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How the ‘Storks’ Filmmakers Transformed A Pack of 100 Wolves Into…Anything
The scene-stealing transforming-wolves in “Storks” were both a creative and technical animation challenge.
Ian Failes
Review: ‘Inside VFX’ Goes Far Beyond The Usual VFX Industry Debate
A new book pulls back the curtain on the vfx industry and offers a somber, if not fascinating, read on the current state of the business.
‘The Jungle Book’ Director Jon Favreau Dives Into VR with ‘Gnomes & Goblins’
Fresh off “The Jungle Book,” Jon Favreau has discovered a new passion: vr filmmaking.
‘LEGO Movie’ Studio Animal Logic To Offer Animation Degree
The new one-year program, in partnership with University of Technology Sydney, will launch in 2017.
Laika Was Crazy Enough To Animate A 16-Foot Tall Skeleton for ‘Kubo and The Two Strings’
We go behind-the-scenes to learn how Laika animated one of the biggest stop motion puppets ever constructed.
Video: StyLit Presents An Exciting New Way To Stylize CG Animation
What if you could sketch a pattern or design on a piece of paper and have all the hand-drawn intricacies of your work instantly preserved in the texture of a 3D model? It may soon be possible.
Who Does What On A CGI Character: The Many Makers of Elliot in ‘Pete’s Dragon’
It takes a village of artists and technicians to create a sophisticated CGI character like Elliot the Dragon.
Texture Painting, Glazing Brushes, Customizability Among New Features in Corel Painter 2017
Corel has added significant improvements to the 2017 edition of its digital paint software Painter.
Interview: Mark Osborne’s Personal Journey On ‘The Little Prince’
Mark Osborne talks about why he said no to directing the project at first and why working in CG can drive a director crazy.
How Andrew Coats and Lou Hamou-Lhadj Made The Independent Short ‘Borrowed Time’ Inside Pixar
Making an independent animated short is hard. But what if you had the power of Pixar’s animation toolset and renderfarm behind you?
SIGGRAPH 2016: An Animation and VFX Preview
SIGGRAPH can be overwhelming, so here’s an animation and VFX-focused look at what not to miss in Anaheim.
Making CGI Less Perfect: How Michael Fragstein Made ‘Dagner’
Computer animation is known for its precision, but as Michael Fragstein shows, adding imperfections and abstraction into CG can be just as beautiful.
‘After the End’ by Sam Southward — Exclusive Premiere
The only thing worse than being the last man on Earth is being the second-to-last man on Earth.
Making A Nuclear Apocalypse: How The Iconic Sequence In ‘Terminator 2’ Was Created
Early digital effects were mixed in with breakfast cereal and matzo crackers to create one of the iconic sequences in contemporary cinema.
Stop Motion Master Phil Tippett Brings Hand-Made Vitality to Augmented Reality Holo-Chess Game
Phil Tippett is using augmented reality to bring his classic creatures to life in the new game Hologrid: Monster Battle.
‘A Surreal Lucid Nightmare’: The Making Of ‘Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III’ Trailer
As much a surrealist art piece as a game promo, the trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III is a unique accomplishment. Cartoon Brew takes a look at how it was made.
The Tech Behind Bebop and Rocksteady’s Comic Turns in ‘Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles: Out of the Shadows’
Carton Brew speaks to ILM vfx supe Pablo Helman about the variety of vfx techniques needed to create the scene-stealing performances of Bebop and Rocksteady.
How They Made That ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Scene Everyone Is Talking About
Adelaide, Australia-based Rising Sun Pictures made the vfx for the most talked-about shot in the new “X-Men” film.
An Oral History of ILM’s ‘Dragonheart’ On Its 20th Anniversary
“Dragonheart,” released twenty years ago this week, was a live-action film that had one of the first digital characters you could believe in. We talk to the ILM artists who created it.
‘Symphony of Two Minds’ by Valere Amirault (Exclusive Premiere)
Cartoon Brew presents the Internet world premiere of “Symphony of Two Minds,” a CG short unlike any you’ve seen before.
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