HoBSoft: Visual Notes in production management

Submitted by Charles on Fri, 10/07/2011 - 16:35

HoBSoft is the production system used on several recent animated films of exceptional notoriety including "Asterix and the Vikings", "Brendan and the Secret of Kells", "Chico & Rita" and currently "A Monster in Paris".  With all the experience gained from the production of these movies, they've learned that making textual notes really limits the communication to the artist during approval situations. So HoBSoft has upgraded the Web interface for their production management and automation system, adding new technologies. Now it's possible to draw directly on the movies in the HoBSoft Web application. No more writing text based notes. Just draw! Take a look at how it works through this video. The Forum Topic is here.

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After the Rain - fishing with bananas

Submitted by Charles on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 17:59

Gobelins School of the Image in Paris is one of the reasons why French animation continues to reach new heights of creativity and excellence. This film was produced in 2008 by animators associated with the school. It's made the film festival circuit and certainly warrants a spotlight on AN's homepage. The Forum topic can be found here.

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Eye of the Storm - music video

Submitted by Charles on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 09:25

From the album Highway Collection released earlier this year, Lovett's "Eye of the Storm" is an enigmatic and masterfully animated video that is as haunting as the song. Directed by Chris Alender and produced by Kris Eber for Soapbox Films, you can view the making of this project by following the link to the Forums. Thanks to Adrian "Skynet" Foster for showcasing this earlier. 

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