The Oscar-winning CGI effects team from Amalgamated Dynamics showing off their state of the art Santa Gorilla at Hollywood Blvd, California. They actually brought Bernie the Gorilla from The Zookeeper to Hollywood to share the wonder of practical effects with tourists and movie fans. The Gorilla’s face is controlled by four puppeteers with ADI co-founder Tom Woodruff Jr. inside the suit. Watch the… Continue reading Santa Gorilla Visits Hollywood Blvd
Tag: Animated movie
How Keys Work Inside Pin-Tumbler Locks
Do you know how a key opens a lock? A Norwegian animator Stian Berg Larsen created a wonderful 3D animated video below shows exactly what happens when you insert a key in a lock and then give it a turn. The video animation shows a so-called pin-tumbler lock, in which small pins line up with grooves in a key before the key can… Continue reading How Keys Work Inside Pin-Tumbler Locks
Volkswagen Automatic Amarok Website
Volkswagen Brazil launched the new automatic version of Amarok, they created an animated automatic website so people can choose their option of transmission, just like in the pick-up. If the user chooses to browse in the automatic mode, Amarok identifies the obstacles in the corner of the screen without the person having to use the mouse or the keyboard. The webcam… Continue reading Volkswagen Automatic Amarok Website
The Visual Effects of Boardwalk Empire
The Emmy award winning team at Brainstorm Digital released a cool video of the before and after shots from season 2 of HBO’s hit series “Boardwalk Empire”. The development of digital visual effects technology has greatly reduced the costs of making films, it can be used to do just about anything.
The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn
So this is how Tintin’s face would look like in a animated 3D Movie? It looks like a super realistic cartoon! The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn is an upcoming 2011 American performance capture 3D film based on The Adventures of Tintin, a series of comic books created by Belgian artist Georges… Continue reading The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn