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Exploitation In The Anime Industry: An Entry-Level Animator In Japan Explains Why She Earned $175/Week
The video focuses on Ryoko’s first nine months in the industry, from April 2019 to January 2020. After commenting on matters like desk ergonomics and the challenges of animating water, she reveals that she earned 668,000 yen (USD,320 by today’s …

“Expect the Unexpected” in New Self-Promo from Lobster
Posted on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 · Leave a Comment Production: LobsterCreative Director: Fausto MontanariArt Director/Illustrator: Miguel Ángel CamprubíAnimator: Nikolay Ivanov, Teodor Hristov Music/SFX: Fabrizio Martini @Rocket Audio Creative director Fausto Montanari at Lobster in Genova, Italy: “Welcome to the …

Earwig and the Witch Review
The music is, for want of a better word, perfect. Far from a classical film score, this is much more upbeat and contemporary. The original progressive rock songs (another departure for Ghibli) also add an ethereal feel to the film …

Exclusive Bonus Clip: ‘The Croods: A New Age – The Evolution of Contrasts’
Keep the adventure going with The Croods: A New Age and go beyond the film with two exclusive animated shorts, a gag reel, deleted scenes, and activities the whole family can enjoy together. The Croods have survived fanged beasts, natural disasters, and …

Amazon Japan “Amazon Holidays” Social Films by Onesal
Sound: Syn K.K.Sound Designers: Allan Mawdsley, Rudi Rock, Kaz HagaSound Producer: Nick Wood, Kaz HagaMusic Composer: Yuji Hagiwara, Kaz HagaMusic Arranger: Yuji Hagiwara, Swinky, Kaz HagaOther Music Credits: Ito Taro / Hattori Kouya (Imagica Labs) Muneaki Shibuya / Kenta Sakoda …

Docke “Everything’s Possible” Spot by Loop
Production: LoopCreative Directors: Alex Mikhaylov, Max ChelyadnikovArt Director: Alex MIkhaylovCG Supervisor: Max Chelyadnikov3D Artist: Dmitriy Paukov, Artemy Perevertin, Daniil Rybkin, Filipp Gorbachev, Roman Senko, E.D.Satan, Vitaliy BabichLighting: Filipp Gorbachev, Max ChelyadnikovCompositing: Max ChelyadnikovSound: Monoleak Max Chelyadnikov, EP/CD at Loop in …

‘Raya And The Last Dragon,’ ‘Tom & Jerry’ Among First Hollywood Titles To Come Out In China In 2021
China has set release dates for Warner Bros.’s Tom & Jerry and Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon. The films will come out in theaters on February 26 and March 5 respectively — at the same time as in other territories. …

Long Live Animation!
The Disney Renaissance The Disney Renaissance Early Cinematic Animation Though the following images barely scratch the surface of the entirety of animation history and the content of my course, I hope they serve as a reminder that the art of …

“The Beauty” Short Film by Pascal Schelbli
Music: Alexander Wolf David, Petteri SainioOrchestration/Additional Composer: Meike Katrin SteinOrchestra: Deutsches Filmorchester BabelsbergSound Design/Mix: Robin Harff “The main challenge for the team was to find a proper way to integrate the CG elements into the underwater footage, which was shot …