Toei Animation Co., Ltd. completed a new Gaiking pilot film using the advanced CG technology known as “Light Stage,” which won a Scientific and Engineering Award at the 82nd Academy Awards®.

This sensational pilot film will premiere at Tokyo Anime Fair 2010.

Light Stage technology is a facial rendering system that can create fine facial expressions using advanced motion-capturing technology, and was on display in the movie Avatar. In addition to Avatar, it contributed to one of the Scientific and Engineering Awards at the 81st Academy Award with its role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2009), by skillfully creating the expressions of Brad Pitt, who ages in reverse. This cutting-edge, highly acclaimed technology has also been used in Hollywood action epics such as Spider-Man 2 (2004), King Kong (2005), Superman Returns (2006), Spider-Man 3 (2007), and Hancock (2008).

Gaiking, a pilot film remake of Dino Mech Gaking, was created in the United States in collaboration with Jules Urbach, one of the developers of this technology.

About Dino Mech Gaking

Toei Animation’s original super-robot TV animation series produced in 1976

About Gaiking – Legend of Diku Maryu (Dino Mech)

Toei Animation’s original super-robot TV animation series re-produced in 2005

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