Dept. of DIY: Want to build your own 3D Scanner?

July 26th, 2010

We´ve given it a try and now you can as well. See what we’ve built during the production of “The Gruffalo”:

All you need is a beamer and a digital camera and this neat little software Florian Schreck programmed for us. See how it works:

You can download the programme and the source code here .There’s also a rudimentary instruction included.

Monster Tale in Digital Production

July 5th, 2010

A moment ago, we opened the June issue of Digital Production to find this very lavish spread on “The Gruffalo”. Something for the blog.

Gruffalo comes in second at Palm Springs.

July 5th, 2010

“The Gruffalo” was voted runner up for the Audience Award at this year’s Palm Springs International Short Film Festival. We’re very happy that the film was well received.

Double Victory in Annecy: Cristals for Beast and Gruffalo!

June 15th, 2010

Both our latest productions have been awarded at this year’s 50th anniversary of  the “Festival international de film d’animation, Annecy“.
“The Little Boy and the Beast” took home “The Cristal for Best TV Production”, whilst “The Gruffalo” was awarded as the “Best TV Special”. We are happy.

“Sueddeutsche Zeitung” on Soi

June 8th, 2010

There’s a nice little piece on Studio Soi in today’s (June 8th) “Sueddeutsche Zeitung”. (Panorama, pg.9). Link

Gruffalo & Beast: Triple Victory at “Prix Jeunesse”!

June 6th, 2010

Last Wednesday Studio Soi was awarded an amazing three “Prix Jeunesse” with “The Gruffalo” and “The Little Boy and the Beast”.

“The Little Boy and the Beast” was awarded in the category “Up to 6, Fiction”, “The “Gruffalo” won both the Prix Jeunesse in the category “7 – 11 Fiction” and the “Prix Jeunesse of the Children’s Jury”. We’re very happy and would like to thank the fine people of Prix Jeunesse for a wonderful evening.