Animation Mentor Character Rigs Challenge New Animators

Animation Mentor is releasing a series of character animation rigs to
students and alumni. The first group is available, surfaced, ready for
lighting and part of their new VFX program.

MAXON Cinema 4D Leaps to After Effects for 3D Animations

Animator & 3D artist Thomas Zeug created and animated a stereo 3D
film in MAXON Cinema 4D, rendering out to After Effects for compositing,
colour correction and effects.

Hackett Films Gains Design, Animation & Production Talent

Hackett Films in Sydney has now expanded their team with
producer Sarah Harris, VFX/design artist Pete Nizic and recent
graduate Kimberley Lund.

FMX 2013 Stars Pixar Animation and Cloud Computing

FMX 2013 Conference on Animation, Effects, Games and Transmedia
gathers artists from Pixar, research on cloud computing and new animation
and FX trends from Canada, Austria and Turkey.

Method Studios Welcomes Three Top Animation Artists

Method Studios has taken on three experienced animation
artists to support their creative team. Two of them come
from Rhythm & Hues.

OptiTrack Motive Customises Motion Capture Workflows

OptiTrack Motive software platform is designed to deliver clean motion
data in customisable motion capture workflows for production studios
and research facilities.

Animation Leads the March against Parasitic Infections

Scientists from Queensland Institute of Medical Research enlisted a
colourful animation and some school children to help prevent the
spread of parasitic worms in China.

AEAF Awards 2013

AEAF Online Festival 2013 Latest entries

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro v4 Upgrades 3D & Timeline Tools

Storyboard Pro version 4 is now updated with a 64-bit core, an integrated
3D workspace, and bitmap or vector drawing tools. An animation
storyboard artist explains.

AEAF Entry Deadline 19 June

AEAF Online Festival 2013 Latest entries

PipelineFX Qube! Rewires Render Pipeline at Qvisten Animation

Norway’s Qvisten Animation AS uses PipelineFX Qube! to customize file
submission to their render farm. The artists can continue working on shots
while the software monitors their jobs.

Australia’s dirtgirl Earns Digital Emmy Nomination

Australia’s dirtgirlworld has been nominated for a 2013 International
Digital Emmy Award in the Digital: Children and Young People category.

NYC’s FIT Manages Animation Renders on PipelineFX Qube!

The Animation & Interactive Media students at the FIT in New York
manage asset and animation rendering for thesis projects with
PipelineFX Qube! render farm software.

Method Animates Girl Power for Kia’s Super Bowl TVC

SUPER BOWL 2013 Method Studios put their CG and animation teams
to work on the perfect showroom robot, relying on precise rotomation
and realistic modelling and rendering.

Toon Boom Storyboard Pro Puts Medicine in Motion

Medical animation companies are finding Toon Boom Stroyboard software
is a fast accurate way to refine projects with clients, and even to produce
entire projects.

Brown Bag Films Builds 24/7 Post Workflow on Aspera Sync

Animation studio Brown Bag Films in Dublin is collaborating in real time
on post production with its partner studios around the world using
Aspera Sync.