Throughout the pandemic, with cinemas mostly shut, studios have experimented with shortening theatrical windows or abolishing them outright as they place emphasis on home releases. Disney turned Soul and Mulan into Disney+ exclusives, charging a premium for the latter. On …
Month: March 2021
What NOT to Do as a New Animator
True story: I was once almost fired for speaking up at a meeting with what I thought was a great idea. And you know what — it was a good idea, because it was ultimately implemented. But at the time …
Netflix Drops ‘DOTA: Dragon’s Blood’ Official Trailer and Character Art
[embedded content] Ashley Edward Miller (X-Men: First Class, Thor, Black Sails) serves as series showrunner and executive producer. Renowned Studio MIR (The Legend of Korra, Netflix’s Voltron: Legendary Defender) will produce the animation, with Ryu Ki Hyun serving as co-executive producer. This came …
Jake Wegesin Takes Aim with “KANON” Short Film
Posted on Monday, March 1, 2021 · Leave a Comment Art director and 3D animator Jake Wegesin, whose 2019 short film Next Flight Home warmed hearts in Stash 136, just dropped us his latest film – inspired by an unexpected …
8 Things Maya Noobs Must Know
In Maya, you have the option to save your scene file as either “scene.ma” or “scene.mb”. “.ma” stands for “Maya Ascii” and “.mb” stands for “Maya Binary.” There’s no difference to the visual look of your scene based on how …