2008 March | Mediafreaks 3D Animation Studio Blog

Animations of a Twister and a Nuclear Explosion Sealed the Deal

22. March 2008

During the month of Febuary, we worked hard through 2 rough weeks creating 2 sets of special effects animation simulating a twister and a nuclear explosion for an important potential client who produces feature films, TV series, documentaries and cartoon series. They requested for these animation tests from several potential vendors to determine their capabilities [...]

The Secret Recipe to a Hot-Selling Animated Feature

20. March 2008

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Being in the animation industry, it is in my interest to keep abreast of which animated feature films are taking the most box office profits. Today I run by this list of the top 20 highest grossing animation movies of all time and I would like to share my views on why I think these [...]

Step Aside Tamagotchi, Here Comes Machicara!

19. March 2008

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You might remember that many years ago in 1996 there was something called Tamagotchi which took the world by storm. It was the first cyber pet to be introduced to the world and came in the form of an electronic device with a simple LCD screen and a few buttons to manipulate with. The goal was [...]

Club Penguin the 2nd - The Race is On!

19. March 2008

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Not so long ago, Disney procured Club Penguin - a virtual world for kids between 6 to 14 - for a cool $350 million and the deal also allowed the founders an opportunity to make another $350 million from now till 2009. The website was barely 2 years old when it was procured. At the time [...]

Products and Services that can Benefit through Cartoon Character Licensing

19. March 2008

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There are many products and services that can benefit through cartoon characters licensing. In this article I would like to discuss some examples and hopefully give entrepreneurs a spark of inspiration. Nurseries If you run a nursery or a childcare centre, you might want to consider licensing the rights to use an endearing cartoon character to be [...]

Character Licensing for Your Product? Forget Mickey and Bob!

19. March 2008

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If you manufacture toys and apparels for kids and young adults, then you may have at some point in time thought of licensing a cartoon character to use on your products. Such a licensing deal involves you licensing the rights from the owner of the cartoon character to place images of the character on your [...]

How Animation Can Help Sell Products and Services

19. March 2008

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In my work I have many clients ask me what 3D animation can do for them. I always tell them - loads. 3D animation is really one of the most versatile sales presentation medium available to a business and if harnessed well, can mean an increase in sales for any product and business. Many marketing managers did [...]