VFX producer Mike Chambers and international business and marketing consultant Rita Cahill were named recipients of the 2021 VES Founders Awards. The Society designated Chambers and Cahill, along with digital production manager and VFX historian Gene Kozicki, abd creative and …
Month: June 2021
Want To Animate Faster And More Intuitively In Maya? AnimBot Is An Essential Tool
Camilo subsequently developed a prototype toolbar in Autodesk Maya that caught the attention of fellow animators and technical supervisors. After continued experiments, and two years’ private development at home, he launched animBot, a suite of Maya plug-ins, as part of …
7 Things You Should Know About Previsualization
Bao Er Ho (Fiona) worked on James Gray’s Ad Astra. What is previs in animation? During my experience working on The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle, we were given simplified models of each animal from ILM with detailed information about the …
Doja Cat, The Weeknd “You Right” Music Video by Quentin Deronzier and Mikros MPC
After joining forces for Balenciaga’s SS22 deepfake fashion show director Quentin Deronzier and VFX masters Mikros MPC are back for a grand, pop fantasy starring Doja Cat and The Weeknd. “Based on high-concept visuals, director Quentin Deronzier developed a previz …
‘Peppa Pig’ and ‘PJ Masks’ Head to Japan
Audiences will be able to enjoy double episodes of Peppa Pig and an episode of PJ Masks every Saturday morning on the “eeny meeny miney mo” slot from 7am to 7:30am from July 3. 2021. “Peppa Pig and PJ Masks …
BBC #LetsGoThere Tokyo Olympics Spot by Factory Fifteen and Nexus Studios
Category: Advertising, Animation, Broadcast Design, Character Animation, Featured, VFX · Tags: BBC, Factory Fifteen, Jonathan Gales, Kibwe Tavares, Nexus, Paul Nicholls BBC Olympics promo spots are always a grand visual treat and this 60-second VFX extravaganza by Nexus directors Factory …
Xentrix Launches Melbourne Studio, Acquires Viskatoons
“Having the backing and support of Xentrix will boost our domestic industry and continue our practice of promoting local artists, animators, writers, directors and concept creators to the global stage,” noted Viska. “In these difficult Covid times I congratulate Ken …
Feature Film Reviews: ‘My Sunny Maad,’ ‘Snotty Boy,’ ‘Poupelle Of Chimney Town’
Besides the crass elements, some of which work simply because we are not used to seeing such mature content in cg American animated features (the last example may be Sausage Party), the screenplay by Martin Ambrosch deals with the Nazi …
Crunchyroll Summer Slate Includes ‘Fena: Pirate Princess,’ ‘Tokyo Revengers’
New and continuing simulcast series announced so far includes Fena: Pirate Princess (top, left) a co-production with Adult Swim that played as a work in progress at Annecy this month; Tokyo Revengers (top, right), an adaptation of Ken Wakui’s manga; …