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The Motley Fool
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Can Cameron Terminate Hollywood's Troubles? James Cameron is back at a movie theater near you with his new movie Avatar, and he's shaking up the entire film industry as usual. |
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Apple Acquired Faceshift, The Company Behind The Motion Capture In Star Wars Apple has not disclosed how much it spent on the Zurich-based company, but TechCrunch reports that "several Faceshift employees are now working for Apple now out of Europe." |
Wired
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Popular Mechanics
May 21, 2008
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Wired
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PC Magazine
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IEEE Spectrum
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Ready for their Close-ups Making all the right choices to create a computer-generated figure that looks truly alive is no easy task. It probably will take a Leonardo da Vinci, or a team of da Vincis-computer-graphics artists talented enough to put it all together. |
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The Mind-Bending New World Of Work Motion-capture technology has burst out of Hollywood and into businesses from aerospace to advertising. |
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2009
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CIO
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Virtual Stars Boffo in Tinseltown A new breed of actor is taking a star turn in Hollywood. They don't hide out in their trailers, check into rehab in the middle of a shoot or sleep with their costars. They do their own stunts, can shoot take upon take and don't require residuals. |
Popular Mechanics
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3D Films Take Center Stage at San Diego Comic Con 2009 Special effects are highlighted with the arrival of four new movies. |
Wired
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Return of the King Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong hits the big screen in December. But for the last year, he's been giving eager fans a behind-the-scenes look at the world he built for the big ape on his comprehensive site. |
PC Magazine
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The Motley Fool
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How to Invest in the Movie-Viewing Revolution Thanks to 3-D movies and widespread IMAX installations, movie theaters are no longer just places where we spend our hard-earned dollars. They're now opportunities for us to make money, too. |
The Motley Fool
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How 3-D Tech Is Saving Hollywood "Avatar" and Zeus himself are paving the way for a happier, more profitable Hollywood. |
