Framestore and Nokia Invite Aspiring Animators to Contribute to New Project with Animation Competition

London, UK. Framestore London and Nokia today launched a competition inviting amateur animators and VFX enthusiasts to contribute ideas for an exciting new special effect for their new project, FX Studio.

FX Studio is a mobile and web-based application that allows people everywhere to add a range of Hollywood-quality special effects to their home movies.  Using 3D marker technology and external rendering processes, the application is poised to deliver startling results.

FX Studio will feature a number of effects from a range of film genres. 

Entrants to the competition have been asked to submit an idea for the final Sci-Fi special effect, which will feature on both the web and mobile versions of the FX Studio application.

Rather than focus on software skills, Framestore’s animation team will determine the winner based on the originality and creativity of the submissions.

The winner will not only work with Framestore to bring their idea to life, but also receive a commercial copy of Autodesk Maya Entertainment Suite 2011 and a Nokia N8 mobile phone, featuring a 12 megapixel camera, HD video recording and a HDMI output. Runners-up will also receive Autodesk software and a Nokia N8.

The competition is being hosted on Framestore’s Facebook page, at http://www.facebook.com/framestore

In addition to the competition, the page will give aspiring animators access to Framestore staff including creative director Dadi Einarsson – a member of the Oscar-winning Golden Compass team – and animation lead Anthony Gibbs. The team will post updates throughout the app’s production, and field questions relating to all aspects of their creative process – including hints and tips for Autodesk Maya, the software through which FX Studio has been exclusively developed.

The FX Studio animation competition closes on Sunday August 1st, 2010.

All press queries should be directed to or via the team twitter profile, @FX_Studio.

Click to watch the competition video!

About Framestore
Framestore has been working in digital film for over twenty years, creating original work that has helped make it the largest visual effects and computer animation studio in Europe.
 
Their teams have built up a formidable reputation across every imaginable digital effects discipline, from creatures to environments, from fur to feathers, from particles to characters.
 
2008 saw Framestore recognised at the film industry’s highest levels, as their work on The Golden Compass won both the Academy Award and the BAFTA for Achievement in Special Effects.
 
In 2009 their work on The Dark Knight was recognised with nominations for the Academy Award and the BAFTA for Achievement in Special Effects.
http://www.framestore.com

About Nokia
Nokia is committed to connecting people, combining advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.2 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device - from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi, including music, maps, apps, email and more.
http://www.nokia.com
http://www.ovi.com

About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk continues to develop the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art software to help customers experience their ideas digitally before they are built. Fortune 100 companies—as well as the last 15 Academy Award winners for Best Visual Effects—use Autodesk software tools to design, visualize and simulate their ideas to save time and money, enhance quality and foster innovation for competitive advantage.
http://www.autodesk.com

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