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Nialler 9 was hosting a series of interviews with various arts and musician types at the Vodafone stage over the course of the Forbidden Fruit weekend which took place last weekend at IMMA.
I was asked to contribute my thoughts on animated music videos. I ended up having a good old chat with Simon Roche of State magazine about everything from becoming aware of animation and music...
] Read ArticleSetting up a Dynamics Rig System – 3D Studio Max
21/05/13 by Darragh Duffy
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Rigging, Tutorial, Animators
1. Introduction
Dynamics, in 3D animation, refers to a rigged system that moves secondary to a main object and usually does so automatically, where the animator can control certain characteristics to their liking. Real life representatives of this would be how the tail of a dog sways with its movement or how the feather of a quill dances as an author writes. Aspects of movement the...
There was cake frenzy in the studio today as the Brown Bag Films Charity Committee had organised a cake sale, for which all proceeds go towards funding the Human Rights Film Awards, organised by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL).
The smell of baked treats pervaded the senses at 11am when trays of homemade delights were spread out in the studio coffee dock.
Among these were...
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Pixologic make a piece of software called ZBrush, which is used throughout the graphics industry for a variety of tasks. It's particularly suited to creating complex 3D models, being fast, flexible and able to handle levels of detail that most other 3d software would struggle with. Most of the feature films you see today would have ZBrush in their pipeline to some degree to create...
] Read ArticleBrown Bag Films™ announces digital plans and adds Internet entrepreneur Dylan Collins to board
Dublin, Ireland, 11 March 2013
One of the most successful kids TV animation studios today revealed some details about its digital and consumer plans. Award-winning Brown Bag Films™ announced the launch of Brown Bag Digital™, a division that will extend the studio’s production and creative...
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Henry Hugglemonster premieres on Disney Junior this week!
23/01/13 by Anahita Tabarsi
Posted in Animators, News
The first two episodes of our brand new show Henry Hugglemonster premiere at 5:50pm this Friday, 25th January, on Disney Junior. We’re so excited to share them with you!
Henry Hugglemonster, created by Ireland’s Children’s Laureate Niamh Sharkey, is directed by Norton Virgien with Sascha Paladino as lead writer.
Henry Hugglemonster is a 5-year-old middle child in the monster family...
] Read Article"Peter Rabbit's Christmas Tale is coming to Nickelodeon and BBC this month! The half-hour holiday special is a taste of things to come when the full animated TV series broadcasts later in 2013.
In “Peter Rabbit’s Christmas Tale,” Peter Rabbit and his friend Benjamin Bunny take over for Mr. Bouncer when he gets sick and can’t make the important holiday supply delivery. They brave a...
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Nightglider - Brown Bag’s first animated feature film
01/11/12 by Jennie Stacey
Posted in Animators, News
PRESS RELEASE, 31-Oct-12 WIND DANCER JOINS BROWN BAG’S NIGHTGLIDER
TV & Feature Producer Wind Dancer Films Will Finance Animated Feature Film from Leading Animation Studio Brown Bag Films
Los Angeles, October 31, 2012- Wind Dancer Films and Brown Bag Films announced today that they have teamed to produce Nightglider, the first animated feature for both companies. Wind Dancer...
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Jack, the Peter Rabbit dog, photobombs the Hugglemonster team's photoshoot!

Just a regular day for the Peter Rabbit team :)
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