This week’s selection is the incredible Analog 35mm Movie Camera by designer Yuta Ikeya.
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Hollywood Manufacturing for Big (and Small) Screen Productions
From 3D printers to CNC mills, Thingergy’s Frank Ippolito delves into the manufacturing processes behind filmmaking.
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.
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.
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.
Book of the Week: Model-Making for Set Designers
This week’s selection is “The Handbook of Model-making for Set Designers” by Colin Winslow.
106,000 3D Printed Faces
LAIKA 3D printed 106,000 faces for Missing Link.
3D Printing Provides the Missing Link to “Missing Link”
LAIKA Studios opened its doors for a look into the making of Missing Link.
3D Printing and a Shoe Called Susan
The Missing Link x Nike Air Max Susan celebrates whimsy and fashion — and 3D printing.
Out-of-This-World 3D Printing for the Silver Screen
We get a look inside First Man’s use of 3D printing.
A Short Film Made on a Formlabs 3D Printer
The fact that a short film premieres this week is not news, but it is when a 3D printer created all the scenes, it is.
Giant Creature 3D Printed
Some folks have 3D printed a truly gigantic monster that might be one the largest 3D prints ever attempted.
A 3D Printed Movie Character Collection
At this year’s 3D Printshow we were excited to visit the large display of 3D prints by Legacy Effects. If you don’t know about Legacy Effects, they are one of the premier special effects shops in Hollywood, and have produced numerous famous characters for motion pictures you’ve no doubt seen. While much of Legacy… Continue reading A 3D Printed Movie Character Collection
007’s 3D Printed Cars
Not one, but three 3D printed cars were created for secret agent 007 James Bond for his recent film, Skyfall. No, they weren’t full size, but instead were one third of original size. The three Aston Martin DB5’s were used for used rather destructively in the film to avoid the expense (and tragedy) of… Continue reading 007’s 3D Printed Cars
Weta’s 3D Printed Hobbit Stuff
We’ve just reviewed a report on film studio Weta’s use of 3D printing technology. Weta is the studio responsible for the upcoming movie, “The Hobbit”, as well as the massively successful Lord of the Rings series. What are they printing? According to the report, they’re making various custom props for The Hobbit, including “helmets,… Continue reading Weta’s 3D Printed Hobbit Stuff