Archive | September, 2008
Dennis and Gnasher to Get Animated
Sydney, Australia – Australia’s Sticky Pictures and Scottish animation studio Red Kite Animation have kicked off production of the new animated comedy series Dennis & Gnasher.Dennis & Gnasher is about a mischievous boy Dennis and his ever-faithful dog Gnasher. The series is based on the iconic UK children’s strip Dennis the Menace published in The [...]
Continue reading...Animation Showcase Website
28. September 2008
We have given the Mediafreaks Animation Showcase website a grand overhaul! Instead of carrying just animation produced by Mediafreaks, we are collecting and showcasing all kinds of animations available around the world on the internet into this website. From animation movie trailers to game trailers to animated tv commercials to medical animations to show reels, from [...]
Continue reading...Cool Animation of a Light-Painted Piano Player
26. September 2008
An artist called Ryan Chapman created this pretty cool and unique stop motion animation using a series of still photographs and the light of a LED keychain. Below is his description of what he did. “Animated light paintings of a little piano player performing. Filmed at night with the lovely I-5 and San Diego skyline in [...]
Continue reading...Has Spielberg Lost His Appeal?
25. September 2008
You would think that there is nothing in the film industry somebody in the likes of Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson can’t get nowadays. After all, they are the men who made some of the biggest blockbusters in Hollywood history. Steven Spielberg’s movie credits include E.T, A.I, War of the Worlds, Jaws, Indiana Jones, Schindler’s List, [...]
Continue reading...YouTube and Discovery Goes into Content Partnership
25. September 2008
It was announced today that YouTube has partnered in a global content deal with Discovery Communications. Nine YouTube Channels will feature an assortment of clips from Discovery network brands, including TLC, Planet Green, Science Channel and TURBO. Josh Freeman, EVP of digital media at Discovery Communications, is pleased that YouTube’s “unmatched reach” will provide Discovery fans [...]
Continue reading...New One Dollar US Bill
23. September 2008
Spotted something funny today Given what’s happening with the US economy these days, the Treasury Department has issued a new one dollar bill … …
Continue reading...Felon
21. September 2008
Powerful. Emotional. Justice. Friendship. Love. Hatred. These are the words that keep spinning through my head as I watched ‘Felon’. The story stars Stephen Dorff who plays a family-orientated hardworking man with a bright future who killed an intruder into his home by accident and gets incarcerated as a result. While his fiancee who is with a struggle [...]
Continue reading...Great Character Designs | Tips on Creating, Monetizing and Popularizing Digital Characters
16. September 2008
It has been a few months since I published a lens on the topic of ‘character designing’ on Squidoo. The subject matter is obviously popular as it made it to the top of Squidoo in the top 50 overall positions in its first 2 weeks and remains today in the top 10 of its category. I made [...]
Continue reading...Super Mario Brothers
15. September 2008
Take a trip down nostalgic lane with this interesting clip I stumbled upon. This is an old clip of Inside Edition about Nintendo’s big success with Super Mario in America with some cool footages of Mario’s very first game. Filmed in 1988, this video has it all. The basic game concept talks of how Italian plumber [...]
Continue reading...3D Animation Studio | What Goes On Behind Those Closed Doors
15. September 2008
Many people are confused when they see the word ‘3D’ tagged on in front of the words ‘Animation Studio’. Although animation has been with us for as long as a few decades now, the concept of animation still seem pretty much magical to the layman. ‘How do you make drawings come alive on screen?’ is what [...]
Continue reading...China’s Animation Landscape Overview 2008
9. September 2008
I wrote this article to address what many cartoon producer friends discuss with me about China’s current animation landscape. They have been trying to penetrate this 1.3 billion population market for yonks but find difficulties. There are reasons for this, and I discuss them in this article. According to statistics collected until early 2008, China boasts [...]
Continue reading...Man VS Woman In the Morning
8. September 2008
A friend sent me this comic strip which I found to be hilarious and quite true for some couples. Unfortunately I don’t know who the creator of this comic is, but I will be glad to credit him/her if anybody can shed some light. Enjoy
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