Archive for December, 2009

Video interview with Shrek The Third Co Director Raman Hui

Raman Hui started his career in Hong Kong as a Cell Animator and thereafter moved to Canada to study at Sheridan College. In the year 1989, Raman started working at Pacific Data Images which was later acquired by DreamWorks Animation. Ever since then, he has worked on blockbuster movies like Antz, the Shrek movies, Madagascar. [...]

December 16th, 2009
Topic: Interviews Tags: None

Zoic Studios Launches Design Division

Zoic Studios, renowned for its visual effects work in Commercials, Features and Episodic Television, has been growing its creative offerings, officially launching a talent-backed Design Group, which complements their recent expansions into Gaming and Integrated Media. At the helm of the new Design Group are Executive Producer Miles Dinsmoor and Creative Director Derich Wittliff, who [...]

December 15th, 2009
Topic: Industry News Tags: None

Animated Short Zerebrale Dichotomie

Yes or No? “Zerebrale Dichotomie” – a non-scientific approach to explain how decisions are made. This was a student project by the students of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. The short has english subtitles. Zerebrale Dichotomie (english subs) from zerebrale dichotomie on Vimeo.

December 10th, 2009
Topic: Inspiration Tags: None

Unknown filmmaker gets $30m for robot movie.

An unknown filmmaker from Uruguay has been given $30m by Hollywood studio bosses – to turn his $500 YouTube video of a giant robot invasion into a movie Would-be director Federico Alvarez, who runs a post-production visual effects house in Uruguay, filmed ‘Panic Attack’ with a budget of just $500 in his free time. The [...]

December 3rd, 2009
Topic: Industry News, Inspiration Tags: None

Grant Morrison Gets a Biopic

Grant Morrison in an upcoming biopic expanses why our world would be hell to a comic book superhero. I will have to look for this when the full biopic is out.

December 1st, 2009
Topic: Interviews Tags: None