Raven Kwok’s Mesmerizing Time Left Shift 7 Installation for Peak Performance
Posted on Saturday, March 4, 2023 Raven Kwok: “Time Left Shift 7 is a generative installation commissioned by Swedish ski apparel brand Peak Performance and UCCA Lab in Beijing for the pop-up event ‘Moments in Åre’ at Réel…
All the World Is a Stop-Motion Animation – Just Ask the Ostrich
That’s the kind of thinking I was trying to do, where I could use different techniques, but still keep them familiar. For example, I used a lot of 3D printing for the mouth shapes and for different props. I found it very useful in speeding up the…
Crafting A Visual Style In A Short Film: This Year’s Oscar Nominees Tell Us How They Did It
Sara Gunnarsdóttir, director João Gonzalez, director Lachlan Pendragon, director Ice Merchants Oscars voting kicked off yesterday, and to mark the occasion we caught up with the filmmakers of this year’s five animated short nominees:…
Crunchyroll Announces New Anime Series ‘Mashle: Magic and Muscle’
[embedded content] Mashle: Magic and Muscles “Mash Burnedead” Trailer: Mashle: Magic and Muscles Character Trailer: The Japanese voice cast includes Chiaki Kobayashi (Yuichi Katagiri in Tomodachi Game) as Mash Burnedead, a rare…
The Art Of The Acquisition: Moonbug Managing Director Andy Yeatman On What His Company Looks For In An IP
The first thing Moonbug considers when checking out a property is its popularity. That being said, an IP can be too popular for Moonbug if the company doesn’t see room for fairly significant growth. Examples provided by Yeatman included major…
State Design Declares “Pitches are DEAD!” (or Maybe Not)
From the team at State in LA: “Our ‘Pitches are DEAD’ series features projects so good, they got rejected. These babies didn’t make the cut, but cheesy excuses didn’t stop us from creating badass artwork. Posted on Thursday,…
Was First Look at Sebastian Discovered by Eagle-Eyed ‘The Little Mermaid’ Fans?
New Little Mermaid puzzle coming out soon closer look at Sebastian! pic.twitter.com/wGKaE5Npp6 — Mario (@mmdisney200) February 26, 2023 Marc Platt (Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, Grease Live!) produces alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda…
St. Louis Gets New Animation Studio As ‘Hair Love’ Producer Carl Reed Launches Composition Media
Here’s what we know about the studio: Hair Love producer and Lion Forge co-founder Carl Reed has launched Composition Media, a new animation studio with plans to produce content that highlights minority and underrepresented communities. The studio…
Burny Mattinson, Disney Legend And The Company’s Longest-Employed Worker, Dies At 87
In 2003, when asked to reflect on half a century at Disney, Mattinson said, “I mean, 50 years is a long time, but I still feel like that 18-year-old kid that came here back in ’53, you know? I never feel like I’ve gotten old.” In…