Tag Archive | "3d animation studio"
China Animation Properties Not Hot in China
I read an interesting article on the CCTV website regarding the state of the animation industry in China and how the young in China are simply not embracing China produced cartoon characters. You will recall that an article I wrote a few weeks back regarding this very topic describes the cause of this situation very [...]
Continue reading...Talented Animation Student Wins Best Animation Award
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Vincent Chai wins Best Animation Award at Festival Filem Malaysia (21st Malaysian Film Festival) for his short film World War. World War was created by talented animator Vincent Chai for his final degree project whilst studying 3D Animation at the University Of Hertfordshire.
Continue reading...Cool Animation of a Light-Painted Piano Player
Friday, September 26, 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?
Thursday, September 25, 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
Thursday, September 25, 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...Felon
Sunday, September 21, 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
Tuesday, September 16, 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...3D Animation Studio | What Goes On Behind Those Closed Doors
Monday, September 15, 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
Tuesday, September 9, 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...Documentary Animation Showreel
Sunday, August 31, 2008
We’ve just completed our spanking brand new Documentary Animation Showreel and we are eager to show it off! Mediafreaks has been creating animation and VFX for documentaries for the past few years and this has become one of the services we are most known for. We have had the opportunity to work on numerous prolific projects [...]
Continue reading...Production Coordinator Wanted for Mediafreaks
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Thank you all those who applied for this position. We have found our latest freak and the position is now closed. We are looking for a Production Coordinator to join Mediafreaks! The person will be the bridge between the Executive Producer, Producer and the production crew to coordinate and facilitate the smooth running of the production of [...]
Continue reading...Martial Arts Animated Feature Follows Kung Fu Panda’s Success
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Barely a month after Kung Fu Panda kicked its way to China’s box office success, another martial arts animated feature has taken China by storm. Aptly named ‘Feng Yun Jue’ or ‘Wind Cloud Duel’, the 2D animated movie is an adaptation of the popular Hong Kong martial arts comic series Feng Yun which had also [...]
Continue reading...Katakune’s Blog has Been Launched
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
The Katakune blog has been launched at http://www.katakune.com/blog! If you would like to find out how Katakune was conceived and produced from the very start, you can read all about it at Katakune’s blog. We have unselfishly shared our experiences in developing this series and are showing exclusive never seen before pre-production pictures and animation clips on [...]
Continue reading...Katakune DVDs to be Released in USA
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Katakune DVDs will be released in USA in October 2008! Through the efforts of our distributor, Katakune has secured a DVD release deal with PorchLight Home Entertainment. Already broadcasted on the Voom Kid’s Channel Animania HD in 2007, this is Katakune’s second entrance into the North American market and a testimony of Katakune’s cute appeal. “PorchLight Home [...]
Continue reading...BBC Olympics Animation Journey to the East
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy head on a “Journey to the East” for BBC Sport this summer. This animation based on the classical Chinese novel, “Journey to the West”, was produced by the men behind virtual band Gorillaz - Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. The animation is great to say the least. I would say that Damon and [...]
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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