IBC 2009 Roundup
IBC, held annually in Amsterdam in September, offered a chance to catch up on the latest technology and trends in the broadcast and film world
Different drummers
Audiovisual performance-art pioneers The Sancho Plan kick off The Black Page tour next week, with some stunningly rendered 3D backdrop animation from Golden Square
Rhythmic robot
Love’s Tokyo-based director Muto Masashi has created a starkly high-tech promo for DJ Tiesto and the Sneaky Sound System
Human nature
Not To Scale’s Man Vs Magnet has just completed a heart-warming film for Nokia and Wieden + Kennedy London
Postal strikes
Specsavers Creative has enlisted the help of British kids TV icon Postman Pat for its latest TV, radio and online campaign
Poser 8
Poser offers a quick way to create and digitally shape humans, animals and entire scenes in 3D for use in creative applications such as Photoshop, or as the basis for an animatic for films
Aerial infection
Prime Focus VFX has created 124 effects shots for the Stephen Sommers film “G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra”, work that entailed building a complex animation pipeline and orchestrating a flying swarm of bioweaponry for an aerial sequence.
Earning power
Causing a bit of controversy in the 3D industry, vfxwages.com promises to offer VFX, animation and games industry professionals a database of typical salary figures for their job role and geographical location.
Natural growth
Golden Square’s 3D and 2D teams have created organically growing mahogany furniture with Joy Films Middle East for Otobi.
Cereal offenders
Aardman’s Stefan Marjoram has directed a series of spots for Nestlè Cheerios, featuring a light-fingered family of CGI characters intent on stealing breakfast
Dynamic debut
A new project for Zurich Connect sees Not to Scale director Chris Ketchell bring his characters from the world of stop-frame animation into 3D for the first time.
Pond life
Hollywood VFX veteran Michael Fink unveils his directing debut for Indian TV – an amphibious Prime Focus commercial for Lotte Coffy Bite toffee.
Local Heroes
Actress Tilda Swinton and director Mark Cousins are currently leading a team of film fans who are dragging a mobile cinema around the Scottish Highlands.
