Discord “Sticker Loop City” by Yeah Haus
From the team at Yeah Haus in Detroit: “When Discord asked us to team up on their new Sticker feature, we were thrilled to work with their cute cast of characters. “This was a new product for Discord so the stickers we collaborated on needed…
Disney+ Is Getting Serious About Anime (At Least In Japan)
Disney said it will stream the series on Disney+ in Japan. It will also release Black Rock Shooter Dawn Fall, Summer Time Rendering, and Tatami Time Machine Blues worldwide, though whether on Disney+ or other services is unclear. At the APAC upfront,…
Moon Panda “Vacationer” Music Video by Simona Mehandzhieva
Currently working in London, Mehandzhieva shares a writing credit on Laura Jayne Hodkin’s breakout RCA grad film Hot and Tasty and describes herself as “a loud, awkward Sagittarius, who grew up glued to the screen watching wacky cartoons like…
Light and Dark Beautifully Collide in Yen Strange’s ‘Go Away’ Music Video
“But” the team continues, “it also helped us get everything working coherently and in line with the narrative structures outlined, light and dark, etc. We put a lot of our focus into strong shot composition and framing with lots of…
The First Teaser For Netflix’s ‘Back To The Outback’ Jumps On A Tiktok Craze
The film is directed by Clare Knight and Harry Cripps. Knight is an experienced editor who has worked on The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part and the Kung Fu Panda trilogy; she was nominated for an Annie Award for her work on Kung Fu Panda 2. Daniela…
“abStr2ckt” CG Experiments by Maurice Fransen
Posted on Thursday, October 14, 2021 · Leave a Comment Dutch art director, photographer, and motion designer Maurice Fransen coaxes intriguing CG results out of Cinema 4D X-Particles while rendering with Octane and Cycles 4D. …
How A Designer Is Using Character Creator To Develop An Ink-Paint Noir Video Game
Now I can focus more on the creative part. I also have more time to work on other aspects of the project like screenplay, UI, enhancing existing features, and adding new ones. The dark, classic atmosphere of film noir is often difficult to capture in…
Scanline Delivers an Abrupt Change in Travel Plans for ‘Blood Red Sky’
It’s in German, but take a look at a behind-the-scenes reel on some of the VFX production: “Niels Rinke [Game of Thrones] was the production side VFX and post-production supervisor on Blood Red Sky; he was our link to director Peter…
“The Soloists” GOBELINS 2021 Graduation Short Film
The newest grad film from this year’s animation class at GOBELINS, wraps important ideas about women’s rights and authoritarian rule into a charming dark comedy about three elderly women who just want to sing. Music: Antoine Duchene, Valentin…
Interview: The Team Behind Short Film ‘The Windshield Wiper’ Discuss The Many Meanings Of Love
How long were you in production and what was the budget? Mielgo: I’ve been working in commercials because I need it, but I would love to gravitate towards more personal work otherwise. It’s very important to be pure with my art. It happens…
Call for Entries: 24 HOURS Animation Contest
Student teams are challenged to create a 30 second film based on a given theme in a designated 24-hour period. Teams work from their home school and submit a Youtube link of their films before the deadline, which is October 13 at 11:59 p.m. PST. –…
“Did I Miss Anything? Long Story Short” by Kong Studio
Sound Design: Josh Elliott “The challenge, in this case, being the contrast between Yokoi’s long lonely exile, and the film’s rapid running time. Production: Kong StudioWriter/designer: Bill ElliottProducer: Emma BurchAnimator:…
Chinese Box Office: Three Domestic Animated Features Released Over Patriotic Holiday
There were three Chinese animated features among the slew of domestic films that came out on October 1, the anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Dear Tutu: Operation T-Rex came third on its opening weekend with USD.5…
Crunchyroll Drops First-Look Images, Trailers, and Series Updates
High Guardian Spice – debuts Tuesday, October 26 with all 12 episodes Crunchyroll announced that Crunchyroll-Hime, the brand’s princess mascot, will be appearing in Mitrasphere, Crunchyroll Games’ latest multiplayer online RPG.…
Bitis Hunter “Street x Viet Max” by FutureDeluxe
Production: FutureDeluxeDirector: Raj DavsiDOP: Kai Blamey Client: Bitis Hunter Posted on Monday, October 11, 2021 · Leave a Comment Raj Davsi in London: “The creative challenge we had was to depict the rawness of Vietnam coupled…
The Directors Of ‘Robin Robin’ Explain How They Broke With Aardman’s House Style
Some of the effects are in camera — you have woolly smoke — but some are 2d … Please: Not in a central way. It’s a beautiful material to work with. Obviously, there’s a huge, growing body of felt stop-motion [animation],…
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Blue Curry’ By Magali Dunyach, Chien-Ju Hung, Jimin Jung, Vajra Pancharia & Léa Pietrzyk
[embedded content] “The greatest life lessons are learned through the simplest of experiences. When your kitchen turns into your biggest classroom… and Mom just serves you a plate of wisdom.” Soundtrack by Antoine Duchene. Graduation…
“Contretemps” GOBELINS 2021 Graduation Short Film
“We chose to represent OCD in two ways in the film. Firstly, we have intrusive thoughts in the form of black and red, very short and aggressive shots interrupting the narration every time Anna is triggered by something. A young woman with crippling…
SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT to ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum, December 7-11, 2021, Łódź (Poland)
Nik Phelps and Nancy Denney-Phelps are both deeply involved in the animation world. Nik composes music for film and conducts workshops on film music and composition, and Nancy writes about animation, animation events and animators. They travel the globe…
Registration Opens for Workshops in the Masters’ section of the ANIMARKT Stop Motion Forum
The first guest invited for workshops in the Masters section is Marcos Valin, who have been working in the animation industry for over fifteen years. He started as a 2D animator, but soon discovered the stop motion technique and stay with it for nine…
2021 Playground Blend Festival Titles by Rogier van der Zwaag
Posted on Saturday, October 9, 2021 · Leave a Comment Director/animator: Rogier van der ZwaagGrading: Splash Studios AmsterdamTitles: Studio Bas KoopmansPoem: Godfried Bomans, Michel van der Plas Music: Binkbeats “I ended up in…