Tag Archives: 3d
Interview with Senior 3d Artist Steven Stahlberg
This week I caught up with Steven Stahlberg, an artist with 21 years of professional image making (11 years in digital form) experience and a forerunner when it came to 3d Character Modeling but also an exceptional 2d Artist in … Continue reading
AVATAR Keeps Raking in the Dough
According to Variety, James Cameron’s sci-fi opus AVATAR has broke the $1 billion mark world wide. This alien Romeo and Juliet story has pulled in a total of $1.4 billion total, $480 million of that being domestic and including a wildly … Continue reading
3D Coming to a Video Game Console Near You
According to The Hollywood Reporter, video game manufacturers are getting into the 3D act. Following the success of the newest swing to 3D, Disney is turning their new movie G-FORCE into a 3D video game using the technology from the … Continue reading
Disney Talks 3D at NAB
As the 3D fad continues to grow, Disney calls for standards to be set for 3D DVD’s. At the National Association of Broadcasters Show, otherwise known as NAB, Mark Zoradi of Disney said, ”we don’t want a format war for 3-D for the home”, claims The … Continue reading
MONSTERS VS. ALIENS Takes Box Office Top Spot
Dreamwork’s film MONSTERS VS. ALIENS won the number one spot on the box office this weekend, making it the biggest opening so far this year. Grossing $58.2 million, MONSTERS is a good sign for other 3D movies slated for this … Continue reading
Batman Puts on Brakes to ‘Pineapple Express’
Variety reports that “The Dark Knight” was yet again the weekend’s winner for top domestic box office earnings. It battled all weekend long against the Judd Apatow/Adam McKay pothead comedy “Pineapple Express”, which opened in theaters Wednesday. In the end, … Continue reading
Cameron Says ‘Avatar’ Shooting Complete
The Hollywood Reporter says James Cameron has announced principle shooting in New Zealand is now complete on what he considers the most challenging movie he’s made. The thriller, titled AVATAR, is set to be released in December of 2009. The … Continue reading
HellBoy’s Opening Weekend
Variety reports that “HellBoy 2: “The Golden Army” decimated its competition over the weekend in domestic box office sales. It debuted at $35.9 million, while Eddie Muphy’s “Meet Dave” barely made over $5 million- the worst opening ever for the … Continue reading
Autodesk Releases Service Pack 1 for 3d Studio Max 2009
Autodesk has released it’s first Service Pack for 3d Studio Max 2009. The Service Pack fixes a variety of issues and bugs across most every function of the software including Hair, Biped, Inverse Kinematics, Particles, and Spline Mapping among others. … Continue reading
Designer Marlet Finds His Inner Panda
Variety has an exclusive story on Nicolas Marlet, the sole character designer for Dreamworks’ newest animated feature film to be released next week, “Kung Fu Panda”. Since animation is such a collaborative process, rarely do you see only one designer’s … Continue reading
