Smith & Foulkes Spread Their Wings for South Western Railway
New work from Nexus directors Smith & Foulkes will always brighten your day and so it is with this breezy spot for the UK’s South Western Railway starring commuters Wesley Peck and Sandy C Gull thru agency St. Luke’s. Production: Nexus…
Apple TV+ Releases ‘The Snoopy Show’ Season 2 Trailer
Also, coming March 4 to Apple TV+, through its partnership with WildBrain, are classic Peanuts titles, including Charlie Brown’s All Stars!, You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown, She’s a Good Skate, Charlie Brown, It’s Flashbeagle,…
Lotte E&C “Surprising” Brand Film by Bright Young Things
Client: Lotte E&C Agency: Daehong Communications Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 · Leave a Comment CD Hong Isaac and the team at Seoul motion studio Bright Young Things express how “thoughts, occasions, and…
Oscars Cut The Animated Short Award From Live Telecast
The Oscars are cutting the Academy Award for animated short from their live telecast. The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news. The Academy insists that the nominees in all of the cut categories will be identified on air and the winner’s…
Digital Domain Helps ‘Bridge’ the Multiverse in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
There is mayhem aplenty in Digital Domain’s latest work bringing Spider-Man: No Way Home to the big screen, especially during the Doc Ock vs. Spidey fight requiring the digital recreation of 2.5 square miles of New York City, an ill-fated meeting…
The Wild Classics Of Rubber Hose Animation That Inspired ‘The Cuphead Show!’
pic.twitter.com/KcGvJArwAw The most unhinged cartoons of the era are the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons at the Walter Lantz studio. While many 1930s shorts have a surreal sense of humor, the combination of loopy Bill Nolan animation and peculiar…
Reapit Prop-Tech Explainer by Quite Franckly
Client: Reapit Production: Quite FrancklyCD: Grant Franck Watch the process reel: Grant Franck, owner/CD at Quite Franckly in Cape Town, South Africa: “We partnered with Reapit, a world leader in providing Property CRM software…
Framestore Goes on the Hunt in ‘Dexter: New Blood’
One of the main challenges on the project was creating a performance that felt realistic and authentic within such an intense scene. The importance of eye contact, the close proximity and relative stillness of the shots meant that the animators had to…
‘Ernest & Celestine’ Director Benjamin Renner Will Helm An Illumination Comedy About Ducks
Details follow: Comcast-NBCUniversal’s animation studio Illumination Entertainment has revealed details about two new films: an original comedy and a franchise installment. Migration is directed by Benjmain Renner, who was a director on the French…
“30 Days of Nike” by Feral Child
“We loved exploring different concepts, color palettes, and some quirky tongue-in-cheek themes. We based almost all of the piece’s color ranges on real-life sneaker palettes.” Feral Child, the London-based studio of animation…
Oliver Latta Opens “Severance” for Apple TV+
Title director: Oliver LattaDigidouble: Scott Denton Berlin artist and motion designer Oliver Latta (aka Extraweg) ramps up his fascination with literal soft bodies in this aptly surreal title sequence for Ben Stiller’s twisty Apple TV+ thriller…
Finalists Announced For Next Lab, A Workshop For Quill And Unreal Engine
The finalists will pitch the teasers they have produced on February 26, during a weekend that will also involve conferences and other industry activities. Two winners will get to present their project at Annecy’s MIFA market this year. Next week in…
‘The Parakeets’ Season 2 Now on YouTube
In first episode of Season 2: “Mothy and Flyboy,” Kirby makes some new “friends,” while doing hard time in the Punishment Cage and Nubert gets a new arts & crafts project. After you’re done, head on over to the…
Epic Games Shares 2022 Unreal Engine Growth
These numbers and more were released in a new Unreal Engine blog post – check out the details here. Epic Games has released new stats that showcase the expanding adoption of Unreal Engine and the momentum of real-time workflows across…
A ‘BioShock’ Film Adaptation is Coming to Netflix
2K released the hugely popular dystopian sci-fi shooter game 15 years ago. By the time it had sold millions of copies and spawned two sequels – BioShock 2 and BioShock Infinite – it became a highly sought-after property. Universal was set to…
Cinesite Staff Can Now Work Permanently From Home
If you want to work for Cinesite, you no longer have to live in the orbit of London, Montreal, or Vancouver. In the wake of lockdowns, the studio has embraced flexible working for good. “Things will never be the same again for our teams,” it…
Manabu Ohashi, Veteran Animator And Director Of ‘Cloud,’ Dies At 73
— Catsuka (@catsuka) February 15, 2022 Manabu Ohashi (photo from Ohashi’s website www.maocloud.net) In his later years, Ohashi appeared regularly at events at home and abroad. He also taught at The Small School of Artistic Animation, which he…
UBS x Fondation Beyeler “What is Art?” by Part of a Bigger Plan
Christian Borstlap at PoaBP: “The video takes its inspiration from the book What is Art? 27 Questions 27 Answers published by the Fondation Beyeler, which has become a go-to introduction for those eager to develop a basic understanding of key…
Mathematic Crafts the Dystopian Auto-Racing World of Pink Noise’s ‘Sky Cry’ Music Video
To bring the anthropomorphic Crashtag character to life, Mathematic motion captured a performance by Ladj Ly, the acclaimed French director of the 2019 film Les Misérables. Ly’s performance imprinted humanlike qualities – including a…
River in Paris Launches River Paris Perfume (Sort of)
“The perfect diamond will then be adorned with asperities such as can be observed on a coral reef. The transitions put in place are carried by a characteristic change of rhythm similar to that of the waves in the ocean, all embellished with…
“The Rift” Animated Short Film by Olivier Lescot and Eddy
Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2022 · Leave a Comment The Rift is a piece of a longer format project currently in development. “These enhance the sense of 3D space in the shot by establishing references for different depths of…