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Neo 3D Tutorial -- Muxing 2D CineForm clips for 3D

Cineform CTO and co-founder David Newman demonstrates a brief tutorial for those getting started with 3D. This explains how to take separate Left and Right eye CineForm AVI or MOVs and multiplex them into a single CineForm 3D clip. Read More

Calabash Animation just completed animation work for Frosted Cheerios that brings to animated life Captain Night Night, a zany wrestling character that spends his time trying to jostle a live action teenager back to bed. As the teen tries to get out of bed, Captain Night Night tries to wrestle him back to bed. Read More

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Asylum and Smuggler Change Life Into Art for Samsung Mobile

Asylum Design CD Simon Cassels, in collaboration with Smuggler directing team The Guard Brothers via Leo Burnett, Chicago, handled post, VFX, design and animation on an imaginative spot promoting the Android-powered Samsung Behold(r) II mobile phone. The :30 advertisement, Graphic Artist, continues Samsung Mobile's overarching campaign to show off the innovative and practical uses for their smart phones in everyday life. Read More

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Joachim Back's The New Tenants Wins Oscar - VFX by SMNY

Joachim Back's The New Tenants took home an Oscar last night in the best Live-Action Short category. With VFX and Finishing courtesy of Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY), The New Tenants tells the terrifying story of two men who move into an apartment and discover its cursed history through a disturbed cast of neighbors. Read More

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Smoke & Mirrors Teaches R-E-S-P-E-C-T for Ogilvy

Smoke & Mirrors New York (SMNY) Lead VFX/Inferno Artist Nic Seresin, in collaboration with Ogilvy, and Smith & Jones Director Ulf Johansson, created the post and VFX for a hysterical Capri Sun campaign. In each of the four :30s, SMNY playfully transforms a child into an animal or object, showcasing the studio's ability to seamlessly manipulate live-action footage with VFX. Read More

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The Hot Seat: Superfad and Athletico Take Shakira on a Wild, Animated Journey with Popular Auto Maker

Superfad has just produced a dazzling animated SEAT commercial for agency Atletico that combines a myriad of animation styles and techniques with live action, visual effects and architectural design. At the center of the eye-popping spot is international superstar Shakira who is about to embark on a European tour, which is sponsored by SEAT. Read More

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