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112-483: The Computer Graphics Lab at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) developed a "scan and paint" system for cel animation in the late 1970s. It was used to produce a 22-minute computer-animated television show called Measure for Measure. Industry developments with computer systems led Marc Levoy of Cornell University and Hanna-Barbera Productions to develop a video animation system for cartoons in

224-454: A Los Angeles Times report, DreamWorks Animation was in talks with Sony Pictures to distribute its upcoming films, such as the 2013 releases of The Croods and Turbo . The report also mentioned a possibility where Sony would handle United States distribution while 20th Century Fox would handle international distribution. Renewal of the deal with Paramount was also open, but only with more favorable terms for Paramount (they even offered

336-534: A College World Series team. The NYIT Bears are part of the East Coast Conference . New York Tech's alumni and faculty include academic scholars, literary and media figures, National Academies members, inventors, government officials, international royalty, professional athletes, Olympians , billionaires, founders and chief executives of Fortune 500 companies, and recipients of Turing Awards , Emmy Awards , and Academy Awards . In 1910,

448-403: A $ 93 million plan to erect seven new buildings on its Old Westbury campus, including four, four-story residence halls. In 2015, NYIT received from New York State a grant for a portion of the costs required to renovate a 5,300-square-foot facility to house three new laboratories on its Old Westbury campus. According to Bloomberg/Businessweek , in 2011, Old Westbury is the second "richest" town in

560-517: A co-production deal with Pacific Data Images to form subsidiary PDI, LLC (PDI owned 60% of PDI, LLC, while DreamWorks SKG owned 40%). This new unit would produce computer-generated feature films, beginning with Antz in 1998. In the same year, DreamWorks SKG produced The Prince of Egypt , which used both CGI technology and traditional animation techniques. In 1997, DreamWorks partnered with British stop-motion animation studio Aardman Animations to co-produce and distribute Chicken Run (2000),

672-470: A computer exposure sheet simulating the actions of old style animation cameras. Additionally, complex multiplane shots giving a sense of depth were possible. Unlike the analog multiplane camera, the CAPS multiplane cameras were not limited by artwork size. Extensive camera movements never before seen were incorporated into the films. The final version of the sequence was composited and recorded onto film. Since

784-508: A cybersecurity center in Old Westbury, New York in 2017. In addition to its United States locations, New York Institute of Technology has a presence in the following countries: NYIT- Nanjing was established in collaboration with Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications . NYIT-Nanjing students have access to Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications residence halls, dining facilities, and activities. NYIT's campus

896-438: A distribution agreement with Paramount Pictures , which recently acquired DWA's former parent and distribution partner, DreamWorks SKG. The agreement granted Paramount the worldwide rights to distribute all animated films, including all of their previously released animated films, until the delivery of 13 new animated feature films or the expiration date of December 31, 2012, whichever came last. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of

1008-718: A new 3D film-making technology, InTru3D . In 2008, DWA extended its production pipeline into Bangalore , India , where they established a special unit within Technicolor , named DreamWorks Dedicated Unit. The unit is owned by Technicolor, but DreamWorks hires and trains the animators, who then contribute to DreamWorks projects. DDU at first worked only on TV specials, such as Merry Madagascar (2009), Scared Shrekless (2010), and DVD projects. Eventually they started contributing to DreamWorks' feature films as well, beginning with animating part of Puss in Boots (2011). In 2009,

1120-503: A new fanfare composed by John Powell , the other composer of the first Shrek and other DreamWorks films, adapting some cues from Shrek 2 and tones from John Williams ' DreamWorks Pictures fanfare to create the music for the logo. The logo debuted on the first trailer of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World in 2018, but the full animated version and the new fanfare debuted on February 22, 2019, with

1232-508: A one-year extension of the deal, but Katzenberg desired to get a better deal). Around the same time, DreamWorks Animation entered talks with Warner Bros. for a potential distribution deal as well, only to be turned down by the studio. In August 2012, DreamWorks Animation signed a five-year distribution deal with 20th Century Fox for all territories. However, the deal did not include the distribution rights of previously released films, which DWA acquired from Paramount later in 2014. Rise of

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1344-503: A rearranged score by Harry Gregson-Williams, finally returning after making the fanfare for the 2010 logo, with elements of the previous fanfare by John Powell. The logo was created by production designer Kendal Cronkhite (the Trolls films), Suzanne Buirgy ( Home (2015) and Abominable (2019)) and a team of 10–40 people, taking eight months to complete. The characters that appear in the logo also have different designs to better fit in

1456-755: A second location on the campus of Arkansas State University in August 2016 and become the first osteopathic medical school in Arkansas. This campus is currently in operation. NYIT formerly had research centers in Florida . In 2011, NYIT's College of Osteopathic Medicine opened a Family Health Care Center in Central Islip, New York, and in 2014, NYIT's College of Osteopathic Medicine opened another Family Health Care Center in Uniondale, New York . NYIT opened

1568-570: A simulated trading floor , equipped with the latest technologies, including hardware, software, databases and datafeeds, on the fifth floor of the 26 W. 61st Street building. The Student Solutions Center (Enrollment Services, Bursar, Financial Aid, and Registrar) and International Education are located in the New Technology Building, 16 West 61st Street. The New York City campus is home to student clubs and organizations such as Students Working to Achieve Greatness, Phi Iota Alpha,

1680-521: A stop-motion film already in pre-production. Two years later they extended the deal for an additional four films. With Aardman doing stop-motion and the existing traditional and computer productions, they covered all three major styles of animation. This partnership had DreamWorks participating in the production of stop-motion films in Bristol, and also had Aardman participating in some of the CGI films made in

1792-421: A television animation division for the entire Universal Studios group. DreamWorks' digital, marketing, consumer products, and gaming divisions were absorbed into NBCUniversal. On December 21, 2016, Soria stepped down from her position as co-president of DreamWorks' Feature Animation division. In January 2017, Christopher DeFaria joined DreamWorks Animation in the newly created position of president of

1904-479: A university based in Israel , signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue research opportunities for faculty and students at both universities. New York Institute of Technology's Old Westbury , New York , campus is seated on 1,050 acres (425 ha). It encompasses numerous contiguous former estates situated in the wooded hillsides of Old Westbury, New York. Some of these estates were formerly owned by members of

2016-547: A year. The same year, the company purchased the film rights to the Trolls franchise . In July 2012, DreamWorks Animation won a $ 155 million bid to acquire Classic Media , which has since been renamed to DreamWorks Classics. In August 2012, DreamWorks Animation formed a joint venture with Chinese investment companies to establish a Shanghai -based entertainment company, named Oriental DreamWorks , to develop and produce original Chinese films and their derivatives. According to

2128-505: Is also home to the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine , the only osteopathic medical school on Long Island, which was formerly named New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, or NYCOM. In 2008, NYIT installed a 3-D motion capture lab for its Fine Arts program in Old Westbury. The system allows the university to use Hollywood technology to teach the next generation of computer animators. Between 2009 and 2013,

2240-440: Is an American animation studio owned by Universal Pictures , a division of NBCUniversal , which is itself a subsidiary of Comcast . The studio has released a total of 49 feature films , including several of the highest-grossing animated films of all time, with Shrek 2 (2004) having been the highest at the time of its release. Its first film, Antz , was released on October 2, 1998, and its latest film, The Wild Robot ,

2352-808: Is frequent, as mandated by a number of interdisciplinary degree programs and research centers. New York Tech comprises the following academic schools and colleges: The now-defunct Ellis College of NYIT was created as an online division operating under the university's mission to provide career-oriented professional education and access to opportunity. In the fall of 2008, NYIT phased out its Ellis College branch, which for another nine years operated separately as Ellis University until it ceased operations altogether in 2017. Of faculty at NYIT, 95% hold their doctorate or other terminal degree. NYIT holds full accreditation in over 50 academic areas. Nationally, fewer than 100 colleges and universities match this achievement. The New York Tech School of Architecture and Design

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2464-868: Is projected to eventually reach 6,000. Faculty of International Media of Communication University of China (commonly referred to as ICUC ) is a Ministry of Education in China-approved Media Technology Center that NYIT launched with the Communication University of China in Beijing in 2015. It is the first China-foreign, cooperatively-run institution in media approved by the Ministry of Education. It offers dual-degree graduate and undergraduate programs. Students are taught first by Beijing-based NYIT and Communication University of China faculty members and then have

2576-688: Is separate but joined with the campus of Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications. The courses are taught in English, and students get the equivalent of an American degree without the expense of traveling abroad. Graduates have an option to earn 'parallel degrees' from NYIT and NUPT or, if they choose, just the NYIT degree. Students can study solely in Nanjing or can opt to take some of their courses at NYIT campuses in New York. Enrollment at NYIT-Nanjing

2688-568: Is the only school of architecture and design in the New York metropolitan area with fully accredited programmes in both architecture and interior design. As the liberal arts and sciences college of NYIT, NYIT's College of Art and Sciences is committed to serving not only the students who pursue their degrees in this college, but all NYIT undergraduates who depend on CAS for developing foundational academic skills and completing general education and other critical pieces of their education. As of 2015,

2800-553: Is worth at least $ 50 million. On November 6, 2018, it was announced that Meledandri would be helping Universal and DreamWorks to revive the Shrek franchise . Meledandri intends, however, to retain the original voice actors, as he pointed out they were perhaps the most memorable parts of the series. The first film in this collaboration, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish , on which Meledandri served as executive producer,

2912-712: The How to Train Your Dragon series and Mireille Soria , producer of the Madagascar series were named co-presidents of the studio's feature animation division. At the same time, it was also announced that Bill Damaschke would step down from his position as Chief Creative Officer. So far, under Arnold and Soria's current tenure they signed Jason Reitman and Edgar Wright to work on their own animation debuts. Two weeks later, PDI/DreamWorks completely shut down as part of its parent company's larger restructuring efforts due to

3024-469: The Core Curriculum . NYIT's core curriculum was created to provide undergraduate students with an outcomes-oriented education that will prepare them for today's workforce. The student body has over 7,700 graduate and undergraduate students and around 1,000 academic faculty. The student body at NYIT is 55% male and 45% female. The New York campuses include four libraries: Access to

3136-822: The DreamWorks Channel . With HBO Asia handling affiliate sales, marketing and technical services, the network launched in several Asian countries (except China and Japan) in the second half of 2015. The channel first premiered in English on August 1, 2015, and a Thai -dubbed channel launched in September 2015. Also in December, DWA sold a 25% stake in AwesomenessTV for $ 81.25 million to the Hearst Corporation . On January 5, 2015, DreamWorks Animation announced that Bonnie Arnold , producer of

3248-614: The Lumen Prize Exhibition and the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Conversation Series, bringing in celebrities such as Carey Mulligan , Gloria Steinem , Meryl Streep , Mark Ruffalo , and Leslee Udwin among others to NYIT's campus in Manhattan. NYIT Auditorium on Broadway has 3-D screening capabilities. In January 2020, the auditorium was flooded and suffered substantial damage after a water main under

3360-560: The New York Institute of Technology Computer Graphics Lab was established and attracted the likes of: Pixar Animation Studios president Edwin Catmull and co-founder Alvy Ray Smith ; Walt Disney Feature Animation Chief Scientist Lance Williams ; DreamWorks animator Hank Grebe; and Netscape and Silicon Graphics founder James H. Clark . Researchers at the New York Institute of Technology Computer Graphics Lab created

3472-670: The Rockefeller family . Opened in 1965, the campus has many buildings including a sports complex, administrative and academic buildings, a 100-seat "smart" auditorium, several dining halls, a bookstore, as well as NYIT's de Seversky Mansion, a party and event venue on Long Island, and one of the largest houses in the United States . It was developed on and around the nucleus of the former C. V. Whitney estate and includes several former North Shore estates. Original buildings have been reconstructed for educational use while retaining

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3584-562: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security designated NYIT as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education. NYIT has over 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It awards bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees for the completion of these programs. It has five schools and two colleges, all with an emphasis on technology and applied scientific research. The New York Institute of Technology Computer Graphics Lab has played an important role in

3696-736: The Upper West Side in Manhattan with its flagship building Edward Guiliano Global Center among other buildings. Additionally, it has a cybersecurity research lab, a biosciences and bioengineering lab, Nassau County ’s first Class 10,000 clean room for nanoengineering , and the Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center , which has close links to NASA , in Old Westbury, as well as campuses in Arkansas , China , and Canada . The U.S. Department of Defense and

3808-409: The franchise ", has become the exclusive worldwide licensor of the merchandise rights, except for Scandinavia, where Dam Things remains the licensor. On May 1, Katzenberg and DWA announced their intent to purchase YouTube channel AwesomenessTV , which was finalized later in the month. The following month, DWA announced a multi-year content deal to provide 300 hours of exclusive original content to

3920-748: The video on demand Internet streaming media provider, Netflix . Part of the intent of the deal was in part to establish a more reliable income for DWA to defray the financial risk of solely relying on the theatrical film market. The next day, DWA completed a five-year licensing agreement with Super RTL to start that September for the Classic Media library and the Netflix slate. With the Netflix and Super RTL deals in place for TV, DWA announced executive hiring for its new television group, DreamWorks Animation Television in late July. Former Nickelodeon senior executive Margie Cohn became Head of Television for

4032-805: The Allied Health Life Science Organization, Bear Hug Club, Student Nurses Association, Dance Club, American Medical Student Association, Student Programming Association, Society of Hosteurs, and American Institute for Architecture Students. Residential students have two dormitory options for the Manhattan campus: Riverside Terrace Residence Hall, and the Anderson Residence Hall at Manhattan School of Music (shared with Columbia University , Barnard College , and several other academic institutions), all of which are supervised by full-time staff. NYIT Auditorium on Broadway, currently closed, hosts events including

4144-639: The Ballistic Air Command. Photos, press clippings, and audio tapes of the event are on view at the Lyndon Johnson Library at Austin, Texas. In 1959, NYIT introduced “teaching machines” for student instruction in physics, electronics, and mathematics. NYIT also pioneered the use of mainframes as a teaching tool, having received its first, donated by the CIT Financial Corporation , in 1965. The curriculum

4256-712: The Cat were acquired by DreamWorks Animation from Felix the Cat Productions, owned by Don Oriolo. The same month, DreamWorksTV channel debuted on YouTube and operated by AwesomenessTV. DreamWorks Animation then purchased Paramount's distribution rights to the pre-2013 library in July, and since then, DreamWorks Animation's then-distribution partner 20th Century Fox has distributed the library on their behalf until 2018, in which DreamWorks Animation's parent company Universal Pictures has assumed these responsibilities. The studio

4368-703: The College of Arts and Sciences at NYIT offers 28 undergraduate and five graduate degree programs in departments including Behavioral Sciences , Communication Arts , Fine Arts , Interdisciplinary Studies , English and Speech , Mathematics , Physics , Social Sciences , Urban Administration and Life Sciences . The College of Arts and Sciences is home to NYIT's undergraduate Core Curriculum. New York Tech offers cross-registration programs with other New York metropolitan area institutions, including Princeton University , Columbia University and Cornell University . Since fall 2010, all undergraduates must complete

4480-542: The DreamWorks Feature Animation Group. As president, DeFaria oversaw all aspects of DWA's feature animation business, including slate strategy, development, production; innovation and technology; and business affairs. On August 1, 2017, it was announced that DreamWorks Animation and Blumhouse Productions would be working on Blumhouse's first animated film, Spooky Jack . The film was initially set to be released on September 17, 2021, but

4592-633: The Frog (2009), The Ballad of Nessie (2011), and Winnie the Pooh (2011) were produced using Toon Boom Animation 's Toon Boom Harmony commercial animation computer software, which offered a more up-to-date modern contemporary digital animation system. New York Institute of Technology The New York Institute of Technology ( NYIT or New York Tech ) is a private research university founded in 1955. It has two main campuses in New York —one in Old Westbury , on Long Island and one on

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4704-517: The Guardians (2012) was the last DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by Paramount, and The Croods became the first DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by 20th Century Fox. On April 11, 2013, DreamWorks Animation announced that it has acquired the intellectual property for the Trolls franchise from the Dam Family and Dam Things. DreamWorks Animation, which has "big plans for

4816-538: The International Energy Conference and Exhibition in Daegu, South Korea. In 2007 the university received $ 500,000 in federal funding to develop a "green print" initiative to research alternative fuel technology and determine its carbon footprint. In 2008, NYIT installed a 3-D motion capture lab for its Fine Arts program in Old Westbury. The system allows the university to use technology to teach

4928-700: The NYIT science and technology laboratories. The awards, held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, were attended by several hundred guests, with entertainment provided by the U.S. Air Force Band . Senate Majority Leader and future President of the United States Lyndon Johnson was the keynote speaker. His speech was broadcast nationally by the ABC Radio Network . Among the honorees were Dr. Wernher von Braun and Major General Bernard Schriever , Commanding General of

5040-616: The New York Institute of Technology's predecessor, New York Technical Institute, opened. In 1955, the New York Institute of Technology opened under a provisional charter granted by the New York State Board of Regents to NYIT. Its first campus opened at 500 Pacific Street in Brooklyn , New York. The founders of NYIT, and in particular, Alexander Schure , started NYIT based on the European polytechnic university model , with

5152-735: The New York and Beijing programs enables students and faculty members to collaborate on creative projects and reviews. The NYIT-CUC programs are highly selective, and students chosen from throughout China had to meet both NYIT and CUC admissions standards, including the ability to take their courses in English. The curriculum and requirements of each program are identical to NYIT courses and programs offered in New York. New York Tech offers M.B.A. programs in conjunction with Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics in Nanchang , Shanghai , and Shenzhen . NYIT- Vancouver offers graduate degrees and has two campus locations: one in downtown Vancouver, in

5264-408: The Old Westbury campus has undergone a number of significant improvements, including renovation of the 3,000 sf. Student Activities Center, creation of a Life Sciences biomedical research laboratory, renovation of Engineering Materials lab, creation of a Nursing Simulation lab and creation of an 8,000 sf. Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center, among others. In 2014, New York Tech announced

5376-641: The Old Westbury campus include the 1,000-seat President's Stadium, the President's Field, the 500-seat Recreation Hall arena, the NYIT Softball Complex and the NYIT Tennis Complex consisting of six courts. Many notable people, including Patch Adams , spoke at Riland Auditorium on its Long Island campus. The Old Westbury campus is mainly a commuter campus, although residential students have dormitory options. The Long Island campus

5488-430: The Old Westbury campus, this residence hall will have modern rooms, a fitness center, laundry facilities and a swimming pool. Free shuttle service will be available between the new residence hall and the Old Westbury campus. The New York City campus is located between 60th and 62nd streets on Broadway , adjacent to Columbus Circle , across the street from Central Park and within walking distance of Lincoln Center for

5600-484: The Performing Arts. Its central location is accessible via subway and bus routes and is close to concert halls, theaters, museums, and libraries. It is served by public transit buses and the A, B, C, D, and 1 Subway trains, which are accessed at the 59th Street/Columbus Circle station . The New York City campus offers a full range of classes in all of NYIT's schools. The campus comprises six buildings (excluding

5712-752: The United States, trailing behind only Palm Beach, Florida. The magazine previously dubbed the town "New York's wealthiest suburb." Free weekday shuttles between the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) stations in Manhasset and Hicksville and the Long Island campus are available to all NYIT students, faculty, and staff. A new 80-room residence hall, located at 120 Jericho Turnpike in Jericho, is set to open in Fall 2024. A scenic 10-15 minute drive from

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5824-572: The United States. Three years later, DreamWorks SKG created DreamWorks Animation, a new business division that would regularly produce both types of animated feature films. The same year DW acquired majority interest (90%) in PDI, and reformed it into PDI/DreamWorks, the Northern California branch of its new business division. In 2001, Shrek was released and went on to win the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film . Due to

5936-596: The Were-Rabbit , and the Shrek , Madagascar , Kung Fu Panda , How to Train Your Dragon and Trolls franchises, have received various accolades , including three Academy Awards , 41 Emmy Awards , numerous Annie Awards , and multiple Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations. Films produced by DreamWorks Animation were originally distributed by DreamWorks Pictures until 2005. Paramount Pictures distributed its releases from 2006 through 2012, and 20th Century Fox (currently known as 20th Century Studios ) did

6048-563: The Were-Rabbit was the last film distributed by its former distribution arm and Over the Hedge was the first film distributed by Paramount in May 2006. DWA's partnership with Aardman ended after the release of Flushed Away in November 2006, having delivered three out of five films. The announcement was made before the film's release, on October 3, citing "creative differences". DWA retained

6160-718: The Wilson Hall at Arkansas State University, once housed the university's library, auditorium (complete with balcony seating), and administrative offices as well as the laboratories, kitchens, studios, sewing rooms, classrooms, and offices that served all departments of the arts and sciences. In April 2015, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation awarded initial approval for the osteopathic medical school site in Jonesboro. In December 2015, NYIT's College of Osteopathic Medicine received final approval from Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation to recruit students, open

6272-919: The Workforce ranks NYIT in the top 10% among all colleges and universities in the U.S. for return on investment . In addition to NYIT's auxiliary campuses in Canada, China, and the Middle East, NYIT has degree partnerships with over a dozen Chinese universities, as well as with universities in France, Taiwan, Brazil, India and Turkey. NYIT also has student exchange programs with universities in Denmark, Netherlands, China, United Kingdom, India, Costa Rica, Germany, Brazil, and France. DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA) (also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios or simply DreamWorks )

6384-639: The adjacent street ruptured. New York Tech purchased more than 500 acres of the former Central Islip Psychiatric Center in 1984 to establish a campus in Suffolk County, New York . Less than 10 years later, the school began selling pieces off for commercial use. In 2005, NYIT ceased operations as a full college campus there. At one point, the location included residence halls with student lounges and laundry facilities, dining hall, classroom buildings, and library. The school still operates its 7,000-square-foot Central Islip Family Medical Center, located near

6496-406: The animation elements existed digitally, it was easy to integrate other types of film and video elements, including three-dimensional computer animation . CAPS was capable of a high level of image quality using significantly slower computer systems than are available today. The final frames were rendered at a 2K digital film resolution (2048 x 1234 pixels at a 1.66 aspect ratio), and the artwork

6608-479: The box office underperformance of Penguins of Madagascar (2014), cutting 500 jobs. On April 28, 2016, Comcast officially announced that its NBCUniversal division intended on acquiring DreamWorks Animation for $ 3.8 billion, valuing the company at $ 41 per share. Jeffrey Katzenberg was to remain involved in the company as head of DreamWorks New Media, but was to cede control of the studio to Illumination 's CEO Chris Meledandri , who would oversee both. The sale

6720-496: The boy fishing on the moon in space. An updated version of the fanfare accompanied this logo, and the logo would be used from How to Train Your Dragon (2010) to Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017). Two years after its acquisition by Universal Pictures in 2016, a new DreamWorks Animation logo was introduced. It is said that it pays homage to the evolution of animation. It received

6832-424: The boy flies up to the moon via balloons . It originally had music adapted from the track "Fairytale" for the film Shrek (2001), the logo was composed by Harry Gregson-Williams , one of the co-composers of Shrek and the composer of its sequels as well as other DreamWorks films. The logo was used from Shrek 2 (2004) to Monsters vs. Aliens (2009). In 2010, DreamWorks unveiled a new logo, this time with

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6944-495: The charm of traditional exteriors. To preserve the natural beauty of the landscape, other buildings are clustered in low, modern structures surrounded by trees and open vistas. Classroom buildings and parking areas are connected by walkways through woods and meadows untouched by construction. Plazas connect classroom buildings and act as outdoor rooms for students and faculty. Concerts, lectures, and informal recreational events are frequently scheduled on campus. Athletic facilities at

7056-407: The co-ownership of rights to all films co-produced with Aardman, with an exception being Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), for which they only kept the worldwide distribution rights. On March 13, 2007, DreamWorks Animation announced it would release all of its films, beginning with Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), in stereoscopic 3D. Together with Intel , they co-developed

7168-479: The collection of books, periodicals and journals is open to registered NYIT students and alumni. Onsite use of special collections is also available to visiting students and researchers. NYIT collections include more than 100,000 books, 200 databases, 13,000 ebooks, and videos. In its 2025 rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked New York Tech 15th among regional universities in the Northern United States . The Georgetown University Center on Education and

7280-416: The combined company to take the name "DreamWorks-Hasbro" and for Jeffrey Katzenberg to become its chairman, but as a matter of policy, neither Hasbro nor DWA publicly comment on mergers and acquisitions. Two days later, the talks were reported to have fallen through. DreamWorks Animation announced their launch into the television broadcasting business on December 9, 2014, by creating their own channel called

7392-406: The company into Viacom Digital Studios. Jordan Levin left his position as CEO following the acquisition. However, the deal does not include the DreamWorksTV YouTube channel, which is still retained by NBCUniversal, where it was integrated into NBCU Digital Enterprises Group, a new digital entertainment division led by President Maggie Suniewick. On July 30, 2018, Variety reported that the deal

7504-406: The company moved its shares to the NASDAQ as a move designed to save costs. Since 2009, the studio has been regularly listed in Fortune Magazine 's "100 Best Companies to Work For". As the only entertainment company on the list, they ranked 47th in 2009, 6th in 2010, 10th in 2011, 14th in 2012, and 12th in 2013. Beginning in 2010, the studio had planned to release five feature films over

7616-477: The course of every two years, but the next year the studio revisited their plans, "but beyond 2012, Katzenberg said the studio will play it by year, even if that means abandoning his proclamation that DWA would try to release three pictures in a single year, every other year." In 2010, with the releases of How to Train Your Dragon , Shrek Forever After , and Megamind , DWA became the first animation studio that released three feature-length CG-animated films in

7728-513: The custom automated scanning cameras were dismantled and officially scrapped. By 2005, only one desk system remained, and that was only for reading the data for the films that had been made with CAPS. In 2007, John Lasseter became the studio's new head of management team and called for the 2D animation unit's reopening. Rather than return to CAPS, however, Disney's subsequent traditionally animated feature and short film production projects How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007), The Princess and

7840-427: The early 1980s. The first usage of the CAPS process was Mickey standing on Epcot's Spaceship Earth for "The Magical World of Disney" titles. The system's first feature film test was in the production of The Little Mermaid in 1989 where it was used in a single shot of the rainbow sequence at the end of the film. After Mermaid , films were made completely using CAPS; the first of these, The Rescuers Down Under ,

7952-416: The exclusive streaming home for future DWA feature films, as well as library films. DWA had streamed exclusively through Netflix since 2013. On July 25, 2018, Viacom Media Networks announced that it was in talks to acquire AwesomenessTV for a fraction of the company's $ 650 million valuation in 2016. Two days later on July 27, 2018, Viacom officially acquired AwesomenessTV for $ 25–50 million and integrated

8064-407: The expensive process of transferring animated drawings to cels using India ink or xerographic technology, and painting the reverse sides of the cels with gouache paint. It also allowed for sophisticated new techniques such as transparent shading and blended colors. The completed digital cels were composited over scanned background paintings, and camera or pan movements were programmed into

8176-550: The fastest broadband network on the East Coast. In 2003, NYIT opened its Bahrain site to students seeking an American-style education in the Middle East. In 2005, NYIT participated in its first Solar Decathlon, an international competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. NYIT was one of nineteen colleges internationally and the only school in the New York metropolitan area. The team, composed of students and faculty, captured fifth place honors. In 2007, NYIT co-hosted

8288-610: The field of sustainable technology. NYIT closed its campuses in Jordan and Bahrain in 2013 and 2014 respectively. NYIT had to close its campus in Bahrain because the Higher Education Council of Bahrain decided to come up with a new set of regulations, aiming to standardize all private universities in Bahrain. NYIT could not adapt to the changes like the other local universities in Bahrain, as all NYIT campuses around

8400-808: The first animation studio to produce two CGI animated features in a single year. The animation division was spun off into a publicly traded company named DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (doing business as DreamWorks Animation LLC ) on October 27, 2004, and traded via the New York Stock Exchange . Katzenberg headed the new division, while Spielberg and Geffen remained on board as investors and consultants. DWA also inherited interests in PDI/DreamWorks. They made an agreement with their former parent to distribute all of their films until they delivered twelve new films, or December 12, 2010, whichever came last. On January 31, 2006, DWA entered into

8512-642: The first annual International Water Conference at the United Nations in New York City. The event brought together representatives from non-governmental organizations, international corporations, and universities to discuss the need to safeguard the planet's water resources. In 2009 NYIT sponsored its second U.N. event, the International Energy Conference (Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 2009) to welcome energy secretaries, policy makers, and executives from multinational companies to examine opportunities and innovations in

8624-533: The first large-scale, custom RAID systems in the film industry. Treasure Planet (2002) and Home on the Range (2004) under-performed financially in their theatrical runs. This, combined with the success of CGI-animated feature films from Pixar Animation Studios and competitor DreamWorks Animation , eventually prompted Walt Disney Feature Animation's management team to close down their traditional 2D animation department in 2004. The CAPS desks were removed and

8736-519: The former campus, to serve the local community. Aluminaire House was located on this campus. NYIT donated about 100 acres to the Suffolk County for its Cohalan Court Complex. In March 2014, NYIT announced plans to open an osteopathic medical school site in Jonesboro, Arkansas , by acquiring and renovating a building belonging to Arkansas State University-Jonesboro , for approximately $ 13 million. The distinctive three-story yellow brick building,

8848-522: The group. In September that same year, DreamWorks announced that it has acquired the TV library of London-based Chapman Entertainment with the programs to distributed through DWA's UK-based TV distribution operation. The next year, in February, DreamWorks announced the foundation of a new publishing division called DreamWorks Press , to publish books in print and digital form. In June, the rights to Felix

8960-748: The heart of the financial district and close to many cultural venues, and the other in a suburban locale. In December 2022, New York Tech-Vancouver closed its downtown location and moved into an expanded and redesigned space at Broadway Tech Centre due to persistent enrollment growth. The new campus totals nearly 40,000 square feet across three different buildings, which are connected by covered walkways. NYIT- Manama offered undergraduate and graduate degrees until 2014 in fields including business, computer graphics, engineering, and interior design. NYIT- Amman offered until 2013 undergraduate and graduate degrees in fields including business, computer graphics, engineering, and information technology. NYIT- Abu Dhabi

9072-590: The history of computer graphics and animation, as founders of Pixar and Lucasfilm , including Turing Award winners Edwin Catmull and Patrick Hanrahan , began their research there. NYIT is the birthplace of entirely 3D CGI films. New York Tech enrolled 7,711 full-time students across its campuses worldwide in 2023. NYIT's intercollegiate competitive sports teams, include its four-time NCAA Division II national champion lacrosse team. All of NYIT's teams compete in Division II. In 2019, NYIT became

9184-403: The mission of offering career-oriented professional education, providing all qualified students access to opportunity, and supporting applications-oriented research. Schure later served as NYIT's first president. In the higher education community at the time, a debate arose around the concern that humanities studies would be overshadowed by too much emphasis on science and engineering. NYIT's goal

9296-531: The movie business and turn it into a different kind of business" by creating new intellectual property that can be merchandised and adapted into theme park attractions. Burke reaffirmed a commitment to animated features, stating that Universal Pictures would be able to release as many as four animated films per-year, divided between DreamWorks and Illumination. Burke also outlined that the purchase would be beneficial to Universal's expanding presence in China (where it

9408-409: The new chief operating officer of the company three months later. On November 13, 2017, it was announced that DreamWorks Animation had started a shorts program, called DreamWorks Shorts, which would show original animated short films before DWA's feature films, much akin to what Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios do for their feature films. The first short film to be produced under the program

9520-490: The next generation of computer animators. In 2008 NYIT was awarded a $ 130,000 research contract by United Space Alliance to help NASA scientists design the crew module of the Orion spacecraft using 3-D motion capture technology. NYIT's College of Osteopathic Medicine also uses 3-D motion capture technology to help doctors better identify mobility and stability problems in patients with Parkinson's disease. In July 2008 NYIT sponsored

9632-455: The option to complete their studies at NYIT's New York campuses. The campus includes NYIT-designed digital laboratories and a distance-learning, video-presence classroom connected to NYIT's New York campuses. NYIT students in Beijing are able to remotely operate equipment in NYIT's high-tech Home for Innovation, Visualization, and Exploration (HIVE) Center in New York with its motion capture, 3-D, and visualization tools. The interconnectivity of

9744-465: The planned Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts , was an ornate 12-story structure with a columned entranceway. Built in 1929 at a cost of $ 2 million, it included among its features a 1,200-seat auditorium. In 1958, NYIT sponsored the first National Technology Awards, created by Frederick Pittera, an organizer of international fairs and a member of the NYIT Board of Trustees, to help raise funds for

9856-538: The release of the film, for which Powell also composed the score. On November 25, 2022, a new logo was announced. The boy on the moon was redubbed as the Moon Child to relate to anyone. The logo showcases the Moon Child flying on the crescent moon, interacting with several DreamWorks characters before settling on the moon. It features characters from The Bad Guys (2022), How to Train Your Dragon , Kung Fu Panda , The Boss Baby , Trolls , and Shrek , and

9968-670: The residence halls): The Student Activity Building at 1849 Broadway, has a student lounge, recreation areas, food services, a bookstore, and the offices of the Student Government Association as well as other clubs and student organizations. The Office of Student Activities is located on the second floor. The NYIT Auditorium on Broadway has a seating capacity of 268. The offices of Counseling and Wellness Services, Disability Services, Campus Life, Career Services, Student Employment, and Housing and Residential Life, are located at 26 West 61st Street. In 2014, NYIT opened

10080-414: The same from 2013 through 2017. Most DWA films from 2019 onward have been released through Universal Pictures , which also owns most of the rights to its back catalogue. On October 12, 1994, a trio of entertainment players, film director and producer Steven Spielberg , former Disney executive Jeffrey Katzenberg , and music executive David Geffen , founded DreamWorks SKG (the three letters taken from

10192-634: The success of CGI animated films, DWA decided the same year to exit hand-drawn animation business after their next two films, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003), making a total of five hand-drawn films. Beginning with Shrek 2 (2004), all released films, other than the stop-motion film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) co-produced with Aardman, were produced with CGI. The releases of Shrek 2 and Shark Tale also made DWA

10304-415: The surnames of the founders). To build the talent base, Spielberg brought over artists from his London-based studio, Amblimation , while Katzenberg recruited some of the top animation staff from Disney. Some of Amblimation's artists came to DreamWorks in 1995, when the studio's last feature, Balto , was completed, with the rest doing so following the studio's closure in 1997. In 1995, DreamWorks signed

10416-675: The tools that made entirely 3D CGI films possible. NYIT CG Lab was regarded as the top computer animation research and development group in the world during the late 70s and early 80s . In 1995, the NYIT School of Engineering took first place in the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Air Road Rally. The student engineering team spent three years designing and building the high-performance hybrid electric car that beat 43 other vehicles. In 1998, NYIT opened its first international program in China. In 1999, Bill Gates spoke at NYIT and received NYIT's Presidential Medal. In 2002, NYIT installed

10528-407: The world must follow the same American standard programs, otherwise they would be threatened to lose their international license and accreditation. In 2015, NYIT received from New York State a grant of $ 0.4 million for a portion of the costs required to renovate a 5,300-square-foot facility to house three new laboratories on its Old Westbury campus. In 2018, NYIT and Holon Institute of Technology ,

10640-770: Was Bird Karma , which premiered in Spring 2018. On February 2, 2018, CMC Capital Partners bought DreamWorks', Shanghai Media Group's, and Shanghai Alliance Investment's stakes in Oriental DreamWorks, owning the studio in its entirety; Oriental DreamWorks was later renamed to Pearl Studio . Pearl Studio collaborated with DreamWorks to produce Abominable (2019), with the film's original director, Jill Culton, returning. On February 27, 2018, DreamWorks Animation announced that Kelly Betz has been promoted as Chief Financial Officer. On May 2, 2018, Hulu announced its first license deal with DreamWorks Animation, becoming

10752-465: Was How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019). Although a spokesperson stated that Meledandri would work with Universal Pictures to determine "the most effective path forward for Illumination and DreamWorks Animation", he did not take over DreamWorks as was previously announced, and the two studios remain separate. Arnold and Soria retained their positions as co-presidents of DreamWorks' Feature Animation division, while Margie Cohn would lead

10864-491: Was spun off into a separate company in 2004. NBCUniversal acquired DreamWorks Animation for $ 3.8 billion in 2016. The studio initially made some traditionally animated films, as well as three stop-motion co-productions with Aardman Animations , but now exclusively relies on computer animation . However, in 2022, President Margie Cohn stated that the studio is open to traditional animation. Its productions, including The Prince of Egypt , Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of

10976-421: Was approved by board members, but subject to regulatory approval. At Guggenheim Partners' TMT Symposium, NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke discussed how the purchase of DWA would fit into its business strategies. Burke explained that Meledandri planned to "take a lot of the existing DreamWorks franchises and add value as we create new franchises", and that the main goal was to "[take] the low-single-digit returns of

11088-618: Was building a new Universal Studios park in Beijing). On June 21, 2016, the acquisition was approved by the United States Department of Justice . The purchase was closed on August 22, 2016; the company now operates as a subsidiary of Universal Pictures . DreamWorks Animation's last films distributed by 20th Century Fox were Trolls (2016), The Boss Baby (2017) and Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017), and their first film distributed by Universal

11200-441: Was later revealed to be The Bad Guys 2 . DreamWorks Animation is known for its logo, which is a boy fishing on the moon. The logo originated from DreamWorks Pictures , illustrated by Robert Hunt and animated by Wes Takahashi , debuting in 1997. It was later used as the standard logo for DreamWorks Animation from Antz (1998) to Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003). In 2004, DreamWorks unveiled its own logo, in which

11312-489: Was located in the CERT Technology Park . NYIT-Abu Dhabi had a library collection, catering services and parking facilities. Notable people who spoke at NYIT-Abu Dhabi included U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings . NYIT-Abu Dhabi stopped enrolling new students in 2018. NYIT's undergraduate and graduate programs are divided into six schools and colleges. Collaboration among the schools and colleges

11424-400: Was named as the animation service for one of two unannounced films scheduled for 2025, the film being a sequel. The film would use a "mixed production model", in which pre-production would be done in-house at DreamWorks along with approximately 50% of the asset build and one hour of production, while Imageworks will handle the other 50% of asset builds and 20 minutes of shot production. The film

11536-563: Was released in December 2022 to universal acclaim and commercial success. On January 9, 2019, DeFaria stepped down from his position as president of the company, with DreamWorks Animation Television head Margie Cohn promoted to oversee all film and television operations. On January 16, 2020, five new DreamWorks Animation shows were announced for Hulu and NBCUniversal's new video streaming service Peacock . On August 5, 2022, DreamWorks announced plans to release their rendering software MoonRay as an open-source software in late 2022. It

11648-410: Was released on March 15, 2023. On October 6, 2023, Cartoon Brew reported that DreamWorks Animation was moving away from producing films in-house at their Glendale campus to rely more heavily on outside studios after 2024, as part of a layoff by chief operating officer Randy Lake in a series of meetings the previous month; low morale was also reported. According to the report, Sony Pictures Imageworks

11760-510: Was released on September 27, 2024. They have an upcoming theatrical slate of films, which includes Dog Man on January 31, 2025, How to Train Your Dragon on June 13, 2025, The Bad Guys 2 on August 1, 2025, Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie on September 26, 2025, and Shrek 5 on July 1, 2026. Formed as a division of DreamWorks Pictures in 1994 with alumni from Amblin Entertainment 's former animation branch Amblimation , it

11872-534: Was removed from the release schedule as The Bad Guys (2022) took over its release date. On October 6, 2017, it was announced that Abhijay Prakash would be COO of DWA. He was later promoted to president of the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group in February 2019 following the release of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World , and DreamWorks Animation subsequently hired former Sony Pictures Imageworks head Randy Lake as

11984-475: Was reported to be acquired twice in the end of 2014. First, it was reported in September that the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank was in talks to acquire DreamWorks Animation for a price of $ 3.4 billion, but the next day, it was reported that SoftBank had withdrawn its offer. Next on November 12, it was reported that Hasbro was in talks to buy DreamWorks Animation in November. The proposal reportedly calls for

12096-547: Was scanned so that it always held 100% resolution in the final output, no matter how complex the camera motion in the shot. Using the Pixar Image Computer , images were stored at 48-bits per pixel. The compositing system allowed complex multi-layered shots that was used almost immediately in The Rescuers Down Under to create a 400-layer opening dolly shot. The DALS system made use of one of

12208-683: Was successful enough that NYIT received two grants totaling approximately $ 3 million from the federal government – one to develop a system of individualized learning through the use of computers; the other to develop a computer-based course in general physics for midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. WLIW (TV) got studio space when it moved in to the New York Institute of Technology in Westbury in 1974, but that arrangement lasted two years. In 1974,

12320-489: Was the first 100% digital feature film ever produced. Later films, including Beauty and the Beast , Aladdin , The Lion King , and The Hunchback of Notre Dame took more advantage of CAPS' 2D and 3D integration. In the early days of CAPS, Disney did not discuss the system in public, being afraid that "the magic would go away" if people found out that computers were involved. Computer Graphics World magazine, in 1994,

12432-417: Was the first to have a look at the process. In 1992, the team that developed CAPS won an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award. They were: CAPS was a digital ink and paint system used in animated feature films, the first at a major studio. Using CAPS, enclosed areas and lines could be easily colored in a computer environment using an unlimited palette. This replaced

12544-512: Was to create a balance between science/engineering and a liberal arts education, and ever since, it has been focusing on this model to prepare students for current and future careers. By the 1958–1959 academic year, the university had 300 students, and the time had come to expand its physical operations. In April 1958, the college purchased the Pythian Temple at 135–145 W. 70th St. in Manhattan for its main center. The building, adjacent to

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