SIGGRAPH 2009

As announced, we are presenting attractive projects in order to get many customers to visit our booth # 3219.

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MAXON Software to Shine Spotlight on Innovative Customer Projects, Progressive Techniques and Advanced 3D Content Creation at SIGGRAPH 2009 in New Orleans Booth Demonstrations to Showcase Leading 3D Developerís Award-winning CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D Technology; Welcomes CINEMA 4D Expert Dr. Sassi to Preview Highly Anticipated Short Animated Feature, JET (Junior Extraterrestrial)

SIGGRAPH 2009
NEWBURY PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MAXON Computer, a leading developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions, today announced details of its presence at the SIGGRAPH 2009 convention, the leading international conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques taking place August 3rd through August 7th at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

MAXON at SIGGRAPH 2009
MAXONís 13th year at SIGGRAPH stands to be its most memorable with scheduled demonstrations and how-toís that reveal the power, flexibility and ease-of-use of its leading CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D software applications in the production of award-winning 3D motion graphics, broadcast graphics and promos, feature films, film/game/television pre-visualization, interactive gaming and video production.

MAXON Booth Highlights - #3219
Press and show attendees can expect to see guest artists from several MAXON customer sites and educational institutions who will present a wide range of techniques and creative solutions that inspire them to push the boundaries of 3D technology and help them maximize their software investment. Tom Quach, senior texture/matte painter at Sony Pictures Imageworks, will show the compelling visual effects look in Watchmen. The creative team at Innovative Show Design (ISD) will demo the making-of several broadcast set design projectsómost recently for the Super Bowl XLIII and Poker After Dark, both for NBC, and the 2009 Speed Week at Daytona 500. MAXON also welcomes Dr. Volker Sassmannshausen, a.k.a. Dr. Sassi, a noted CINEMA 4D power user and prolific contributor to MAXONís online education and training resource, Cineversity, to preview, JET (Junior Extraterrestrial); a short animated feature piece he is creating in-full as a solo endeavor that concurrently documents each step in the animation process for a new series of comprehensive tutorials for the Cineversity site. In its ongoing emphasis to inspire the next generation of 3D artists, MAXON will host Alan Williams, an MFA broadcast design & motion graphics student at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and winner of this yearís prestigious Inspire09 symposiumís ë9 x 90 Competitioní, who will present his winning motion-media design project, Meditations in a Toolshed. A complete schedule of guest appearances will be available daily at the MAXON show booth, # 3219. MAXON is also pleased to announce that two of its customers have created computer-generated animated films that will be screening at the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival including: Nucleus Medical Art, for its medical animation entitled ìAtherosclerosis," which features a graphic depiction of atherosclerosis and the process at the cellular level when arteries become blocked, causing a heart attack; and Betsy Kopmar, a painter, artist, animator and instructor at Exípression College for Digital Arts, who used MAXON CINEMA 4D in a ëfree-formí style in ìNight Fishing with Cormorants,î a meditative piece inspired in part by the 17th Century Japanese screen painting by Kano Tanyu of the same title and the novel ìShipwrecksî by Akira Yoshimura that will be showcased in the Visual Music category.

MAXON Booth Hours
MAXON product demonstrations will take place during exhibit floor hours throughout SIGGRAPH at Booth # 3219, as follows:
Tuesday, August 4th and Wednesday, August 5th ñ 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 6th ñ 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

About MAXON CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D
MAXON CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D software applications are celebrated for their intuitive interface, efficiency and significant boosts to workflow productivity. In 2009, both CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D have continued to inspire artists from around the world who have relied on the software to develop imagery for such notable films as Watchmen, G-Force, and the upcoming Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs; the popular cinematic trailer for the futuristic video game Front Mission Evolved; an award-winning episode of the cult-classic television series Doctor Who; and to create motion graphics for some of the broadcast industryís most widely recognized entities, including The Weather Channel, MTV, CMT, Comedy Central, Al Jazeera, NBC, FOX, NFL, Court TV, National Geographic Channel, Univision, the BBC, and many more. Last month, CINEMA 4D garnered the ìBest Animation and 3D Productî award at the Macworld (UK) Awards; its third award win in this category from the venerated magazine.

Note to Editors:
MAXON will be hosting an invitation-only luncheon for members of the press on Tuesday, August 4th, to share updates and news. Details will be forthcoming via direct email. To schedule a booth visit (or schedule an alternate briefing if you are not attending SIGGRAPH), please contact Vicky Gray-Clark, Ambient Public Relations, (408) 243-8880, vicky@ambientpr.com. Booth drop-by meetings are also welcome. Additional information on MAXON can be obtained on the Web at www.maxon.net. All trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

MAXON’s SIGGRAPH 2009 Presence

If you’re headed to SIGGRAPH 2009 in New Orleans be sure to stop by MAXON’s Booth # 3219, check out “The Studio”, the “Computer Animation Festival” and be sure to say “Thank You” to all those hard working Student Volunteers. There something for everyone in this years MAXON presence. Here’s a handy guide of MAXON “happenings” to help you plan your schedule.

SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS:
MAXON Booth # 3219 - Tuesday, August 4th & Wednesday, August 5th

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Alan Williams - Student and Design Award Winner - Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Alan, an MFA broadcast design & motion graphics student and winner of this year’s prestigious Inspire09 symposium’s ‘9 x 90 Competition’, will present his winning motion-media design project, Meditations in a Toolshed.

11:00 AM – 12 Noon
John LePore - Art Director - Perception Focusing on the “time is money” scenario, John will be showcasing the projects Perception created under a tight deadline. Included will be an animated intro to the televised baseball games for the New York Mets, a Showtime Weeds promo, and a Microsoft Office viral web video, and more. All projects feature the tight integration between CINEMA 4D and Adobe After Effects.

12 Noon – 1:00 PM
Chris Smith - Co-founder - Sugar Films Productions Chris will reveal some of his secrets on creating reusable tools with Xpresso, illustrating that this can be accomplished by artists who are not programmers. Chris will delve into how he created “CS Tools” his free suite of Xpresso tools, and tell attendees how they can get their hands on these exciting CINEMA 4D / Xpresso add-ons.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Thomas Brown - Animation Director - Nucleus Medical Art Thomas will present “The Making Of: Atherosclerosis”, a three-and-a-half minute-long animation that provides a realistic view of how plaque forms within a coronary artery over time.

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Nate Mitchell - Graphics Supervisor - Innovative Show Design (ISD) Mark Dowling - Project Manager / Graphic Artist - Innovative Show Design (ISD) Justin Garrone - Assistant Art Director / Lighting Designer - Innovative Show Design (ISD) The creative team at ISD will demo the making-of several broadcast set design projects. Their process starts out with designing sets in the virtual world using CINEMA 4D and Vectorworks, then utilizing these designs to build the real world sets. Some of their most recent sets were created for Super Bowl XLIII and Poker After Dark, both for NBC, and 2009 Speed Week at Daytona 500.

3:00 – 4:00 PM
Rich Fallat – Lookdev / Texture Artist - Rhythm & Hues Get an inside look at several creatures from "Land of the Lost" and "Night at the Museum:Battle for the Smithsonian" and learn how Rhythm and Hues Studios uses BodyPaint 3D.

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Tom Quach - Senior Texture / Matte Painter – Sony Pictures Imageworks Tom will deconstruct some of the complex and stunning matte and texture painting created for the feature film “Watchmen”. This recreation will illuminate how MAXON software continues to play a pivotal role in the Sony Pictures Imageworks creative pipeline.

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Dr. Volker Sassmannshausen, a.k.a. Dr. Sassi, a noted CINEMA 4D power user and prolific contributor to MAXON’s online education and training resource, Cineversity, to preview, JET (Junior Extraterrestrial); a short animated feature piece he is creating in-full as a solo endeavor that concurrently documents each step in the animation process for a new series of comprehensive tutorials for the Cineversity site.

SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS:
MAXON Booth # 3219 - Thursday, August 6th

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Rich Fallat – Lookdev / Texture Artist - Rhythm & Hues NOTE: For details, see above timeslot for 3 – 4 PM on Tuesday, August 4th & Wednesday, August 5th.

11:00 AM – 12 Noon
Tom Quach - Senior Texture / Matte Painter – Sony Pictures Imageworks NOTE: For details, see above timeslot for 4 – 5 PM on Tuesday, August 4th & Wednesday, August 5th.

12 Noon – 1:00 PM
John LePore - Art Director - Perception NOTE: For details, see above timeslot for 11 – 12 Noon on Tuesday, August 4th & Wednesday, August 5th.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Thomas Brown - Animation Director - Nucleus Medical Art NOTE: For details, see above timeslot for 1 – 2 PM on Tuesday, August 4th & Wednesday, August 5th

MAXON Booth Hours
Tuesday, August 4th and Wednesday, August 5th – 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Thursday, August 6th – 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM

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ADDITIONAL MAXON participation at SIGGRAPH, includes “The Studio”, the “Computer Animation Festival” and the “Student Volunteers” program.

THE STUDIO:
MAXON will be represented in “The Studio” with a “CINEMA 4D Studio Bundle” installed on all 60 systems, for your animating convenience.

COMPUTER ANIMATION FESTIVAL:
The “Computer Animation Festival” will host two short films created with MAXON software. Betsy Kopmar’s curated “Night Fishing with Cormorants” and Nucleus Medical Art’s “ juried film “Atherosclerosis”. Screenings schedule: “Night Fishing with Cormorants” – Visual Music Reel 1 Monday, August 3rd 1:45 PM – 3:30 PM - La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM - Room 271-273 “Atherosclerosis” – Digital Schoolhouse Reel Friday, August 7th 8:30 AM – 10:15 AM - La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom

STUDENT VOLUNTEERS PROGRAM:
MAXON is once again this year participating as a donor in the Student Volunteers program, providing a full working copy of “BodyPaint 3D” to a deserving SIGGRAPH Student Volunteer.

More interesting info while I was away...
Amazing work, in fact outstanding - from a student in Berlin, we'll try to get a story and invite him to our user meeting in Cologne in September.
http://vimeo.com/5020497

used Cinema 4d for 3d modeling and 3d Animation, Xfrog (as Cinema 4d plugin) for modeling and animating the plants and ornamental shapes and After Effects for 2d Animation and compositing.

And, here's more.
http://willmacneil.com/LIBERTYQT.html

MAXON Computer MAXON Computer sviluppa software per la modellazione, pittura, animazione e soluzioni di rendering 3D professionali. I prodotti software CINEMA 4D e BodyPaint sono stati utilizzati in molti film, in televisione, nella scienza, nell'architettura, nell'ingegneria e in altre industrie. MAXON ha uffici in Germania, USA, Regno unito, Francia e Giappone. I prodotti MAXON sono disponibili direttamente dal sito web e hanno canali di distribuzione in tutto il mondo. Sono inoltre disponibili edizioni ad un prezzo speciale per gli istituti scolastici. Per ulteriori informazioni su MAXON visita il sito web www.maxon.net.