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It's hard to sell a 3D movie to movie buffs at home, but it's perhaps even harder doing so when we're talking about a film that initially came out in 2D many years ago. Even so, Pixar delivers. On September 14 this year, the studio will re-release its classic underwater tale “Finding Nemo&rdquo... |
23 May 2012
05:55 GMT |
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Adam Sandler's 2011 was anything but good, considering how he topped the Razzie Awards, setting a new record for the number of nominations and wins. Hopefully, “Hotel Transylvania” will redeem him in the eyes of fans. A new trailer for it is now available and, of course, you can see it above. In t... |
26 April 2012
11:43 GMT |
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Video game developer Ninja Theory has confirmed that it is using animations created individually by members of the development team for each of the combat moves that main character Dante can perform in the upcoming DmC: Devil May Cry.
This comes after the team has also announced that motion capture is used to power ... |
18 April 2012
02:30 GMT |
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Chris Rock caused quite a ruckus when, at the Oscars 2012, he said that doing voice work for animation was the easiest thing in the world. A new documentary aims to show that this isn't really the case. You can see the first trailer for “I Know That Voice” above. The project is a documentary on v... |
13 April 2012
03:52 GMT |
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Paper.js is an open source JavaScript vector graphics scripting framework. It allows developers to script animations in JavaScript and have them played out via the HTML 5 canvas utility.
The framework supports mouse and keyboard interaction, vector geometry, images, color averaging, symbols, paths, segments, selecti... |
11 April 2012
12:01 GMT |
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A video has surfaced showing off the animation process for STALKER 2, the much-awaited video game from GSG Game World. However, it is not clear whether the images shown mean that development on the game is still going on or that the team is showing off older results in order to drum up some more interest in the proje... |
10 April 2012
02:58 GMT |
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Come this fall, a new Dreamworks film will take children (and their parents) on another great adventure, starring the characters we all know since we were kids: “Rise of the Guardians.”
A first trailer has just been released – and you can see it in full above.
Santa Claus, Sandman, the Tooth Fair... |
30 March 2012
07:28 GMT |
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Adam Sandler's latest project isn't a comedy like those that earned him a record 11 nominations at the Razzies awards, but an animated film. The first trailer for “Hotel Transylvania” is now out. As one can easily imagine, the plot revolves around the terrifying vampire Dracula who, for a chan... |
28 March 2012
11:22 GMT |
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The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly brings a lengthy interview with none other than Angelina Jolie, most likely to promote the DVD release of her directorial debut, “In the Land of Blood and Honey.” Among other things, she also talks about her next movie. Because she’s so busy, Angelina hasn&rs... |
27 March 2012
12:39 GMT |
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In the late '90s, as Disney had started work on a new film, called “Kingdom of the Sun,” it allowed John-Paul Davidson and Trudie Styler to shoot the documentary “The Sweatbox.”
You can now see it in full above – but you might want to hurry up, because it won't be here for ... |
23 March 2012
08:26 GMT |
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It's here: a new trailer for “Ice Age” has arrived. The time-enduring franchise has new talent on board and a new story to introduce kids and their parents too, come this summer. You can see the trailer for “Ice Age: Continental Drift” above. The characters we've all come to know and... |
6 March 2012
09:27 GMT |
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When Tim Burton first made “Frankenweenie” for Disney over 2 decades ago, he got the boot for even considering showing audiences such an animated film. Times have changed and so have people's tastes.
Above is the first official trailer for “Frankenweenie,” a family-friendly take on th... |
2 March 2012
07:39 GMT |
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A new television commercial for the upcoming “Dragons” series has been released, showing plenty more dragons than in the animated film that inspired it. Check it out above.
Embedded at the end of this post, you will also find the first commercial, released some days ago.
“Dragons,” which w... |
29 February 2012
05:37 GMT |
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Here's something to brighten your day, in case you're a fan of animated films and in particular if you missed this year's winner for Best Animated Short at the Oscars 2012. You can now see the Oscar-winning “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” in full in the video above. An ... |
28 February 2012
11:05 GMT |
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Not long ago, Disney announced it would be re-releasing in 3D some of its most successful films. “Finding Nemo” was also on the list – and we know have a short teaser trailer for it.Not only was “Nemo” a good film with a good story and well-defined characters, but it also introduced the ... |
12 January 2012
06:24 GMT |
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On January 13, 2012, Disney will premiere “Beauty and the Beast” in 3D. As a special treat to fans, each screening will be preceded by a short film called “Tangled Ever After,” a preview of which you can see above. As if mention still must be made, “Tangled Ever After” is Disney�... |
7 January 2012
07:07 GMT |
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LAIKA, the animation studio behind the hit “Coraline,” is gearing up for another release that promises to be just as funny and, at the same time, scary. “ParaNorman,” a kids' horror animation, has just gotten a brand new trailer.
The first trailer dropped at the beginning of November, ... |
13 December 2011
07:06 GMT |
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If you thought the first two “Madagascar” films were fun, wait until you get a first look at the latest, called “Europe's Most Wanted.” Indeed, the entire gang is back and is determined to show you a good time. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, Frances McDorman... |
9 December 2011
11:38 GMT |
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Get ready for the biggest (animated) adventure of 2012: Pixar has just released the first official, full-length trailer for “Brave,” its first release with a female lead. You can check it out above. As most other female heroines, Merida too wishes to be free of social constraints so as to be able to live ... |
17 November 2011
07:42 GMT |
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Heroes are extraordinary people who act in extraordinary circumstances, when normal people don't dare or don't even know they're supposed to do anything. Norman is one of these people, though his secret “power” is that of speaking to the dead. “ParaNorman” doesn't arrive in... |
1 November 2011
12:41 GMT |
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Creating a video these days is not much of a challenge for most people. You can even get away with using a camera phone. Shooting a video is no problem, making one that's good or staging an idea you have may be harder though. Luckily, the internet has a solution for that, there are plenty of ways of creating vid... |
25 March 2011
06:00 GMT |
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Arguably the best-animated movie of 2010, “How to Train Your Dragon” is getting a sequel, as expected. With a release date set for 2013, the final details for the film have been taken care of: and Gerard Butler is also on board.
As we also noted a while back, when DreamWorks announced that a sequel wo... |
15 February 2011
10:50 GMT |
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Moviegoers who loved this year’s “How to Train Your Dragon” must be having a field day right about now: after the announcement that a sequel was in the works comes confirmation that an animated series will arrive on TV. This means that fans will probably not have to wait until 2013 to see what happe... |
13 October 2010
09:44 GMT |
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One of the upcoming hyped releases is Zack Snyder’s “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole,” which arrives in US theaters this month and of which the director says it broke all 3D rules imaginable. 3D movies often get a bad rap, either because they don’t match pre-release hype (w... |
22 September 2010
03:18 GMT |
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Another beloved cartoon character is about to return to the large screen and he will be doing so in style. Sony Pictures has announced plans for a computer generated “Popeye” film that will, of course, be released in 3D as well. As of now, details of the plot are being kept under a closed lid, Slash Film... |
23 March 2010
12:04 GMT |
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Most hardware news revolves around the large variety of processing, graphics, storage, memory and display solutions and technologies released by companies, as well as the various legal battles that arise between them. The past few years in particular have been rather hard on creativity, with hardware makers focusing ... |
25 January 2010
06:30 GMT |
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There is no better time of the year to release animation films or movies that are based on well-known and popular children’s stories as Christmas. On Friday, Disney premiered its much hyped 2D animation film, “The Princess and the Frog,” the first ever Disney production to feature a black princess, ... |
15 December 2009
10:26 GMT |
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The adventure began in 2001, when audiences were first introduced to the stinky, shameless, obnoxious yet entirely lovable in the end, ogre Shrek in the film with the same name. Come May 2010, the fairytale ends with “Shrek Forever After,” which sees the anti-hero hit midlife crisis, as USA Today informs.... |
26 November 2009
10:49 GMT |
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In 2007, Hollywood actor Heath Ledger, who died of an accidental overdose in January 2008, presented the Modest Mouse frontman with an idea for a video that would target whalers off the coast of Australia. He then agreed to direct the video and thus send a very strong message to the entire world. A few hours ago, the... |
5 August 2009
08:52 GMT |
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Over the past few years, slideshows have become increasingly common in presentations made in schools, institutions, during conferences and other meetings, as the speakers usually find them to be a very effective method of getting their point across to the auditory. In schools and universities, they have been touted a... |
12 June 2009
06:20 GMT |
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Ubisoft, Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation are announcing that they are partnering up to create a video-game based on the upcoming Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs movie. Both the title and the film are said to arrive at the same time, in September 2009. It's interesting to see that Sony is turning... |
3 April 2009
03:59 GMT |
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There was a time when screensavers were used as a protecting measure for monitors, displaying an animation because a static image would remain carved on the tube. Now they are used merely due to the fact that they look good and give your computer screen a distinct appearance when in idle mode. Yes, nowadays the scree... |
27 January 2009
12:31 GMT |
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The general idea launchers are built on is helping users improve their daily workflow, by accessing favorite, most used files or particular applications - all with a few mouse clicks or with the use of a few keystrokes. Of course, there are launchers that provide more options to choose from, but the principle they al... |
16 October 2008
02:10 GMT |
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You have probably not heard of Coraline, the movie: it's one of those projects which promise a lot but are not marketed like a blockbuster. However, it does not mean that this kind of movies should be ignored. With a tagline like "Oh... My... Gosh", Coraline is clearly one of those animated movies you will alway... |
17 June 2008
17:06 GMT |
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THQ has managed to secure the rights to develop a game based on the upcoming film from Pixar called WALL●E. The players will be able to control the two main characters from the movie, WALL●E and EVE, in an adventure game, while also being able to explore up to 10 worlds and relive some of the greatest mom... |
28 May 2008
08:47 GMT |
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Toon Boom Animation, creators of Toon Boom Studio, have recently upgraded (so to speak) their animation tool to version 4.0, dubbed Toon Boom Studio Express. The latest version allows users to create animations much easier. Toon Boom Studio Express 4 also has a tweaked interface. A demo version for the software is al... |
7 April 2008
04:24 GMT |
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modo 301, "the next evolution of 3D modeling, painting and rendering in a single integrated and accelerated package for the Mac and PC," has recently been updated to 302 (obviously). It adds new natural lighting capabilities, layered Photoshop file support, a bunch of modeling tools and an animation Track View. Other... |
4 April 2008
09:50 GMT |
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it true that most people use their computers for 3 main reasons: gaming, music & movies and, last but not least, IM? In other words, people use their PCs mainly for fun and entertainment (as you probably realized by now, I'm not talking about those who need to work on... |
24 March 2008
16:30 GMT |
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Cheetah3D users should check out the latest update to their favorite 3D modelling, rendering and animation solution, which improves MacOS X 10.5 (Leopard) compatibility and fixes a series of reported bugs. Cheetah3D 4.5.1 is available for $130 (single user license), with Cheetah3D 4 users being able to upgrade for fr... |
13 March 2008
07:54 GMT |
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Everyone loves Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd and Microsoft seems to know that, since they've begun offering dozens of Looney Tunes animated episodes on the Xbox Live Marketplace. While most of them require a fee in order to be downloaded, the "What's Opera, Doc?" episode is available for free. Keep in mind that... |
29 October 2007
10:17 GMT |
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There is no doubt that Yahoo Messenger is the most popular instant messaging client on the Internet because it offers the best and the most advanced functions ever included into this kind of solution. But it's enough to encounter a simple problem to start looking for an alternative and let's face it, it... |
21 August 2007
09:51 GMT |
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A new threat was discovered in a flash animation published on the Internet that might harm users' computers and damage the Windows operating system. The Troj/Agent-FWO Trojan horse was discovered by the security company Sophos and seems to be created by the Italian animator Bruno Bozzetto in 2001. The Shockwave ... |
28 June 2007
10:47 GMT |
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A few days ago, some developers managed to create an impressive set of imagery for Google Earth that brings some new perspective for the mapping tool. Barnabu designed a 3D model of the London Eye, and using the layers technology implemented in the downloadable application, he managed to build a nice-looking animatio... |
14 June 2007
03:36 GMT |
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Researchers are still looking for answers to what pulled down the World Trade Center twin towers on September 11th, 2001, trying to impede future failures. Now a Purdue University team came with a state-of-the-art animated visualization of the event. "The animation reveals more information than could be conveyed thro... |
13 June 2007
05:09 GMT |
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Google Earth will be soon one of the most amazing software solutions ever created as more and more developers are joining forces to improve the mapping tool. Besides the useful features implemented by the parent company Google in every new version of the program, the users from all around the world are designing 3D m... |
12 June 2007
09:41 GMT |
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