Singer Porsche 911 Tribute by George Eleftheroglou
“The aim was to develop my skills by making an energetic presentation of this beautiful Porsche, combining the new dynamic cloth system of C4D, TurbulenceFD for the tire smoke, and rendering in Unreal Engine 5. Watch the process reel: Posted…
‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Take Top Honors at 13th Annual Lumiere Awards
“Our awards have humorously been called the Oscars for geeks,” remarked Jim Chabin, AIS President. “But these honorees do give us insights into the future of movies. These Lumiere winners pushed the limits of technology and the results…
Linkin Park “Lost” Music Video by Shibuya
Artist: Linkin Park Production: ShibuyaDirector: Maciej Kuciara, pplpleasrAI Production: Kaiber, Jacky Lu, SagansEditor/Compositing Lead: Anthony Scott BurnsIllustrator: jun._.kaAnimator: Alasdair Willson, Andrew Hawryluk, Colby Beckett, Daniels…
HP Teradici Releases HP Anyware 23.01
The feature also provides end users with both a visual and textual overview to indicate the strength of the connection—Good, Fair, or Poor—to help them make a quick assessment. Migrate to HP Anyware from ZCentral Remote Boost and RGS 7 HP…
Makoto Shinkai At 50: A Career Retrospective
Weathering with You is fuelled by a fair bit of climate anxiety: even the rain is designed to be “violent and aggressive”, as well as this changing perspective on human co-existence with nature. The film is an incredibly literal culmination…
Disney Is Laying Off 7,000 Workers. Our New Video Essay Explains What CEO Bob Iger Is Doing.
A big reason we asked Colin to create this video is because of our belief that understanding the financial health of corporations is valuable knowledge for workers in animation. Industry workers have endured an abundance of layoffs, canceled projects,…
Dress Code Signs Emmy-Winning Director Daniel Castro
Brad Edelstein, Executive Producer at Dress Code adds: “Daniel’s visual aesthetic and approach to projects aligns so well with Dress Code’s style and ethos. Daniel leans heavily into the use of detailed art direction and he’s…
The Massive Creative Fellowship Behind ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’
Interior waterfalls were created in camera, as well as a wall of candles in a dining hall, by the special effects team led by Dean Clark. “We had never done something of that scale before,” states Clark. “The wall was about six…
Tendril Snuggles Up to Tax Season for Cash App
Posted on Monday, February 6, 2023 “Our next challenge was understanding the relationship between our comfort elements and the hero product. By balancing realism and surrealism, we established an assorted style that brings unique qualities to each…
THE 2023 HUMANITAS PRIZES ARE OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS
Since 1974, The Humanitas Prizes have been awarded to honor professional film and television writers whose work exemplifies the art of screenwriting while exploring the human condition in a nuanced, meaningful way. A limited number of fee waivers are…
Frame Showcases Lighting “Icons” for Louis Poulsen
Copenhagen motion studio Frame highlights nine iconic lamps, both classic and new, from Louis Poulsen’s Spring 2023 collection in the latest film collaboration between the two Danish design companies. “The unique creative challenge for this…
Framestore and HP Join the Academy Software Foundation
“HP has a long history of innovation and collaboration in the M&E space, and we believe the ASWF is a great forum for fostering community and solving problems together,” said Barbara Marshall, Global Segment Lead, Media &…
This AI-Generated Animated ‘Seinfeld’ Stream Has Gone Viral On Twitch
There are also occasional breaks where a very 1990s-looking Watch Forever channel, clearly modeled off the TV Guide channel of the era, scrolls a daily schedule of real and invented film and series titles. Hartle also mentioned that there are plans to…
Sony Picture Animation, Imageworks, Crunchyroll Relocating To Mid-Wilshire In 2024
Details about the move: Sony Pictures Animation (SPA), its vfx branch Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI), and anime distributor/streamer Crunchyroll will leave their offices at the historic Culver Studios in Culver City, California, when their leases end in…
PROPER Beats Up on the GoBox for YETI
Production: PROPERCreative Director: Chapman BullockCG Lead/AD: Lars SneldersGeneralist: Tommy Jansen Client: YETIDirector: Paulie Dery, Ginny GoldenProducer: Arlo Rosner “Water in an animated spot like this is always a technical challenge. I…
Aardman, Cartoon Saloon, La Cachette Among Studios Working On ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Volume Two
In a release, executive producer James Waugh said: Disney+’s animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions will be back with a second season this spring, coinciding with Star Wars Day, which takes places on May 4. “Sith” Rodrigo Blaas…
Liu Jian’s New Feature ‘Art College 1994’ Added To Berlin Competition Lineup
The hand-drawn 2d feature was produced by a team of teachers and students at the China Academy Of Art (CAA), where Liu is a professor. Production took five years. According to the Academy, the film possesses “aesthetics that exhibit distinctive…
Framestore Sets Sail on ‘1899’ with New Virtual Production Tools
Most of the LED wall content was CG, as opposed to plate photography augmented with digital skies. “We are selling an emotion with the visual effects work and that’s why it’s important to understand what you are trying to say,”…
Director Toke Madsen and The Animation Workshop Release “Mano” Short Film
Simmering with understated tension and atmosphere, Toke Madsen’s graduation film demonstrates a mastery of character subtleties and narrative timing while wrapping it all in classical light and impressionist rendering. Soundtrack: Telepa-TSound…
LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES – ANIMAFEST ZAGREB 2023
Submission deadline for short films in all categories is 1 February 2023. Short Film Competition Student Film Competition – films produced in an educational institution (art schools and film schools) Films for Children Competition Croatian Film…
Fox Entertainment, Hulu Extend Their Streaming Rights Partnership For Primetime Series
Fox Entertainment and Hulu have secured a new multi-year deal for in-season streaming rights to the broadcaster’s primetime series lineup, including a large-scale multi-platform marketing partnership. Deal details: Under the agreement, Fox’s…