on 07月 7th, 2009 by admin
We asked three companies, Magic Lantern Limited, Transom Technologies and Liquid Light Studios, to describe how they are utilizing animation in unexpected places and for unexpected purposes. (Read on and you’ll find out how animation is saving a camel’s life!) We also asked them to tell us the skills, training and background that someone would need to have in order to perform the type of work that they are doing. （阅读全文……）
继续阅读 Simulation Animation: The Tools »
Tags: 2D, 3D, 3D model, 3D studio max, animation, CAD models, software
on 05月 26th, 2009 by admin
“An animator is an actor with a pencil”, goes the oldest and truest animation cliché. Not “a draftsman that acts”, but first and foremost - an actor. If you’re trying to tell a story through a character, inevitably you’re an actor. The only question is whether you are a good actor or a bad one. （阅读全文……）
继续阅读 Acting and Animation »
Tags: 2D animation, 2D animation production, 3D Animation, 3D animation production, 3D architectural animation, 3D graphics, 3D web graphics, Shanghai Greataction
on 04月 13th, 2009 by admin
Ever wondered how those dazzling animated effects got from the computer to the movie screen? It’s rather funny to imagine a cameraman standing in front of a computer screen with his equipment, zooming in to try to capture the animation playing on the screen. Fortunately for the entertainment industry, however, that’s hardly what happens; however, even when working in three-dimensional computer animation, you still need a camera to film your animation. （阅读全文……）
继续阅读 Filming in the Digital World: Virtual “Cameras” »
Tags: 3D Modeling, computer animation, film, movie, three-dimensional, three-dimensional space, Virtual cameras
on 04月 8th, 2009 by admin
You’ve seen it more than once: computer generated images moving across your screen with eerie fluidity, peopling your movies, your video games, with motion and inflection so detailed that it’s almost unreal. It can seem like magic, a sort of digital wizardry too far beyond anything man-made. The idea of animators working to impart that level of minute detail and realism to an animated humanoid figure is almost staggering, and can look like an impossible amount of effort. （阅读全文……）
继续阅读 Creating Unreality from Reality »
Tags: 3D Animation, 3D models, 3D studio max, animation, animators, technology, video games
on 04月 8th, 2009 by admin
Speed Racer was a staple of my childhood, notorious for its mixture of high-octane action, varying animation quality, and pure, unadulterated cheese. It’s a classic, and it’s now following the tradition of many classics such as Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: it’s being remade for a new generation, using new animation technology and new storylines. （阅读全文……）
继续阅读 Film Preview: Speed Racer The Next Generation - The Beginning »
Tags: 2D, 2D animation, 2D computer, 2D environment, 3D animated series, 3D backgrounds, animation, animation technology
on 04月 8th, 2009 by admin
