‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Directors Discuss Character Evolution And Embracing Change
Po’s journey of learning to embrace change will be relatable to not just kids and family audiences, but also to animation industry workers, says director Mike Mitchell.
Po’s journey of learning to embrace change will be relatable to not just kids and family audiences, but also to animation industry workers, says director Mike Mitchell.
Medrano bypassed the traditional studio route to build her own independent brand online. Now, major streamers and studios want to work with her.
The director joined us to discuss why animals make the best protagonists and the importance of a good score.
“If I’m daunted by something, I’m more attracted to it,” says Fell of the sequel, which debuts this Friday on Netflix.
‘Trolls Band Together’ is a jam-packed aural and visual experience that incorporated the input of artists throughout the studio.
“A lot of people have a lot of ideas how [Ruby] should be living her life and this journey she goes on is figuring out how she wants to,” says director Kirk DeMicco.
Directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane and creator ND Stevenson spoke to INBTWN Animation about their film, streaming on June 30.
“Some early versions of that were almost superhero movies essentially with fire powers and water powers to stop a villain,” said Sohn, “but you didn’t feel anything. So we were just searching for that connection with the elements.”
North American animation shouldn’t be afraid to touch on themes that are adult in depth and concern.
“I wanted to have evidence of [stop motion’s imperfections],” says Selick. “I think the audience needs to work a little bit to make the magic real, but then the movie means more to them.”
‘Luck’ director Peggy Holmes discusses the process of creating and developing Skydance Animation’s first animated feature.
Watch the directing duo of Lilo & Stitch reminisce about the creation, development, production, and enduring legacy of the Disney classic.
Apollo 10 1/2 director Richard Linklater discusses his return to rotoscope, crafting a visual narrative, and the flexibility of memory.
“The race for realism is over [in cg animation]”, says Perifel, who took a more illustrative approach to character posing and other elements of Dreamworks’s The Bad Guys.
“Encanto” could have easily become a Mirabel and Bruno buddy story, but “from the beginning we knew we didn’t want to fall into that trope,” explained Byron Howard.
The crew tell us how they set about adapting the hit game into an animated series with lush production values.
Morgan Galen King and Philip Gelatt started the film as a self-funded passion project. Eight years later, it’s in the running for an Oscar.
Watch directors Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, alongside co-writer Qui Nguyen, talk about developing the tone and style of the Disney film.
The showrunner of Netflix’s new satirical series talks conspiracies and creative collaborations.
The exuberantly experimental indie feature is out in theaters and on video on demand.
The director speaks to us about the challenges of developing a hand-drawn look for his cg feature, and much more.
Craig McCracken’s new show “Kid Cosmic” premieres today on Netflix. He speaks with INBTWN Animation about creating his first serialized series.
INBTWN bills itself as an “animation convention & festival built from the ground-up for today’s digital audiences.”