“In an exaggerated style, the animation portrays the experience of isolation and distraction many people share today with frequent use of digital technology.” Director/animator: Hannah Sun Posted on Friday, August 20, 2021 · Leave a Comment Music/sound design: Joe Basile …
Month: August 2021
Molecule VFX Creates Texas Greenery from New Mexico Desert in ‘Dr. Death’
Numerous shots needed full background replacement, with CG greening and matte paintings. Due to the scope of the area the team needed to cover, using a full greenscreen setup would have limited production time on the day, so roto was …
Watch… If You Dare: ‘Night of the Animated Dead’ Trailer
Night of the Animated Dead, the 2D animated recreation of George A. Romero’s 1968 horror classic, Night of the Living Dead, is coming September 21 to Digital and October 5 to Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD from Warner Bros. Home …
Domee Shi, Maggie Kang, Carlos Grangel Among Guests At Lightbox Expo Online
Lightbox Expo was founded by concept artist Bobby Chiu and Emerald City Comic Con founder Jim Demonakos as a rival to CTN Animation Expo, which Chiu publicly accused of having a “toxic” culture. Its first edition was held in 2019 …
Report: Anime Industry Sales Fell In 2020 For The First Time In A Decade
Average sales per production company came in at 831 million yen (.6M), falling for the first time in four years. Large companies with their own IP generally fared better, as they could depend on revenue from streaming and other licensing. …
LightBox Expo Online to Host 3rd Annual Concept Art Awards
The LBX Concept Art Luminary Award celebrates a person from the concept art community who has made an impact with their artwork in the past year – this year’s honoree is: LBXO attendees can navigate a 3D virtual show floor …
Battlefield 2042 “Exodus” Short Film by Åkerström Kryler and Important Looking Pirates
Client: Electronic Arts, DICE Made in concert with Swedish directing duo Fredrik Åkerström and Marcus Kryler, the action-packed and atmospheric film features an excellent digital doppelganger of actor Michael K Williams (The Wire, Lovecraft Country) and follows up the first-person …
Cinesite Montreal Adds Four New Senior Hires
Santell is an inspiring leader with a strong track record and clear vision. As Head of Production for the Feature Animation division, Nathan will lead the teams in creating efficiencies and continuous improvements to the production pipeline and workflows. His …
How Are You Handling the Animation Overload?
I’m not old (or at least, at 36, I don’t feel old) but I can remember a time when cable channels didn’t have enough content to fill an entire day. Instead, they ran on an 8-hour loop so shows broadcast …