Disney’s “Tick Tock Tale” preview

A preview of the latest short from Walt Disney Animation Studios–Tick Tock Tale directed by Dean Wellins. Haven’t heard much about this …

“I Want Your Money” trailer

This is the trailer for I Want Your Money, an anti-Obama political documentary that opens in theaters this Friday. Like countless …

Three Legged Legs Light Up Georgia

Solid color and design work in this CG spot for Georgia Power created by Santa Monica-based Three Legged Legs. The extensive …

“Sintel” by Colin Levy

Sintel is an independently produced short film, initiated by the Amsterdam-based Blender Foundation, directed by Savannah College of Art …

“The Lost Thing” trailer

The Lost Thing, a fifteen-minute CG animated short with a tactile, painterly feel, is based on a children’s book by Shaun Tan. It won the …

“Gnomeo and Juliet” trailer

When is a Disney feature NOT a Disney feature… when it’s a Touchstone release of an Elton John production. Gnomeo & Juliet is being …

Sammy’s Adventures: The Secret Passage

Last November we reported on a new 14 minute Imax film from director Ben Stassen (Fly Me to The Moon) and Belgium based nWave Pictures …

“Manfred” by Arjen Klaverstijn

A graduation project made by Arjen Klaverstijn at the Utrecht School of the Arts in The Netherlands. One of my most frequent bits of …

“Salesman Pete”

I posted the trailer to “Salesman Pete and the Amazing Stone from Outer Space!” last June. The entire film is now online. It’s directed …

Roger Rabbit CG test

Someone posted a rare 1998 cgi test film for an unmade Roger Rabbit 2. If anyone has any background info on this piece, I’d like to hear …

Taiwan’s Next Media Animation

I’ve never written a post fully expressing my appreciation for the Taiwanese animators at Next Media Animation who create news segments …

Fruit Snacks by Buck

CG has been imitating stop-motion for years, but this spot from Buck, the bicoastal (NY & LA) design and animation studio, had me fooled. …

iPad Light Animation by BERG

Interface designers BERG used iPads to create an ingenious experiment that combines the device with photography and animation. After …

Looney Tunes CG Fail

The shape of things to come? Let’s hope not – an ad for McDonald’s from France: (Thanks, Kurtis Findlay)

‘No Pets Allowed’ trailer

Nicely done test piece for a proposed feature by Headless Studios and Six Birds Productions in Barcelona. (Thanks, Mike Stanfill)

Deneroff’s Law about Computer Animation

Animation historian Harvey Deneroff writes perceptively about animation past and present, and not so long ago, he wrote something about …

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