If you believe your animation skills are meant for a bigger stage, the stage is set – gear up for your blockbuster film debut. Hewlett-Packard kicks off a trendsetter in animation with the HP Toyrama contest.
A unique online competition inspired by the HP xw9400 Workstation, HP Toyrama contest challenges the best digital content creators to create innovative and rich multimedia stop-motion animation starring five toy characters - Sancho, Farm Girl, Ranger, Jogger and Green from Monsterism Island - designed by cult toy designer, Pete Fowler.
All you need to do is to create the most entertaining animation submissions at the HP Toyrama website and four lucky winners may win an Autodesk Maya software and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to tour the DreamWorks facility at Los Angeles , USA to bring your imagination to life with the experts. The chosen animators will also have the opportunity to showcase their work on an online Gallery.
“HP workstations technology has been inspiring animators globally for high-quality animated entertainment by providing them with increased capabilities to design and develop digital content . HP Toyrama contest is a first-of-its-kind initiative in partnership with Dreamworks which aims at providing creative professionals the opportunity to bring their imagination to life with workstation computing technology,” said Nitin Chaudhry, Director – Commercial Products, Personal Systems Group, HP India.
The contest has two categories – the open segment, for enthusiasts, amateurs or students with a passion for animation; as well as the professional segment, for the more proficient animators. Interested digital animators can log on to www.hptoyrama.com and create animated movies using the scenarios and backgrounds provided on the website. Completed animated movies can be uploaded for submission on the website.
The contest is open to digital content creators in select Asia Pacific countries, including India , up till 9 November 2007 . All entries will be judged by the famous freelance illustrator and cult toy designer - Pete Fowler.
HP workstations have taken performance to a level that the animation and digital content industry has never known before. Through cutting-edge innovations and superior product range such as the HP xw9400 Business Workstation, HP has created a niche for itself in high-performance industry segments such as animation.
Featuring the AMD Opteron processor, the HP xw9400 Business Workstation offers dual-core, dual-processor horsepower for enhanced graphics capabilities and increased customer productivity. The workstation also features an easy-to-maintain tool-less access design and a highly expandable dual-socket chassis. |
