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Grand Scale Street Art
Graffiti has had the notoriety of being classified as both art and vandalism. Fortunately, it is up to the artists to prove to the naysayers that the medium of street art can be explored to come up with golden pedigrees of art. Case in point: Edgar Mueller of East Pier in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. Here [...]
Continue reading...Secret Origins of DC Comics
13. August 2010
Warner Bros. Pictures presents an enthralling examination of the creative forces behind the World’s Greatest Super Heroes in Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics, an all-new documentary that takes viewers behind the scenes of the iconic comic book and licensing company with unprecedented access to the Warner Bros. and DC Comics archives. Narrated by [...]
Continue reading...Pretty Cure Coming to Cartoon Network
13. August 2010
Toei Animation, Inc. announced a TV broadcast licensing agreement with Turner Entertainment Networks Asia, Inc. today, to air 49 episodes of the Pretty Cure series, which is set to premiere later this year on Cartoon Network in Australia and New Zealand. The announcement was made by Kanji Kazahaya, President and COO of Toei Animation. Pretty Cure [...]
Continue reading...Second Season of Chuggington for Playhouse Disney in the U.S.
6. August 2010
Ludorum plc, a leading specialist in the creation of global pre-school children’s IP, announced today that it has licensed the second season of 13 half hour episodes of Chuggington, its successful train-based, 3D animation series, to Disney Channel for its Playhouse Disney programming block in the United States. The acquisition of the second season [...]
Continue reading...The Last Airbender’s Epic Battle Scenes, NVIDIA-Powered
2. August 2010
NVIDIA Helps ILM Forge Epic Battle Scenes special effects Harnessing the Four Ancient Elements for “The Last Airbender” Giant Fireballs, Swirling Clouds, Dust Storms Simulated 10-15 Times Faster Using Groundbreaking NVIDIA Quadro GPU Technology Paramount Pictures’ latest film, “The Last Airbender,” features extraordinary battle visual effects created by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), with the help of [...]
Continue reading...Yogi Bear in 3D Animation!
30. July 2010
Yogi Bear has always been smarter than the average bear during his heydays as the premier park bear of Hanna Barbera. But it seems Hanna Barbera is the one who’s smarter now by allowing Yogi Bear to move past being a 2D illustration and turning into a 3D animation-powered live-action huggable bear. That’s right Yogi Bear [...]
Continue reading...Tron: Legacy Trailer! Catch it Here
29. July 2010
It’s a parade of trailers recently because more and more quality 3D animation flicks are being rolled out. The latest of which is Tron: Legacy from Walt Disney Studios. Here catch the trailer here: Tron: Legacy is a sequel of the 1982 classic Tron, also from Disney. Tron is famous for being one of the first [...]
Continue reading...Slinky vs Etch-A-Sketch
29. July 2010
A Colossal Battle Between Two Toy Giants – Slinky ® vs. Etch A Sketch ® It’s the clash of the Toy Titans… and may the best toy win! Slinky ® and Etch A Sketch ® have enjoyed a fun rivalry for decades. Now the toy licensing giants are competing in a contest to decide which one is [...]
Continue reading...iCarly’s Jerry Trainor Stars in Nicktoon T.U.F.F. Puppy
26. July 2010
Jerry Trainor, best known as the hilarious big brother and guardian to Carly Shay in Nickelodeon’s number one live-action hit series iCarly, brings his comedic talents to the network’s newest animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy, bowing this fall on Nickelodeon, the largest producer of television animation in the world. The 13-episode, 2D series is created [...]
Continue reading...South Park Receives Tenth Emmy Nomination
12. July 2010
Four-Time Emmy-Winning Animation Series Favorite “South Park” Receives Tenth Nomination COMEDY CENTRAL earned nine nominations in the 2009-2010 Primetime Emmy® Awards competition, it was announced today by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS). Four-time Emmy-winner “South Park,” the adult animation phenomenon, home to Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Cartman, received its tenth Emmy nomination for Outstanding [...]
Continue reading...SpongeBob The Clash of Triton Lands 5.2 Million Total Viewers
9. July 2010
Nickelodeon’s hit cartoon animation series SpongeBob SquarePants special, “The Clash of Triton” (Monday, July 5, 8 p.m., ET/PT), raked in 5.2 million total viewers and ranked as the night’s top show on broadcast and basic cable TV with kids 2-11, kids 6-11 and tweens 9-14. With total viewers, the special’s 5.2 million tally (+140% over last [...]
Continue reading...Smith Micro Poser 8 3D Character Solution
5. July 2010
Smith Micro Software, Inc.Productivity and Graphics Group today announced the international availability of Poser 8, the next generation of the popular and affordable 3D figure design and animation solution. Poser 8 is now available in French and German language versions, offering an intuitive 3D character solution for hobbyists exploring 3D graphics for personal entertainment, as [...]
Continue reading...The 13 Ghosts Of Scooby-Doo Appears On DVD For The First Time
1. July 2010
This summer, kids and Scooby-Doo fans are in for more high-jinks, thrills and laughs when Warner Home Video’s (WHV) The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo The Complete Series materializes in stores June 29, 2010. Never before released on DVD, this Scooby-Doo cartoon animation series is comprised of 13 episodes on two discs, and features the [...]
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...The New Disney Pixar Film Toy Story 3 Opens in Theaters June 18 in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX
14. June 2010
Aleks Syntek and Danna Paola, and the Gipsy Kings Participate in the Most Anticipated Animated Movie of the Summer, Toy Story 3! On June 18, Toy Story 3 will make children and adults dance to two completely different rhythms. Aleks Syntek and Danna Paola recorded the pop version of the song Yo Soy Tu Amigo Fiel [...]
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19. August 2010
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