“OCETA” Audio/CG Experiment and NFT by Korb and Echolab
“OCETA is our O (R) C (H) E (S) T (R) A of organic matter. Available at foundation.app/korb” Posted on Friday, April 30, 2021 · Leave a Comment Rimantas Lukavicius at CG studio Korb in Vilnius and Gavin Little at audio…
10th Edition of Pixelatl Heading Online September 7-11
Source: Pixelatl The 2021 edition of animation, comic, and video game festival, Pixelatl will take place online from September 7-11. This year’s poster, celebrating the festival’s 10th edition, was designed by artists Sandra Equihua and Jorge…
SPACE10 “Climate Stressor Visualizations” by Media.Work
“Concentrating on the realistic visualization of the processes and their development over time, we created a set of three animations plus still images that showed wildfires, floods, and droughts. “The assets were used to support the…
Heckler Expands with New Head of 3D Craig Stevenson
From the release: Richard Mayo-Smith, Managing Director of Heckler Singapore said “We established Heckler Singapore to offer World Class post-production, VFX and CG to clients here and abroad. To deliver this, we need the best of the best talent.…
LOBO Animates ‘Draw the Line Against Malaria’ PSA
African celebrities recently came together to support the “Draw the Line Against Malaria” campaign which launched this past February. The collaboration led up to last week’s World Malaria Day, which draws awareness and highlights the…
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘The Darkness That You Fear’ By Ruffmercy
[embedded content] Music video for The Chemical Brothers song “The Darkness That You Fear.” Director’s statement: Additional animation by Patch D. Keyes. Video by Ruffmercy (aka Russ Murphy), U.K., 2021. CreditsLabel: UMG (on behalf of…
Sony Films Will Head To Disney Platforms After Streaming On Netflix
Sony’s films are coming to Disney’s platforms — after they’ve spent time on Netflix. A few weeks ago, Sony and Netflix announced a deal that gives the latter exclusive U.S. streaming rights to Sony’s films in the first pay…
Spire Animation Receives ‘Unreal Shorts’ Program Grant
Spire was started by animation producer Brad Lewis (Ratatouille, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World), and P.J. Gunsagar of Prana Studios and Kidaptive. “We’ve been on this slow-moving collision between traditional production and…
Netflix Unveils ‘Yasuke’ Official Trailer and Key Art
Bound by honor, compelled to defend… Yasuke! Netflix has just released the official trailer and key art for their highly anticipated anime series, Yasuke, a reimagined story of the first African samurai. The six-episode series…
Mike Rianda On Making Sony Animation’s ‘The Mitchells Vs. The Machines’ (Interview)
The Mitchells vs. the Machines tells the story of one dysfunctional family’s unforgettable road trip during the robot apocalypse. The film features a watercolor style that gives it a handmade feel, and also makes fun use of quirky GIFs, as well as…
RIP Roy Naisbitt, Master Layout Artist And Longtime Collaborator Of Richard Williams
Veteran layout artist Roy Naisbitt died yesterday, April 25, aged 90. His death was announced on social media by former colleague Neil Boyle, among others. Naisbitt was best known for his work with the late Richard Williams, with whom he collaborated on…
Tajawal “Travel. Bring Back You” by Omar Hilal and Platige Image
Omar Hilal: “The film uses a music track that is all about routine and boredom. The song’s chorus says, ‘Nothing ever happens; Nothing happens at all!’ and that was the basis for our idea. “It’s a story about a…
Kodansha “Take Flight” Brand Film by Juan Cabral and Untold Studios
“Facing their 112th anniversary, and with its core business evolving across platforms and markets, Kodansha decided to embark on their first holistic rebrand. Our partnership would span many touchpoints, from brand publisher standards, to trade…
New Animated Short Challenges Misconceptions About Down Syndrome
Take a moment and enjoy this touching new short film: The project began when Tonic DNA, a full-service, award-winning studio with offices in Montreal, Toronto, and Mexico, was approached directly by L’Arche Canada with a script for the film.…
Nvidia Powers 13 Years of Oscar-Winning VFX
Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network. In Paramount’s Love and Monsters, a sci-fi comedy about giant creatures, Toronto-based visual effects company MR. X delivered graphics that earned them their first Oscar…
Sean Ono Lennon’s Animated ‘I Am the Egbert’ Loops Launch on Spotify
When the idea for the Spotify Canvas shorts took root, Sean, a fan of animation and the Walrus short, along with Lenono project coordinator Simon Hilton, approached Levitan about getting involved. Jumping at the chance to once again produce a project…
The Animation That Changed Me: Nick Park on ‘Pogles’ Wood’
I do distinctly remember, when I was a child, because a lot of animation was quite limited — you know, there weren’t helicopter shots — it was all very limited to the set they built. But what it did was make you constantly wonder what…
Big West To Distribute Post-1987 ‘Macross’ Titles Globally
Much of the Macross catalogue is due to be legally released around the world, courtesy of Big West. The Japanese advertising agency, which was involved in the production of many Macross works, has been announced as the worldwide distributor of franchise…
Australian Red Cross “Worst Block in Town” by Turbo Collective
Agency: DDB SydneyChief Creative Officer: Ben WelshExecutive Creative Director: Matt ChandlerSenior Art Director: Elaine LiSenior Copywriter: Jared WickerSenior Producer: Niki Bentley Client: Australian Red Cross Animated by Menhir FX Studio in…
Ray Fisher Slams Warner Bros. Over George Floyd Tweet
href=”https://t.co/m4rR72NqFW”>pic.twitter.com/m4rR72NqFW How fucking DARE YOU @WarnerMedia?!?!?! Laurén Alexa acts as social content producer and journalist for AWN. — WarnerMedia (@WarnerMedia) April 20, 2021 Oh, now…
“0110” Short Film by Taehoon Park
“Then I took a break for about six months and eventually changed the concept to be easier and more efficient to produce. In the final version, the character is always sitting in a chair and most of the shots are close-ups, so I was able to animate…