Jun 09

Iconic band ‘Josie and the Pussycats’ set to rock the comic world again in September

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Josie and the Pussycats roomAfter being shot to death, we thought this would be the last we saw of the red haired goofy guy Archie. However, last year it was revealed that Archie will be back in a new resurrected version by Mark Waid and Fiona Staples. Since its launch, the comic series has been getting a good response and now we hear yet another great news. The company has just announced that the iconic rock band Josie and the Pussycats are getting an ongoing series set in the same new continuity as the excellent Archie and Jughead comics.

It will follow the suit as the rest of the characters as Betty and Veronica are getting their own series in July whereas Josie and the Pussycats comic series, featuring the exploits of Riverdale’s most popular all-girl rock band, will be out in September. According to Archie Comics, the new series will feature Josie uniting the band to take their big shot at musical stardom, only to contend with the machinations of Alexandra Cabot, the ever-Machiavellian daughter of the Pussycats’ manager.

Here’s the text for the first issue, from an official press release: Friends, countrymen, lend me your long tails and ears for hats—the Pussycats are back! In this series kick-off, Josie’s getting the band together to help achieve her dreams of musical stardom. But for the group to last, it needs a strong foundation of friendship and trust. Can the girls get going, or will Alexandra’s plotting put a stop to the whole thing? Don’t miss comics’ supreme songstresses’ return to the limelight in this exciting first issue!

The series will be co-written by Marguerite Bennett and Cameron DeOrdio and the art will be given by Audrey Mok. Mok also drew the cover of the first issue, but as with Betty and Veronica, Josie and the Pussycats #1 will also feature variant covers from fellow Archie Comics artists Veronica Fish (Archie) and Francesco Francavilla (Afterlife with Archie).

Josie and the Pussycats #1 hits comic stores on 28 September.

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Jun 09

Nickelodeon veteran Russell Hicks steps down

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Nickelodeon president of content development and production, Russell Hicks has stepped down and will no longer be a part of the Nickelodeon Group.

He served around four years as president of content development and production for the Viacom’s Nickelodeon Group, where he oversaw both animation and live-action projects. However, he had been with the company for 14 years and was primarily based in Burbank.

nickelodeon-logo“Russell Hicks has decided to step down from his position effective immediately,” a Nick spokesperson informed. His exit came soon after his return from a four-month medical leave.

Prior to assuming the president post, Hick served as chief creative officer for six years, where he oversaw all of Nickelodeon creative, on-air promotions, consumer products, and brand and advertising divisions.

The studio’s major animation projects produced during his tenure include Sanjay & Craig, Breadwinners, Harvey Beaks, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, The Loud House, and the yet-to-debut Pinky Malinky and Welcome to the Wayne.

The current temporary structure for the teams will remain in place while the studio will regroup and formulate the right plan for going forward. The studio does not have a replacement lined up to take his place as of now.

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Jun 09

‘Watch Dogs 2’ trailer: Hackers set their eyes over San Francisco

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If you are a fan of the Watch Dog franchise, it seems like you are definitely in for a treat with the new and upcoming edition of the IP developed by Ubisoft Montreal. Watch Dogs is a open world third person, action game originally released in May 2014 over PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows and eventually on Wii U. The initial version was based in Chicago, Illinois following the main protagonist, Aiden Pearce, who hacks his way through, while seeking revenge for his niece’s killing.

The new version however, looks even better. It is set in the backdrop of San Francisco and follows the main protagonist, Marcus Holloway, a brilliant DedSec hacker who tries to pull off the master of all hacks. He must attempt and succeed in shutting down ctOS 2.0, a technology used by the powerful ones to manipulate and control the normal citizens.

In the game, the whole San Francisco Bay becomes the playground as one has to hack their through the traffic and indulge in rooftop fighting and exhilarating car chases. The surroundings look pretty vibrant with colourful buildings and technology taking its place all around (of course, it’s San Francisco after all!).
Overall, the game will not be of much difference than its predecessor in terms of the story base but it has been polished to a new level. You can hack cars, drones, cranes, robots and your bystanders alike. Basically, everything related to ‘tech’ can be hacked into and thus there can always be an unexpected chain of events making the game pretty dynamic. The game will also feature co-op and player vs player activities in multiplayer options.

More info on the game is likely to be revealed at E3 this month. Watch Dogs 2 is slated to release on 15 November, 2016 over PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.

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Jun 09

Graphic India and ISM Komix launches ‘Hyper Tygers’ comic series starring Rohit Sharma

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In December, Rohit Sharma along with Graphic India, UK based, ISM Komix and Cornerstone Sport, had announced that they are launching a new environmental superhero team called, “Hyper Tygers.” Seems like it’s the right time to launch the comic as we recently observed World Environment Day on 5 June. Hyper Tygers is the world’s first superhero cricket team, who play futuristic Hyper Cricket to save the environment, their village, and the world.

Hyper Tygers (2)The Hyper Tygers eBooks will be available for free of charge on DailyHunt http://m.dailyhunt.in/Ebooks/english/hyper-tygers-chapter-1-book-200806, starting today for the first two weeks, after which each chapter will be priced at Rs 10.  A new chapter of Hyper Tygers will be released every week and  special contest on DailyHunt will give two lucky contestants, each week, a chance to win an autographed cricket bat or ball, from Rohit Sharma.

“It is fantastic to be a part of the creation of this action-packed adventure around a futuristic game of cricket. On a larger level the comic series by Graphic India speaks to the protection of the planet and the need to bring about social change,” said Rohit Sharma.

Starting today, due to an exclusive partnership with Facebook, the worldwide launch of the Hyper Tygers motion comic videos will be made available for free on Facebook  through Rohit Sharma’s, the Hyper Tygers’, Graphic India app’s pages along with the Graphic POP! mobile app and the official website – www.hypertygers.in.

The eight minute pilot episode of the motion comic combines chapters 1 and 2 and takes place in India 2077 AD, when villagers band together to create a talented cricket team that will fight against Mr X and his Shadow Corporation to save their village, ‘Geomantra’, from destruction and a gravity train line. Geomantra is a metaphor for protecting India and the Earth’s environment.

“Green Tyger Challenge”, will be a regular weekly contest that will challenge readers of all ages to go out and support their local community by completing fun and social challenges, like planting a tree, collecting rubbish, helping members of their community and then posting/sharing their efforts on social media. Each week one lucky contestant will win exclusive prizes and everyone can become a Green Tyger on their official website.

Graphic India co-founder and CEO, Sharad Devarajan commented, “It’s an honor to work with superstar Rohit Sharma to bring this story to his millions of fans and also bring awareness to the important issue of climate change.”

“It’s great to have cricket superstar Rohit Sharma as part of the team, opening up a great story for India and inspiring a generation of Green Tygers and eco warrior’s to go out and score a century of positive change”, added co-creator of Hyper Tygers, Xan Morgan who was part of prime minister David Cameron’s 2012 trade delegation to India, representing Environment and Water from the United Kingdom.

Hyper Tygers is also developing original storylines with UK charity Elephant Family, founded by Mark Shand, brother of the Duchess of Cornwall who the Charity counts as it Royal President along with HRH The Prince of Wales.

ISM Komix and Graphic India will also be planning a worldwide animation, digital video and gaming strategy around Hyper Tygers to reach cricket audiences across numerous media platforms around the world.Hyper Tygers 1

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Jun 09

Cosmos-Maya strengthens its digital presence with ‘WowKidz’ its YouTube platform

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Cosmos Maya, the Singapore and Mumbai based leading animation studio and producer of original Indian animation content, today announced its business diversification initiatives for future growth. Having carved its niche as a successful creator of IPs in the kids’ content space, the company is on a massive growth path and this is the first among many of its strategic growth initiatives.

Beginning 2016, the company has started its digital video outfit, WowKidz as a YouTube exclusive channel, where the content from their successful shows is being played. With almost 1,60,000 active subscribers and around 200 million cumulative views within a few quarters since launch, WowKidz is one of the fastest growing video platform for kids’ content; driven purely through organic growth.

The company has a two-pronged approach to successfully tackle the digital revolution; first is to strengthen its presence on YouTube, the world’s largest video platform through its constantly growing existing content bank and produce high-quality original Indian animation for the recently launched and upcoming kids’ VOD platforms.

“Content consumption is changing dramatically in the digital era and the barriers of geographies are breaking. We at Cosmos-Maya are keen to produce good original content for the global VOD platforms that will bring in the best of Indian animation content for kids of Indian origin all over the world,” said Cosmos-Maya, CEO, Anish Mehta.

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The content ecosystem is evolving by the day and newer touch points are essential for consumers to engage with brands in order to build brand loyalty. WowKidz, both as the video platform and as a merchandising avenue are thereby the logical brand initiatives as part of the growth strategy of Cosmos-Maya.

Taking a step by step growth approach, the company has started off the merchandising division with offline products sales inspired by their IPs and also online sales of their merchandise across all the leading e-commerce portals. The next brand growth for WowKidz is a dedicated e-commerce platform of its own, ‘www.wowkidz.com’ which will have a mega launch in third quarter of 2016, coinciding with the biggest Indian festival, Diwali. “The idea behind these initiatives is to make the value proposition for our content more robust, and create more avenues to link the IP creation process with the IP monetisation. Kids want to buy the merchandise inspired by the shows that they consume and thus these initiatives have been taken in tandem with each other,” adds Mehta.

Apart from the merchandise inspired from the Cosmos-Maya’s own IPs, including the successful shows like Motu Patlu, Shiva, Kisna, Eena Meena Deeka and ViR – The  Robot Boy, wowkidz.com will also provide the best of merchandise products from the best animated shows on television, available at the click of a button. The popular third party merchandise includes products inspired by many successful animation shows, including all time classic animation shows Mickey Mouse, Tom & Jerry, Barbie; other renowned brands like Hello Kitty, Hotwheels; shows popular with Indian kids like Chhota Bheem, Doraemon, Ben10 and global superheroes like Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Avengers to name a few.

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World over, it is the IP monetisation that drives the animation production and India as a market too is evolving now. With the advent of e-commerce, the availability of high quality original products is easier for the average consumer and thus it is the right time for a focused venture like this. There is a good demand for animation content of Indian origin all over the world thanks to the widely spread Indian Diaspora, especially in highly developed markets like United States of America, Canada, Europe, Australia among others.

As platforms evolve, the IP creation process also evolves. Cosmos Maya leads the market in terms of creation of animated content with over 25 and a half hours of broadcast content created per month, which equals to almost one season a month between different shows. This is substantially higher than most of their competitors. Cosmos Maya is more focused on generating brand value through IP creation and since content is now more platform agnostic, it is important to create more consumer touch points.

With a slew of television successes, 5 shows on air, 3 under production getting ready for a launch, rapidly growing global viewers on their YouTube platform and a newly launched dedicated e-commerce merchandising platform, Cosmos-Maya is all set to consolidate its leadership position in the kids’ content space.

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Jun 09

Film Sector to get just over Rs 140 crore in current year in MIB Annual Plan

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A sum of Rs 5.1 crore has been set aside in the current year for setting up a Centre of Excellence for Animation, Gaming and VFX.

The Annual Plan for 2016-17 of the Information and Broadcasting has put aside Rs 141.48 crore for the film sector, including Rs three crore for the north east. This includes Rs 112.79 crore for the new schemes and the balance for the ongoing schemes.

The Centre of Excellence for Animation, Gaming and VFX is expected to come up in the film city in Goregaon in Mumbai but may later have wings in other cities like Hyderabad and Bangalore, according to I and B Ministry sources. The current budget for centre for this year is only for the main secretariat.

A budget of only Rs One lakh has been kept aside in the Annual Plan for anti-piracy.

A sum of Rs 30 crore has been set aside for the National Film Heritage Mission during the current year. The National Film Archives of India (NFAI) gets Rs two crore for acquisition of films and film material.

A budget of Rs One crore has been set aside for webcasting of the Archives of the Films Division. A sum of Rs 16 crore has been set aside for production of films and documentaries in various Indian languages during the year, including Rs one crore for the north east.

A sum of Rs 20 crore including Rs two crore for the north east has been set aside for promotion of Indian cinema through film festivals and film markets in India and abroad.

Grant-in-Aid to FTII – Upgradation and Modernisation of the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune gets Rs 20 crore while the Satyajit Ray Film and TV Institute (SRFTII)  in Kolkata gets Rs seven crore for infrastructure development.

The National Museum of Cinema coming up in the complex of the Films Division in Mumbai gets Rs 28.69 crore, while Rs four crore will go to Upgradation, modernisation and expansion of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and certification process and Rs One crore for development of the Sirifort Auditorium complex in Delhi.

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Jun 09

‘Sultan: The Game’ developer 99Games opens up about their association with YRF for the film ‘Sultan’

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Going by the current trend, and as a part of the digital promotion campaign, YRF recently released a trailer of the game for their upcoming movie, ‘Sultan’ starring bollywood stalwarts Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma. Developed by Udupi based mobile-gaming studio, 99Games, the action based game takes one into the heart of the wrestling arena, where you play your opponent as ‘Sultan’ or Salman Khan himself. Players can upgrade their fighting skills and top the leaderboard.

AnimationXpress got in touch with 99Games, AVP operations, Anila Andrade to get an insight about the development of this movie based game. When asked about the overall idea of the game and how it compliments the characters from the film, Andrade asserted , “The movie Sultan is a classic underdog tale about a wrestler’s journey, looking for a comeback by defeating all odds staked up against him. He has nothing to lose and everything to gain in this fight for his life match… Sultan must literally fight for his life. Sultan: The Game follows a similar footprint. Players have to fight their way through, across 60 levels of in-ring action filled combats.”

According to Andrade, the project for Sultan came to them, while they were  still working on FAN:The Game,based on Shahrukh Khan starrer, FAN. It took them an average time of six months and a team of eight people, including the production and marketing team to conceptualise, design and bring the Sultan game to life as its release is scheduled on 10 June, 2016.

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The game will be adhering a freemium model, meaning, the game will be free to download and play. However, players can make in app purchases to upgrade their fighting skills. Apart from in app revenues that have been planned, the studio has partnered with multiple advertising network partners although Andrade confirmed that, “Ads are strategically shown so as to not disrupt player experience”. They have plans to support the game depending on consumer demands.

It also seems like, the studio has quite some plans for promoting their game. “We’re running a joint PR with YRF Studios announcing the launch. We will also be running digital and non-digital promotions in collaboration with YRF. Salman Khan and team have shown their support and have shared the trailer on his social media channels. Several in-game contests have been planned with real time gratifications including a ‘Meet and Greet with Salman Khan’.” 

While a film and a game based on that have become quite a trend in the industry right now, it is not only the production company that benefits from it by extending its audience base, but the studio earns quite good revenues from its IP. As the game is based on a movie, it practically promotes itself as a part of film promotion. When asked if it is mutually beneficial for the production company and the studio, Andrade said, “For the film producers, games are a massive opportunity to engage with their consumers directly albeit on a different platform and also helps extend their audience base. For the studio, a strategic partnership with a movie house which has a strong IP helps solve the problem of discoverability. A game with a good business model monetises well. Hence a win-win for both the the studio and the film producers.”

Sultan: The Game releases tomorrow and we have to wait and watch on how the audience receives the game, as Salman Khan has an immense fan following and 99Games have been quite a player in this genre.

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Jun 09

Samsung saves worst Instagram account

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Samsung recently helped an Icelandic man widely known for having the worst Instagram account ever to take brilliant pictures, thanks to the camera on the Galaxy S7 smartphone. In a campaign created by Cheil Worldwide and launched last month, Samsung helped a fisherman from Iceland take the perfect picture after his attempts to show off his surroundings were hampered by low lighting. Due to the low quality camera on his smartphone and the fact that Iceland is pretty dark, especially in winter, fisherman Rúnar Jónsson’s Instagram amounted to a collage of dark squares. He soon became famous for having the worst account on Instagram. Samsung and Cheil Worldwide equipped him with a Samsung Galaxy S7 and, thanks to the transformative effect of the phone’s camera on low lighting, Rúnar can now show the world exactly what he sees. His Instagram followers are now encouraging him to take more pictures and one fan even created the hashtag campaign #Runarforpresident which became a trending topic.

Samsung Man with the worst Instagram account

Cheil Worldwide Netherlands Creative Director, Ton van Jole said: “We were so moved by Rúnar’s story and that shows throughout the work. To launch a cutting-edge smartphone, you need to think mobile first and that’s why we put Instagram and social media at the centre of our campaign. Thanks to the incredible support from his fans and followers, Rúnar’s story has taken off in ways we couldn’t have imagined when we first came up with the idea.”

Malcolm Poynton, Global Chief Creative Officer said: “Malcolm Poynton, Global Chief Creative Officer said: “Sun-drenched Californians may not see the need for a great low-light camera. But the rest of us can relate to Rúnar’s Instagram story, even if our photos aren’t quite as interesting as those of the Icelandic fisherman.””

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Samsung Man with the worst Instagram account

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The Samsung Instagram account campaign was developed at Cheil Worldwide, Netherlands, creative director Stephan Gonnissen, art director Ton van Jole, copywriter Annemiek Den Uil, strategist Ernst-Jan Koomans, account directors Judith Langeslag and Mariska Kloezen, and agency producer Melissa Nieveld.

Filming was shot by director Jan Boon via Wefilm with producer Floor Schroeijers, director of photography Thomas Buelens, editor Kees van Dijkhuizen, line producer Bui Baldvinsson at Hero Productions.

Post production was done at The Compound by colourist Tim van Paasen and online producer Daniel Falkenhagen Corte Real.

Sound was designed at Postoffice Amsterdam by sound designer/mixer Marcel Bultman. Music was produced at Unippm.

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Jun 08

Bebop & Rocksteady together again

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ILM’s vfx work in the new TMNT film is top-notch. I especially liked the comedy duo Bebop and Rocksteady so I found out more from vfx supe Pablo Helman in this article for Cartoon Brew.

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Jun 08

The SIGGRAPH 2016 production sessions are huge

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It’s amazing sometimes to think how accessible SIGGRAPH is as a conference. SIGGRAPH is a research conference, first and foremost, but that doesn’t mean only researchers can learn and participate. In fact, one of the best parts of the computer graphics event is the mix of sessions and experience, many based on recent releases of massive feature films and games. That’s exactly what the Production Sessions are about. Here’s a run down of what’s in store, starting on Sunday 24 July in Anaheim.

The Making of “Pearl,” A Google Spotlight Story

“Pearl” is a Google Spotlight Story directed by Oscar winning animator Patrick Osborne. Conceived as a 360-degree experience, this VR film takes place entirely in a car and explores the gifts we inherit from our parents. The storyline collapses decades into minutes through montage, and can run on devices ranging from mobile phones to VR headgear, in real time. Panelists: Patrick Osborne, Director; Rachid El Guerrab, Spotlight Stories Project Lead; David Eisenmann, Producer, Cassidy Curtis, Tech Art Lead, Google. Sunday, 24 July, 10:45 am – 12:15 pm

“Kubo and the 2 Strings”: One Giant Skeleton, One Colossal Undertaking

For this upcoming film (in theatres August 19,) LAIKA launched an immensely powerful, 18-foot tall skeleton puppet to scale – a massive undertaking involving the studio’s interdependent and collaborative crew. A miniature version of the giant puppet will be displayed on the show floor during the SIGGRAPH event itself. Panelists for this session include: Steve Emerson, VFX Supervisor, Steve Switaj, Engineer, Camera and Motion Control, LAIKA. Monday, 25 July, 2 – 3:30 pm

The Making of Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War”

Marvel Studios, ILM, Rise FX and Method Studios will show session attendees how they created some of this smash hit movie’s most heart-stopping moments. Panelists: Victoria Alonso, EVP, Physical Production, Dan Deleeuw, VFX Supervisor, Jen Underdahl, VFX Producer, Marvel Studios; Russell Earl, VFX Supervisor, ILM; Greg Steele, VFX Supervisor, Method Studios. Tuesday, 26 July, 10:45 am – 12:15 pm

The VFX of Disney’s “The Jungle Book”

The visual effects team behind Jon Favreau’s live-action adaptation of “the Jungle Book” will discuss the creative and technical challenges behind bringing the story’s characters and stunning full CG environments to life. Panelists: Rob Legato, Production VFX Supervisor, Andy Jones, Animation Supervisor, Walt Disney Animation; Adam Valdez, VFX Supervisor, Moving Picture Company; Keith Miller, Digital VFX Supervisor, Weta Digital. Tuesday, 26 July, 3:45 – 5:15 pm

Under the Sea – The Making of “Finding Dory”

This session will take a look at how Pixar artists created the studio’s latest feature film. Top animators and technical artists will deliver a deep dive into the process behind this animated film, which required an entirely new back-end pipeline and cutting-edge technology. Panelists: Steve Pilcher, Jeremie Talbot, Jim Brown, Masah Ellsworth, Chris Burrows, Chris Chapman, Ian Megibben, John Halstead, Pixar Animation Studios. Wednesday, 27 July, 10:45 am – 12:15 pm

“Star Wars: Battlefront” – Game Development in the “Star Wars” Universe!

The DICE team reveals some of the work that went into this award-winning, visually stunning game. Topics include PBR, photogrammetry, vertex shading, fragment shading and other creative disciplines. Panelists will include: Kenneth Brown, Technical Art Director, Jonas Andersson, Visual Effects Artist, Pontus Ryman, Senior Environment Artist, Anders Egleus, Senior Visual Effects Artist, Oscar Carlén, Senior Lighting Artist, Electronic Arts Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment AB. Wednesday, 27 July, 2 – 3:30 pm

Deadpool + Colossus Our Favorite (Anti) Superheroes

Digital Domain worked on the three main aspects of “Deadpool:” Colossus, Deadpool interacting with Colossus and the Helicarrier. Blur Studio created the film’s opening title sequence and provided previs for several action sequences. Panelists for this session: Jan Phillip Cramer, Animation Director, Scott Edelstein, CG Supervisor, Digital Domain; Franck Balson, Previs Supervisor; Sebastien Chort, CG Supervisor, Blur Studio. Wednesday, 27 July, 3.45 – 5.15pm

From Armadillo to Zebra: Creating the Diverse Characters and World of “Zootopia”

The world of “Zootopia” is a vast, multi-scale city where humans never existed and animals are evolved city-dwellers. Walt Disney Animation Studios pushed the artistic boundaries of this production to create vastly different environments filled with hundreds of unique characters. Panelists: Ernest Petti, Nicholas Burkard, Brian Leach, Sean Palmer, Michelle, Hans Keim, Walt Disney Animation Studios. Thursday, 28 July, 10:45 am – 12:15 pm

Developing “Mass Effect: New Earth” – A 4D Holographic Adventure

This session focuses on the development of a first-of-its-kind theme park attraction at California’s Great America in Santa Clara. The experience features “holographic 3D,” using the world’s largest and highest resolution 3D LED screens combined with 4D effects. The partners behind this upcoming projects are BioWare, Cedar Fair, 3D Live and Halon Entertainment. Panelists: Robert deMontarnal, Business Deveopment, BioWare; Christian Dieckmann, VP Strategic Growth, Howard Newstate, EP, Media Networks, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company; Clint Reagan, Previs Supervisor, Halon Entertainment; Nathan Huber, Co-Founder/CEO, 3D Live. Thursday, 28 July, 2 – 3:30 pm

Industrial Light & Magic Presents the Visual Effects of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

The ILM team will discuss the range of challenges presented by bringing the latest installment of the storied “Star Wars” series to life. Panelists: Roger Guyett, VFX Supervisor/2nd Unit Director, Patrick Tubach, VFX Supervisor, Paul Kavanagh, Animation Supervisor, Polly Ing, CG Supervisor, Industrial Light & Magic. Thursday, 28 July, 3:45 – 5:15 pm

You can register for SIGGRAPH 2016 in Anaheim here.

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