Animation

Maxon Release Offers Apple M3 Optimization, Streamlined Workflows and More

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Maxon, developers of professional software solutions for editors, filmmakers, motion designers, visual effects artists, and creators of all types, today announced updates to several products included in the Maxon One subscription.

Key Points: 
  • This month's release brings substantial performance enhancements for systems running on Apple's M3 family of chips by leveraging Apple's support for hardware-accelerated ray tracing in Redshift.
  • Artists will benefit from outstanding performance thanks to the next generation GPU of the M3 family of chips, resulting in lightning-fast renders and better interactivity.
  • This release includes support for the next-generation GPU that represents the biggest leap forward in graphics architecture ever for Apple silicon.
  • This release offers artists improved connections with essential tools that streamline workflows and enhance file format compatibility to simplify access to your digital assets.

SCAD SERVE Transforms Local Communities With Paint Our Parks Public Art Initiative

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

ATLANTA and SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is proud to share the transformative effect on local neighborhood communities through the university's unique SCAD SERVE Paint Our Parks public art initiative. Since launching in 2021, SCAD SERVE Paint Our Parks has beautified and enlivened 16 basketball courts and play spaces in the university's hometowns of Savannah and Atlanta by creating larger-than-life murals conceptualized by an elite roster of talented SCAD alumni artists.

Key Points: 
  • 16 Parks and Play Spaces in SCAD communities of Savannah and Atlanta have been revitalized with vibrant, larger-than-life murals by SCAD alumni artists
    ATLANTA and SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is proud to share the transformative effect on local neighborhood communities through the university's unique SCAD SERVE Paint Our Parks public art initiative.
  • To date, SCAD SERVE Paint Our Parks murals amplify spaces at 16 parks, recreational centers, and school playgrounds across the state.
  • Our parks are where we find our best selves — and SCAD SERVE's Paint Our Parks public art initiative, invites our neighbors and friends to enjoy the work of accomplished SCAD artists," said SCAD president and founder Paula Wallace.
  • "The SCAD SERVE Paint Our Parks team transformed what was an eyesore of an outdoor space into a work of art.

Magic Media acquires Interactive Creation.

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

DUBLIN, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Magic Media has announced their latest acquisition, Interactive Creation.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Magic Media has announced their latest acquisition, Interactive Creation.
  • This latest acquisition joins the catalog of other brands in the Magic Media group, including Starloop Studios, Ringtail Studios, Igloo Creative House and Igloo Gaming, Magic Media VFX & Cinematics, and Magic Media Mobile Studio.
  • Ivan Dautovski, Co-founder and CEO of Interactive Creation commented, "It is a great honor to join the Magic Media group, and it is a testament to the hard work and dedication by all the team at Interactive Creation.
  • Aleksander Djokic, Head of Production at Magic Media, remarked, "We welcome the team from Interactive Creation, and we are excited for the future ahead.

Magic Media acquires Interactive Creation.

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

DUBLIN, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Magic Media has announced their latest acquisition, Interactive Creation.

Key Points: 
  • DUBLIN, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Magic Media has announced their latest acquisition, Interactive Creation.
  • This latest acquisition joins the catalog of other brands in the Magic Media group, including Starloop Studios, Ringtail Studios, Igloo Creative House and Igloo Gaming, Magic Media VFX & Cinematics, and Magic Media Mobile Studio.
  • Ivan Dautovski, Co-founder and CEO of Interactive Creation commented, "It is a great honor to join the Magic Media group, and it is a testament to the hard work and dedication by all the team at Interactive Creation.
  • Aleksander Djokic, Head of Production at Magic Media, remarked, "We welcome the team from Interactive Creation, and we are excited for the future ahead.

T. ROWE PRICE UNVEILS 'THE POWER OF CURIOSITY'

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

BALTIMORE, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ – GS: TROW) announced that it has launched a new global branding program today to highlight its renowned capabilities as one of the world's premier asset management firms. Called "The Power of Curiosity," the program conveys how active questioning conducted by investment professionals drives more informed insights that can better enhance the investment process. At the same time, the program underscores how these insights, supported by more than 85 years of investment culture and experience at T. Rowe Price, reflect the independent thinking that characterizes the firm's investment professionals while demonstrating how the investment approach can benefit investors.

Key Points: 
  • Through "The Power of Curiosity" creative platform, T. Rowe Price is investing in a bold campaign it hopes will improve audiences' awareness and consideration of its investment capabilities and help them differentiate T. Rowe Price from other investment managers.
  • T. Rowe Price has been such a partner for decades, though typically we have been somewhat reserved in publicly highlighting the company's many strengths.
  • T. Rowe Price has also introduced a sleeker, more modern look for its longtime bighorn sheep symbol, affectionately known within the firm as Trusty .
  • T. Rowe Price partnered with Digitas NY, a marketing agency, to develop the campaign, and Assembly , a media agency, to develop the activation plan.

Super King Markets Enhances Customer Experience Using Ideal™ Digital Circular

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

CLEVELAND, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ideal™ by Design House announces a new marketing agreement with Super King Markets, a 31-year-old, family-owned grocery retailer with eight large-format stores located in Southern California. Using Ideal's marketing platform, Super King Markets engages their customers on mobile devices, featuring specialty products and deals, seasonal promotions, timely discounts and more. The dynamic digital circular includes traditional promotional content combined with videos, animations, recipes and list building. Programmatic media drives customers to the digital circular and follows them to the store, reporting on cost per visit and conquest detail.

Key Points: 
  • Using Ideal's marketing platform, Super King Markets engages their customers on mobile devices, featuring specialty products and deals, seasonal promotions, timely discounts and more.
  • "Using Ideal's digital circular system, the ads are engaging, educational and enhance loyalty," says Jake Fermanian, Vice President at Super King Markets.
  • "Using Ideal's digital circular system, our customers can browse using their cellphones, create shopping lists and share the lists with family and friends.
  • To learn more about the Ideal digital media platform and the new marketing agreement with Super King Markets, email [email protected] .

'SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE' SCORES BEST FEATURE ANNIE ALONG WITH SIX OTHER CATEGORIES AT THE 51ST ANNIE AWARDS™

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Sunday, February 18, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse won Best Feature honors at the 51st Annie Awards™ celebration Saturday night on the campus of UCLA.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse won Best Feature honors at the 51st Annie Awards™ celebration Saturday night on the campus of UCLA.
  • Best Independent Feature was presented to Robot Dreams (Arcadia Motion Pictures).
  • Best Special Production was presented to Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie (Wildbrain Studios in association with Apple), Best Short Subject was presented to WAR IS OVER!
  • Best Character Animation – Feature went to The Boy and the Heron (Studio Ghibli Distributed by GKIDS) and Best Character Animation – Live Action was presented to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Creative Learning Platform Skillshare Helps Creative Professionals Maximize the Highly Anticipated Animation App Procreate Dreams™ with New Partnership and Exclusive Content from its Top Teachers

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Friday, February 16, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Skillshare, the world's largest online community for creatives, has teamed up with the new animation app Procreate Dreams™ to develop a customized series of content that teaches students how to use and optimize tools from the highly anticipated animation software.

Key Points: 
  • Each Skillshare teacher brings their own unique style and engages an audience of creative professionals and hobbyists who want to expand their creative skills.
  • "This partnership underscores the powerful synergy between Procreate and Skillshare, both dedicated to bringing creative education and exploration to the fore," comments Alicia Hamilton-Morales, SVP of Content, Community and Marketing with Skillshare.
  • "Together, we aim to empower individuals to explore and enhance their skills with the newly released app, Procreate Dreams.
  • Procreate CMO Nathan Clegg comments, "Procreate Dreams marks a major chapter for both Procreate and the animation industry.

Creative Learning Platform Skillshare Helps Creative Professionals Maximize the Highly Anticipated Animation App Procreate Dreams™ with New Partnership and Exclusive Content from its Top Teachers

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Friday, February 16, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Skillshare, the world's largest online community for creatives, has teamed up with the new animation app Procreate Dreams™ to develop a customized series of content that teaches students how to use and optimize tools from the highly anticipated animation software.

Key Points: 
  • Each Skillshare teacher brings their own unique style and engages an audience of creative professionals and hobbyists who want to expand their creative skills.
  • "This partnership underscores the powerful synergy between Procreate and Skillshare, both dedicated to bringing creative education and exploration to the fore," comments Alicia Hamilton-Morales, SVP of Content, Community and Marketing with Skillshare.
  • "Together, we aim to empower individuals to explore and enhance their skills with the newly released app, Procreate Dreams.
  • Procreate CMO Nathan Clegg comments, "Procreate Dreams marks a major chapter for both Procreate and the animation industry.

FIND YOUR INNER PEACE WITH PO: DREAMWORKS ANIMATION UNVEILS "BE CALM AND PO" CUSTOM ANIMATION LIVESTREAM FOR "KUNG FU PANDA 4"

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Friday, February 16, 2024

DreamWorks Animation is about to unleash some serious zen with "Be Calm and Po," the wackiest meditation session this side of the Valley of Peace!

Key Points: 
  • DreamWorks Animation is about to unleash some serious zen with "Be Calm and Po," the wackiest meditation session this side of the Valley of Peace!
  • Let Po lead you on a guided meditation journey, streaming exclusively on YouTube from 9am-1pm PT on February 16th.
  • Because when Po's in charge, you never know whether to expect inner peace or inner peas.
  • In Kung Fu Panda 4, Po faces his biggest challenge yet as he assumes the role of Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace.