Troublemaker Studios, Led by Acclaimed Director Robert Rodriguez, Transforms
Imagination into Reality with AMD
SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(Business Wire)–
AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced that Troublemaker Studios utilized Six-Core AMD
Opteron processors and ATI FirePro graphics accelerators to create animations
and special effects for the new film “Predators,” now in theaters. Produced and
executive directed by acclaimed film maker, Robert Rodriquez, Predators stars
Academy Award winning actor Adrien Brody in a tale about a group of elite
warriors who come to realize they`ve been brought together on an alien planet…as
prey.
* With a long history in the movie making industry, Troublemaker Studios is
using AMD technology to push the envelope of digital movie making and special
effects in several blockbuster films.
* In addition to “Predators”, Rodriguez has looked to AMD technology to create
six of his movies, including “Shorts,” “Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams,”
“Spy Kids 3D: Game Over,” “Planet Terror,” and “Sin City.”
* Rodriguez`s next film, “Machete,” is currently in production employing AMD
technology as the movie`s digital hardware backbone, and is expected to be
released on September 3, 2010.
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“Robert Rodriguez is a director that works like a live musician. He creates
spontaneously in the moment,” said Charlie Boswell, director of Digital Media
and Entertainment at AMD. “His choice of technology and technology partnerships
demands that the director`s vision is supported without compromise or delays.
The creative team at Rodriguez`s Troublemaker Studios use workstations based
upon AMD`s superior ATI FirePro V8800 graphics solutions and Six-Core AMD
Opteron processors which enable the digital artist to create and iterate at the
speed of thought.”
“With the AMD platforms, my creative team has the freedom to quickly design and
animate all the required concepts and designs,” said Robert Rodriguez,
Troublemaker Studios. “AMD`s complete platform solution helps turn our visions
into reality – we can easily and quickly manipulate images or scenes without the
wait process previously associated with computer technology.”
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* Additional detail on ATI FirePro can be found at http://www.amd.com/firepro
* AMD Opteron processor details
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