Animation Program or Series for the episode “Lost in Character.” Sebastian Brodin, Steve Sacks, Tim Packford and Marcus Werner were singled out for recognition. For the same episode, Sam Vincent and ...
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The Cartoon That Taught Indians The Meaning of “Many”


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by New York Times (blog)

The animated film was produced to spread the message of unity in diversity among children. It opens with a little boy playing under a mango tree, and after several failed attempts at plucking mangoes from the tree, he goes up to a girl sitting nearby ...
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School News: Washington County Technical High School, "Pixels and Games Tech Show"


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by Waynesboro Record Herald

By Anonymous The nationally recognized and honored computer game development and animation program at Washington County Technical High School will present the “Pixels and Games Tech Show” at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts from 10 am to 4 pm ...
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Goethe Features Short Films Tonight


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by AllAfrica.com

The selection "Short & Sweet III" showcases a variety of German animation films from the last eight years and presents a cross-section of different visual techniques, including hand-drawn animation, puppet animation, sand animation and 3-D computer ...
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June Foray nominated for Emmy; voice legend behind Rocky the Flying Squirrel


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by MassLive.com

By Cori Urban Springfield native June Foray is the voice behind countless animated characters including Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Natasha Fatale on "The Bullwinkle Show."€ Springfield native June L. Foray has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ...
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Forest recovering from Mt. St. Helens explosion: research (w/ Video)


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by Phys.Org

The animation begins with vegetation as red because early Landsat satellites couldn't 'see' blue light. That changed with launch of Landsat 5 in 1984 and its natural color abilities. This video is not supported by your browser at this time.
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Oscar Nominated Animated Film 'A Cat in Paris' Trailer and Opening Sequence


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by RopeofSilicon.com (blog)

The synopsis, as far as I'm concerned, isn't the draw here, but instead the tone of what I'm seeing here and the animation. While Rango may have been the decided lock for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars this year, based on what I'm seeing here it's ...
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On an Animation Safari


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by Indian Express

The director admits it was difficult to sift through the story matter and create the era, the palaces, the sceneries, the battlefields and the lifestyle in animation. He has roped in music directors Vishal and Shekhar for the music.
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Turns text files into 3D-animated ebooks


May 18th, 2012 | Posted by BetaNews

Readers can navigate the book via keyboard or mouse, and will see an animated flipping effect as the pages turn. Exactly how useful this might be is open to question. FlipBook only imports text files, for instance, so your books can never include any ...
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