Imagine a world… a 3D animated digital world, to be exact, a small town awash in a gorgeous eye-popping palette, where buoyant families work and play while resourcefully coping with the calamities caused by coming storms or their aftermath: downed electrical wires, broken pipes, gas leaks. Newscasts, websites and apps deliver weather updates and the […]
The Napoleon Group and Knock Twice Create Short for Google and Make Magazine
What’s summer camp without sleeping bags, s’mores and sing-alongs? Maker Camp, that’s what. And to promote the 2014 edition of the popular online summer camp sponsored by Google and DIY magazine Make, The Napoleon Group teamed with Knock Twice to produce a 2D animated digital short. Showcased on Google’s homepage (google.com), Google’s Google Plus page (plus.google.com/+google), […]
SHOOT Mag Names The Napoleon Group’s Bill Plympton Animation for Top 10 VFX & Animation Spot
Nice to have Bill Plympton get some recognition. Plympton has worked at a tirelessly inventive pace as a director and screenwriter turning out graphic designs, cartoons, and yes, hilarious animation such as his ever morphing short ‘Your Face’, which was nominated for an Academy Award .
The Napoleon Group Gives Breakfast Cereal the 3D Treatment for McCann Workgroup Job
The Napolean Group, around since 1985, must be doing something right: earlier this year the previz/postproduction studio moved into two new floors of the old Kate Spade offices in the Flatiron district. One new feature–a new mo cap system–hits the spot for anyone using previz. Napolean now uses a 12 camera Vicon Bonita system which makes mo cap fast to setup and easy-to-use, unlike earlier systems…
Napoleon Takes Manhattan with Simian
Test advertising leader, The Napoleon Group, turns to Simian to enhance collaboration, boost productivity and extend sales reach…
Napoleon Takes Manhattan with Simian
Test advertising leader, The Napoleon Group, turns to Simian to enhance collaboration, boost productivity and extend sales reach…