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Baobab’s ‘Asteroids!’ VR Short Film Now Available

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The adorable animated VR short, from the director of Madagascar, delighted audiences last year with a colorful showcase of characters and an engaging plot narrated by Ethan Hawke. Users will help navigate the group to safety, forming tight-knit friendships along the way as you quickly become a revered member of the crew.

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Baobab Studios Raises $25 Million in New Funding Round

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Original investors included Comcast Ventures, HTC and Samsung, but now join Horizons Ventures, Twentieth Century Fox, Evolution Media Partners (backed by TPG and CAA), China’s Shanghai Media Group, Youku Global Media Fund and LDV Partners. Baobab Studios was founded by Eric Darnell and Maureen Fan in 2015.

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Actress Elizabeth Banks Brings Pedigree To VR Animation ASTEROIDS!

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20th Century Fox partnered with a production group for VR and 360-degree projects based on their different properties and we previously reported on the New York Times and Milk(Vr) collaboration that yielded a collection of shorts with appearances from major acts like Natalie Portman and Don Cheadle. Their second feature, ASTEROIDS!

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Oculus Artist’s ‘Quill’ Shorts Show the Incredible Potential of Illustrating & Animating in VR

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Formerly a visual development artist at Dreamworks, Goro Fujita is a talented artist in his own right, with his name in the credits of films like Megamind (2010) , Madagascar 3 (2012) , Penguins of Madagascar (2014) , and Boss Baby (2017). Daily #Quillustration painted and animated in #VR using #Quill pic.twitter.com/ZEk3TGvGJA.

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10 Best Virtual Reality 360° Short Films!

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Colorful VR animation from the director of Madagascar and narrated by Ethan Hawke. What's worth mentioning is that many of the brilliantly executed productions are not by big studios, but smaller, more independent groups like Artist Life Vision , Ateatar , Adrift Pictures and etc. Baobab Studios. 2017 Emmy Winner!

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VR Animation Startup Baobab Adds $25 Million

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The funding round is being led by Horizons Ventures with 20th Century Fox, Evolution Media Partners (backed by TPG and CAA), China’s Shanghai Media Group, Youku Global Media Fund and LDV Partners. Fan previously worked at Zynga as a vice president while Darnell worked on the Madagascar films. due out next year. ” Invasion!

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The Best VR Anime/Animations You Must Watch

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That isn’t just hyperbole either, Eric Darnell, the founder of Baobab Studios directed all 4 of the Madagascar movies! While the animation of the butcher and rabbit are top quality, if the viewer looks around they will see a group of people standing behind the position of their VR headset.

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