Showtime in New Orleans

Article Abstract:

The Siggraph a six-day commputer animation festival due to start in New Orleans, LA on Aug 3 1996, is expected to attract over 25k visitors. The Electronic Theatre will be the main feature and will display 486 movies from countries from all over the world, with the exception of the UK. The lack of UK entries has led to speculation that the UK is lagging behind in computer animation, but other observers think that the opportunities are not available and that the UK still has plenty of talent.

United States, Exhibitions, Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics

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This year's model: Motion capture, the state-of-the-art computer animation technique, is now within reach of mainstream UK producers. (Broadcast in Production)

Article Abstract:

Motion capture is a state of the art computer animation technique, and increased computer power and falling costs have enable mainstream TV producers in the UK to use the technique. Red Post Production and Televirtual have both launched motion capture services aimed at the broadcast market. The technique allows programme makers to create realistic moving characters at lower cost than traditional computer animation.

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First London motion capture studio opens

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R3D FX, Red Post Production's computer animation division, is setting up a motion capture studio in central London, with the aim of attracting work from local animators. Motion caputure records actor or animal movements and uses the information to produce realistic computer generated characters. The optical motion capture system was designed by Oxford Metrics

Buildings and facilities, Cartoonists and animators, Animators, R3D FX, RTWO

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