In Cape Town, we focused on the development phase and concept art stage of animation. A perfect example of how important this stage is to production was provided by Shy the Sun.
Ever wondered how some of those big-screen special effects look so real without a trace of CG? It's likely someone like Steven Saunders
designed, sculpted and built it from real materials.
Junes Animation Xchange meetings in both Cape Town and Joburg were packed with great work and an overall focus on animation in gaming. A few local companies showed some of the interesting animation orientated stuff being used in interactive applications, mobile games and an awesome new movie from the Blender foundation.
The March meeting of Animation Xchange showcased some progress from a few local productions currently in the pipeline from different studios and sound was the common theme of this months event.
