Collage, Digital and Mixed Media: Design

Collage, Digital and Mixed Media: Design: digital collage

Disney announces ten new animated films in 2012 The Walt Disney Studio an ambitious Disney announces ten animated films through 2012 bearbowlogo.jpgThe Walt Disney Studios unveiled an ambitious slate of 10 new animated feature films from Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios to be released through the year 2012 at a New York press conference held today by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, and John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. The roster of new animated features includes six new films from Pixar Animation Studios, four from Walt Disney Animation Studios, and the first four in a series of direct-to-DVD films featuring Disney Fairies from DisneyToon Studios. Thanks to “Kinoo” in the Animated News & Views Forum. Check out the details (UPDATED: and pictures and logos!) of each film here:

ANIMATRIX MULTIMEDIA 2D SERIES "BENTUL-THE GREAT" GOING STRONG ON ZEE BANGLA

Animatix multimedia based in kolkata is a studio behinf the creation of the 2d animated serirs, Bentul-the great, based on the comic strips created by shri Narayan Debnath since the 1960s till date.The animated series currently airs on Zee Bangla every sunday at 10 am. Animatrix has already completed 42 animated episodes of 21 mins for the series and is developing more.
"Animatrix owns the copyrights of the animation format for the entire stories of Bantul-The Great created since 1964 till date.
Bantul is very powerful and he can lift anything like a train,a multistory building or even full range of hills and throw it directly at the culprits to punish them.The series have other two important characters, named Bacchhu and Bicchhu. Both of these notorious characters stay with Bantul at his home under his guidance.
Inattentive in their studies and irregular in school they always give a reason to neighbours to complain to Bantul.very often Bantul faces several embarrassing situations,created by the two boys,and is forced to give them a strong dose of punishment to teach them a lesson.
The Bentul is very innocent,always fights for good, protects his owned from outside enemies. All this is so familiar to the people here that it is impossible to change it even a little.
In the script my challenge is to maintain this balance,through it is an animated series,but we have the audiance of 8 to 80 years age group,and according to that the necessary changes in dialogues, environment,props,weapons,even the villain's activities need to be done.For example for the 60's or 70's audiance,they are not accustomed to see Bantul with mobile phone. 
he studio is working on 2 TV series,Bantul-The Great Buri O Magicman.telecast on every Sunday at 10.30am on Zee Bangla.Apart from this it is also going to start work on another series,named Handa-Bhonda, this is also a vary famous cartoon character of Bengal.

The Smurfs:A Christmas carol:Maxi-director Troy Quane On Sony's mini-Movie.


There's always surprise in santa's sack.THis holiday season,the surprise lkies in The smurfs 3-Disc Holiday gift set on Blu-ray: an all-new "mini-movie" The smurfs:A Christmas carol,directed by Troy Quane.Whom we have previously met on Disney's Enchanted.
Troy began his animation career in 1995,When he was hired out of sheridan college as a character Design for Phoenix Animation studios in toronto.With in three months he was promoted to production Designer,then spent the following eighteen months as an Art Director and Design supervisor for numerous various productions at the studio.
In the summer of 1966,Quane was hired as a traditional animator for Walt Disney animation canada's new studio in toronto.There he worked on a multude of direct-to-video productions including beauty and beast:The Enchanted Christmas,Pocahontas11:Journey to the New World and Mickey's once upon A Christmas.
In 1999,he left Disney to embark on a freelance career.Over the next years he progressed to senior Animator on various top end commercials and feature films including Fox feature Animator's osmosis Jones,sony's Eight Crazy nights and Universal's Curious George.
In 2003,Quane joined the stopory crew for the wild,a CGI feature film executive produced by Kevin Lima,before working as a story artist on the director's critically acclaimed live-action &
hand-Drawn animation hybird film Enchanted.Most recently.Quane joined sony pictures Animation to direct the TWenty-two minute short film The smurfs:A Christmas Carol,a mini-movie,Which combines CGI and Hand drawn animation.

Stardust director Brad Tucker Illustrate Bright futures for Nemours
Listen friends,Bi-coastal production company stardust recently collaborated with ad agency Fry Hammond Bar on a Multi-spot compaign for Nemours,a network of children's hospital in florida and the mid-Atlantic.Directed by Stardust Brad tucker,the compaign combines hand-drawn cel
animation with drawn like-live action,capturing a sense a child like imagination and endless possibility.
"Nemours is a cool place for kids and the hand drawn style of the cel animation in the compaign was inspired by their creativity energy,"said Brad Tucker.
"cel animation is a labor of love with every frame drawn by hand,and the process let us dive deep into the range creativity talent that lives here at stardust".
The four-spot compaign imagine what a chile future might hold thanks to Nemours cutting edge technologies and specialized medical care.In "Backyard girl" a girl playful runs through a lush yard surrounded by flurry of animated flowers and animals."Musical girl"stars an aspiring youngster rocking out through the halls of school,and "Baseball boy" features a boy with dream of Baseball stardom;two different version of the later were created for the Orlando and Delaware markets respectively.Each of the spots blends footage of a child with Whimsical pops of cel animation that comes to life across each frame.
A standout spot in the compaign "backyard girl" was artfully shot by DP Ketil Dietrichson using Red camera,and enhanced with volumetric lighting ,lens flares and bright golden overtones using Autodesk flame.
Stardust animation film is draw each frame by hand,and completed 3D tracking in every scene to give animation depth before final compositing was completed in Adobe after effects.stardust turn around time for the compaign was five weeks.The spots are currently airing through out Orlando ,Fl and Delaware.

Autodesk123D now Available for free Download

AutodeskINC., announced 123D software Windows based 3D modelling application for makers combine with content and services is now available in public beta release download by makers.
Autodesk 123D anyone can explore,learn and create highly precise 3D models.makers can bring ideas toreality to combining powerful digital design by services for creating projects.From both with in the application and through the 123D websites,individual can discover and download content to start,complete and visualize the project and then access for purchase personal fabrication services through Autodesk 123D partners.Makers can purchase pre-fabricated products to explore 3D printing or assemble models form 2D laser cut materials like cardboard-the first variety of custom fabrication options coming soon to Autodesk123D.
"The reality is most people don't know how to designed in 3D.
Autodesk123D users can printer their designs on a 3D printer or use the for-purchase personal fabrication services features on the make it link the application.
Autodesk forged alliance with new partners that have extensive experience providing the maker community with the ability to create a unique project at home or to have it fabricated elsewhere and shipped.
3D system,ponoko,Techshop,