You can see the entire Lost in Oz behind the scenes short here or check out the recent Q&A with Warshaw and Mark. “Oz has become so ingrained in our culture,” says Mark. “People know and respond well to its …
Month: December 2022
Cartoon Movie Preview: 12 European Animated Features That We’re Excited About
Of the 58 projects, 27 are in development, 20 are in concept, three are in production, and eight will be showing sneak previews for their nearly or entirely finished films. Thirteen of this year’s selections are aimed at young adult …
Marvel Snap “Hero” Music Video ft. Martin Garrix & JVKE by The Line
Powered by a track from singer-songwriter/producer Jacob Lawson (Jvke) and DJ/producer Martin Garrix, the filmdeploys a variety of animation styles to feature Black Panther and Storm, Rogue and Gambit, Spiderman and MJ, Daredevil and Electra, plus Vision and Wanda. Production: …
Foundry Releases Mari 6.0
Foundry has released Mari 6.0, featuring enhancements to improve artist workflows and efficiency, with two new USD Exports, a new Roller Brush paint mode, Python snippets as Shelf items, and a teleport node. The new USD improvements ensure that texturing …
Ouchhh Conjures Immersive Dali x AI Installation in Barcelona
[embedded content] Client: Dali Foundation, IDEAL Barcelona Posted on Monday, December 12, 2022 “In order for AI to reach the surreal visual universe that Dali created and to extract unique images from this universe, we collected a vast …
Noodle Rescues Melatonin Gummies from Production Purgatory
Owner/CD Doug Alberts at Noodle Animation in Chicago: “We were approached by our favorite (secret) Melatonin Gummy brand to educate on the benefits of getting a full night’s rest. Although this project got the axe late in production, we decided …
Phil Tippett’s Tortured Pursuit of ‘Mad God,’ His Dystopic Stop-Motion Epic
AWN: There were a few big stop-motion films released this year. Do you foresee any resurgence in the use of the technique? It seems like there’s just a few folks that make films like this. AWN: When all is said …
In Memoriam: Remembering The Animation Figures Who Died In 2022
U.K.-based Red Star studio co-founder Director of Heavy Metal an the “Liverpool” sequence of Yellow Submarine Legendary art director and a cornerstone of Pixar’s visual style Gil Alkabetz Lead character technical director on Kamp Koral Jules Bass Many of these …
Re-VIEW: ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ – A Fable for the Modern Age
Sebastian J. Cricket (Ewan McGregor), the diminutive narrator of Netflix’s new stop-motion adaptation of Pinocchio, establishes his intentions from the very beginning. “This is a story you may think you know,” he says, “but you don’t.” Sebastian’s intentions clearly match …