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Autodesk Software Core to Realization of James Cameron’s Creative Vision for “Avatar”
From start to finish, software from Autodesk, Inc. , played a pivotal role in helping James Cameron and Lightstorm Entertainment pioneer new methods of virtual moviemaking, for Cameron's history-making motion picture "Avatar" [...]
Posted in design, information technology, innovation Also tagged Autodesk, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk MotionBuilder, Autodesk Mudbox, Avatar, Carl Bass, digital technology, entertainment, environment, Game, James Cameron, software, Storytelling, technology, visual effects 1 Comment
Listen to Ed Catmull’s “Pixar’s Collective Genius” talk, for Harvard Business Review
Pixar cofounder Ed Catmull exemplifies the greatest form of leadership: empowering others to achieve the extraordinary. People tend to think of creativity as a mysterious solo act, and they typically reduce products to a single idea: This is a movie about toys, or dinosaurs, or love, they’ll say. However, in filmmaking and many other kinds of complex product development, creativity involves a large number of people from different disciplines working effectively together to solve a great many problems. Ed Catmul is an unpretentious man. He doesn't like to talk about how he performs his job as president of Pixar and (since a 2006 merger) Disney Animation Studios. But the article and accompanying podcast shed light on his exceptional leadership qualities [...]
Posted in design, information technology, innovation Also tagged artist, collaboration, Computer, Creative Process, Creativity, design, Development, Disney, Editor, Edwin Catmull, entertainment, Film And TV, filmmaking technology, founder, Harvard, Harvard Business Review, leadership, media, Pixar, Podcast, President, project management, Scientist, work Leave a comment
Autodesk helps Smoke & Mirrors New York bring The Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover to life
The visual effects team for Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY) recreated the classic Beatles Abbey Road album cover and then brought that moment to life for 30-second and 60-second spots promoting the MTV videogame The Beatles: Rock Band.
Posted in design, information technology, innovation, software Also tagged Animation software, artist, Autodesk, Autodesk Media and Entertainment, design, entertainment, Game, information technology, MTV, New York, Softimage, United Kingdom Leave a comment
Autodesk Sponsors Visual Effects Award for Students
The call is out for fresh VFX sequences or short films by students for the upcoming 8th Annual Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards. Both the VES and Autodesk are on board, with the enthusiastic blessing from none other than Steven Spielberg [...]
Posted in design, innovation, software Also tagged Australia, Autodesk, Autodesk Maya, Courteny Wise, Eric Roth, Film And TV, filmmaking technology, Los Angeles, New South Wales, Sandy Widyanata, Steven Spielberg, Stig Gruman, Sydney, visual effects 2 Comments
Autodesk Offers Wide Variety of Resources and Support for Education Community
The beginning of the new academic year is here and Autodesk, is expanding its support for students and educators as they return to campus. Autodesk has announced that it is increasing access to its 2010 offerings, valuable curricula and additional resources for student and teacher communities [...]
Posted in design, information technology, software Also tagged 3D modeling technology, 3D software, Academy Awards, Animation software, architecture, Autodesk, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Animation Academy, Autodesk Developer Network, Autodesk Education Suites, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Vault, Civil Engineering, design, education, Education Suites, educational tools, engineering, Engineering & Construction, entertainment, instructor, Joe Astroth, leadership, Learning and Education, learning tools, mechanical engineering, Media & Entertainment, teacher Leave a comment
Design in China: First Post-Production Training Center in China Equipped with Autodesk Solutions
The Animation Public Technical Service Platform of Shanghai (APTSP) has created China's first post-production training center, to grow high-end animation and post-production public services, train local talent and showcase innovative technology. APTSP offers complete, data-centric workflows that include Autodesk Flame and Autodesk Inferno visual effects systems, Autodesk Smoke editorial finishing system, and Autodesk Lustre digital color-grading system [...]
Posted in China, design, software Also tagged 3D software, Asia, Australia, Autodesk, Autodesk Certified Instructors, Autodesk Lustre, Autodesk Media & Entertainment, Autodesk Smoke, data management, design, education, Education In China, educational tools, filmmaking technology, Inferno, Learning and Education, Media & Entertainment, Paresh Khara, Shanghai, Shanghai Film Group, Smoke, The Magic Aster, visual effects, Zhang Weida 2 Comments
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-19
And Yes: my feet hurt! # Paris Walking Tour: covered the L’Arc de Triomphe, Effiel Tower, Louvre, Notre Dame, D’Orsay, Pompidou in two days… nearly over 50 kms … # http://twitpic.com/ax98y – Paris Walking Tour: It’s past 10:00PM and sky still looks gorgeous as a backdrop to the Effiel Tower # http://twitpic.com/awfvx – Paris Walking Tour: crowd at [...]
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‘Transformers,’ ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Terminator’ and ‘Harry Potter’: ILM Delivers Visual Effects Magic With Autodesk Software
Academy Award-winning visual effects house Industrial, Light & Magic (ILM) relied on Autodesk digital entertainment software to create thousands of visual effects shots for this summer's hottest movies, including "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," "Terminator Salvation" and "Star Trek." [...]
Posted in design, information technology, innovation, software Also tagged 3D modeling technology, 3D software, Academy Awards, Animation software, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Autodesk, Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Media & Entertainment, Avatar, Ben Snow, Creativity, digital filmmaking tools, Eddie Pasquarello, Film And TV, filmmaking technology, Inferno, James Cameron, Jeff White, Media & Entertainment, Paul Kavanagh, SABRE, Softimage, Star Trek, Stig Gruman, visual effects Leave a comment
Information Technology in China: software industry maintained rapid growth in 2008
In spite of the impact of the international financial crisis, China's software industry has maintained a growth rate of over 20 percent since the second half of 2008, making it one of the fastest growing industries [...]
Posted in China, economics, information technology, trends Also tagged Automobile Industry, Cartoon, e-commerce, education, human resources, information technology, Intellectual Property Rights, Intellectual Property Rights Protection, Li Yizhong, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, online gaming, software , service industry, software industry, software market, steel, Steel Sector, Textiles 3 Comments
Oscar Winners Avatar, The Hurt Locker, and Logorama Employ Autodesk Technology