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#hybrid

MirrorMask MirrorMask

Director Dave McKean Reflects On ‘MirrorMask’ At 20: ‘It’s A Strange Mix Of Elements’

“I wasn’t aiming for realism,” says “MirrorMask” director Dave McKean. “CG can go anywhere and be anything, [but] so much of it is just trying to be photoreal, and that seems a very narrow target.”

By Blake Simons | 5 months ago

Coyote vs Acme Coyote vs Acme

‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ Is Heading To Cannes In A Bid To Become An International Hit

The film will be presented to international buyers at the Cannes Film Market next week.

By Amid Amidi | 7 months ago

Coyote vs Acme

Ketchup Entertainment Has Completed Its Acquisition Of ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’

The film will be released worldwide in 2026.

By Amid Amidi | 8 months ago

Rugrats

Paramount Is Developing A Live-Action/CGI Hybrid ‘Rugrats’ Feature

Jason Moore, who directed the feature ‘Pitch Perfect’ and Broadway’s ‘Shrek the Musical,’ is attached as director.

By Amid Amidi | 1 year ago

Au Coeur du Son

Trippy And Hypnotic, Music Video ‘Au Coeur Du Son’ Is A Feast For The Senses

One of the most refreshingly odd music videos, if it can even be called a music video, “Au Coeur du Son” is a hallucinogenic piece of psychedelia that will leave the viewer simultaneously mesmerized, terrified, and blissfully confused.

By Chris Robinson | 1 year ago

Porcelain War

Fragile Figures: BluBlu Studios On The Haunting Animated Vignettes Of ‘Porcelain War’ Documentary

A new documentary found a unique way to bring life to its ceramic subject matter through a mixed-media animation approach.

By Joe Fordham | 1 year ago

The Primevals

Nearly A Half-Century In The Making, David Allen’s Stop-Motion Hybrid ‘The Primevals’ Is Finally Finished

A look at the long, tortured path to finishing a feature film.

By Joe Fordham | 1 year ago

IF

How Framestore’s VFX And Animation Supervisors Collaborated To Create The Tangible World Of ‘IF’

Director John Krasinski wanted to create a tactile and tangible world for a whole host of diverse characters.

By Joe Fordham | 1 year ago

Blue & Malone

‘Blue & Malone,’ Spanish Short Film Series About Imaginary Friends, To Be Turned Into Feature Film

The hybrid film will combine cg animation, live-action, and animatronics.

By Amid Amidi | 2 years ago

Coyote vs Acme

I Saw ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ And It’s As Wonderful As Everyone Says It Is

This is a Looney Tunes film unlike any other.

By Amid Amidi | 2 years ago

Wile E. Coyote

Warner Bros. Shelves Fully-Completed ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ For Tax Write-Off

The hybrid project had tested strongly with audiences.

By Amid Amidi | 2 years ago

The Discarded

Designing A Cartoon Cat Goes Horribly Wrong In Uli Meyer’s ‘The Discarded’

Any artist who has ever toiled to find the right look for one of their characters will likely relate to this hybrid short.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

Cheburashka

‘Cheburashka’ Feature Crushes Russian Box Office Records In Its First Month

Nine days after its release, ‘Cheburashka’ was already the highest-grossing Russian film ever. Now it’s more than doubled that total.

By Jamie Lang | 3 years ago

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’ Trailer Offers First Look At Sony’s Latest Hybrid Feature

Can Sony’s latest hybrid feature match the box office pull of its previous live-hybrid franchises like Stuart Little and The Smurfs?

By Jamie Lang | 3 years ago

Live action and animation hybrids

Magical Mash-Ups: A History Of Live-Action/Animation Hybrids

The release of Chip ’N Dale: Rescue Rangers got us thinking about the long history of mixing live action and animation in the days before computers.

By Vincent Alexander | 4 years ago

Wile E. Coyote holding sign

John Cena To Star Alongside Wile E. Coyote In ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’

The film is set to begin live-action photography in New Mexico at the end of March.

By Amid Amidi | 4 years ago

Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers

‘Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers’ Trailer Is A Showcase Of Odd Aesthetic Choices

Disney’s long-gestating hybrid project “Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers” has a trailer – and it’s a headscratcher.

By Amid Amidi | 4 years ago

Impossible Figures and other stories I

Exclusive Trailer Premiere: Marta Pajek’s Post-Apocalyptic Short ‘Impossible Figures And Other Stories I’

Pajek’s new short will world premiere this month at the Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival.

By Amid Amidi | 4 years ago

LeBron James in Space Jam.

You’ll Need To Rest After Watching The Trailer For ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’

The film is called “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” but a better title might have been “Space Jam: Everything but the Kitchen Sink.”

By Amid Amidi | 5 years ago

"Tom & Jerry"

Watch The First Trailer For Warner Bros.’s Hybrid ‘Tom & Jerry’ Reboot

Eighty years after they first appeared, Tom & Jerry are headed to the bigscreen as cg characters.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 years ago

My First Sessions

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘My First Sessions’ by Wendy Cong Zhao

A Chinese student is hesitant about the idea of therapy, but she finds that the experience starts to change her life and relationship to the world in ways she hadn’t imagined.

By Amid Amidi | 5 years ago

Wombstories

Bodyform’s New Ad About ‘Womb Stories’ Uses Animation To Depict Women’s Inner Lives

When was the last time you saw the menopause depicted in animation?

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 years ago

What If ‘Ted’ Was A Violent Action Thriller? Meet India’s ‘Teddy’

Here’s a film that somehow manages to look both derivative and original at the same time.

By Amid Amidi | 6 years ago

Sonic and Call of the Wild

In The Battle Of The Hybrids, ‘Call Of The Wild’ Comes Up Short Against ‘Sonic’

“Sonic the Hedgehog” continues to control the box office, while “Call of the Wild” delivered an underwhelming debut.

By Amid Amidi | 6 years ago

"Dolittle"

‘Dolittle’ Doesn’t Use CG Animation Very Well: Here Are The Key Complaints From Critics

Universal hired a director who doesn’t know anything about animation to direct a film with lots of animated characters. What could go wrong?

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 6 years ago

Wile E. Coyote

Dave Green To Direct ‘Coyote Vs. Acme,’ Warner Bros.’s Hybrid Wile E. Coyote Movie

The project is currently seeking a writer.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 6 years ago

"Avatar"

After A Decade, James Cameron Finally Admits That ‘Avatar’ Is Animated

Well, it’s about time!

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 6 years ago

"Dolittle" poster.

First ‘Dolittle’ Trailer: Robert Downey Jr. Talks To Photorealistic CG Animals

Universal’s delayed hybrid feature will be released on January 17, 2020.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 6 years ago

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