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Wednesday, 23 March 2011 09:21
Nils Benson and Misha Klein Launch Gentle Giants Animation to Create State of the Art Stop Motion Animation. New independent stop motion animation company launches its first commercial for the Lipton Brisk Iced Tea consumer campaign Portland, Oregon March 2011. Award-winning creatives Nils Benson and Misha Klein have re-joined forces to launch Gentle Giants Animation. Misha & Nils formerly worked together at Mekanism, on the Super Bowl campaign for Brisk Tea, and at Laika, on the feature film Coraline. GGA is currently based in Portland, Oregon.
3D technology company, MasterImage 3D, Inc. announced today that it has received a $15M investment from Samsung Ventures. MasterImage 3D provides auto-stereoscopic 3D displays and 3D content creation tools for mobile devices, and 3D digital cinema solutions.
Beware, if you're among the hordes who wonder where the time went after becoming absorbed in online games such as "FarmVille" and "CityVille." Zynga, the hot Internet startup that created those ever-engrossing pastimes, is introducing another reason to goof off.
Cameras started rolling Monday on director Peter Jackson's production of "The Hobbit," following months of delays on the prequel to his Oscar-winning "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
In 2010, the Indian Media & Entertainment (M&E) industry registered a growth of 11 percent over 2009 and touched INR 652 billion, says a FICCI-KPMG report. Backed by positive industry sentiment and growing media consumption, the industry is estimated to achieve a growth rate of 13 percent in 2011. Overall the industry is expected to register a CAGR of 14 percent to touch INR 1275 billion by 2015.More Articles...
- Hi-Rez Studios Pledges 100% of Global Agenda Weekend Sales To Japan Relief
- Gravity Creates Dramatic and Unique Visual Effects for Universal Pictures' "The Adjustment Bureau"
- The 2011 Game Developers Conference Europe announces new Summits, opens call for lectures through April 8
- Kingston Technology collaborates with 20th Century FOX's RIO
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