Amarillo College Begins Enrollment for Innovative New VFX Program
“At AC, we are always looking for new opportunities to enable students to pursue their dreams,” said Amarillo College President Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart. “The launch of this unique program allows Amarillo to step boldly into the…
POSCO “Iron Civilization” Interactive 360 Installation by Giantstep
“Standing 60 feet wide and 30 feet tall, the immersive space combines LEDs, projection mapping, tracking light, and 7.1-channel stereoscopic sound. “Based on Giantstep’s graphic production technology, we have gone through many R&D…
‘Blade Runner: Black Lotus’ Cast Revealed
Source: WarnerMedia Adult Swim will air the English language version on the network’s popular anime programming block Toonami, while Crunchyroll will stream the series in Japanese with subtitles to its global community of more than 100 million…
Chanel “N°5 Factory” by Thomas Lagrange and Mikros
Client: Chanel Posted on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 · Leave a Comment Chanel’s iconic N°5 fragrance (first launched by Gabrielle Chanel in 1921) benefits from a whimsical update in this spot directed by French fashion photographer…
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Wood Child & Hidden Forest Mother’ By Stephen Irwin
[embedded content] Film by Stephen Irwin, U.K., 2020. Screened at over 50 film festivals including Sudnance, Fantoche, BFI London Film Festival, GLAS, Animafest Zagreb, Fest Anča, and Tampere. Winner of grand prize at New Chitose Airport Int’l…
Goodbye Kansas Shares ‘The Irregulars’ VFX Breakdown Reel
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network. In the show, the birds are under the control of a character called the Bird Master – who they soon discover is capable of creating birds out of thin air. “The Bird Masters…
“Sense of Space – Molecular Architecture” Installation by Refik Anadol
“Approximately 70 Terabytes of multimodal MRI data, including structural, diffusion (DTI) and functional (fMRI) scans of people ranging from birth to nonagenarians and beyond are used to train machine-learning algorithms that discover patterns and…
Tom McGrath Talks ‘The Boss Baby: Family Business’
Jeff is amazing for animation because his delivery is so unique. He’s so charming and quirky at the same time. The animators had fun just because of the pauses he would put in sentences. It was fun for them to have a unique way of approaching the…
Annecy 2021 Festival Trailers by Gobelins
Production: GobelinsDirector: Louise Bailliet, Audrey Chevrolle, Emma Guyot de la Hardrouyère, Juliette Laurent, Gabriel Morel, Yuxi Zhou Working to the theme “The world ahead”, five teams of students at Gobelins School…
First-Ever Disney Show At Met Will Look At How European Art Influenced The Studio
The mouse is heading to the Met. The New York museum is preparing to host its first-ever exhibition about Disney hand-drawn animation. The show which will trace the influence of European art on the man and his studio. Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation…
‘We The People’ Gets Us Groovin’ About Civics on Independence Day
Rauch concurs, adding, “We wanted the pieces to look as different as possible from one another. And for each of the directors to really be fully invested in bringing what it is they do to the table. These are 10 of the best. Why mess that up by…
Animators Paid A Mere $34/Cut On Mappa Anime Show For Netflix, Says Animator
In a follow-up tweet, he added: Ichii’s credits as a key animator include Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!, Little Witch Academia, and Gosick. He has served as animation director on Soul Buster, Suzuka, and Super Shiro. [Note: in the anime…
Behold the Lord of Destruction in ‘Masters of the Universe: Revelation’
Source: Netflix Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network. [embedded content] The series stars Mark Hamill as Skeletor; Lena Headey as Evil-Lyn; Chris Wood as Prince Adam/He-Man; Sarah Michelle Gellar as Teela; Original…
Kavaleer Productions and Adam King Team on ‘Adam ❤ Adventure!’ Series
Adam’s father, David King, said “Our family is delighted to share this exciting news with the world! We believe in the importance and power of representation of difference in the stories we tell our children. That is…
How A SCAD Graduation Project Led To Professional Careers For Its Three Creators
Smith, Hanretta, and Quinn met in freshman year, then grew more familiar after joining SCAD Game Development Network, which provides students with a collaborative network of faculty and industry professionals, facilitating an advanced understanding of…
Meat And Tensions Simmer In Špela Čadež’s ‘Steakhouse’ (Exclusive Trailer Premiere)
Čadež has explored the dark side of the human psyche in her previous work, addressing subjects like loneliness in Boles and alcoholism in Nighthawk. Her films have won more than 100 awards and played at festivals including Sundance,…
“Sky: Children of the Light” Nintendo Switch Launch Promo by Evan Viera and Illusorium
Director: Evan VieraProduction: Illusorium StudioExecutive Producer: Raúl Rocha ReguerasHead of Studio: Belén Sastre AntoranzCG Supervisor: Carlos Sastre AntoranzHead of Production: Marta Camón GarcíaProduction Coordinator:…
Clemens Wirth Explores Space in “Miniature Landscapes 3”
[embedded content] Miniature Landscapes 1: The Beginning “It’s the third and probably last part of my miniature landscape series, all carefully created by hand in miniature. It was always a dream to animate a spaceship analog and…
Victor Haegelin and Psyop Unleash “Hayward Magic”
Production: PsyopDirector: Victor Haegelin Psyop: “The project was produced in only a handful of weeks and created with 24 frames per second – a rare feat in stop-motion animation – resulting in a precise reproduction of the distinctive…
Academy Invites 395 New Members
39 individuals were invited to join the “Short Film and Feature Animation” branch; 34 for “Visual Effects.” A complete list of all 395 artists and executives invited to join the Academy is available here. The Academy’s Board…
YouTube Originals “Cupcake” Short Film by Super Dope and NOMINT
“The film premiered during YouTube Pride 2021 live stream, an event raising money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation, The Trevor Project, and akt.” Client: YouTube Originals Production: NOMINTDirector: Super DopeStory: Drew JazWriter:…