HP Technology Powers 3D Film, "Monsters vs. Aliens"

By DE Editors

Audiences will experience monsters that move like liquid, whose arms and mouths disappear, and whose bodies are transparent in  “Monsters vs. Aliens.” The characters exist in part because of the power of HP workstations, HP ProLiant blade servers and other HP technology that enabled the increased demands of a new generation of 3D filmmaking.
 
HP technology aided DreamWorks Animation in using the largest number of moving cameras on any of its films to date. The company was able to take creative elements in “Monsters vs. Aliens” to new levels by using several hundred HP xw8600 Workstations plus the largest and most powerful “render farm” of HP ProLiant blade servers ever used by DreamWorks Animation.

“For us, this 3D revolution is about immersing the audience into the movie,” says Ed Leonard, chief technology officer, DreamWorks Animation. “HP’s unique ability to deliver advanced technical tools that help to eliminate creative limitations has allowed us to dive headfirst into the exciting storytelling capabilities of stereoscopic 3-D.”

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.