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...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...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...Monday, October 13, 2008
Budgets on Bollywood animation have just gone up. While Hollywood giant Disney has entered the fray, local big daddies like Yash Chopra and Percept Picture Company have also joined the animation bandwagon. It is estimated that Bollywood studios are setting aside sum to the tune of Rs 20 crore per animation film. This Diwali, Disney and [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 9, 2008
As the conglomerate of Marvel superheroes known as the Avengers gradually assembles on the big screen, Marvel Animation is prepping an animated television series that will bring together such iconic comic-book heroes as Iron Man, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Wasp and Giant Man. Toon shop Film Roman is producing 26 episodes of The [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 2, 2008
DreamWorks Animation today announced that Pandamonium will be back in 2011 when the sequel to its worldwide hit, “Kung Fu Panda,” is expected to return to theaters on June 3, 2011. The Company also anticipates releasing the film into IMAX(R) theatres worldwide. The sequel to “Kung Fu Panda,” like all DreamWorks Animation feature films starting [...]
Continue reading...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...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...Saturday, August 30, 2008
Animator David OReily created a 3D animation that looks like it is jumping off the screen of the iPhone. The animation utilizes the iPhone’s built-in gyroscope to help create the awesome animation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dCOhUHBS8s
Continue reading...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...Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Here’s the trailer of the famous allegedly ripoff movie based on the Pixar hit Ratatouille - Ratatoing. I can’t quite stand the ‘toing’ at the end - wonder what they were thinking when they made this. In fact, I wonder what the distributor and stores that sell this product is thinking and who’s going to [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, July 13, 2008
Ever since Kungfu Panda hit the big screen, there has been much controversy over the show. Not with regards to the quality of the show, the storyline or Jack Black. The controversy has largely been with how some countries has been displeased with the popularity the show has been garnering and the alarming amount of [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 7, 2008
By Lucy O’Loughlin The movie tells the tale of Po the Panda - voiced by Jack Black - an overweight waiter working in his father’s noodle restaurant. Po is a Kung Fu fanatic but his bulky frame limits his ability to perform the intricate moves. Black seems to be the perfect choice for the role - having [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 7, 2008
Reuters - Saturday, July 5By Simon Rabinovitch BEIJING - More than just a box-office hit in China, animated Hollywood comedy “Kung Fu Panda” has led Chinese artists to find fault with their own film industry and call for fewer government controls on culture. The movie, which tells the story of a fat panda who dreams of martial [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 30, 2008
Starting from today, we will be showcasing a series of animation projects we produced over the years. The hit documentary Secrets of the Battleship Yamato produced by Bang Singapore was the very first documentary Mediafreaks produced CG for. It proved to be a most rewarding experience and project as Mediafreaks later went on to produce many [...]
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