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The High Cost of
Working in Visual …

There’s a price to pay for working in visual effects, and we’re not
talking about the money that students need to pay John Textor to …

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CGI

This Is What Computer Animation Looked Like In 1971
by Amid Amidi   Sunday April 8, 2012   2:49 am
The documentary above offers a fascinating look at the Key Frame
animation system designed by Marceli Wein and Nestor Burtnyk …
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CGI

Animating a 400-Year-Old Painting in Maya
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday April 3, 2012   4:00 am
Many artists have animated famous paintings before, but the
husband-and-wife artistic team Rob and Nick Carter have taken it …
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Seth MacFarlane’s “Ted” trailer
by Jerry Beck   Monday April 2, 2012   12:30 am
Seth MacFarlane’s first full-length feature is a hilariously
raunchy mix of live action and CG animation. Mark Wahlberg stars …
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Digital Domain’s John Textor Brags to Investors about Exploiting Animation Student Labor
by Amid Amidi   Thursday March 29, 2012   2:12 am
Digital Domain CEO John Textor (pictured above with his wife)
envisions big things for his company’s new feature animation …
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CGI

First Trailer for Genndy Tartakovsky’s “Hotel Transylvania”
by Amid Amidi   Friday March 23, 2012   2:42 am
It’s an international trailer. Watch it at WorstPreviews.com.
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CGI

“Easy Way” by Juan David Velasquez Bedoya
by Jerry Beck   Friday March 23, 2012   12:05 am
Easy Way (Camino Fácil) by Juan David Velasquez Bedoya is from
Bogota, Colombia, a country where CG animation is just …
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“Good Books – Metamorphosis” by Buck
by Jerry Beck   Saturday March 17, 2012   12:05 am
Bi-coastal (NY & LA) commercial shop Buck produced and directed
this spectacular 2-1/2 minute spot for online bookseller Good …
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CGI

First Look at Genndy Tartakovsky’s “Hotel Transylvania”
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday March 13, 2012   4:50 pm
“It’s refreshing to go back to the beginning of Dracula – and
then have Adam Sandler put his spin on it.” So says Dexter’s …
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Spots from Punga
by Jerry Beck   Tuesday March 13, 2012   12:05 am
Animator/designer Gabriel H. Fermanelli has turned me on to the
commercials he’s producing through Punga, a collective of …
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CGI

Quantic Dream’s “Kara” by David Cage
by Jerry Beck   Thursday March 8, 2012   11:00 am
Motion capture can aid good storytelling and good filmmaking.
This film is a demo of a new performance-capture technique from …
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CGI

TEASER: “The Master’s Voice” by Guilherme Marcondes
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday March 7, 2012   3:04 pm
It’s been a while since we’ve heard of a new personal project by
Guilherme Marcondes (Tyger, Into Pieces), but this teaser …
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BOX OFFICE REPORT: “The Lorax” is a Hit
by Amid Amidi   Monday March 5, 2012   4:34 pm
Illumination Entertainment’s The Lorax exceeded expectations and
debuted in first place with a stunning $70.2 million last …
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CGI

Dreamworks Teases “Guardians” and “Croods”
by Jerry Beck   Wednesday February 15, 2012   12:05 am
Two Dreamworks publicity pieces, created for display at Toy Fair
(currently going on in New York), have been leaked online …
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Oscar Focus: Enrico Casarosa Talks “La Luna”
by Jerry Beck   Tuesday February 14, 2012   7:00 am
BREWMASTERS NOTE: This week Cartoon Brew takes a closer look at
the five Academy Award nominated animated shorts. Each day at …
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