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December 18, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "HAPPY FEET"
Australia's Animal Logic used SyFlex in the special effects work they did for "Happy Feet". They used it for Lovelace's six-pack necklace, his yellow head feathers and the fat giggles on the elephant seals.
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December 17, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "CLOTH SPEAK"
Malasian Moon FX used SyFlex to make daily items of clothing come to life and communicate with each other in a nice spot for Comfort Fabric Conditioner. Visit our gallery to see a clip from the commercial and read all about it.
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December 06, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "FORMATION"
Installation artist Jennifer Steinkamp used SyFlex for a series of videos she then projected
in her recent work called "Formation". The work was exhibited this year in the Denver Art Museum and in Lehmann Maupin, NYC.
Visit our gallery to see clips from the exhibitions and of the actual cloth simulation.
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November 19, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "FOLLOW THE SUN"
Fresh graduate of the German Film School Daniel Hasenbring shared with us his
graduation movie which employs a lot of work with SyFlex.
Visit our gallery to see a nice test clip and more details.
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October 30, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "EVERYONE'S HERO"
Now a subsidiary of Starz Media, Toronto based IDT Entertainment used SyFlex in
no less then 920 (!) shots for their first feature film
"Everyone's Hero". Dallas based ReelFX also used SyFlex in production of shots for this film. More details in our gallery page.
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October 27, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN PENDULUM'S HANDS
Pendulum Studios are showing off their proprietary software, which streamlines the
application of facial motion-capture, with a digital actor doing a monologue from
"Antony & Cleopatra". Playing Mark Antony, the actor is wearing a lot of SyFlex (all the cloth & leather straps). Images and clips in our gallery.
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September 5, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "BARBIE DIARIES"
Produced by NYC based Curious Pictures for Mattel, this DVD features Barbie and her friends in a
painterly style, wearing SyFlex all over. Numerous costumes wear simulated in this production!
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August 28, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "DER TODESWALD"
A group of five students from The
German Film School used SyFlex in the production of their short film
project last year. More details and clips in our gallery.
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July 29, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "MY SUPER EX GIRLFRIEND"
Digital Domain have used SyFlex in 20th Century Fox's My Super Ex-Girlfriend.
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July 21, 2006 -- SYFLEX FOR LIGHTWAVE IS COMING
Many have asked for it, now it's here. Syflex presents a new cloth simulation plugin fit
for NewTek LightWave 3D. All Lightwave fans are invited to give it a test-drive at
our booth in SIGGRAPH, #504. We will also show some new SyFlex demos featuring Sylene, with motion capture done by HOM.
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July 20, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN THE HANDS OF HYDRAULX
Hydraulx in Santa Monica has been using SyFlex on many projects including X-Men 3,
and many commercials. They shared with us three
examples of their work.
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July 16, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "ARCTIC"
SyFlex was used by the NYC branch of The Mill to simulate charming penguin-T-shirts in a
Whirlpool commercial. Watch a clip from
this truly lovely commercial in our gallery.
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July 10, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN"
The Orphanage in LA used SyFlex in the most successful "Pirates of the Caribbean". We hope to hear more details soon...
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July 06, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "SUPERMAN RETURNS"
Three different FX companies all chose SyFlex in their work on Special Effects for Superman.
Framestore CFC, The Orphanage and Sony Pictures Digital used SyFlex when in need of cape simulations for their Superman digital doubles...
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July 01, 2006 -- SPARX PARIS WORK WITH SYFLEX
Sparx FX in Paris has been using SyFlex in quite a few of their projects.
They recently shared with us two examples of their work. In a Prince De Lu commercial, they simulated ropes interacting with a monster eel. In a Nespresso commercial, they simulated beautiful falling silk ribbons.
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July 05, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "ASSASSINS CREED"
Ubisoft used SyFlex for all hero-shots cloth simulations in
their new game "Assassin's Creed". Visit our gallery for more details.
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June 22, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "GALACTIK FOOTBALL"
SyFlex was used by Paris based Attitude Studio to simulate football gate nets in the manga style TV series "Galactik Football". See clips and details.
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June 2, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "WARHAMMER"
Digic Pictures used SyFlex again in the production of a stunning game trailer for
"WARHAMMER: MARK OF CHAOS". We have great clips and additional details on the work in our gallery. The full trailer in hires is available on
Digic's website.
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May 29, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "X-MEN 3"
Framestore CFC in London used SyFlex in the special effects work they did on "X-Men: The Last Stand". In the central scene of the Golden Gate bridge, SyFlex simulates numerous cables flying around, plus the clothes of Magneto's digital double. Take a look at two clips we have in our gallery.
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May 17, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "POSEIDON"
The Moving Picture Company used SyFlex in 20 hero visual effects shots they
did for Warner Brother's Poseidon. They also used it for 30 more background characters in additional shots throughout the film. Go here for the full interview.
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May 15, 2006 -- "USING SYFLEX IN MAYA" IS OUT
The new training DVD from Digital-Tutors provides 4 hours of project-based tutorials. It's
perfect for artists new to SyFlex and those seeking time-saving tips. For a full outline and pricing information visit
Digital-Tutors.
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May 01, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN OUTSURANCE COMMERCIAL
Ministry of illusion in Johannesburg were asked to wrap numerous
objects in realistic CG cloth. They chose SyFlex for the job. We have a making-of clip and a few more details in our gallery.
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April 21, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "CONGA LINE"
The latest adventure of Maurice the Meerkat, produced by Johannesburg based AnimMate,
sees him playing pied piper to a jubilant crowd in
Cape Town, wearing a SyFlexed T-shirt! See clip and details in our gallery.
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April 06, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "RENAISSANCE"
Paris based Attitude Studio used SyFlex in about 800 shots in their full
feature, black and white animation film, Renaissance.
Using SyFlex, they animated a wide range of clothes, ropes, hair, and other props. See clips and details.
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April 05, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "STAY ALIVE"
Pixel Liberation Front used SyFlex in the production of special
effects shots for for the horror movie "Stay Alive". Technical Director Brad Friedman says in an iterview on XSI Base: "We used Syflex exclusively for our cloth simulation on the show and its inclusion in XSI Advanced was a significant boon to our production".
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March 24, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "IT'S A BOY"
Julian Tewkesbury worked with SyFlex for all the cloth animation in his independent Christmas film, "It's A Boy". The film involves many human characters and is rendered in 2D cartoon style. It is told from three little birds' eyes as they save
Mary's baby from the clutches of an evil king. See clips and details.
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March 17, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "V FOR VENDETTA"
Technical Director at Cinesite London Alexander Savenko told us that SyFlex was used on a
crowd shot in the film, where more than 2000 digital doubles are seen wearing a variety of cloaks. SyFlex was integrated with Cinesite's inhouse crowd system to simulate the moving cloth items quickly. Read more on Cinesite's website.
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March 15, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "KING KONG"
Weta Digital used SyFlex in King Kong, for ALL digital double shots and a range of other effects
including cloth, fur, flesh and skin. We have clips and an interview with Lead Creature TD Andrea Merlo, here.
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March 12, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN "JANE AND THE DRAGON"
Weta Productions used SyFlex in almost every shot of TV series Jane and the Dragon, which aired on Canadian specialty network, YTV. More details and clips here
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January 23, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN LA POSTE COMMERCIAL
Paris post production studio Mikros Image used SyFlex to peel off the walls of the old post
office buildings in a commercial celebrating the new logo of the French institute, La Poste.
We have some more details, here.
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January 18, 2006 -- SYFLEX IN STUDENT PROJECT "RENAISSANCE"
Students at the Ecole Superieure des
Metiers Artistiques used SyFlex quite a bit in the creation of their first short film, following
a young boy as he walks in a desert, wearing layers of clothing.
SyFlex is used in most of the shots...
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