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Plastic Wax Animation Announces Gears of War and LEGO Dimensions Panel at PAX Aus 2015

Plastic Wax Animation Announces Gears of War and LEGO Dimensions Panel at PAX Aus 2015

World-class cinematic studio to deep-dive into its incredible photo-realistic CG work on Gears of War, Lego Dimensions and much more Friday night at PAX Australia

Sydney, Australia – October 16, 2015 – Plastic Wax Animation invites fans and media to join them at PAX Australia 2015 for a very special panel as the company celebrates 20 years of industry-leading CG animation in games, film and television.

Plastic Wax Animation Announces Gears of War and LEGO Dimensions Panel at PAX Aus 2015

Plastic Wax will be hosting a live panel on Friday October 30 at 7:30pm in the Wombat Theatre for an in-depth look at their work, entitled ‘From Gears of War to LEGO: Deconstructing Game Cinematics’.

Led by Dane Maddams [Executive Vice President, Plastic Wax], Matt Dignam [Studio Manager, Plastic Wax], Nathan Maddams [Creative Director, Plastic Wax], Mick Hammell [Production Manager, Plastic Wax], the panel will walk attendees through how Plastic Wax creates a cinematic trailer from start to finish.

From creating highly detailed CG characters, through to award-winning VFX, the team will explore each stage of production and identify what it takes to create a world-class cinematic. In addition, there will be a very special reveal exclusively for panel attendees.

Plastic Wax has been in the game cinematic industry for 20 years. Creating CG trailers for titles such as Bioshock Infinite, Warhammer: Dawn of War, LEGO Dimensions, The Hunger Games 2 and Fallout: New Vegas.

Plastic Wax Animation Announces Gears of War and LEGO Dimensions Panel at PAX Aus 2015

What to expect:

  • Premiering Plastic Wax’s never-before-seen 2015 reel
  • Talking in-depth and showing never-before-seen, behind-the-scenes footage of cinematic work on Lego Dimensions, featuring Joel McHale, Christopher Lloyd and Alison Brie
  • Deconstructing cinematic campaigns for Gears of War: Remastered Edition and Homefront: The Revolution, among many others
  • The Directors/Production team will be on panel talking about various pipeline challenges and what it’s like being an Australian vendor creating content on an international stage

PANEL: ‘From Gears of War to LEGO: Deconstructing Game Cinematics’

VENUE: Wombat Theatre, PAX Australia 2015

DATE: Friday, October 30

TIME: 7:30-8:30pm

Source: Press Release

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