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Epic Unveils Metahuman Tool For Creating Highly Realistic Virtual Beings
The tool promises “to take real-time digital human creation from weeks or months to less than an hour.”
‘Fortnite’ Creator Epic Games Awards Its First Film Grant To Animated Feature ‘Gilgamesh’
The feature will be made with Unreal, Epic’s widely used real-time engine.
Pixar Veteran Guido Quaroni Appointed To Key Role On Adobe’s 3D & Immersive Team
Quaroni spent 24 years at Pixar, most recently as its vice president of software r&d.
Meet The Animators Who Are Reaching Millions Of Viewers On Tiktok
“Tiktok is the perfect platform for experimentation. We’ve learned in two months what would have taken years in any other medium,” say the creators of “Noodle and Bun.”
How This Start-Up Aims To Create High-End Animation In ‘A Fraction’ Of Normal Production Times
AMGI boasts major industry names behind the scenes, including Colin Brady, Teddy Newton, and Jill Culton.
Understanding ‘The Volume,’ The Technology That’s Changing VFX Production
This set-up is reshuffling the entire production pipeline.
An Artist Has Used Machine Learning To Turn Animated Characters Into Creepy Photorealistic Figures
Please don’t show this to the Walt Disney Company.
Epic Games Launches Free Online Course In Basics Of Virtual Production
Want to learn a useful new skill: try virtual production.
Weta Signs Deal With Amazon Web Services To Create Cloud-Based VFX Workflow
The tech setup will extend Weta’s remote collaborative workflow to its crew all over the world.
Real-Time Animation Software Adobe Character Animator Adds New Features In Public Beta
Users can now automatically generate head and eyebrow movement from recorded audio.
Disney Researchers Have Developed An AI Facial Recognition Tool For Animated Characters
The Content Genome could help in-house artists, as well as serving “business intelligence.”
How To Make A Short Film Using Quill: An Animator’s Guide To The VR Software
Zeyu Ren explains how he thinks Quill could benefit all animators working in 3d.
Ziva Dynamics Raises $7M Seed Funding, Expands Character Simulation Software Into Gaming
The company’s development of a a real-time platform will allow it to work more closely with major game studios.
From The Uncanny Valley To Hollywood: Miquela Is CAA’s First Virtual Being Client
The agency will work with the character “in all areas, including tv, film, and brand strategy and commercial endorsements.”
Looom, A New App That Makes Creating Animated Loops As Easy As Playing A Game Boy
Looom, available on Ipad, is pitched at both non-animators who want to learn and pros who want to experiment.
With ‘Sol Levante,’ Netflix And Production I.G. Aim To Change The Way Anime Is Made
“Sol Levante” is a technical experiment that explores new production pipelines for anime.
Wacom Introduces Its Most Affordable Tablet: The $400 Wacom One
The Wacom experience just became more affordable.
This Puppet-Like Contraption Lets You Animate CG Characters In Real Time
New York studio Thinko believes that its Mr. Puppet Animation System could change animation production.
Video Essay Of The Week: How A Century-Old Machine Made Realistic Animation Possible
For naturalistic animation, we can thank Max Fleischer, his Rotoscope machine, and his brother dancing on a roof in a clown costume.
