The Syndicate
When British Telecom wanted to get their 'networked-business' message across they turned to Californian VFX company The Syndicate. The 60-second ad took five months to make. We asked how they did it.
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Rip your records
Vinyl's not dead yet. The market for records has never gone away, and chances are good that you still have some albums tucked away that you can't part with but no longer listen to.
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Warhammer 40K: The Dawn of War
Take one of the leading games franchises, mix in a four-week deadline, add the talented team at Blur, stir, and serve up a sizzling CG sequence.
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DS Emotion
New Media agency DS.Emotion rode the wave of the dotcom boom and landed on its feet. Online gaming, entertainment and design for kids is its thing.
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DVD's dirty little secret
DVD may have finally vanquished video, but is it up to scratch?
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More than Manga
Japanese design, like Japanese culture, can be bewildering to outsiders. But Japan’s design culture has influenced designers all over the world. Digit speaks to Western creatives who know that great Japanese design is more than just Godzilla in pink.
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Dream world
Shelley Page went from freelance illustrator to Hollywood animation guru, working with every big name in the book. DreamWorks’ “talent manager” tells us how to make it big in animation.
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Top of the League
TWI bombarded Premiership stars with CG footballs to create a title sequence for one of the biggest brands in world sport.
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Covering Your Assets
For the modern creative company, keeping track of your digital files is essential for a smooth workflow. A digital asset management solution might just help you meet your deadlines.
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It's bad to share
With all the lawsuits around, where has all the good illegal peer-to-peer action gone? Waaay underground.
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Sky aye, captain
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow was filmed entirely against blue-screen. LA-based companies Luma Pictures and CafeFX reveal the creative trickery that made it happen.
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Start Creative
Effectiveness in design is everything, say the people at creative agency Start. And they should know…
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Overclocking the World Cyber Games
The founder of one of the US' biggest LAN parties on the ultimate custom gaming rig.
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Ready to wear
People say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Whether the cover provokes desire, rage, or indignation, the point is it inspires something. The same applies to T-shirt design.
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Shoebox shuffle
The BBC’s flagship autumn show for kids, Shoebox Zoo, meant bringing Celtic carvings to life while working with a transatlantic team of animators, artists and compositors.
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Designing for kids
They’re your toughest customers and they can’t even read yet. How do interactive designers keep their audience of children happy?
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Zen and the art of moving media
Digit takes the Creative Zen Portable Media Center on the road. Will it move our world? Find out in our review...
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A Web site prodigy
The Prodigy was one of the biggest bands of the 90s, and defined a new style. Rockstar had the job of applying that to a Web site.
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Weta: rendering Lord of the Rings
Special effects are now a central part of the moviemaking process. But as audiences demand more, effects houses are being forced to ramp up their processing power like never before.
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Preloaded gets Spooked
Spying used to involve exploding pens and seductive double agents – but Preloaded has brought spying into the digital age with its Spooks 3 site…