PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 17, 2024

My first encounter with Cassie Simpson was during the inaugural Xbox Game Studios Game Camp Africa in 2023. In December 2023, she exhibited some of Chroma Pixel Games’ studio work at Africa Games Week and attended Playtopia Festival. I wanted to learn techniques that not everyone knows like coding and animations.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 15, 2023

Additionally, the modern backend can implement rendering methods , such as forward clustered, mobile, and more in the future (such as deferred clustered, cinematic, etc.). Several other areas got improvements, like the editor (which has been vastly reworked), UI system, multiplayer, navigation, audio, animation, etc. A lot more.

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Deconstructor of Fun

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Dylan Tredrea is a product & publishing consultant with over 12 years of experience in mobile free to play games at studios such as Disney, Rovio, Zeptolab, & CrazyLabs. Dramatic Narrative as Core : The overarching story unfolds in cinematic chapters, with key moments driving player progression and monetization.

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Nvidia

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Back then, cinematic-quality rendering required computer farms to slowly bake every frame. Back then, cinematic-quality rendering required computer farms to slowly bake every frame overnight—a painstaking process. What artists or studios have influenced you? Six years ago, real-time ray tracing was seen as a pipe dream.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

Although it’s difficult to find a trustworthy game art outsourcing studio with a solid industry background and portfolio, I’ll show you 10 reliable art outsourcing companies in this blog. . Below are 10 reliable outsourcing studios that you’ll find extremely helpful: 1. your partners will take care of everything.

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Ask a Game Dev

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

If the character needs to animate differently than everyone else (i.e. If the cutscene needs new animations we need to bring on an animator to spend time building the new animations needed for the cutscene. Adding in two new animations (e.g. that might need to be created for certain specific cutscenes.

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CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

Scene from the 3D animation Finding Nemo before and after its been lit and rendered by a 3D lighting artist (Image: Pixar). The skills of a 3D lighting artist can be applied in video games, visualization , film and television, animations, and virtual production. the amount of sunlight, moonlight, cloud cover, etc.)

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

UE5’s features and functionality have further expanded to include experimental new features for rendering, animation and simulation. Look for companies that offer full-cycle game development services, that cover everything from art, animation, VR/AR/XR-based development, right up to game testing. Is it well-defined?

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CG Spectrum

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

He decided to start his own indie game development studio, Overwrite Interactive , and create a video game from scratch. Cinematic for Gerel: Against the Corvus Empire produced by Alan, Dogyeong, and Joona. The game received an Epic MegaGrant in March, which helped Alan purchase some of the software required to create the cinematic.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g. high resolution high quality character models performing high quality animations and visual effects).

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Ask a Game Dev

APRIL 10, 2023

The specifics determine the kind of roles we need to hire - the cinematics team might need several animators, the quest team might need two narrative designers and a gameplay engineer, the item art team might need a VFX artist and a technical artist, and so on and so forth.

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Filmustage

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In a world where visual effects shape our cinematic experience, AI special effects tools are bringing blockbuster moments to life faster than ever before. Whether you do or don't believe in the power of AI, this comprehensive guide will show you how artificial intelligence is capturing the hearts of VFX studios worldwide.

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Game Designing

JULY 30, 2023

However, it’s a vastly different experience when you go through the course in person with an expert instructor, especially within a professional studio environment. The institution must have an updated studio-like environment with high-tech equipment and modern tools for practical teaching. What To Look For in SFX and VFX Schools?

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Nvidia

JULY 22, 2021

Collaboration and simulation platform simplifies complex challenges like multi-app workflows, facial animation, asset searching, and building proprietary tools. Collaboration and simulation platform simplifies complex challenges like multi-app workflows, facial animation, asset searching, and building proprietary tools.

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PreMortem.Games

APRIL 28, 2023

Top image: Stray Gods by Summerfall Studios, trailer by Derek Lieu Twitter is not a good place to advertise to potential customers, but it is good for connecting to people in the game industry like scouts, publishers, streamers, press, etc. So let’s talk about how to make a good trailer specifically for Twitter.

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Filmustage

APRIL 10, 2023

The promo turned out to be spectacular, with United Artists , the studio deciding to cast him in the then-improvised film " Bound for Glory " (1976). In the intervening years, Rocky's jogging scene has been quoted and parodied many times in animated and feature films. Check out our past materials on the subject and see you soon!

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Visualization : Visualization is key in fields like filmmaking and animation. Final Draft offers two pricing plans: Final Draft 12 ($249.99 ) and Final Draft 12 Studio ($499.99). Sharing your cinematic spell is effortless with Movie Magic. It's not just planning; it's sharing your cinematic vision with your team in style.

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Filmustage

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Despite these obstacles, the fascination with on-location filming endures, driven by the promise of creating cinematic treasures that resonate with audiences on a visceral level. While elaborate studio sets provide control, authentic locations have an undeniable allure. Nature's Scenic Beauty ? Local Texture and Cultural Nuance ?️

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 4, 2024

Sai now works as a 2D concept artist and digital illustrator at Eitri Studio! Once I completed my course at CGS, I started working at Eitri studio (a game art outsourcing studio in India) as a 2D concept artist and illustrator! It specializes in 2D and 3D art, animation, and cinematics, catering to a global clientele.

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Filmustage

AUGUST 18, 2023

Introduction Film festivals have long been a crucible for cinematic creativity and a platform where filmmakers, both seasoned and aspiring, come together to celebrate the art of filmmaking. Consider the Palme d'Or at Cannes or the Golden Bear at Berlin, awards that have elevated films into cinematic masterpieces. ?️

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Filmustage

MARCH 3, 2025

Try Filmustage Understanding AI Script Analysis The industry-standard script analysis tools have transformed the way studios evaluate content. Key Benefits for Filmmakers The softwares presents significant advantages for production: Predictive Analysis : Studios can establish ratings parameters early by implementing script adjustments.

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Game Global

JULY 12, 2021

We must understand (and preferably help create and document) the game as a whole: from core mechanics to level design to cinematics, and everything in between. This is a clip of the Heider-Simmel animation. How can I get this NPC to convey a specific emotion if I don’t have that specific animation in my toolbox?

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

3D Modelling 3D Animation FX Concept Art 2D Animation Game Design Game Programming 3D Modelling: Shaping Virtual Worlds “3D modelling is a rewarding career where you get to bring concepts and 2D imagery to life, sculpting personality and story into characters, objects, and environments.

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iXie gaming

JANUARY 11, 2023

These tools allow the artist to create stunning cinematic features and gameplay sequences without the need for any specialized engineering knowledge. Visual Studio Code. You Mostly use it for making 3D models, adding texture to your 3D models as well as rigging and animating them. It is very lightweight and boots up instantly.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you can get front-row seats to the development process for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the first title from female-owned-and-operated indie game studio Astral Clocktower Studios. Game Production / Rigging / Animation. Are you ready to enter the fantasy?

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Game Designing

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Visual effects (VFX) compositors are in high demand in many industries such as film-making, gaming, and animation. Most studios need compositing in some form, whether it involves the seamless integration of special effects (FX) with environments or VFX shots with computer-generated (CG) characters. What Does a VFX Compositor Do?

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Filmustage

MAY 4, 2022

It is with such introductions Lucas began to pitch Star Wars , but most studios rejected Lucas's concept, because the idea of a massive space opera seemed very unprofitable, and expensive to produce. Nevertheless, the director found a studio - 20th Century Fox - that put the project into production.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

You're currently tuned in to the official Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation of all the development done on our first game, Kristala: a Dark Fantasy ARPG created by women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). Since we last met, things have legit been poppin' off over here. Behold, friends!

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Visualization : Visualization is key in fields like filmmaking and animation. Final Draft offers two pricing plans: Final Draft 12 ($249.99 ) and Final Draft 12 Studio ($499.99). Sharing your cinematic spell is effortless with Movie Magic. It's not just planning; it's sharing your cinematic vision with your team in style.

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Filmustage

JANUARY 10, 2022

There are several reasons why we think it's a must-have technology: first of all, it's much cheaper because studios don't have to spend huge budgets to build entire pavilions of sets mixed in with the green screens. Anderson is a master of cinematic texture, which is also not surprising, because each of his pictures was shot on the film.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

By embracing and encouraging gamers’ motivation to collect and to cultivate, the card battling genre has become a proven formula for mobile companies and studios to maximize their revenue. For a 2D game, animated cinematics can significantly help with storytelling in the main campaign.

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Game Daily

MARCH 28, 2023

.” Alanah Pearce, who works with the narrative team at Sony Santa Monica made a similar case : “As a writer, having to edit AI-generated scripts/dialogue sounds far more time consuming than just writing my own temp lines I would far prefer AAA studios use whatever budget it costs to make tools like this to instead hire more writers.”

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Deconstructor of Fun

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The game looked promising, scaling quickly towards $2M a month in revenue - a promising number for a smallish Finnish studio. To support the new narrative emphasis, the developers introduced several new features and reimagined some old ones: character cards—short bios with animated character models. Tough question.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

This is where 99.99% of indie developers and studios make their main and most fatal mistake. a fighting game), is animation. You didn't spent that much yet, as this was only done with mostly programmers and one or two artists/animators/game designers. Starting over, is the game commercially viable? Well not really.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

Today, real-time rendering is redefining game development, offering dynamic lighting, physics-based effects, and cinematic quality graphics all rendered instantaneously. These innovations are blurring the lines between pre-rendered and real-time graphics, enabling interactive experiences that rival cinematic productions.

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Game Dev Unchained

JULY 26, 2023

” He later took his experiences and created HaZimation , a production company involved in a wide range of storytelling formats, including animated films, episodic series, and video games. They began in London, built their team, and shifted focus to animated films when the pandemic struck.

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