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James Bond’s Skyfall Previews Locations
James Bond is joining the fray of huge blockbuster movies this 2012 with his latest movie “Skyfall.” The MediaFreaks 3D Animation Studio Blog has found a cool featurette giving us a preview of the set locations for this anticipated film. It seems a significant part of the film will be shot in Beijing. Here goes [...]
Continue reading...Open Season 3 Blasts on DVD and Blu-ray
29. January 2011
The loveable characters Boog, Elliot and their forest friends return for a third adventure, in Sony Pictures Animation’s comedy Open Season 3, making its debut on DVD and Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack January 25th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Families will love the fun, interactive Open Season 3 bonus material, including the DVD game [...]
Continue reading...Spiderman Gets New Licensing Line
20. December 2010
Hakan Canta, one of Europe’s leading producers of licensing goods, has launched a collection of innovative and exciting products featuring Spider-Sense Spiderman – the classic version of one of the best-loved comic book heroes in the world. The new products feature two striking and exciting designs which boast different features. One set of products lights [...]
Continue reading...ToonSeum Goes Looney Over Author Visit
20. December 2010
Few cartoons have been able to capture the attention of multiple generations like the Looney Tunes. As Ruth Clampett, daughter of Looney Tunes animation director Bob Clampett, points out in her foreword to THE LOONEY TUNES TREASURY (Running Press; Publication month: October 2010; $45.00), “Looney Tunes are the animated family we grew up with.” The [...]
Continue reading...Transformers: Dark of the Moon Releases Trailer
16. December 2010
Third time’s a charm for the battle between the amiable Autobots and the despicable Decepticons with the release of the last series in the trilogy entitled “Transformers: Dark of the Moon.” This time around the involvement of the Autobots and the Decepticons are tied to the history of mankind, specifically showing that during the moon [...]
Continue reading...Latest Bleach, Naruto and Vampire Knight DVD Releases for September and October 2010
27. September 2010
VIZ Media, LLC, one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced several new DVD releases scheduled for September and October that expand the company’s popular Bleach, Naruto and Vampire Knight animated series. New Bleach Releases Include: Bleach Volume 32 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · MSRP: $24.92 [...]
Continue reading...Stop Motion: Wall-E Meets Michael Jackson
22. June 2010
Kyle Roberts sent his masterful works of stop animation art to our 3D animation team here in Mediafreaks. Suffice to say we won’t be making a blog post here if we didn’t dig how the 3D character of Wall-E gets to have a showdown with the Prince of Pop, Michael Jackson. See it for yourself [...]
Continue reading...Green Day 3-Pack Joins Rock Band DLC Line-Up on Tuesday, December 15th
15. December 2009
Multi-platinum selling and Grammy® Award winning group Green Day, along with Harmonix, the leading developer of music-based games, MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks ( VIA, VIA.B), and Warner Bros./Reprise Records today announced at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards that they are collaborating on the standalone title video game Green Day: Rock [...]
Continue reading...Starz Animation Toronto Details Animated Adaptation of Yes, Virginia
25. November 2009
Starz Animation Toronto will animate the beloved Christmas story of “Yes, Virginia” for a 30-minute holiday special, presented by Macy’s, set to air on CBS on Friday, Dec. 11/09 at 8pm, Head of Studio David Steinberg announced today. The 3D animation studio is producing the animation for the television feature in conjunction with The Ebeling [...]
Continue reading...Princess and the Frog Event Goes Bicoastal
12. September 2009
In celebration of Disney’s newest animation musical THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, Walt Disney Studios is opening its Burbank gates to the public for a once-in-a-lifetime advance special engagement, welcoming Disney fans to experience its newest animated musical comedy Nov. 25- Dec. 13, 2009. The advance special engagement will also be featured in Clearview’s historic [...]
Continue reading...COMEDY CENTRAL Releases ‘Important Things With Demetri Martin”
22. August 2009
“Important Things With Demetri Martin” is a stream-of-consciousness sketch and variety show from comedian Demetri Martin. Each episode focuses on a single topic through the prism of Demetri’s specific point of view, whether it’s Brains, Chairs or Coolness. Released via COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment, “Important Things With Demetri Martin: Season One” [...]
Continue reading...Disney Studios active at Comic Con
3. July 2009
Don Hahn of The Walt Disney Studios announced an inspiring panel discussion at Comic-Con International with acclaimed animators about the life and influence of Disney mentor, teacher, and artist Walt Stanchfield. Open to animators and animation enthusiasts alike, the panel discussion celebrates the launch of the new book, DRAWN TO LIFE: 20 GOLDEN YEARS OF [...]
Continue reading...Toon Boom Releases Studio 5
3. July 2009
Toon Boom Animation Inc. today announced the release of Toon Boom Studio 5, completely rebranded and now positioned as the multi-technique animation software for learning and creating animation. With its new stop-motion animation capability, Studio 5 is the best tool for 3D animation studios. Become familiar with the main styles of animation, including stop-motion, traditional, [...]
Continue reading...The Penguins of Madagascar Top Children Show for May
17. June 2009
Nickelodeon’s hit cartoon animation series, THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (Sunday, June 14, 10 a.m. ET/PT) averaged 3.7 million total viewers (P2+) and ranked as the week’s top kids’ show with P2+ on all of basic cable with the repeat performance of “The Hidden/Kingdom Come”. The Penguins Saturday morning play (“Little Zoo Coupe/All Choked Up”, June [...]
Continue reading...Interpretations of Cyborgs in Sci-Fi Films
4. June 2009
One of the more colorful elements of science fiction films in Hollywood is the introduction of robots. However, in trying to take the futuristic appeal to a higher level, most science fiction films portay these robots in a more humanistic manner – through the introduction of cybernetic organisms or more popularly known as cyborgs. Through [...]
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30. April 2012
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