Practical and Digital Effects Expertly Join Forces on ‘Dune’
The film’s other signature digital creation was the sandworm, gigantic creatures patrolling the planet’s enormous desert as well as producing the elusive, priceless spice. Working near the border of Israel and Jordan meant using explosions to…
NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise Now Available Through PNY
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network. Don’t forget to register today for the free November 17 “Revolutionizing 3D Workflows with NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise” webinar. Contemporary 3D production pipelines…
Dark and Ominous Main Titles for “Turkiye’deki Seri Katiller” Documentary
“The key things that we wanted to achieve were; not showing the actual killers’ faces, not using any gore elements, creating a more psychological and eerie thrill. Hinting locations and some details which will be authentic to Turkey, and also…
Loyalkaspar Helps MTV Celebrate 40 Years with New Branding System
As a brand, MTV has an attitude and a youthful spirit that embraces escapism and activism — our new system both allows for MTV’s bold expressiveness and unifies the brand in its appearances across TV, social media, and streaming. MTV’s…
Marvel Goes Big with Major Disney+ Day Show Announcements
Source: Disney+ X-MEN ‘97-The animated series from Marvel Studios explores new stories in the iconic 90s timeline of the original series. Written by executive producer Beau DeMayo. Disney+ unleashed a dizzying array of announcements today to…
Exclusive Clip: ‘The Simpsons – A Serious Flanders’
In the clip, “Chief Wiggum Resigns as Chief of Police,” law enforcement is obviously overwhelmed when Chief Wiggum throws in the towel – check it out: [embedded content] Source: FOX Debbie Diamond Sarto is assistant news editor at…
Jon M. Chu To Direct Dr. Seuss’ ‘Oh, The Places You’ll Go!’ For Warner Bros.
The previously-announced feature adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ Oh, The Places You’ll Go! has found its director: Jon M. Chu. Here’s what we know about the project right now: Based on Dr. Seuss’ final book, Oh, The Places You’ll…
Superdesigners Release New Short Film “The Intermission”
“Shared emotional experiences demand an artistic interpretation; ours is based on the human tendency to seek common goals. The next stage of human history will take place at another altitude — fasten your seatbelts and put your seats in the…
Netflix Unveils Mammoth Anime Slate For Coming Year
Netflix’s expansion of Japanese content extends to live-action productions, which it is also focusing on at its Japan Festival. The company is expected to reveals details of 50 new shows during the event. But Netflix isn’t just spending on…
‘Lost in Space’ Season 3 Blasts off with New Trailer
The remarkable visuals were produced a huge list of VFX studios, managed by the show’s production VFX supervisor, Jabbar Raisani and Terron Pratt, the production VFX producer. The list impressive list of vendors includes Animism; Big Hug FX;…
You Can Soon Start Producing Weta-Quality VFX From Home
Will Weta continue to produce vfx for film and tv projects? Yes, Weta Digital’s vfx studio, which has created vfx for films like Avatar, Game of Thrones, Planet of the Apes, Lord of the Rings, and Wonder Woman, will continue to exist as a…
“Good Job” GOBELINS 2021 Graduation Short Film
From the directors: “With her deadline fast approaching, Mimi the cat panics across the vast halls of a tech company on a mission to gain approval from her uncaring superiors.” School: GOBELINS, l’école de…
Kevin the Carrot Meets Ebanana Scrooge in Psyop’s Aldi Holiday Spot
Category: Advertising, Animation, CG, Character Animation, Featured · Tags: Aldi, Kyle Cassidy, Kylie Matulick, Psyop, Riff Raff, Todd Mueller, Wave Marcus Rashford: “As a family, we relied on the local food bank to get our Christmas dinner.…
Netflix Reveals First Look at Lorne Michaels’ ‘Saturday Morning All Star Hits!’
The show celebrates all that is 80s and 90s television. Wildly irreverent and slightly disturbing, twin hosts Skip and Treybor (Mooney) take viewers on a trip through the Saturday morning cartoon experience. AWN Staff Editor Netflix has just dropped…
Nvidia’s New Tool Uses Sound Files To Animate Faces In Real Time
The company’s new Audio2Face tool converts audio files into automated facial animation. In a range of tutorial videos, 3d models come to life when fed lines, speaking them with relatively accurate lip sync. Audio2Face is a part of Nvidia’s…
Book Review: ‘The Story Of British Animation’
But this seemingly small collection of islands has a lot to say for itself. Perhaps, in part, this is why a book of this kind hasn’t been written to date. The history of British animation is tumultuous; as highlighted multiple times throughout Jez…
Six Asian & Pacific Islander Artists Chosen For New Animation Directors Mentorship Scheme
The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE) has launched a new initiative to help up-and-coming Asian and Pacific Islander artists progress in the animation industry. The idea is to help those who aspire to leadership roles to develop their…
‘Arcane’: Overcoming the ‘Curse’ of Video Game Adaptations
Christian Linke: We’ve both been with Riot, League of Legends, for so long. Alex has been at Riot for 12 years and I’ve been there for 11 years. And Vi and Jinx were characters that, even when being made for the game – and we were part…
New Post Studio Assembly Launches in NYC
Through their flexible operational setup, which includes suite spaces adaptable to any technology and artist capability, Assembly can bring bespoke, project-specific solutions and adaptability to an ever-changing media landscape. To date, Assembly has…
Box Office Report: ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ Holds On, ‘My Hero Academia’ Breaks Global Franchise Record
Here are this weekend’s key numbers: Few animated studio pics have received any kind of theatrical window in the U.S. this year. While the likes of No Time to Die or Marvel’s Eternals, which dominated this weekend’s domestic box office,…
Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Unnamed Company Buys Moonbug
This is the second purchase for the former Disney Executives’ new media company; this past August, they bought Reese Witherspoon’s women-focused production company Hello Sunshine, responsible for the hit psychological thriller Gone Girl, for…