Digic Pictures
Digic Pictures is a Hungarian 3D animation studio specializing in the production of 3d animated game cinematics CGI . Digic also provides motion capture services at its own fully equipped studio, Digic Motion.
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| Company type | 3D animation studio |
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| Genre | Game cinematics, VFX productions |
| Predecessor | Games Unlimited (2001–2003) |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Andrew G. Vajna, Rabb Sándor Alex |
| Successor | Digic Pictures |
| Headquarters | Budapest , Hungary |
| Products | Game cinematics, VFX, Commercials |
| Services | production of 3D animated intro movies & trailers for computer games |
Number of employees | 120 |
| Divisions | Digic Motion |
| Website | www |
Profile
Digic Pictures is a computer animation film studio which produces full 3D animated shorts and visual effects, in association with video games, feature films or commercial advertisements. Digic's productions have earned the studio global recognition with game trailers and intro movies which were screened at Siggraph CAF Electronic Theater, or awarded with Siggraph's prizes.[1] In June 2011 Digic's Assassin's Creed: Revelations trailer became the most viewed video on top gamer community portals.[2][3][4] and won Video Game Awards' Best Trailer of E3. Digic also provides motion capture services at its own motion capture studio, Digic Motion.
History
The history of Digic Pictures goes back to December 2001, when the first members of the later animation company have joined the video game developer company called Black Hole Entertainment. Digic Pictures, as the cinematic department of Black Hole, produced animation sequences for RTS games developed by Black Hole. Back in 2002 Digic produced five high quality full 3D cinematics -Intro, Outro, Human, Beast, Fallen- for the EA game called Armies of Exigo that was completed by the beginning of 2003, and was the first Hungarian project ever to make it to the selection of Electronic Theater, one of the most prestigious selection of the 2003 Siggraph Festival / Conference, that introduces the world's leading computer animation projects. Spurred on by Hungarian-born Hollywood producer and co-owner, Andrew G. Vajna, the studio got involved in the production of 60 VFX scenes of the American blockbuster Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and impressed "even the most prestigious professional forums bringing a good name of ... the world of the developing professional Hungarian computer animation".[5] Since 2006, Digic Pictures has turned from feature films to major video game developers, and kept on producing animated shorts for gamer audiences, including intros, outros, trailers and teasers for Warhammer, Darksiders, Assassin's Creed, and Mass Effect episodes.
Digic Motion
Digic Pictures has its own motion capture studio, Digic Motion. Based in Budapest, Digic Motion's capturing equipment consists of 16 mocap cameras of 16 megapixel VICON T160[6] capturing up to 2000 frames per second.
Credits
Spread out on 2200 square meters and located on Hajogyari sziget, Budapest, Hungary, the studio has a team of more than 110 artists. Their latest cast officially published is of February 21 2012[7]
Publisher clients include Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, THQ, Sony Europe, 2K Games,Namco Bandai, Capcom, Sega, Funcom, KONAMI
Game developer clients include Bioware, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Toronto, Firaxis, Vigil Games, Obsidian, Gearbox Software, Bizarre Creations, Ninja Theory, Mercury Steam
Game cinematics
| # | Film | Release date | Publisher | Developer | Genre | Awards & Screenings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armies of Exigo | January 15, 2003 | Electronic Arts | Black Hole Entertainment | Intro | Listed for screening at Siggraph 2003 Electronic Theater, San Diego, USA |
| 2 | Armies of Exigo | July 1, 2004 | Electronic Arts | Black Hole Entertainment | Outro | |
| 3 | Armies of Exigo Human | July 1, 2004 | Electronic Arts | Black Hole Entertainment | Short | |
| 4 | Armies of Exigo Beast | July 1, 2004 | Electronic Arts | Black Hole Entertainment | Short | |
| 5 | Armies of Exigo Fallen | July 1, 2004 | Electronic Arts | Black Hole Entertainment | Short | |
| 6 | Warhammer: Mark of Chaos | May 18, 2005 | Namco Bandai | Black Hole Entertainment | Teaser | |
| 7 | Warhammer: Mark of Chaos | May 30, 2006 | Namco Bandai | Black Hole Entertainment | Intro | Listed for screening at Siggraph 2006 Electronic Theater, Boston, USA[8] Gametrailers.com Top 100 Trailers of All Time No. 64. |
| 8 | Universe at War Earth Assault | August 21, 2007 | Sega of America | Petroglyph | Trailer | |
| 9 | Warhammer: Battle March | August 30, 2007 | Namco Bandai | Black Hole Entertainment | Intro | |
| 10 | Infiniti | October 10, 2007 | Pai International | Short | ||
| 11 | The Secret World series Puritan | December 2, 2007 | Funcom | Funcom | Short | |
| 12 | The Secret World series Firestarter | February 10, 2008 | Funcom | Funcom | Short | |
| 13 | The Secret World series Grifter | March 25, 2008 | Funcom | Funcom | Short | Gametrailers.com Top 100 Trailers of All Time No. 78. |
| 14 | The Secret World series Zuberi | April 20, 2008 | Funcom | Funcom | Short | |
| 15 | Aliens: Colonial Marines | May 13, 2008 | Sega | Gearbox Software | Teaser | |
| 16 | Darksiders: Wrath of War | December 21, 2008 | THQ | Vigil Games | Intro | |
| 17 | Darksiders: Wrath of War | June 23, 2009 | THQ | Vigil Games | Trailer | |
| 18 | Alpha Protocol | April 15, 2009 | Sega | Obsidian | Trailer | |
| 19 | Assassin's Creed 2 | June 2, 2009 | Ubisoft | Ubisoft Montreal | Trailer | Best Technical Prize at Siggraph Asia 2009, Yokohama, Japan[9] Best Post-Production Award at Animago Award 2009, Berlin, Germany[10] Most viewed trailer in June 2009 by Gametrailers.com Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2009 Electronic Theater, Yokohama, Japan Listed for screening at Siggraph 2010 Electronic Theater, Los Angeles, USA Top 100 Trailers of All Time No. 03. |
| 20 | Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands | May 26, 2010 | Ubisoft | Ubisoft Montreal | Intro | Listed for screening at Siggraph 2010 CAF, Los Angeles, USA[11] |
| 21 | Assassin's Creed Brotherhood | June 14, 2010 | Ubisoft | Ubisoft Montreal | Trailer | Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2010 Electronic Theater, Seoul, South Korea Listed for screening at Siggraph 2011 CAF, Vancouver, Canada Gametrailers.com Top 100 Trailers of All Time No. 81. |
| 22 | Civilization V | September 21, 2010 | 2K Games | Firaxis Games | Intro | Animated Com Award’s Technology Prize at 18. International Trickfilm Festival of Animated Film 2011, Stuttgart, Germany Best Technical Prize at Siggraph Asia 2010, Seoul, South Korea[12] Best Post-Production Award at Animago Award 2010, Berlin, Germany[13] Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2010 Electronic Theater, Seoul, South Korea Listed for screening at Siggraph 2011 CAF, Vancouver, Canada |
| 23 | Dragon age 2 | August 17, 2010 | Electronic Arts | Bioware | Trailer | Nominated for Animago 2011 Best Post-production Award, Berlin, Germany Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2011 Electronic Theater, Hong Kong, China Listed for screening at Siggraph 2011 CAF, Vancouver, Canada |
| 24 | Mass Effect 3 | December 11, 2010 | Electronic Arts | Bioware | Teaser | Most viewed trailer in December 2010 by Gametrailers.com Top User Rated Gametrailer of All Time 2011 by Gametrailers.com Listed for screening at Siggraph 2011 CAF, Vancouver[14] |
| 25 | Assassins' Creed Revelations | June 6, 2011 | Ubisoft | Ubisoft Montreal | Trailer | SPIKE Video Game Awards: Trailer of the Year 2011 Best Post-Production Award at Animago Award 2011, Berlin, Germany Gamespot: Editor’s Choice - Best Trailer of E3 2011 Gamespot: Reader’s Choice - Best Trailer of E3 2011 Gametrailers.com - Best Trailer of E3 2011 1Up - Best Trailer of E3 2011 Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2011 Electronic Theater, Hong Kong, China Top 100 Trailers of All Time - Gametrailers.com No. 29. |
| 26 | Mass Effect 3 - Take Earth Back | February 19, 2012 | Electronic Arts | Bioware | Trailer | Best Post-Production Award at Animago Awards 2012, Berlin, Germany Animated Com Award’s Technology Prize at 20. International Trickfilm Festival of Animated Film, 2013, Stuttgart, Germany |
| 27 | Assassin's Creed 3 | June 4, 2012 | Ubisoft | Ubisoft Montreal | Trailer | G4Tv Best Trailer of E3, 2012 Gametrailers.com nomination for Best Trailer of E3, 2012 Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2013 Animation Theater, Hong Kong, China Listed for screening at Siggraph 2013 CAF, Anaheim, USA |
| 28 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 | June 4, 2012 | KONAMI | Mercury Steam | Trailer | Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2013 Animation Theater, Hong Kong, China Listed for screening at Siggraph 2013 CAF, Anaheim, USA |
| 29 | Splinter Cell Blacklist | June 4, 2012 | Ubisoft | Ubisoft Toronto | Trailer | |
| 30 | HALO 4 Prologue | November 5, 2012 | Microsoft Studios | 343 Industries | Intro cinematic | Nominated for Animago 2013 Best Trailer/Opener Award, Berlin, Germany Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2013 Electronic Theater, Hong Kong, China Listed for screening at Siggraph 2013 CAF, Anaheim, USA |
| 31 | HALO 4 Infinity | November 5, 2012 | Microsoft Studios | 343 Industries | Cut-scene cinematic | |
| 32 | HALO 4 Epilogue | November 5, 2012 | Microsoft Studios | 343 Industries | Cut-scene cinematic | |
| 33 | HALO 4 Ending | November 5, 2012 | Microsoft Studios | 343 Industries | Outro cinematic | |
| 34 | Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag announcement trailer | March 4, 2013 | Ubisoft | Ubisoft Montreal | Trailer | Nominated for Animago 2013 Best Trailer/Opener Award, Berlin, Germany Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2013 Animation Theater, Hong Kong, China |
| 35 | Watch Dogs "Exposed" E3 | June 10, 2013 | Ubisoft | Ubisoft Montreal | Trailer | Best Trailer/Opener Award at Animago Awards 2013, Berlin, Germany Animated Com Award’s Technology Prize at 21. International Trickfilm Festival of Animated Film, 2014, Stuttgart, Germany Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2013 Electronic Theater, Hong Kong, China |
| 36 | Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag E3 trailer | June 10, 2013 | Ubisoft | Ubisoft Montreal | Trailer | Nominated for Animago 2013 Best Trailer/Opener Award, Berlin, Germany Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2013 Animation Theater, Hong Kong, China |
| 37 | Assassin's Creed Unity E3 trailer | June 09, 2014 | Ubisoft | Ubisoft Montreal | Trailer | |
| 38 | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | November 04, 2014 | Activision | Sledgehammer Games | Cut-scene cinematic |
VFX & Commercials
| # | Film | Release date | Client | Genre | Awards & Screenings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terminator 3: Rise of The Machines | May 1, 2003 | C2 Pictures, IMF | Visual effects | |
| 2 | Children of Glory | October 23, 2006 | C2 Pictures, Flashback Productions | Visual effects | |
| 3 | ESET for Android | November 5, 2007 | MARK BBDO | Commercial | |
| 4 | Assassin's Creed 3 | October 19, 2012 | Ubisoft | Commercial | |
| 5 | AMD "Be Invincible" | June 10, 2013 | Advanced Micro Devices | Commercial | Nominated for Animago 2013 Best Postproduction Award, Berlin, Germany Listed for screening at Siggraph Asia 2013 Animation Theater, Hong Kong, China |
| 6 | Assassins Creed IV Black Flag Tattoo TV Spot | October 6, 2013 | Ubisoft/Mistress Creative | Commercial | |
| 7 | Watch Dogs TV Commercial | May 05, 2014 | Ubisoft | Commercial |
References
- ^ Siggraph's awards and programs at http://www.siggraph.org/programs/awards
- ^ Gametrailers at http://www.gametrailers.com/video/best-trailer-best-of-e3/716602
- ^ Gamespot at http://www.gamespot.com/special-feature/best-of-e3-2011/special-achievement/index.html?page=5
- ^ 1up at http://www.1up.com/features/best-of-e3?pager.offset=2
- ^ As per Alias Systems Corporation at http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?linkID=14271593&id=6870577&siteID=123112
- ^ As featured on the VICON website at http://www.vicon.com/products/t160.html
- ^ Members of the crew for Mass Effect 3 - Take Earth Back at http://www.bitfilm.de/club/member.php?bitfilm_user=&page=fd&id=124292&fid=3942&type=&file_type=&pitch_id=
- ^ http://www.animationcenter.gr/modul/news/article.php?storyid=214&sel_lang=english
- ^ http://www.siggraph.org/asia2009/for_media/releases/SAPressRelease4_CAF.pdf
- ^ http://www.festivalfocus.org/news.php?uid=584
- ^ http://www.siggraph.org/s2010/for_media/siggraph_2010_news_releases_release_10
- ^ http://www.siggraph.org/asia2010/search/node/digic%20pictures
- ^ http://www.animago.com/en/hall-of-fame/2010/awarded-entries-2010/
- ^ http://la.siggraph.org/events/siggraph-2011-computer-animation-festival-electronic-theater-screening