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Axis Animation - PIGSY STRIKES A PERFECT 10
Axis Animation in Scotland worked with client Ninja Theory to create over 12 minutes 
of stylish, absorbing animation for the premium downloadable content, or DLC,
addition to the game ‘Enslaved: Odyssey to the West’ published by NAMCO Bandai Games.
Olivier Pinol & Dwarf Labs on Painting with Light
Olivier Pinol is a founder, lighting Technical Director and teacher at Dwarf Labs in Montpellier, 
France. His company has just taken their latest animated project, ‘Maelynn & the Puzzle
Gates’ to the 2011 Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market.
TurboSquid, Falling Pixel and Exchange3D Invest in Stock 3D Industry
Following discussions on quality control, content certification and licensing rights, competing 
stock 3D sites TurboSquid, FallingPixel.com and Exchange3D.com have decided to work
together to improve and expand the 3D model industry.
The Bakery’s Free Tools Light the Way to MIFA 2011
The Bakery 3D computer graphics software company will bring new, free professional lighting 
tools to the MIFA show in Annecy, France 8 -10 June 2011, for compositing, playing and
displaying image sequences.
Noise Industries Photo Montage Creates Still Animations
Noise Industries has released a new still-image animation plug-in, Photo Montage, with over 
100 animated presets, 20 transition styles, re-ordering and re-timing options and built-in
motion blurring effects.
Tweak RV-SDI Supports Stereo Playback and Review
Tweak Software’s new RV-SDI with dual link SDI output with embedded audio is available to 
accommodate the growing need for stereo 3D output and review requirements in screening
rooms and theatres.
Cutting Edge Gets into a Flap over Earth Day and AdFest 2011
Cutting Edge broadcast and VFX facility got involved in the Earth Hour appeal with a TVC starring a 
swarm of Bogong moths, and is revelling in their Bronze Award win at AdFest 2011.
DAZ Updates Studio 4 Mesh and Joint System
The DAZ Studio 4 beta is now released and includes the Genesis series of figures, shape and 
morph blending, multiple UV layouts and the new TriAx weight-map joint system.
PLAY Creates a Twilight Zone Motion Comic for Syfy
Syfy recently challenged PLAY editorial and design studio in Hollywood to put a new spin on 
this year’s on-air promotion of the 16th Annual ‘Twilight Zone Marathon'.
ANIMATION AT WORK
Becoming an animator starts with creating characters and creatures that tell stories. The three animators here, a student and two working animators at different stages in their careers, talk about influences, trends and their lives as artists in an exciting and competitive industry.
Engine Hires New Head of 3D and Animation Director
Max McMullin as Head of 3D and Scotty Wilcox as lead Animation Director have joined Engine 
design and production facility in Sydney.
Bakery Relight Illuminates Upcoming Animation and VFX Productions
The Bakery 3D CG software company showed Bakery Relight, their animation and vfx 
lighting and rendering software, at FMX 2011 from 3 to 6 May in Stuttgart, Germany. This
application is in use now at a number of interesting facilities.
Luxology Develops 3D Package Design Kit for modo
Luxology has a new library of over 200 2D and 3D presets, images and assemblies made to simplify 
the design and visualization of open and closed packaging containers in modo.
an(i)ma Animates 3D Characters and Crowds for Technical Artists
an(i)ma is a stand-alone application with motion-editing tools and content to help architects 
and designers to quickly create complex 3D character animations for visualization and
illustration projects.
Eden Games Drives Luxology modo for Test Drive Unlimited 2
The dedicated car team at Eden Games in France recently modelled, painted and rendered 
realistic vehicles for the sequel to Test Drive Unlimited, Massively Open Online Racing Game,
with Luxology modo.
Halo Pictures Draws the Line on Bullying
Halo Pictures has created eight interactive animated films using a single line, and developed 
eight different styles to execute the campaign, part of an initiative on teenage bullying funded
by the Australian Federal Government.
Smith Micro Sheds Light on Poser Debut Development
Smith Micro recently launched Poser Debut as an entry point for learning to create
3D still 
art and animations, and as a means to create scenes and add, pose and
animate 3D characters.
