2008 July | Mediafreaks 3D Animation Studio Blog

Google Tries a Second Life with Lively

9. July 2008

Google’s Lively is a Web-based project similar to Second Life. This shows a re-creation of Google headquarters, complete with the T. Rex skeleton. Google on Tuesday plans to unveil an online 3D social arena called Lively, the Internet giant’s take on Second Life. But Google wants it to be part of your first life. Second Life requires [...]

Disney’s Bolt Thunders Across Screens in November

8. July 2008

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Disney’s Bolt Thunders Across Screens in November

This is the trailer for Disney’s Bolt. The movie - slated for release in November - featuring the vocal stylings of John Travolta and Miley Cyrus, follows a dog who stars as the hero of his own TV show. Every day is filled with adventure, danger , intrigue and super powers until the cameras stop rolling [...]

Kungfu Panda’s Kicking Success

7. July 2008

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By Lucy O’Loughlin The movie tells the tale of Po the Panda - voiced by Jack Black - an overweight waiter working in his father’s noodle restaurant. Po is a Kung Fu fanatic but his bulky frame limits his ability to perform the intricate moves. Black seems to be the perfect choice for the role - having [...]

Kungfu Panda Scores in China, But …

7. July 2008

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Reuters - Saturday, July 5By Simon Rabinovitch BEIJING - More than just a box-office hit in China, animated Hollywood comedy “Kung Fu Panda” has led Chinese artists to find fault with their own film industry and call for fewer government controls on culture. The movie, which tells the story of a fat panda who dreams of martial [...]

The Incredible Hulk Dresses Up with the Help of MAXON BodyPaint 3D

7. July 2008

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MAXON BodyPaint 3D Helps Rhythm & Hues Unleash its Creative Power on the Feature Film, “The Incredible Hulk” Award-winning Visual Effects and Character Animation Studio Adopts BodyPaint 3D into State-of-the-Art Production Pipeline to Meet Rising Demand for Realism and Complexity in 3D Paint and Textures MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, [...]

The Ultimate Spore Creature Creator Dance Off Contest

5. July 2008

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The Ultimate Spore Creature Creator Dance Off Contest

There’s a cool free program that allows you to create creatures called the Spore Creature Creator. They are also currently organizing a contest on Youtube to see who can create the best dance moves with the software. Just download the software, animate the creature with cool dance moves and upload the final work to Youtube. [...]

High Definition Katakune on MyToons

3. July 2008

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Upon their invitation, we are trying out MyToons, an internet platform for putting up High Definition movie clips and I must say that it is working beautifully. The resolution is really good and we had no trouble uploading Katakune - our first preschooler 3D animated series. We will be using MyToons a lot more I’m [...]