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Madagascar Knock-off from Hell

Madagascar Knock-off from Hell

Not to be confused with Dreamworks' Madagascar……actually, the makers of Life's A Jungle are desperately trying to trick consumers to pick up this ...

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High cost of working with visual effects animation

High cost of working with visual effects animation

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 work at Digital D...

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Animate a 400-year-old painting in Maya

Animate a 400-year-old painting in Maya

Many artists have animated famous paintings before, but the husband-and-wife artistic team Rob and Nick Carter have taken it to a whole other level. T...

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Digital Domain has established a Florida shop and aims to be the next Pixar

Digital Domain has established a Florida shop and aims to be the next Pixar

Visual effects house Digital Domain is building a $40 million, 120,000-square foot studio in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The plan: expand beyond service ...

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"Pirates" by the main vendor

"Pirates" by the main vendor

Once in a blue moon I see a piece of animation that plain knocks me out. “The Pirate by Trollhättan, Sweden-based Meindbender is one such piece. Ma...

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CG squash and stretching became a little easier

CG squash and stretching became a little easier

To paraphrase Patrick Henry, Give me squash and stretch or give me death. As an outsider to the CG animation production process, I'm struck by how ine...

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