San Rafael, Calif. - For the first time, a 3D animated series is part of the "Sesame Street" television program. The program's 40th anniversary season debuted, including computer-generated (CG) segmen ...
November 20, 2009
Santa Monica, Calif. - For the creatives at RPA, director Andy Hall and his colleagues at the Santa Monica-based design studio Elastic just created the first of several graphically driven spots for th ...
November 19, 2009
San Francisco, Calif. - Red Giant Software has released Holomatrix, a new After Effects plug-in. Many science fiction feature films and TV shows feature holographic communication and interfaces. Red ...
November 18, 2009
On November 20, audiences will experience a fun, intergalactic adventure. That is when the CG animated feature Planet 51 lands in theaters nationwide.
Los Angeles, Calif. - The Visual Effects Society, the entertainment industry’s official organization representing the extended community of visual effects professionals, has named motion picture direc ...
November 17, 2009
Newbury Park, Calif. - Some of this year’s hottest movies, including G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Surrogates, and District 9, feature CG animation and visual effects seq ...
November 16, 2009
Beaverton, Ore. - E-on software announced the availability of its full line of Vue 8 products for 3D enthusiasts and 3D artists. This announcement finalizes the introduction of the eighth generation o ...
November 13, 2009
San Ramon, Calif. - Right Hemisphere and Mecanica Solutions entered a technology partnership whereby Mecanica has embedded Right Hemisphere’s 2D and 3D visualization technology into its PLM360 solutio ...
November 12, 2009
Southpointe, Pa. - ANSYS Inc., maker of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, has become an official sponsor of Astrobotic Technology Inc.’s Tranquil ...
By Barbara Robertson The focus of the film 2012 is the survival of the human species in the face of the entire planet’s destruction. In this film, the actors play people at the mercy of the effects—st ...