UK’s Outpost VFX Boosts Overtime Pay In Unusual Move
U.K. staff will now receive 1.5x pay on all weekday hours beyond 40 hours, as well as all weekend work.
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Short Pick Of The Day: ‘The Writing On The Wall’ By Nicos Livesey
Music video for Iron Maiden’s “The Writing on the Wall.”
Apply To This Free Unreal Engine Course From Epic Games And Escape Studios
The course, which starts on July 26, is open to those with at least two years’ industry experience in Europe.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Wood Child & Hidden Forest Mother’ By Stephen Irwin
Deep in the forest, a hunter encounters a strange creature he cannot kill.
An Entire Academic Conference Is Being Devoted To The Wonders Of ‘Shrek’
Topics will include “Shrek” and Disney, online fan cultures, and merchandising and franchising.
Simon Otto Will Make Feature Directorial Debut On Locksmith’s ‘That Christmas’
Otto served as head of character animation on Dreamworks’s “How to Train Your Dragon” trilogy.
Aardman Swaps Plasticine For Felt In ‘Robin Robin’ Teaser (Watch)
The Netflix holiday special is directed by Aardman newcomers Dan Ojari and Mikey Please.
Illumination Vet Natalie Fischer Named CEO Of UK’s Locksmith Animation
Meanwhile, Locksmith co-founder Sarah Smith is leaving the studio.
Disney Releases First Trailer For ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’
The film will be released in October.
How CG Studio Method & Madness Buried Boris Johnson In Digital Trash
For the Greenpeace campaign video “Wasteminster,” the studio had to drop the equivalent of 67.7 million items of cg trash onto the U.K. prime minister’s residence.
Aardman Working On First Preschool Series In Over A Decade
“The Very Small Creatures” will incorporate the British studio’s signature plasticine-puppet stop motion.
Animafest Zagreb 2021: 5 Short Films To Look Out For This Year
A look at five notable shorts, from up-and-coming filmmakers and established pros alike, that will screen next week at the famed animation festival.
Deer Dance To Irish Folk Music In The Trailer For ‘Riverdance: The Animated Adventure’
The film is the first release from London-based animation production company Aniventure.
L.A.’s Align Invests $6.5M In European Co-Pro ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’
The young company aims to fund five projects a year in the $6M–$30M budget range, with a current focus on animation.
Joanna Quinn On The Importance of “Choosing A Way Of Working That Ignites You”
Joanna Quinn’s new film “Affairs of the Art” took years to make, but that was a reward in itself: “It was like an extended college, and I felt I was learning new things about animation, drawing, and direction all the time.”
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘The Darkness That You Fear’ By Ruffmercy
Music video for a Chemical Brothers song, mixing archival footage, hand-drawn animation, and
RIP Roy Naisbitt, Master Layout Artist And Longtime Collaborator Of Richard Williams
Naisbitt was exceptionally skilled as a draftsman, and had a talent for distorted perspectives and unconventional camera moves.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Grandad Was A Romantic’ By Maryam Mohajer
My grandad was a romantic. He once saw a picture of my granny and realized that she was the love of his life. One day he decided to go meet her.
The Animation That Changed Me: Nick Park on ‘Pogles’ Wood’
“There was a magical quality in it: it’s more like little dolls that were coming to life,” says Park of the classic British stop-motion series.
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Chasing Birds’ By Emlyn Davies
A new music video for Foo Fighters’ “Chasing Birds.”
