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.
It takes a village of artists and technicians to create a sophisticated CGI character like Elliot the Dragon.
The directors of "Sausage Party" talk about the challenges of selling an R-rated animated feature in Hollywood, producing a film on a fraction of the budget of other studios, and knowing when you've gone too far in an R-rated cartoon.
Animation historian Maureen Furniss revisits the Ottawa grand prize-winning short "The Man Who Planted Trees."
Mark Osborne talks about why he said no to directing the project at first and why working in CG can drive a director crazy.
Making an independent animated short is hard. But what if you had the power of Pixar’s animation toolset and renderfarm behind you?
The only thing worse than being the last man on Earth is being the second-to-last man on Earth.
Chris Renaud talks about comic influences on "The Secret Life of Pets," Illumination's unconventional workflow, and the studio's fluid production process that allows humor to be added in during every stage of production.
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.
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.
In the new frontier of vr animation, basic film concepts like cutting and editing can become huge technical challenges.
New York City's School of Visual Arts MFA Computer Art department is receiving global recognition for the shorts created by its students.
"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.
Cartoon Brew presents the Internet world premiere of "Symphony of Two Minds," a CG short unlike any you've seen before.
Cartoon Brew reveals an exclusive trailer for "Revengeance," the new animated feature by Bill Plympton and Jim Lujan.
China wants to get its hands on some of that sweet troll money.
We look at some of the latest high-profile vr animation projects, and offer some thoughts on this new animation frontier.
Visual effects veteran Greg Jonkajtys is giving a high-tech upgrade to a classic Polish children's property.
A look back at members of our community who died in 2016.
We may have found the biggest fan of "Cats Don't Dance."
Bastien Dubois talks to Cartoon Brew about the challenges of transitioning from an indie filmmaker to a TV series creator.