(March 6, 2008) MAXON Computer invites members of the press and all other NAB 2008 attendees, to stop by the MAXON booth, #SL6826, to see the latest versions of the company’s professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions.
MAXON’s flagship software solution, CINEMA 4D, one of the fastest growing and most widely used 3D products for digital content creation, is used by artists around the world to create compelling motion graphics for some of the broadcast industry’s most widely recognized entities, including The Weather Channel, MTV, CMT, Comedy Central, BBC, Al Jazeera, NBC, FOX, NFL, Court TV, National Geographic Channel, Univision, and the BBC, to name just a few.
Recent high profile broadcast projects that have leveraged CINEMA 4D include TMZ TV, Dr. Who, ET/The Insider, Nike Power, the Academy Awards “80 years of Oscars” montage, Thrillicious: SoBe Life Water Superbowl commercial, NBC Sunday Night Football broadcast package, Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune openings, NBC’s station id rebranding, “Big Science” on the Discovery Channel and many more.
What: NAB 2008
When: Expo – April 14th through 17th
Where: Las Vegas Convention Center – Booth #SL6826
Booth Highlights
Visitors to the MAXON booth will see a range of motion graphics solutions that showcase the significant workflow enhancements CINEMA 4D brings to creative professionals in the production of award-winning TV programming, commercials, broadcast graphics and promos, feature films, film/game/television pre-visualization, interactive gaming, motion graphics and video production.
CINEMA 4D is an indispensable part of countless motion graphics production pipelines. Industry professionals from top broadcast and design facilities, including Rob Garrott, a seasoned broadcast designer and instructor at Art Center College of Design (
http://www.bendingpixels.com), will be on hand to provide real-world examples citing CINEMA 4D’s intuitive interface, speed, efficiency and legendary stability.
About CINEMA 4D
CINEMA 4D’s core application contains everything needed to quickly and easily create high-end 3D images and animations. Additional modules provide added functionality and customization to suit a wide array of industries. Modules can be purchased individually or in bundles. CINEMA 4D renders scene files directly to popular editing and compositing applications including After Effects, Final Cut, Shake, Combustion, etc., and is completely cross-platform for Windows and Mac.
How: To schedule a MAXON booth visit or interview with Paul Babb, president of MAXON USA, please contact Vicky Gray-Clark, Ambient Public Relations, (408) 243-8880, vicky@ambientpr.com, or Laurie Guarino, (408) 876-7064, lguarinopr@yahoo.com, or feel free to stop by the MAXON booth. Additional information on MAXON can be obtained on the Web at
http://www.maxon.net.
Learn More About CINEMA 4D at the Post | Production World Conference
For an even more detailed, in-depth look at MAXON CINEMA 4D in action, don’t miss Future Media Concepts’ three-hour in-depth boot camp at the NAB Post | Production World Conference:
Fast Start with MAXON CINEMA 4D
Friday, April 11, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
LVCC, North Hall, 2nd Floor, Room NN256
Conference Web Site:
http://nabshow.com/2008/conferences/ppwc.asp
Session Page:
http://nabshow.com/2008/conferences/sessiondetail.asp?id=1207545
Attendees will learn CINEMA 4D from Kai Pedersen, principal of Vancouver-based animation boutique Lucent Dreams Animation. Pedersen is a highly respected industry software trainer whose background includes production work for national commercials, film and live theater and three years as a moderator on CG Society’s “CG Talk” – the world’s largest online forum for digital artists. The session will cover the basics of 3D modeling, texturing, animating and rendering. A special focus on creating motion graphic elements and integrating them with other software tools will be discussed.
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