PinoyGigs.com » Autodesk Panorama Animation Winners http://www.pinoygigs.com/blog The official blog of Pinoy Gigs. Contains latest news about concerts, music, celebrities and other hot stuff of different Filipino artists around the world. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:55:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Philippine Team Wins Animation Award with Maskara http://www.pinoygigs.com/blog/technology/philippine-team-wins-animation-award-with-maskara/ http://www.pinoygigs.com/blog/technology/philippine-team-wins-animation-award-with-maskara/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:27:35 +0000 admin http://www.pinoygigs.com/blog/?p=1144 RP Animation TeamThe Philippine Team won the Best Teamwork Award at the inaugural Autodesk Panorama Asia Pacific Animation Challenge and Animation Bootcamp 2009. The RP Team is comprised of Alejandro Karlo Zapanta, Albert B. Brisenio and James Jerome Raneses, all three students are from Ateneo de Naga University.

The lads from Ateneo de Naga University have showcased the Philippines’ talent for animation after several days of intense competition among 11 student teams from all over Asia. Team member Alejandro Karlo Zapanta says: “We were given the arena to demonstrate our talent in digital animation and also represent the Philippines in this competition.” With Autodesk software solutions such as Autodesk Maya which enabled them to bring their ideas and concepts to life, Ateneo de Naga University came up with their digital animation entry entitled Maskara.

The Autodesk Panorama Asia Pacific Animation Challenge and Animation Bootcamp 2009 aims to inspire and groom digital artists, and providing them with opportunities to acquire the skills and industry exposure they need to excel.


According to Teddy D. Tiu, country manager of Autodesk Philippines, “We were very impressed by the high standard of the audition submissions for PANORAMA across the region, and by how the 11 student finalist teams were able to deliver winning animated productions under the mentorship of industry professionals and Autodesk customers.”

The Autodesk PANORAMA Animation Challenge received 57 entries across seven countries in Asia – Hong Kong, China, Australia, India, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. Eleven student teams were shortlisted to compete at the Autodesk PANORAMA Animation Bootcamp held at the Hong Kong Cyberport from Dec. 11-14, 2009.

The 11 students finalist were trained under the tutelage of the Animation professionals and Autodesk customers from Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, Imagi Studio, Rhythm & Hues Studio and Rising Sun Pictures, who shared their invaluable knowledge on how to leverage Autodesk software to fine-tune the animated projects that teams submitted during the qualifying stages of the competition.

The seven winning teams were judged on their creativity and originality, motion, technical excellence and overall design.

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