User Stories - The Last Stand Of The 300. Caption 1 Click thumbnails to view larger version Watch Select Scenes at Limulus Production's web site Magic Bullet Suite Used To Finish The History Channel's "The Last Stand Of The 300" Mechanism Digital, one of New York's largest 3D animation studios, produces a large amount of in-show programming for The History Channel, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic, as well as show opens and graphics packages. Most recently, Mechanism Digital wrapped production of 840 VFX shots for "Last Stand of the 300" a two-hour special directed by David W. The TV show was broadcast on The History Channel at the same time as the Warner Bros. movie, "300" hit cinemas. Challenge Rather than build sets Mechanism Digital encouraged the director to shoot the entire program on greenscreen and treat The History Channel documentary similar to the movie "300" for a hyper-dream like style for a subtle cross-marketing synergy.
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