2015 July

3D computer animation has a distinctive clean fresh look usually unobtainable or less affordable by other means such as videoing or photography.

1: Computer animation can provide a sharp concise to the point planned message to hit the time starved decision-makers quickly and hold attention.

2: Tell a story with computer animation that has beginning that grabs the viewer’s attention, middle with the main message and conclusion. All of which can pass to the viewer with less effort than reading text.

A view from a Dreamworks computer animator working on How to Train your Dragon 2:

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A 3D animator and overseer of the 3D character artist team working for 3 years on the Monsters University film is interviewed about their creation process of 3D character for animation.

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Behind the scenes footage including 3D character animation demos from the production of Pixar’s Inside Out.

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Headset goggles with high definition computer generated holograms that don’t require any markers overlaid over what you’re actually looking at in the real world. A real set of 3D animation advantages.

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3D animation advantages in applications used in 3D design: (image below shows holographic bike seen on the desk next to the real screen and user.)

Crazy detail and realism in the environments and creatures in the new blockbuster movie.

A novel example of an animated short film created from 2500 3D printed parts.

Trailer from Gilles Deschaud on Vimeo.

Making of Chase Me from Gilles Deschaud on Vimeo.

Hollywood comes up with some of the most speccial endearing 3D character designs that stick in the mind creating a strong linkage with audience:
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2011/09/10-best-cgi-film-characters.html