Tagged With: NASA

Pioneers in Hypersonic Flight VFXWorld

Pushing to the ‘Edge of Space’ with Jean de Meuron and VFX Los Angeles

The filmmaker shares how his short film brings the historic 1961 X-15 test flights to life through the innovative use of visual effects, blending authentic details with creative cinematography to explore the spirit of innovation and human perseverance that ultimately led to the first U.S. human lunar landing in 1969.

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Alkemy X’s Creative Studio Adds Eyepie to Commercial Roster

The Hudson Valley, New York-based creative agency, led by husband-wife duo Laney Coletti-Saracino and David Saracino, offers services blending artistic vision with technical expertise.

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Podcast EP 182: NASA Video Producer and Animator James Tralie

The Planetary Science video producer and animator shares how he took a U-turn from geophysics into animation and also manages to run a YouTube channel teaching Blender.

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Call for Entries: Pixar and AMD’s ‘RenderMan Challenge’

Creators are invited to participate in the latest contest to achieve their cinematic visions – artists get access to ‘The AMD Creator Cloud’ for high-performance project rendering; submissions are being accepted through November 15.

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KitBash3D Launches ‘Mission to Minerva’ 3D Art Competition

Artists get a free 3D asset Kit and free training tutorials to help complete the mission: build a galaxy and submit via social media by December 2 for the chance to win prizes. Top entertainment recruiters and art directors from ILM, Riot Games, NASA, Netflix, and CD Projekt Red will view and judge entries.

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The Climate Ad Project Fights for Change with Tongue-in-Cheek Animation

Longtime social activist Harold Moss has teamed his studio, FlickerLab, with NASA climate expert Peter Kalmus and a group of volunteer artists and scientists to create funny, meaningful 2D animated shorts addressing issues like Amazon deforestation, fossil fuel pollution, and rising ocean temperatures.

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‘Apollo 10 ½’: An Animated Celebration of Imagination and Creativity

Director Richard Linklater and Netflix’s new film is a mesmerizing visual collage of history, nostalgia, and childhood fantasies, vividly realized in a handmade pastiche of 2D, 3D, and rotoscope animation.

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The Sky’s Not the Limit in Richard Linklater’s ‘Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood’

The famed director talks about his return to animation and how he captured his childhood and the country’s optimism surrounding NASA’s quest for the Moon in his new animated feature, debuting today on Netflix.

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‘Snoopy in Space’ Season 2 Blasts Off on Apple TV+

In all-new episodes premiering today, Snoopy heads to Mars on NASA’s Artemis I mission; in plush form, the famous canine astronaut will serve as the zero-gravity indicator on the uncrewed journey – STEM-based curriculum supporting the launch is available for grades K-6 on multiple platforms.

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‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Love, Death & Robots’ Take Home Animation Emmy Awards

By Dan Sarto | Monday, September 16, 2019 at 11:13am

Fox’s perennial favorite and Netflix’s new anthology series receive awards for Outstanding Animated Program and Outstanding Short Form Animated Program, while Seth MacFarlane wins for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for ‘Family Guy.’

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WATCH: SIGGRAPH 2019 Interview with NASA Animator Eleni Kostis

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 2:27pm

Artist talks about the importance and impact of visualization in helping people understand and communicate the often-complex results of scientific research and data gathering.

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HP Rockets to Mars with VR Experience

HP teams with partners on ‘HP Mars Home Planet,’ a global co-creation project to imagine life on Mars, as part of their newly announced VR strategy focusing on enabling brands to reimagine how they innovate and engage customers.