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Motion Graphics/VFX Movie of the Week

M dot Strange, Ultimate Independent Filmmaker

M dot Strange - Ultimate Independent Filmmaker

A look inside the mind of M dot Strange. Hear from the man himself, just what motivates him, the tools he uses and how this self taught 3D animator has become known for producing a full-blown animated feature film single-handedly. What M dot has achieved would normally take a team of people months or years of work.

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Motion Graphics/VFX News

Escape Studios details its storage solution for demanding creative pros

The Isilon IQ X-Series storage platform, which provides the students with fast access to project files

Escape Studios has set up a network of up to 100 users running high-end 3D tools from Maya to Nuke and sharing assets to build a business that offers solutions similar to its own to post-production companies large and small.

Hogarth shows-off FIDO, its custom Final Cut Server-based solution

London-based production facility shows us how Final Cut Server helps it manage hundreds of variations on a single advert

London-based video editing and production suite, has taken Final Cut Server and integrated it with a number of other databases to create a complete workflow solution. We catch up with Hogarth to talk about its FIDO System.



CEBIT: Researchers look towards a 3D future without the glasses

New screens might make glasses obsolete for watching 3D content

While 3D could change the way we watch TV and play computer games, the goofy 3D glasses remain an issue for many.

Sony PS3 owners to get free 3D update

Gamers prepare for stereoscopic vision

Sony is readying itself to roll out an update to current PlayStation 3 games console owners to allow them to take advantage of the new Full HD 3D TVs and 3D programming that are about to launch.

Nvidia pushes 3D at CeBIT

3D gaming and entertainment the next big thing

CeBIT seems to have turned into 3DBIT, with companies falling over each other to push the concept, and an entire area of the show's floor devoted to 3D in all its forms.

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