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FILM, TV & GAME CINEMATICS

FILM

TV PILOTS

GAME CINEMATICS

Karactaz can create original designs & styles for new pilots. In 2010, Karactaz created new styles for Fox, Spike TV, Marvel, Blizzard & Ambience Entertainment. Karactaz has the technology pipeline and skillset to turn your pilots into episodic series.

Karactaz can add real value to Game Cinematics, by providing advanced character animation, high detailed rendering and visual effects not possible directly within the game engines.

COMMERCIALS

COMMERCIALS

Karactaz has produced in excess of 250 television commercials over the last 10 years. We have worked on commercials in NZ, Australia, Asia & the UK. Wherever you are in the world, lets help create your next animated commercial or video presentation.

MOTION COMICS & GRAPHICS

MOTION COMICS

MOTION GRAPHICS

Karactaz Motion Comics uses real 3D technology to bring comics to life. Animating in an ultra-limited way. Motion Comics make "watching a comic" a lot of fun. Latest project; SUPERMAN RED SON - DC Comics and Warner Premiere Digital - is available to download through iTunes in many regions.

We also use this motion graphic style for some commercial spots.
ILLUSTRATION

SERVICES

SERVICES

CHARACTER DESIGN Designing new characters for the world to enjoy.	CGI MODELING, RIGGING, TEXTURING Complex & detailed character modelling, rigging & texturing.	3D ANIMATION Advanced CGI animation suitable for TV, Film & Game Cinematics.

2D ANIMATION Karactaz started as a traditional animation house & we still provide this service today.	STEREOSCOPIC 3D Wow! your audience through Cinematic quality stereoscopic 3D. Get your 3D glasses ready!	2D & 3D ILLUSTRATION High quality 2D & 3D illustration suitable for all print & digital campaigns.

PEOPLE

	DYLAN COBURN Animation Director / Founder Chat with Dylan about the styles, craft, art and direction of the animation. Dylan is a very experienced and talented Director. It is through Dylan's influence & creative vision that makes all of our work a huge success.
	CHRIS WILLIAMSON Technical Director The brains behind making all our projects technically advanced. Chris is a guru with the latest technology allowing us to produce the highest quality productions that compete against the biggest studio's in the world.
	WAITON FONG Production Coordinator Keeping projects on schedule and on budget is an important part of the process. Waiton is our key go to line producer overseeing the delivery of all projects. Waiton is also a talented Artist, often he has a direct contribution to many of our projects.
	SVEN TROTTER CG Modeler/Rigger Lead With the large volume of CG animation we do, it has to start somewhere. Building and creating the CG base models is a very specialized task. Sven is an exceptional talent and shows like Fox Networks HEEL, Spike TV's LOS ANGELES, and recent CG commercials were all successful due to a huge effort from Sven.

ABOUT US

ABOUT KARACTAZ

Karactaz Animation is an award-winning animation production studio based in Wellington, New Zealand with a business management head office located in Sydney, Australia.

Our company name is pronounced “Characters” because we believe character drives story, and story gives us a great reason to do what we do best - Character Animation. Over the 10-year lifespan of the company, the studio has produced in excess of 250 television commercials, along with Series Pilots, Game Cinematics and Short Films.

We have worked with some of the largest companies in the entertainment industry, and some small independent producers - and we are always looking to help create award winning animated productions for everyone we work with.

Some of our past clients and projects include;
-FOX NETWORKS (US) where we produced a 9 min prime time 3D CGI TV pilot titled “HEEL”
-WARNER PREMIERE DIGITAL (US) where we produced a 60 min Motion Comic titled “SUPERMAN: RED SON”
-ACTIVISION (US) where we produced in-game cinematics for the PlayStation/Xbox game “BLOOD DRIVE”
-SPIKE TV (US) where we produced a 3D CGI animated TV show called “LOS ANGELES”
-LIFE TECHNOLOGIES (US) where we produced 48 mins of 2D animated corporate video training

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