James Frost Soars with Unreal for RÜFÜS DU SOL “Alive” Music Video
“When I was sent the track, I immediately understood why; the song had this energy that was sheer momentum, and visually it spoke to me on this level. “What if the environment is so photoreal that it pulls the viewer into believing they are…
7 Key Highlights At Pixelatl Festival, Starting Tomorrow
The Mexican animation event Pixelatl starts its tenth edition tomorrow. For the second year in a row, it will take place in an online format, making it accessible to a global audience. Here are some key highlights that are set to take place during the…
PUBG “New State: The Fall of Troi” Game Trailer by Boddicker
Animation: Brunch StudioHead of Production: Fabien CellierLine Producer: Bleuenn MallatProduction Manager: Amandine Lefèvre “This trailer has a real input in the immersion of the future battlefield, introducing not only characters but the…
Anifilm 2022: Submit your films and games!
Feature film Short film Student film Abstract and non-narrative animation Music video VR film Computer game Czech Horizon (national competition)Short and Feature filmStudent filmTV/online seriesMusic videoCommissioned work Only works…
ScreenSkills Animation Skills Council Launches Animation Trainee Finder
Click through to read about the experiences of past participants: ScreenSkills Animation Skills Council is launching ScreenSkills Animation Trainee Finder, an entry-level paid placement program. Open to candidates ages 18+ that have had up to 12…
DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Trolls: TrollsTopia’ Season 4 Now Streaming
Source: DreamWorks Animation [embedded content] In the new season, TrollsTopia is thriving like never before with the trolls holding their first election for Secretary of Skate, starting a community garden, and welcoming Tiny Diamond’s newest (and…
‘Animator’s Survival Kit’ Now Available as Mini-Guides
If the book had one drawback, it was that, at almost 400 pages and three-and-a-half pounds, it wasn’t exactly the kind of thing you could toss in a backpack and carry around with you. Now that problem has been solved with a new series of short…
Saints Row Announce Trailer by Dana Dorian and Axis Animation
From Saints Row: “Welcome to Santo Ileso, a vibrant fictional city in the heart of the American South West. In a world rife with crime, where lawless factions fight for power, a group of young friends embark on their own criminal venture, as they…
7-Eleven Slurpee Promo by Ukrainian Studio And Action
“The goal was to highlight and introduce new pack designs that they developed for a launch.” Production: And ActionArt director: Vitalii NebelskyiStyleframes/illustrator: Olya BarabakhCel animator: Olya BarabakhAnimator: Teymur Bzikadze…
Building A Pinscreen: How To Make One Of The Rarest Tools In Animation
Foam was inserted between the first two plates to create friction when the pins are moved forward and backward. The idea is for the foam to prevent the pins from sliding forward and backward of their own accord, but for the resistance to be low enough…
Bastille “Thelma and Louise” Music Video by Balázs Simon
Category: Animation, CG, Character Animation, Featured, Motion Capture, Music Video, VFX · Tags: Balázs Simon, Bastille, BlinkInk, KGB Studio, Umbrella Post House: Umbrella CollectiveProducer: Miklós KázmérIT Support:…
‘Coraline’ and ‘The Boxtrolls’ Available Now as Blu-ray+DVD Combos
Voice Cast: Ben Kingsley; Isaac Hempstead Wright; Elle Fanning; Dee Bradley Baker; Steve Blum; Toni Collette; Jared Harris; Nick Frost; Richard Ayoade; Tracy Morgan; and Simon Pegg. Produced by David Bleiman Ichioka and Travis Knight. Screenplay by Irena…
Jacques Drouin, Master Of Pinscreen Animation, Dies At 78
“The single greatest kindness ever offered to me by a work colleague,” says Halifax animator Heather Harkins, “was the moment when Jacques Drouin pulled me aside in the corridors of the NFB in 2003 to ask, ‘Are you okay? This…
“Blinded by Colors 4K” CG Experiment by Alex Maltsev
Director/animator: Alex Maltsev Music: Tom Quick Posted on Thursday, September 2, 2021 · Leave a Comment CG artist and motion designer Alex Maltsev in Boca Raton, Florida: “This short film is my experiment with new techniques for…
Cartoon Forum: 5 Promising European Series That Will Be Pitched
Synopsis: Welcome to Wildlife City, an urban jungle set in brightly colored hills, where four friends have recently opened the Lighthouse Market together. Thanks to Kate’s delivery services, Betty’s upcycling workshop, Tom’s open-air…
FLAMIN Animations Announces Four Artist Commissions
Four artist animators have been selected as part of Film London and Arts Council England’s FLAMIN Animations, a new program of commissions for early-career black-identifying artist animators living in the UK. Selected artists receive £2,500…
Animated Films And Series Coming To Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, And Hulu In September 2021
We’ve rounded up the shows and films — new and old alike — coming to Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, and Hulu in September (in the U.S.). Fully animated and hybrid titles are included, as are documentaries about subjects related…
Animation School Animawarriors Launches Streaming Service, Full Training Program
Past students of courses available on Animawarriors Stream only have good things to say about it: “Serious foundations for playing seriously” is the motto of Animawarriors’ new Full Training Program. The mindset behind it is that there…
Geese “Low Era” Music Video by Fons Schiedon
“During initial conversations with the band, one recurring subject was how their music kind of lives in-between definitions. Geese consists of five very different individuals who all bring their own interests and musical influences to their…
FuseFX Has a Grand Old Time Variance in Marvel’s ‘Loki’
One of the vendors helping Herron send Hiddleston and most of the cast back and forth through time and space was award-winning visual effects company FuseFX. Led by VFX supervisor Wayne England, the FuseFX team began work in February 2020 with a…
Netflix Acquires ‘The Summit Of The Gods’
Here is Netflix’s synopsis of the film: Based on a manga drawn by the renowned Jiro Taniguchi, Gods started its festival run with an official selection at Cannes. We identified it earlier this month as one of the foreign animated features that was…