This week’s selection is “3D Printing Basics for Entertainment Design” by Anne E. McMills.
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Design of the Week: Experimental Disney Robot
This week’s selection is the adorable prototype robot developed by Disney Research.
Learn How 3D Printing Helped Create Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi reveal how 3D printing technology played a big part in the production of Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio”, soon to be released on Netflix.
Nexa3D’s Higher-Speed Resin 3D Printer for Hollywood Props
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the increasing use of 3D printing by movie-makers.
3D Printing The Most Incredible Props
Formlabs just published a very interesting piece on how one of their clients leveraged 3D printing to produce movie props that would otherwise be impossible.
Cricket Expansion and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine how 3D printing is gradually being used in the sport of Cricket.
Stratasys Makes an Appearance on AppleTV+
I was surprised to see Stratasys appear on a major new show from Apple TV+.
Gucci and 3D Printing in Italy
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at recent high-profile 3D printing activity in Italy.
3D Printing Implications of Sesame’s Street’s Education Initiatives
Charles R. Goulding and Arianna Coger look at how a children’s TV show pivot could make good use of 3D printing technology.
CoComelon Going Public and 3D Printing
Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at how 3D printing technology could be used in the children’s entertainment business.
The Evolving Entertainment Industry And 3D Printed Props
Charles R. Goulding and Harry Foxman dig into how 3D printing can reinvigorate the reawakening entertainment industry.
3D Printed IKEA Designs Bring Some Magic To Home Sound Systems!
IKEA and Teenage Engineering have come up with a stylish audio and light system collection that can be downloaded and 3D printed!
The Last Hype Hump For 3D Printing: TV & Movies
It’s 2021 and additive manufacturing has arrived as a realizable technology suite — but someone should tell film studios that.
Modeler Recreates Scenes From Studio Ghibli’s “Nausicaä” in 3D
If you’ve never watched a Studio Ghibli movie before, stop what you are doing and watch one now.
3D Printing Props Has An Oscar-Worthy Future
Charles Goulding and Greer Veon of R&D Tax Savers look into the 3D printing of movie and TV props.
Out-of-This-World 3D Printing for the Silver Screen
We get a look inside First Man’s use of 3D printing.
11,500 Unique 3D Printed Figurines
This is a bit old now, but I just noticed it this week: a company 3D printed thousands of 3D models for their conference attendees.
Deadpool’s Mask Shows There’s A Lot More To a Superhero Than Meets The Eye
They may look like sacks of latex over an overpaid actor, but superhero masks are the real star of any superhero movie.
3D Printing Hidden in New HBO Series
Have you watched the new HBO series, “Westworld”? If you have, the opening sequence features a very unusual 3D printing process.
Who Knew Replicating a Functional BB-8 Would Be So Hard?
Most moviegoers leave the special effects to the professionals. Firefighter Ed Zarick, however, was not content with seeing BB-8 rolling around the silver screen of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Design of the Week: Motorized Star Wars AT-AT
This week’s selection is the incredible Motorized Star Wars AT-AT by YouMagine contributor Dan Olson (aka “LtDan”).
Making High Quality Movie Props Quickly
Even with all the computer-generated imagery (CGI) in movies these days, concrete practical effects aren’t going away anytime soon.
MakePrintable’s Free Star Wars 3D Model Offer
Online 3D print repair service MakePrintable is offering a free Star Wars 3D model download available to their users.
Katy Perry’s Halftime Show Shows Off FDM & Polyjet Tech
Stratasys has announced that its technology is illuminating the stage in the opening song of US pop star, Katy Perry’s Prismatic World Tour with vibrantly colored 3D printed mohawks produced by leading Hollywood special effects company, Legacy Effects.
3D Printed Fireworks? Yes, Please!
No, you can’t 3D print gunpowder, as far as we know, but you can actually make fireworks. Christophe Hermanns of Belgian-based Vigo Universal used 3D printing to create several devices used to hold live fireworks in Les Orryflammes’ pyrotechnic shows. The artistic troupe employs handheld fireworks apparatus to produce a highly animated stage show,… Continue reading 3D Printed Fireworks? Yes, Please!