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Aldric Chang - who has written 153 posts on Mediafreaks 3D Animation Studio Blog.
A workaholic. A perfectionist. I believe in working very hard to procure the best for my family. I also believe in making enough to be able to give freely. "Aldric Chang is a self-professed workaholic creative entrepreneur who has written and produced music, video games, animated cartoon series and over a hundred animation projects. He has over the past few years grown a 2-men animation firm into a 30 odd men strong company today. His 3d animation studio - Mediafreaks - is a unique vehicle combining animation and entertainment supported by the principles of internet marketing and multiple revenue streams. Aldric is currently focused on growing Mediafreaks into an entertainment behemoth with a solid structure that feeds on a passive income besides a service revenue stream.
Feet Shoes for You?
I came across these interesting shoes today. Not sure how they appeal to you, but they sure don’t appeal very much to me! I must applaud the creators for their creativity though!
Continue reading...Bolt Movie Review
Friday, November 21, 2008
According to ROBERT W. BUTLER, ‘Disney’s “Bolt” is the studio’s best non-Pixar animated movie in ages.’ Here’s what he wrote: “It’s smart enough to keep adults on their toes and exciting enough to keep even the most antsy of kids glued to their seats. The film begins with an amazing action sequence in which a super-powered canine named [...]
Continue reading...Miyazaki Embaressed by Japan’s Prime Minister
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Academy Award-winning animation filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki said Thursday that he is merely embarrassed by Japan’s comic-loving prime minister. But he was far more upbeat about investing in the nation’s children. Miyazaki’s latest film “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea,” now playing in Japan, is a story of a goldfish who forms a friendship with a little [...]
Continue reading...Humorous Signboards
Thursday, November 20, 2008
It’s always good to have a sense of humor when you are conveying instructions to somebody. For the first time I smile instead of frown when reading signboards
Continue reading...Intel and Dell Launch Mass Animation on Facebook
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Animation is getting democratized. After years of watching consumer-generated shorts sprout up on Google’s YouTube, NewsCorp.’s MySpace, and elsewhere, a Hollywood veteran wants to tap these amateur animators for help on projects that could hit the big time. With funding from Intel and Dell, former Sony Pictures digital chief Yair Landau is launching Mass [...]
Continue reading...MyToons Launches Digital Portfolio System
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
MyToons.com, the world’s first and only online animation community to offer HD animation, today announced the launch of its ground-breaking Digital Portfolio System. Using the Digital Portfolio System, artists and [...]
Continue reading...Pepakura Squidoo Lens
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Pepakura is really taking the 3D community by storm. There are just so many magnificent paper craft using Pepakura that I had to do a lens on it! I’ve included some interesting videos and more pictures of Pepakura paper craft there. Please visit it at http://www.squidoo.com/pepakura. For the uninformed, Pepakura Designer is a really amazing software [...]
Continue reading...Have You Heard of the Pet Rock?
Friday, November 14, 2008
In the 1970s a guy called Gary Dahl came up with a brilliant idea called the Pet Rock that made him a multi-millionaire in 6 months! Ever since the Pet Rock has always been used as a case study for many licensing talks. I thought it is worth documenting to draw some inspiration for licensing ideas [...]
Continue reading...Cartoon Characters a Cheaper Alternative to Celebrities
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Mobile handset maker Nokia India Pvt. Ltd has hired a nerd to endorse its E-series office handsets, online. He may not score in the dating department, but Dilbert—the main character from the eponymous comic strip syndicated to hundreds of newspapers around the world—can tell you a thing or two about the workspace. The use of comic-strip characters [...]
Continue reading...Squidoo Lens on Producing a Cartoon Series
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
I have previously written an article called “8 Steps to Producing a Cartoon Series” which later sparked off a lot of questions. Most of my answers were made as comments and is becoming a tad untidy. To keep things coherent and easy to read, I’ve consolidated all the articles and Q&A on the topic of [...]
Continue reading...Pepakura
Saturday, November 8, 2008
I’ve written a post on this amazing software called Pepakura before. Basically it’s a software that allows you to print out blueprints from 3D source files. Using these blueprints you would be able to create paper models. A gentleman called Mark Stewart would like to share this video that shows what some people have been doing [...]
Continue reading...What Kids Like in a Cartoon Character
Friday, November 7, 2008
If you’re planning on producing a cartoon series or rolling out a kids’ campaign with an animated character you might be interested in Kidscreen’s three-part series on children’s TV viewing habits. The series covers recent research by Dr. Maya Götz of the International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television in Germany. Part one is boring and [...]
Continue reading...Piano no Mori Review
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
In the recent Animation Nation held in Singapore where Katakune won the 3rd prize for the Digicon 6 Animation Competition Singapore Division (read about it here), an animated movie from Japan was creating waves with the animation fans there. Piano no Mori was the animated feature that was showcased on the very first night of Animation [...]
Continue reading...Peanuts on Itunes
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
In a batch of 20 new webisodes, Charlie Brown and the gang have been brought back to animated life, much in the style of their classic holiday TV specials. But Lucy, Snoopy and others have been remade for the Web in 3- to 4-minute videos taken directly from classic 1964 comic strips. In one of them, [...]
Continue reading...Katakune Parenting Site Launched!
Monday, November 3, 2008
After months of very hard work, we’ve finally completed and launched The Parenting Magazine site! The Parenting Magazine was created primarily to create awareness for Katakune through providing free useful parenting advice so that parents can pick up useful tips on subjects such as - infant care, child care, child safety, child education, child development, child [...]
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