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‘Door Guardians’ Teaser Shows Off China’s CGI Capabilities
Chinese animation studio Light Chaser Animation previews its first feature "Door Guardians," set for 2016 release. .
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How SpongeBob Was Translated From Hand-Drawn to Computer Animation
The challenges of creating CGI SpongBob for 'SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.'
DreamWorks Animation Plans Major Layoffs
Major layoffs are coming up at DreamWorks Animation; hundreds of people could potentially be let go.
Watch A Roundtable with Oscar-Contending Animation Directors and Producers
A 40-minute video roundtable with six feature film directors and producers contending for an Oscar this year.
Sony Unveils CGI Popeye Test by Genndy Tartakovsky
Sony Pictures Animation just debuted on its YouTube channel an exclusive animation test from Genndy Tartakovsky's "Popeye" CG feature.
Mexican Studio Anima Will Make CGI ‘Top Cat’ Feature
Mexican animation producer Anima Estudios has announced production on "Top Cat Begins," a sequel to its 2011 hit "Top Cat: The Movie."
Universal Partners With ‘Foodfight!’ Studio For More CGI Films
The average child or adult animation fan with an untrained eye might look at the animated feature "Foodfight!" and think to themself, "That's not the greatest animated film I've ever seen in my entire life." That's precisely why the average child or adult animation fan with an untrained eye doesn't work in a movie studio.
How A Chinese Animation Studio Uses An American ‘Robot’ Director
The BBC created this video profile of Beijing, China-based animation studio Light Chaser Animation, which is one of numerous companies in China that is aiming to create high-end Hollywood-quality CGI.
First Look: SpongeBob CGI Superhero Feature ‘Sponge Out of Water’
While we've known for quite a while that the new "SpongeBob" film would have computer-animation in it, the first image from "SpongeBob: Sponge Out of Water" was revealed today.
7 Quirky Animation and Comic-Related Programs At This Year’s San Diego Comic-Con
Comic-Con International: San Diego is almost upon us, and the organizers have released the event's mammoth program schedule. The madness, taking place from July 24-27, includes hundreds of panels, discussions, art demos, and screenings, with everyone from Buzz Aldrin to Betty White getting their moment to shine.
SIGGRAPH Announces 2014 Computer Animation Festival Winners
SIGGRAPH has announced the winners of its 41st annual Computer Animation Festival. These projects will be shown amongst more than 100 pieces at the 2014 conference that will take place August 10-14 in Vancouver, Canada.
Sony Animation Is Promoting ‘The Smurfs’ Early and Often
The all-CG "Smurfs" reboot won't be released until 2016, but you wouldn't know that from the aggressive manner in which Sony Pictures Animation is promoting the film.
Why Do Practical Effects Get Replaced with CGI?
Yesterday, we celebrated the momentous decision to replace the practical effect-dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park" with CGI animation. Today, we look at the other side of the issue: the effect that CGI has had on traditional puppet-makers, animatronic artists, and stop motion animators whose work has increasingly been relegated to the sidelines.
How The ‘Jurassic Park’ Dinosaurs Switched From Stop Motion To CGI
Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park," along with other early-to-mid-Nineties films like "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and "Toy Story," were all part of a breakthrough era in CGI filmmaking. What many people may not realize, however, is that the decision to create computer-animated dinosaurs wasn't made until the film was well into production.
Paramount Snatches ‘Frozen’ Head of Animation Lino DiSalvo
Disney veteran Lino DiSalvo, the head of animation on "Frozen" who gained notoriety for comments about animating women, has left Disney to join Paramount Animation as its creative director. He is also slated to direct an upcoming animated feature at the studio.
Official Selections For Our 5th Student Animation Festival
For the fifth year in a row, we are delighted to present the selections for the Cartoon Brew Student Animation Festival, our online showcase for animated short premieres by student filmmakers. We like to believe that each year is our strongest year, but this year's selections feel particularly vital, illustrating the remarkable breadth of work currently being produced by student filmmakers around the globe.
Tom & Jerry Short Remade With CGI Anime Girls
This a fan-made experiment in which the 1956 Tom & Jerry short "Down Beat Bear" is remade in CGI with anime girls in the roles of Tom, Jerry, and the dancing bear. The characters don't appear to be random and likely represent some part of fandom of which I'm not aware. Even lacking that context, I still think it's a fascinating piece of work, not so much for its animation or technical merit as for its resurrection of (and reverence for) classic theatrical animation in a completely unexpected setting.
Let’s Talk About the Animation in “The Lego Movie”
Attempting to predict box office results is a fool’s errand, but it’s safe to say at this point that The Lego Movie, which opens this …
How BingTangHuLuer Is Building China’s Indie Animation Community
Yesterday we looked at "Boonie Bears," a Chinese attempt to emulate Western-style computer animation. But at the risk of overgeneralizing contemporary Chinese animation on the basis of their most derivative and commercial efforts, I wanted to offer another perspective.
China Produces Its First 3D CGI Feature: “Boonie Bears” [UPDATED]
I’m not sure what’s harder to believe: that China still hasn’t released its own homegrown 3D CGI animated feature or that the first one …
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