Weta Workshop To Compete In Global Competition

Weta Workshop To Compete In Global Competition

A Brand New Experience Set for Digital Artists and 3D Avatar Lovers
3D Design Competitions Launched in association with Oscar Winning Company – Weta

(HONG KONG, April XX, 2010) – Two global 3D Design Competitions are here now for all creative talents to compete. The cutting edge technology will bring a brand new experience for digital artists and 3D avatar lovers around the world. The Competitions are co-organised by InterGrid, a world-renowned cloud computing giant, Weta Workshop, a filmmaking special effects and post-production expert, Cyberport, Hong Kong’s unique Creative Digital Community, and Frenzoo, the first 3d-online-world with user generated content on the web and also a Cyberport’s incubatee graduate.

“Dr. Grordbort’s Raygun Shootout” – Win a trip to New Zealand
Weta and InterGrid are introducing a competition for digital artists to design and animate models based on the Dr. Grordbort’s range of Rayguns and characters created by Greg Broadmore, who is the Conceptual Designer of District 9 and has participated in many other Hollywood blockbusters such as King Kong, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, I, Robot etc. Mr. Broadmore created and designed the Dr. Grordbort’s Infallible Aether Oscillators, which have been developed as an original line of art collectibles. The Rayguns: Dr. Grordbort’s Infallible Aether Oscillators are a line of 1:1 scale antique styled, sci-fi hand weapon props. With charming, 1900s contraption styling and finish, the rayguns evoke the nostalgia of a lost age of exploration and discovery.

This competition is aimed at new as well as experienced digital artists who will use InterGrid's innovative Cloud rendering system, the “Green Button”, to render their creations. Cyberport’s Digital Media Centre (DMC) will support the competition by providing the render farm, which renders the 360-degree view for each entry. Entrants can interact, comment and vote on each other’s work. Monthly prizes for the best and most popular entries will be selected by Weta and InterGrid staff. An overall winner will be announced in October and the prize is a trip to New Zealand to meet Richard Taylor and Greg Broadmore at Weta Workshop.

For more competition details, please visit www.raygunshootout.com.

“ XXX create competition name is better” - Create your own Alien
Weta and Frenzoo are also launching a competition to create new virtual worlds. Entrants in this competition can create new alien life forms and environments. This competition is open to all ages and skills, and contestants will win monthly prizes from the Weta range of collectibles.

For more information, visit www.frenzoo.com.

“This is an exciting partnership for us at InterGrid and we are thrilled to be working with the teams at Weta, Cyberport and Frenzoo” said Mr. Scott Houston, CEO, InterGrid, a market leader in cloud computing. “The creative media sector is expanding globally and this competition can be an eye-opening experience for digital artists and social networking lovers to get involved in 3D technology and features the power of cloud computing by Green Button.”

As a supporting and empowering centre within Cyberport, DMC is leveraging on “Green Button” technology in its rendering facility and fully supports and promotes this user-friendly front-end cloud computing solution for creative industry practitioners to achieve cost-effectiveness and efficiency.

“Facilitated by our unique creative digital community and IT infrastructure, this will be a valuable chance for digital media enthusiasts to showcase their creativity internationally and experience more 3D technology as well as cloud computing that is steadily gaining popularity in the era of new media.” said Mr. Herman Lam, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited. “The Dr. Grordbort’s Exceptional Exhibition at Cyberport is open to the public and free of charge. All who wish to participate in the competitions should definitely visit the exhibition to familiarize themselves with the Dr. Grordbort’s universe as well as rayguns.”

“Weta loves creativity. We are excited to give young, aspiring artists the opportunity to enter these two competitions and show off their skills. We can’t wait to see what they come up with” said Tim Launder, General Manager of Weta Limited.

Frenzoo, the web based 3D avatar world, one of the outstanding graduate companies of Cyberport’s IncuTrain Centre (Digital Entertainment Incubation-cum-Training Centre), has used its expertise in 3D user generated content to facilitate the competition.

For more information on the competitions visit www.raygunshootout.com and www.frenzoo.com.

About Cyberport
Cyberport is a US$2 billion (HK$15.8 billion) landmark project managed by Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, and wholly owned by the Hong Kong SAR Government. Focusing on enterprise and professional development, Cyberport helps commercialise creative ideas and incubate start-ups. We have an energetic cluster of creative ICT and digital content tenants who enjoy synergies from co-locating with each other, and we are Hong Kong’s unique Creative Digital Community. Interconnected by a state-of-the-art broadband network, the Cyberport community is home to four grade-A intelligent office buildings, a five-star design hotel, a retail entertainment complex and about 2,800 deluxe residences.

About InterGrid
InterGrid is a New Zealand registered software company expanding into Asia. It is a market leader in Cloud Computing services and the company’s “Green Button” software is one of the world’s first true Cloud Computing solutions. The Green Button is the user-friendly front end for industrial strength Cloud Computing. The system enables applications to run on computer processing, storage and network infrastructure that would be outside the budget of all but the wealthiest institutions. Go to http://www.greenbutton.co.nz for details.

About Weta Workshop
Weta Workshop is a five-time Oscar winning conceptual design and physical manufacturing facility servicing the world's entertainment and creative industries. While providing special effects for the movie industry, such as The Lord Of The Rings, Avatar, District 9, King Kong and The Chronicles Of Narnia, is the backbone of the company, the talented artists and craftspeople at Weta also create limited edition collectibles drawn from the movies, television, comics and games they work on. Weta has also created its own intellectual property in the world of Dr Grordbort's, around the art of Conceptual Designer Greg Broadmore. The collectibles are distributed world wide via the website, www.wetaNZ.com, and are now available at the new Weta Collectibles store at Cyberport.

About Frenzoo
Based in Hong Kong, Frenzoo Ltd., is the first 3d online world with user generated content on the web. The destination allows users to create their avatar, meet people & 3d chat in animated virtual scenes, express their style and create fashion & content, all within their Internet browser. Mod sims and 3d asset import from packages such as 3D Max and Blender are also supported. Frenzoo leverages the power of the Unity 3d engine, used by leading entertainment companies such as Electronic Arts and Cartoon Networks. Go to http://www.frenzoo.com for details.

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