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.
We go behind-the-scenes to learn how Laika animated one of the biggest stop motion puppets ever constructed.
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A key lesson for working in Hollywood: when in doubt, blame the animation.
Making an independent animated short is hard. But what if you had the power of Pixar’s animation toolset and renderfarm behind you?
SIGGRAPH can be overwhelming, so here’s an animation and VFX-focused look at what not to miss in Anaheim.
Brad Bird, virtual reality, storyboarding, and true animation legends are part of our must-see Comic-Con events.
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.
Early digital effects were mixed in with breakfast cereal and matzo crackers to create one of the iconic sequences in contemporary cinema.
How does one of the most famous animators in the world get booted from his country’s only animation school?
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.
On the eve of the world's largest animation festival, here's a few useful items you might consider bringing with you to the festival.
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.
The annual mega-animation festival is happening in a few weeks, and we're here to help guide you through it.
"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 delves into the animation challenges of Disney's latest blockbuster.
We look at some of the latest high-profile vr animation projects, and offer some thoughts on this new animation frontier.
And trolls poop cupcakes!
There’s never been a better time to composite your vfx/animation projects and do color grading -- for free.