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DAZ 3D announces Mimic Pro facial animation software for Carrara

13 May 2008
DAZ 3D has announced the immediate availability of Mimic Pro for Carrara, a plug-in enabling lip-synching, sound analysis and speech animation simulations directly within Carrara 6.2. Carrara is a 3D modeling, ...
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The Lure of Live-Action

13 May 2008
Does the fact that cartoon channels like Cartoon Network and Teletoon are no longer interested in airing animation have any relation to the fact that Ice Age director Chris Wedge and Ratatouille director Brad ...
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VOICST Music Video by Fons Schiedon

13 May 2008
Dutch director and animator Fons Schiedon , previously featured on Cartoon Brew and quickly becoming a favorite director of mine, just finished a lovely looking music video for Amsterdam-based band VOICST .
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Hash drops out of race to unseat Sen. Benton

13 May 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 By KATHIE DURBIN, Columbian Staff Writer Martin Hash, the animation software developer who announced in February that he would put $100,000 of his own money into a campaign to unseat ...
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Twilight Zone Comics uses movies, giveaways to attract 'civilians'

13 May 2008
Even though "Iron Man" the movie has energized fans of the superhero, John Moyer of Annapolis isn't convinced its recent release - or the barrage of comic book movies coming soon - will draw more customers to ...
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Benfield Elementary attains Maryland Green School status

13 May 2008
Benfield Elementary is officially a Maryland Green School, with rain barrels to catch water for the new perennial garden, butterflies and ladybugs to pollinate and protect it, and less noise and air pollution, ...
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Here! takes 'Manuela'

13 May 2008
Here! Films has taken North American distribution rights to Puerto Rican gay comedy "Manuela & Manuel" from Spanish sales consortium Latido Films.
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DAZ 3D Announces Mimic Pro Facial Animation Software for Carrara

13 May 2008
Click for a wink. Click again for a smile. Facial animation has never been simpler as DAZ 3D, a leading developer of professional quality 3D models and software, today announced the immediate availability of ...
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Attention: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie and Lucy Liu...

13 May 2008
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008 FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2008 7:00PM TO 7:30PM 9:00AM to 9:30AM 4:00PM TO 4:30PM 6:00AM TO 6:30AM Galaxy 25 Transponder 14 Galaxy 25 Transponder 14 Downlink Frequency - 3980 Downlink Frequency - ...
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Toon Boom and Automatic Duck Make Editing a Breeze

13 May 2008
Emmy award-winning Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced its partnership with Automatic Duck to bring the editing process to the next level.
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GENERAL/INDUSTRY: Bebop's Effect on Graphic Arts

13 May 2008
UPA, Bebop, and other Degradations I read on Cartoon Brew today that a debate of sorts has erupted online about the artistic merits of the animation studio UPA and the studio's contribution to the art form.
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Why JavaFX?

13 May 2008
Our goal with JavaFX is to deliver a "media" stack for the Java platform. What does that mean? Well, in simple terms, 5 things: Audio Video 2D Graphics 3D Graphics Animation We've been working on a new graphics ...
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the Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian: Andrew Adamson, William Moseley, An...

12 May 2008
With the massive success of Andrew Adamson's cinematic adaptation of C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in 2005, it was really only a matter of time before the next novel ...
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Dave Stevens

12 May 2008
Illustrator whose love of nostalgia led him to create the Rocketeer Michael Carlson Tuesday May 13, 2008 The Guardian Despite producing relatively little published work, the artist Dave Stevens, who has died ...
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Fallon Stepping Into Letterman and O'Brien's Shoes Next Year

12 May 2008
U.S. network NBC confirmed on Monday that former Saturday Night Live comedian Jimmy Fallon will take over Conan O'Brien's late-night TV slot next year.
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Bee Movie: Special Edition

12 May 2008
He and his friend Adam now have to look to the future and that means a job, but the choice is a tough one.
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Jazz in Early Theatrical Animation

12 May 2008
Designer Allister Roberts recently created a chart documenting the use of jazz in animated shorts between 1929 and 1945.
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MUTO by Blu

12 May 2008
by Ward
MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo. Blu is a graffiti/street artist from Buenos Aires Bologna, Italy. His stuff is amazing. He recently finished a film combining two of my favorite things: graffiti and animation, titled “MUTO.” I’m blown away by it. Unbelievable. On his Youtube, he’s posted some other animated experiments, if you’re [...]

Meet Another Facebreaker

12 May 2008
We've already seen some video looks at Facebreaker , the launch title from EA Sports Freestyle, but a new one introduces the pretty dorky pugilist Steve who "weighs in at somewhere between Superman and the ...
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Miley Cyrus & John Travolta to Sing Duet… Say What?

12 May 2008
by meg
Miley Cyrus & John Travolta to Sing Duet… Say What?Miley Cyrus and John Travolta will be teaming up on Disney’s “Bolt Movie 3D”. According to actress Kelly Preston, who is married to Travolta, the two may end up singing together in the animated movie. The project is scheduled to hit theaters on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2008. ...Read the full post from Bitten and BoundT... continues

Reminder: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie and Lucy Liu...

12 May 2008
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008 FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2008 7:00PM TO 7:30PM 9:00AM to 9:30AM 4:00PM TO 4:30PM 6:00AM TO 6:30AM Galaxy 25 Transponder 14 Galaxy 25 Transponder 14 Downlink Frequency - 3980 Downlink Frequency = ...
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"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" to be Released in IMAX Theaters

12 May 2008
"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" to be Released in IMAX TheatersThe IMAX Corporation announced today that the upcoming DreamWorks Animation movie Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa will be released in IMAX theaters in addition to traditional movie theaters on November ......Read the full post from The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Journal (All)Tags: News Headlines via Blogdigger blog search for "animated movi... continues

Review: Speed Racer (IMAX)

11 May 2008
by Vic Holtreman
Review: Speed Racer (IMAX)Rating: 3 out of 5 Short version: Speed Racer is strictly for kids, big time nostalgia-feeling fans of the original series and perhaps video game addicts. Considering all I'd heard about and seen via trailers and clips about Speed Racer, I was almost concerned about what it would be like to watch it...Read the full post from Screen RantTags: REVIEWS: MOVIES via Blogdig... continues

Busty Anime Teen Hardcore

11 May 2008
by Zeroday
Busty Anime Teen HardcoreAny true anime fan has heard of Alluring Anime and their huge collection of hentai and anime movies, not to mention some of the highest quality videos you will ever find on the internet. Here I have for you a couple free video clips from the Alluring Anime archive featuring an extremely cute brunett...Read the full post from Erotica Around The WorldTags: Uncategorized v... continues

Back from Botcon 2008

11 May 2008
by Crazy
Back from Botcon 2008I’ve been back for over a week now, but I am still trying to recover. As is standard, my room is in shambles due to the sudden influx of new stuff. There are quite a few items I’d like to do video reviews on, but I can’t seem to get my room clean enough to shoot video nor find the ...Read the full post from Fighting RealityTags: General via Blogdigger blog... continues

In the Name of Harman...

11 May 2008
by Gilbert The Illusionator
In the Name of Harman...OK a break while finished coursework (still no results), but as a treat bought (pre-owned online for £3 from Gamestation) and started (once coursework was finished) the awesome PS2 game Killer7. Firstly, this PS2 version is supposedly inferior (in terms of graphical resolution and controllability) ...Read the full post from boss_kittyTags: Games via Blogdigger blog se... continues

GameSetLinks: Laidlaw's Heavy Metal Meltdown

11 May 2008
by editors at gamesetwatch.com (Simon Carless)
GameSetLinks: Laidlaw's Heavy Metal MeltdownWhee, time for some weekend GameSetLink-age, headed by a peek into Marc 'Head Headcrab' Laidlaw's blog for news on an exciting movie project he's involved in - yes, that's him on the left from a few years back, not Gordon Freeman. Also hanging out in there - the Mercury News' Antonucci being sniffy ...Read the full post from GameSetWatchTags: via Blo... continues

Boinx iStopMotion 2.0.7 - Create stop-motion animated movies. (Demo)

10 May 2008
Boinx iStopMotion 2.0.7 - Create stop-motion animated movies. (Demo)Boinx iStopMotion 2.0.7 Boinx iStopMotion... Remember how you watched, fascinated, when King Kong climb the Empire State building? When Luke Skywalker rode the ice beasts? When Wallace and Gromit hunted down the Were-Rabbit? For centuries now, stop motion animation has made the fantasies of film mak...Read the full post from MacUp... continues

Linkdump 05/10/08: Pixar Innovation, Satanic Branding, and Mother’s Day

10 May 2008
by Sophia Lucero
Linkdump 05/10/08: Pixar Innovation, Satanic Branding, and Mother’s DayI thought it would be cool to dish out interesting links you can check out this weekend. Hope you find inspiration in them. Pixar’s Brad Bird on Fostering Innovation: Anybody who’s been the tiniest bit interested in art eventually finds Pixar as a haven for all creatives. Brad Bird says it&#...Read the full post... continues

BBtv - Speed Racer's "photo-anime" hyperreality: John Gaeta interview, part 2...

9 May 2008
BBtv - Speed Racer's "photo-anime" hyperreality: John Gaeta interview, part 2. - Boing BoingNone...Read the full post from unalogTags: speedracer poptimistic anime movie style artstyle via Blogdigger blog search for "animated movies" NOT torrent -site:livejournal.com NOT crack NOT cracked NOT torrent NOT warez -blogID:28479 -blogID:133915 -blogID:133792 -blogID:49981 -blogID:4352 -blogID:142486... continues

Computer Animation Festival

8 May 2008
SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival 
award nominees announced.

A Pug’s Life

8 May 2008
by Johnny
Enjoy A Pug’s Life, a project from Vancouver Film School grad Pedro Eboli.

Can You Make a Live-Action 3D Movie on a Budget?

8 May 2008
May 8, 2008 Source: Film & Video It's been known for a while now that animated films do especially well in 3D versions.
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Aardman saves the planet

7 May 2008
by noreply at blogger.com (Victor Navone)

More brilliant work from my second-favorite animation studio, Aardman. Here are a series of spots for Animal Planet promoting green solutions to help solve our environmental crises. Look for all the hallmarks of Aardman animation: Simple, clear staging? Check. Appealing characters? Check. Charming Brittish accents? Check!

Language

5 May 2008
Visual Ajax Studio for Mac developers WaveMaker Visual Ajax Studio 3.2 adds support for the Mac OS 10.5 and the Safari browser; provides freedom of choice to Web 2.0 developers more>> Feature As OOXML gains ...
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Make your own animated movies with Animoto

5 May 2008
If I told you you could make professionally animated movies of your photos with music and special effects, for FREE, you might look at me a little funny.
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Stuff dreams are made of

5 May 2008
DreamWorks Animation brings you the latest in film technology: three-dimensional movies.
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Barnyard - Hollywood Rocks

5 May 2008
INFORMATION The Barnyard Theatre opened at Gateway opened on Umhlanga Ridge on 2 November 2001.
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Animation: business buzz

5 May 2008
Industry body Nasscom predicts revenues generated from Indian animated movies will grow fivefold to $77 Million by 2010, matching that generated by outsourced films.
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Animation Podcast 026 - Ken Duncan, Part One

5 May 2008
by animationpodcast at gmail.com (Clay Kaytis)
Ken Duncan has served as a supervising animator on four Disney films. His characters include Thomas (Pocahontas), Meg (Hercules), Jane (Tarzan), Captain Amelia and Scroop (Treasure Planet). Ken was also a sequence supervisor on Dreamworks’ Sharktale. He currently is running his own studio, Duncan Studio, based in Pasadena, California. This is part one of the interview.

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