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'''AFCG Inc''' is the CG Studio responsible for all the 1994 [[Commercial/Generation 2|Generation 2]] commercials and the first [[Commercial/Beast Wars|Beast Wars]] [[commercial]]. | Established in 1987, '''AFCG Inc''' is the CG Studio responsible for all the 1994 [[Commercial/Generation 2|Generation 2]] commercials and the first [[Commercial/Beast Wars|Beast Wars]] [[commercial]]. They've also provided CG animation for companies like Procter & Gamble, Canon, Samsung and Broadway Video. | ||
Their website currently retains multiple high resolution (for the time) screenshots of their work under their Project Archives. The Archivist for AFCG also provides context for the work, and links to the YouTube videos for the relevant commercials when the original work has been lost. While a few clips of their Transformers work still exist on their site, AFCG believes the original work to be lost forever. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*They've made [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] their mascot of sorts, as evidenced in [[:file:Fram 02.jpg|this print ad]]. | *They've made [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]]their mascot of sorts, as evidenced in [[:file:Fram 02.jpg|this print ad]]. Amusingly, the company's acronym seems to stand for "Not Just '''A'''nother '''F'''riggin' '''C'''omputer '''G'''raphics Company." | ||
*If you look closely in the commercial for Dreadwing, you can see the company's name on [[Electro]] and [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]]'s tires. | *If you look closely in the commercial for Dreadwing, you can see the company's name on [[Electro]] and [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]]'s tires. | ||
*The currently surviving clips found on their website are of [http://www.afcg.com/archives/jobs/HasbroDreadwing/index.html|Dreadwing crushing a car] and [http://www.afcg.com/archives/jobs/HasbroBeastWars/index.html|the entire CGI segment] from the first Beast Wars commercial. | |||
*The Archivist of AFCG really likes the Transformers. Remarks can be found describing the work as "Challenging, but a whole lot of fun to work on," as well as missing the days of working on Transformers. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 23:32, 25 January 2018
Established in 1987, AFCG Inc is the CG Studio responsible for all the 1994 Generation 2 commercials and the first Beast Wars commercial. They've also provided CG animation for companies like Procter & Gamble, Canon, Samsung and Broadway Video.
Their website currently retains multiple high resolution (for the time) screenshots of their work under their Project Archives. The Archivist for AFCG also provides context for the work, and links to the YouTube videos for the relevant commercials when the original work has been lost. While a few clips of their Transformers work still exist on their site, AFCG believes the original work to be lost forever.
Notes
- They've made Dreadwingtheir mascot of sorts, as evidenced in this print ad. Amusingly, the company's acronym seems to stand for "Not Just Another Friggin' Computer Graphics Company."
- If you look closely in the commercial for Dreadwing, you can see the company's name on Electro and Sizzle's tires.
- The currently surviving clips found on their website are of crushing a car and entire CGI segment from the first Beast Wars commercial.
- The Archivist of AFCG really likes the Transformers. Remarks can be found describing the work as "Challenging, but a whole lot of fun to work on," as well as missing the days of working on Transformers.
External links
