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Cool Advances in CG Motion Blur

Here are some intriguing animation examples from a paper delivered at SIGGRAPH 2010 about “Programmable Motion Effects.” The …

Between Bears by Eran Hilleli

The best part about Eran Hilleli’s Between Bears is the distinctive style he crafted using Maya and After Effects. The graduation short …

NBC Peacock ID by Nathan Love

Nathan Love created this uncommonly appealing NBC station ID in collaboration with NBC ArtWorks, the on-air graphics department of the …

Looney Tunes exclusive clip: Coyote Falls

We still don’t know whether the new Looney Tunes Show for Cartoon Network will meet our lofty expectations, but I was invited to a …

Sean Connery is “Sir Billi”

Can this skateboarding octogenarian and his goat save the day? That’s the setup for Sir Billi, a new animated feature with the voice of …

McDonald’s Spot by Guilherme Marcondes

It’s hard to make a bad commercial when you’ve got Guilherme Marcondes (Tyger) directing and Peter de Sève (Ice Age) designing the …

Meet Meline

Meet Meline tells the story of a little girl whose curiosity is sparked by a mysterious creature as she plays in her grandparents barn. …

The CGI Yogi

I wasn’t going to post about this. I was sent these images of CGI Yogi and Boo Boo a few days ago and decided they were so horrible that …

Gul by Adnan Hussain

Adnan Hussain’s short film Gul (Flower) draws the viewer in with its striking impressionistic CG imagery, but keeps the viewer engaged …

RX’s “Bumble” Video

RX’s “Bumble” video, directed by Bad American, may not suit all tastes, but it wins points for making creative use of stock 3-D models. …

Sony to produce CG 3D Popeye feature

Once again we take note of a new Popeye project, again in CG, and for the second time in his career – in 3D. Variety is reporting on …

Cold War CGI

Computer animation from Russia in 1968 (yep, that’s forty-two years ago!): A group of Russian physicists and mathematicians with N. …

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