Explore Real-Time Animation Practices In Epic’s Free Ebook ‘The Animation Field Guide’
Pictured at top: ‘Mush-Mush & the Mushables’ Details: Clocking in at over 100 pages, the guide provides a foundational look at real-time animation pipelines and includes more than 30 interviews with artists, producers, and workflow…
Disney+ Drops Trailer For ‘Light & Magic’ Doc Series
Max Weinstein is a writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the Editor-at-Large of ‘Dread Central’ and former Editorial Director of ‘MovieMaker.’ His work has been featured in ‘Cineaste,’ ‘Fangoria,’…
Doodles2 NFT. NYC 2022 Launch Film by Golden Wolf
Golden Wolf EP Tan Jones: “Having started as a collection of NFT PFPs (profile pictures), the Doodles team is building a global media and entertainment brand, led by their new CEO Julian Holguin, most recently president of Billboard, and newly…
Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Joseph Pierce
Other key works: Stand Up (2008). A comedian’s stand-up performance goes horribly wrong. Currently working on: Pierce recently finished Scale (2022), an adaptation of a story by Will Self about a drug addicted father obsessed with highway planning.…
Antibody Updates Westworld Titles for Season 4
Posted on Saturday, July 9, 2022 Client: Kilter Films, HBO “Flies play a key role, so we chose that as our ‘beast’ for the season. Getting the fly to look right was a real challenge, they’re awkward creatures but they have…
Kazuki Takahashi, ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ Creator, Dies At 60
Takahashi continued to supervise the manga over the years and wrote and drew other works including Drump in 2013 and The Comiq in 2018, both published in Weekly Shonen Jump. In 2015, Takahashi received Comic-Con International’s Inkpot Award,…
OIAF’s Official Animated Series Competition Selections are…. Revealing
The selections are: OIAF 2022 runs from September 21- 25 at venues throughout the Ottawa downtown core. Tickets and more information are available on the event website. Big Mouth “A Very Big Mouth Christmas” (Henrique Jardim, United States)…
‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ Creator Kazuki Takahashi Dies at 60
“> Max Weinstein is a writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the Editor-at-Large of ‘Dread Central’ and former Editorial Director of ‘MovieMaker.’ His work has been featured in ‘Cineaste,’…
Crunchyroll Shares New Series and First Looks at Anime Expo 2022
Hello Kitty x Fruits Basket Collab The second season of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation has been acquired by Crunchyroll and will be simulcast in 2023. An all-new thrilling trailer made its world premiere, featuring heroes Rudy, Sylphy, Roxy, and…
‘The Sea Beast’ Reviews Roundup: Critics Praise Film’s Stunning Set Pieces And Expert Cinematography
Rafael Motamayor at Slashfilm expressed an enthusiasm for the film’s action-packed set pieces that extended to more mundane scenes as well: Critics have, by and large, praised the film’s stunning worlds, expert camera work, and frenetic…
NASA “Solar Sailer” Explainer by Anton Weaver
Posted on Friday, July 8, 2022 In this spec film for NASA’s Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, Portland director/animator Anton Weaver combines graphic restraint, careful rendering, and just enough science to create a sense of wonder and anticipation.…
Andre de Almeida Can’t Get No “Catisfaction”
[embedded content] Read a full interview with Andre de Almeida on Short of the Week. Director/animator: Andre de Almeida Posted on Friday, July 8, 2022 “It’s about relationships and how they can shape our life forever. But it’s…
U.K. Cinemas Ban Formal Attire As #GentleMinions Meme Results In Despicable Behavior
In response, cinemas have started banning the favored outfit of the #GentleMinions. A moviegoer at an Odeon Cinema location snapped a photo (below) of a sign posted on the entrance to the building which prohibited any guests in formal attire from…
Slapworks Animation’s ‘Loosey Goosey & Fried Chicken’ Released on YouTube
The Slapworks creative team has visual effects experience on 50+ tentpole film and TV projects (Avengers: Endgame, The Mandalorian, Game of Thrones, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Black Panther) and created Goosey with an eye toward unity. The show…
Macio Home “Joli Mattress” Product Film by Moog Studio
Music/Sound Design: Two AM Music Global Posted on Thursday, July 7, 2022 From the team at Moog Studio in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: “We all know that bedrooms are made for facilitating sleep and they should be comfortable spaces. But Malaysian…
ABC to Honor 30th Anniversary of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ with Two-Hour Special
“Beauty and the Beast is a timeless story and we’re so fortunate to work with creative mastermind Jon M. Chu and veteran director Hamish Hamilton to bring a modern twist to this beloved classic for an unforgettable night of Disney…
Disney Agrees To Recognize Animation Guild As Bargaining Rep For ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Family Guy,’ And ‘American Dad’ Production Workers
Included in the new bargaining groups are the production managers, production supervisors, production coordinators, writers’ assistants, production assistants, associate producers, office assistants, and IT supervisors from the three shows. Artists…
Casey Jones Joins The Fight Against Krang In ‘Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles: The Movie’ Trailer
Netflix has dropped the trailer for Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, a feature follow-up to the popular Nickelodeon series that ended its run in 2020. Directed by Ant Ward and Andy Suriano, the feature arrives on streaming August 5.…
Logitech “Feel The Moment” Product Film by Trizz
Production: Trizz StudioCreative Director: Oriol PuigArt Director: Laura Ibañez, Marcel Hita-Baro & Fabio MedranoArt Research: Laura Ibañez, Katerina Mileva & Nerea HernandezDirector of Photography: Rafa LluchStoryboard: Ignasi…
Watch: ‘Stormgate’ Cinematic Trailer Made Entirely in Unreal Engine
The trailer represents Zoic Studios’ approach to real-time filmmaking technology, which led to the company’s dedicated Real Time Group launch. Like the full game engine approach to the Stormgate trailer, the studio has also leveraged a Final…
Natural Atlas App Brand Film by BluBlu Studios
“We decided to cast Nature in the leading role of the story, which both the viewer and the supporting characters can be a part of. Director Jacob Kurek and the design and animation team at BluBlu craft a prismatic explainer for Natural Atlas, an…