Hank Azaria Apologizes for Portrayal of Apu on ‘The Simpsons’
Laurén Alexa acts as social content producer and journalist for AWN. The actor also said, “Part of me feels I need to go round to every single Indian person in this country and apologize.” In the last year, a number of…
Forginal Industrie Brand Film by Creature Studio
Client: Forginal Industrie Production: CreatureDesigner/director: Jonathan Ramelli, Marie-Celinne Boyer Creature, a tiny motion and archviz studio in Lyon, France leverages their CG talents into a stylish and compelling promotional video for local…
Hanging by a Thread on a Windy Day in Team Salut’s ‘Boom Bam’ Lyric Video
According to the artist, her favorite parts of the video are the dancing figures sprinkled throughout. “I took videos of my friends dancing and imported them into Adobe After Effects. I then went in and did a super quick scribbly sketch of each…
Adrien Mérigeau on ‘Genius Loci’ (Oscar Shorts Interview Series)
Mérigeau’s answers were sent by email and edited for clarity. By the time he started work on Genius Loci, Mérigeau was back in his native France, set up in a studio in the Parisian suburbs. Overcoming his inner “control…
Balancing Indie & Industry: 5 Takeaways From Nick Cross’s GLAS Talk
In the commercial world, Cross is best known for his work at Cartoon Network, where he was art director on the miniseries Over the Garden Wall (2014) — for which he won two Emmys — and the in-house shorts program. He also served on the story…
“Swash by Whirlpool” Brand Film by Lumbre
Agency: 9RooftopsCreative Directors: Michael Dunn, Richard VetterExecutive Producer: Matt Gemmill “We took 2D animation, 3D animation, live footage, and fluid simulations and threw them all into the wash together. Put on whatever you have left in…
“Ninja Turtles At Home” Fan Short by See Gee Studio
Sound design: Simon Adams Posted on Sunday, April 11, 2021 · Leave a Comment “That’s the question we set out to answer when exploring new 3D and animation software Zoo Tools Pro, Substance Painter, and Redshift. “We wanted…
Tools Of The Trade: Larry Cutler on Unity
On Asteroids!, we experimented with interactivity by making the viewer an active participant in the story. It was our first show where hand controllers were available. The viewer gets to build a meaningful connection with the aliens and make…
HBO ‘MaraThrone’ Celebrates ‘Game of Thrones’ 10th Anniversary
Laurén Alexa acts as social content producer and journalist for AWN. Begin your ‘MaraThrone’ on April 10 on HBO2 or stream the whole series from the ‘spotlight’ page on HBO Max now. It’s time for a Red Weekend.…
Animating Soft-Spoken Vocals in The White Buffalo’s ‘Sycamore’ Music Video
[embedded content] Dan Sarto is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Animation World Network. Built and run by Goodwin, the SVP of the Marketing, Content, and Experiences team, °1824 is powered by young artists and serves as UMG’s internal creative…
Grom Social Set To Acquire Curiosity Ink Media, Hires Two Former Nickelodeon Execs
Kids’ content platform Grom Social Enterprises has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire L.A.-based production company Curiosity Ink Media. The move comes as Grom plans to enter original programming. Curiosity president Russell Hicks,…
BlueBolt Names Tracy McCreary Managing Director
“Being promoted to MD of BlueBolt is such a fantastic opportunity and an immense privilege,” commented McCreary. “My first challenge as MD, post-pandemic, is to make sure that everyone is safe, happy and adapting to the new way of…
“Conceptions” Short Film and NFT by Greg Cooper
Posted on Friday, April 9, 2021 · Leave a Comment Director/animator: Greg CooperSound Design: Timon Martin “Ideate: A shape with innumerable sides swirls chaotically, gradually giving rise to tangible structures that can be shaped and…
Hyundai “Run Forever” Installation Film by Universal Everything
“Run Forever features on the Creative Wall at Hyundai Motorstudio Busan. The digital artwork is among a variety of arts and cultural exhibits in the space that allows visitors to experience the vision of the Hyundai Motor brand.” Expanding on…
MR. X Provides Bewitching VFX on Marvel Studios’ ‘WandaVision’
MR. X VFX supervisor Ralph Maiers and his team recently wrapped up a 10-month stint on Marvel Studios’ and Disney+’s hit series, Wandavision. He shared some of the details of their work on scenes from Episodes 108 and 109, some of the…
Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Grampa I F#$%ing Kill You’ By Devin Crow And Dylan Keim
[embedded content] Tools: Primarily made with Blender. Also used Photoshop, After Effects for the motion graphics, and Premiere for final assembly. “Chronicles the odyssey of the Virtual Businessman, a digital entity on a mission: Get all the…
Watch The New Trailer For ‘Sing A Bit Of Harmony,’ Funimation’s First Feature Co-Production
Sing a Bit of Harmony is written and directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura, who created and directed the web series Time of Eve and wrote and directed the feature Patema Inverted, as well as its spin-off series Patema Inverted: Beginning of the Day. For the…
“The One” Short Film by Levent Lee
Posted on Thursday, April 8, 2021 · Leave a Comment Director/animator Levent Lee in Beijing, China: “This is a personal project I did in my spare time working about 3-5 hours every night for six months. Special Thanks: Ligo Ayuu Sylvia…
Pushing the FX Pedal to the Metal in ‘Fast & Furious: Spy Racers’
“One thing that really excites me about this field is using effects tools in unconventional ways and in different areas of the pipeline,” says Browne. “We had an entire season take place in the Sahara and we received lots of great ideas…
HBO Asia Lunar New Year ID by JL Design and Mixcode
Production: JL DesignCreative Director: Johan TsaiAssociate Creative Director: Lance WeiExecutive Producer: Angela MooArt Director: Lance WeiConcept: Amber LeeProject Management: Wing-yee Kwan, Tingyu Huang, Pinchi Huang Posted on Wednesday, April 7,…
FOX Renews ‘Duncanville’ for Season 3
In the series, Duncan (Poehler) can see adulthood on the horizon: money, freedom, cars, girls…but the reality is more like: always being broke, driving with your mom sitting shotgun and babysitting your little sister. He’s not exceptional,…