Friday, September 3, 2010

cgnews

computer graphics news

News Articles in the ‘Television’ Category      Expand

SWAY Studio Contributes to New Trailer for Dexter

Posted by cgnews On August - 25 - 2010

Dexter Morgan, Miami Metro Police Department blood spatter analyst, has a double life. When he’s not helping the Homicide division solve murders, he spends his time hunting and killing bad guys who slip through the justice system.

Dexter will charm fellow officers with a doughnut, while away a Sunday with his wife Rita and the kids, [...]

Nicktoons Turns to nailgun* To Blow Up Their World

Posted by cgnews On August - 9 - 2010

A new package of four intensely cinematic identities for Nicktoons, created by motion graphics + live action studio nailgun* are guaranteed to raise the eyebrows, (and quicken the pulse), of pre-teen boys watching everywhere.

”Nicktoons recently underwent a major redesign, but wanted us to take it to another place with these identities,” Michael Waldron, Creative Director [...]

To help Cartoon Network bring to life its vision of a brand expansion strategy that included a new look and tone, the international creative design and production studio Brand New School partnered with the network’s creative team to produce a look and sensibility that would allow them to have a dialogue with its audience across [...]

Jellyfish VFX on ‘America: The Story of Us’

Posted by cgnews On August - 3 - 2010

Jellyfish Pictures were one of several companies asked to pitch for the extensive VFX work on ‘America: The Story of Us’, a 12 part ambitious series made by new indie production company Nutopia (started up by former head of BBC2 and Discovery, Jane Root) for the History Channel.
With an introduction from Barack Obama, the [...]

VFXTalk have an appealing opportunity to interview Monkeyhead founder and creative director Josh Sahley, about his recent work for Red Bull’s action sport show ‘Pushing Boundaries’.

The soon to be released tv show package is intensely energetic and packed with surreal 3D close-up environments. Check out the video and additional project details on a recent VFXTalk [...]

Monkey Head Are Pushing Boundaries For Red Bull

Posted by cgnews On July - 28 - 2010

The award-winning motion design and production company, Monkeyhead is excited to announce their latest TV show package for Red Bull entitled ‘Pushing Boundaries.’ Monkeyhead founder and creative director, Josh Sahley, was approached by the long-time client to create a new opening for their action sports show. “They wanted us to bring new life to it. [...]

The Glades Are A Buzz After BIGSMACK

Posted by cgnews On July - 23 - 2010

The Glades, A&E Network’s new offbeat original scripted drama, which premiers July 11, has been the beneficiary of some great buzz, thanks in part to the comprehensive teaser/promo campaign created by BIGSMACK, the full-service creative/production/design studio led by Creative Director Andy Hann.

Hann and the BIGSMACK team were involved in nearly every facet of the [...]

Lady Gaga Gets Company 3 For Alejandro

Posted by cgnews On July - 21 - 2010

Company 3 recently completed work on Lady Gaga’s newest music video, “Alejandro,” which was released on the web on June 7 2010. Directed by Steven Klein and shot by DP Janusz Kaminski, “Alejandro,” the third single from Lady Gaga’s “The Fame Monster” on Interscope Records, is reminiscent of Madonna’s “Vogue,” but with a more militant [...]

Phosphene Weaves Voodoo Spell For HBO Treme

Posted by cgnews On April - 23 - 2010

Mud-baked automobiles piled high under overpasses, damaged houses with fresh water and mold lines inside and out, downed fences and debris strewn lots where homes formerly stood, all the internal visual effects for the ten hour opening season of HBO’s new drama series, “Treme,” were designed and executed by the design and [...]

Pellington Creates a New Morning For Alpha Rev

Posted by cgnews On April - 15 - 2010

Merge@Crossroads’ Mark Pellington further established his big-act musical legacy with a trio of artistic videos, for indie-rock sensation Alpha Rev, Grammy-nominated mainstay Moby, and Grammy winners The Fray. Pellington approached each of these videos with his unique abstract narrative style, merging vocal performance with conceptual and thematic imagery.

Alpha Rev’s New Morning is a heartfelt collage [...]