2019 Oscar Nominations: Animated Feature, Animated Short, VFX
Here are the nominees in the Academy’s three animation-related categories.
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18 Innovative VFX And Hybrid Films Coming To Theaters in 2019
What’s ahead in vfx for 2019: a look at the upcoming superhero films, sequels, and live-action adaptations of animated classics and video games.
‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ ‘Incredibles 2,’ ‘Lost In Space’ Lead The Way In VES Award Nominations
See the complete list of nominations for the 2019 VES Awards.
How ‘Welcome to Marwen’ Mixed Animation And Live-Action To Turn Steve Carell Into a Doll
The filmmakers of “Welcome to Marwen” came up with an innovative and cost-effective technique to create its miniature doll characters.
Behind-The-Scenes: Tricks And Techniques That ILM Used To Transform Characters In ‘Bumblebee’
From giving animators greater rigging control to refining the ability to time transformations more precisely, ILM has perfected the technical animation art of the transformation.
In ‘Aquaman,’ Underwater CG Hair Was Surprisingly One Of The Toughest Effects
The audience’s read on a character is “so influenced by how their hair looks,” says ILM vfx supervisor Jeff White.
‘Photo Wake-Up’ Is A Freaky New Technique For Creating 3D Animation From A Single Still Image
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new technique for creating 3d cg character animation from a single still image.
Universal Bombs With Its Two VFX-Driven Films: ‘Mortal Engines’ And ‘Welcome To Marwen’
These two vfx-driven films could end up losing a combined $150-200 million.
‘Mortal Engines’: How On Earth Do You Animate A Massive Moving City, Anyway?
Weta Digital animation supervisor Dennis Yoo explains how they managed to make enormous cities move on wheels for the film.
Oscar Shortlists 10 Films For Visual Effects Academy Award
Here are the ten films moving forward in the race for the 2018 visual effects Academy Award.
Digital Domain Will Open Its 9th Studio In Montreal
A major vfx player is opening up shop in Montreal.
‘If It’s Not Broke, Break It’: Sony Imageworks’ Renegade Approach To ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’
Why Imageworks had to ‘break’ their animation and VFX pipeline to make “Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse.”
De-mystifying VFX Bidding And Budgeting: An Insider’s View Into The Process
Bidding and budgeting in vfx is a “dark art” to some – but it doesn’t have to be.
20 Films Competing For VFX Oscar, Including ‘Incredibles 2’ And ‘Isle of Dogs’
All the major VFX films that you’d expect are on the Academy Awards shortlist, plus a few surprises.
A Virtual Production Explainer: What It Is, And What It Could Mean For Your Project
Cartoon Brew makes sense of the virtual production phenomenon, and provides resources that filmmakers can use to start experimenting with virtual production techniques.
‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu’ Is All About The Animation
Warner Bros. is billing the hybrid “Pokémon Detective Pikachu” as the first-ever live-action Pokémon film, but let’s be honest: the real star of this film is animation.
Industrial Light & Magic Launches TV Division
ILM TV will offer vfx and animation services for episodic work on streaming and linear tv platforms.
Review Round-up: Animation And VFX Can’t Save Disney’s ‘Nutcracker And The Four Realms’
The animators and vfx artists delivered great work as usual, but the rest of Disney’s “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” doesn’t live up, according to the film’s reviews.
Snow And Fur Combine To Make Imageworks’ Effects For ‘Smallfoot’ A Yeti-Sized Challenge
Two of the hardest things to produce in visual effects animation are snow and fur – two of the main elements required for “Smallfoot.”
2019 Best Visual Effects Oscar Preview: Stand-out Films And Close-Calls
Who’s in and who’s out – here’s a look at the field of contenders for the visual effects Academy Award.
