Robin Hollander Talks ‘Cocaine Bear,’ Wētā FX’s New Favorite Project
As Hollander and his crew built Cokey’s 3D model, they also started building the animation rig inside the model, which allowed the animators to work on all of Cokey’s movements. Which was good because cocaine is certainly not the only…
Brand New School Demystifies Photoshop for the Masses
CCO and director Jonathan Notaro at Brand New School in NY: “While we have partnered with Adobe on various projects over the years, this was an opportunity to work with them on ground-up creative concepts and take them through production. Posted on…
Preymaker Continues to Grow with Addition of Clairellen Wallin and Mike Pullan
Creative and technology studio Preymaker, the company behind some of the past year’s most innovative work including award-winning original short film BLUE created in the cloud using Unreal Engine’s real-time technology, and the…
Disney Vet Aaron Blaise Answers The Question: “Is AI Animation Going To Put Me Out Of A Job?”
I don’t think it’s gonna replace animators. In the same way that cameras didn’t replace painters, there’s always gonna be a place for people doing this craft, this art, and doing it in a style that they want. I think it’s…
‘The Magician’s Elephant’: A Child, an Animal, and a Shared Sense of Hope
JP: I read “The Magician’s Elephant” to my children. And, as I read it, I knew this would be a great movie. Children’s books tell the truth, just as Kate is saying. They’re about making sense of the world, and they inspire…
Watch The First Trailer For Dreamworks’ Kaiju-Inspired Coming-Of-Age Feature ‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken,’ Coming June 30
Dreamworks producer Kelly Cooney Cilella pointed out that Teenage Kraken being an entirely new property gave the crew a tremendous amount of freedom when establishing the look at feel of the film: It was important for us to have a lot of women in…
Merlin Flügel’s ITFS 2023 Trailer Goes “Out of Bounds”
Music: Michael Fakesch Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Fresh from the playful mind of Berlin-based director/animator Merlin Flügel (who dropped this wonderfully strange short in 2021), comes the trailer for the 2023 edition of the Stuttgart…
Crafty Apes Prepares the Main VFX Course on ‘The Menu’
It’s no secret that the restaurant business is ruthless; there was even a Food Network reality show called Cutthroat Kitchen. But an exclusive establishment on a remote island took “cutthroat” to The Most Dangerous Game level in…
Stash 158 Packs Two New Hours of Motion Madness into the Permanent Collection
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2023 Academy Awards: ‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, And The Horse,’ ‘Avatar’ Win Oscars
In the weeks leading up to this year’s awards, the eventual winners in all three categories began feeling almost inevitable. Pinocchio and Avatar each won stacks of prizes at key critics’ and craft award ceremonies, and The…
Oscar Voter Admits He Doesn’t ‘Really Give A S**t’ About The Nominated Animation Features
The second Academy member that THR spoke with, a male member of the 867-person short films and feature animation branch, offered a far more troubling answer. This individual said that they voted for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio even though they…
WATCH Final Trailer for ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’
The film is directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic (collaborators on Teen Titans Go!, Teen Titans Go! To the Movies) from a screenplay by Matthew Fogel (Minions: The Rise of Gru, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part). Cybersecurity specialist by…
Prime Video Rescues ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ After HBO Max Axing
Cybersecurity specialist by day, investigative journalist by night. The all-new animated show and reimagining of the Batman mythology touts executive producers Timm, Abrams, and Reeves, and is produced by Warner Bros. Animation (WBA), Bad…
“Seven Animal Sins” Short Film by Buda.tv
With a nod to a certain 2012 animated earworm about silly methods of demise, Buenos Aires studio Buda.tv confirms animals can indeed be guilty of the seven deadly sins in their new in-house short film. Posted on Friday, March 10, 2023 Buda.tv EP Ignacio…
Alkemy X Creative Studio Signs Joshua Smith to Creative Director Roster
From the release: As creative director and founder of SMITTEN, Smith leverages years of experience in CG and motion graphics design to conceptualize and execute engaging and intoxicating sequences. He blends a foundation as a VFX artist with experience…
‘American Dad!’ Returns!
Check out the Season 18 Trailer! [embedded content] 20th Television Animation’s American Dad! returns to TBS for Season 18 on Monday, March 27 at 10:00pm ET/PT. Created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman, the animated comedy…
Warner Bros. Has Restored The Classic ‘Superman’ Theatrical Shorts
Warner Bros. Discovery has remastered the classic Superman theatrical shorts produced by the Fleischer Studios (and later its successor, Famous Studios) between 1941 and 1943. While Fleischer is best known today for its Betty Boop and Popeye shorts, its…
HBO Max’s ‘Poor Devil’ Could Represent A Major Step Forward For Adult Animation From Spain
In Europe though, and especially in Spain, it has taken far longer for local animated series aimed at adult audiences to catch on. That’s not to say that adult animation isn’t a commodity in Spain, shows like The Simpsons and Rick and Morty…
Henry Scholfield and Electric Theatre Collective Drop a “Masterpiece” for Coke
Production: Academy FilmsDirector: Henry ScholfieldEP: Simon CooperProducer: Ash LockmunDOP: Ben Todd In addition to these classics, “Masterpiece” also features works of emerging creators from Africa, India, the Middle East and Latin America.…
She Moves Shoed Shells on the Wee Floor
Asked whether she had a chance to do any actual animation on the film, Lepore says that, while she was involved in the early tests and R & D work, her responsibilities during production were pretty much restricted to directing. With one exception. If…
Already Been Chewed Rebrands the XFL on ESPN
Production: Already Been Chewed The 3D animation and motion design teams at Already Been Chewed let loose with a blast of black and white CG in their hard-hitting rebrand for ESPN’s broadcast of XFL football games. Client: ESPN Already Been…