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 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.
Phil Tippett is using augmented reality to bring his classic creatures to life in the new game Hologrid: Monster Battle.
In the new frontier of vr animation, basic film concepts like cutting and editing can become huge technical challenges.
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We look at some of the latest high-profile vr animation projects, and offer some thoughts on this new animation frontier.
Forty-three years after its release, one of the weirdest Japanese animated features is receiving its due recognition in the United States.
As quickly as it began, FMX is over for another year. Perhaps more than at previous conferences, speakers were especially confident in …
Visual effects veteran Greg Jonkajtys is giving a high-tech upgrade to a classic Polish children's property.
What do you call a 'live-action' film that's 90% animated?
Feature animation story artist Matt Jones shares some advice he picked up from one of the greatest illustrators of all time.
McCracken had wanted to do a third season, but Disney execs said no.
Acting instructor Ed Hooks explores the animated performances of this year's five feature animation nominees.
"Prologue," he says, "is the only thing so far in my career that I've ever been really been pleased with."
One of the most original voices in contemporary stop motion talks about his work with us.
Can a sweet but smart cartoon help stop the 500 companies, investors, and governments deforesting the Earth to crisis?
"Special Delivery" is the most widely available short from Google's Spotlight Stories initiative thanks to a move to the YouTube 360 platform.
Claude Cloutier explains the challenges of animating inanimate objects and shares never-before-seen drawings from throughout the filmmaking process.
For a look at path-breaking VR animation, Sundance 2016 is worth checking out.