Nominations Announced for the 94th Academy Awards
Over in the VFX category, the nominees for Achievement in Visual Effects are Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, and Gerd Nefzer for Dune; Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis, and Dan Sudick for Free Guy; Charlie Noble, Joel Green,…
‘Flee’ Makes Oscar History With Nominations For Animated Feature, Documentary, And International Feature
Flee is easily the most remarkable story this morning. In addition to its other categories, it earned a third nomination in the animated feature category. No animated film has ever come close to pulling off this hat trick of key film category…
“The Macallan M & M Black” Reveal Film by Tigrelab
Production: TigrelabCreative Director: Federico Gonzalez, Mathieu Felix, Javier Pinto3D Artists: J.A. Duran, MakmacCompositing: Xevi Polo, Daniel GómezEditor: Felipe MejíaProducer: Vanesa Palmeri Client: Master For you AgencyBrand:…
TWO EXCELLENT WINTER BOOKS TO READ
A Year of Good News by Martin Smatana “The section on the Japanese cartoon is entitled All For One, as here, in a sense, the tables are turned. In a nation where loyalty to the group is paramount, animated cartoons have…
‘It’ Producers Land Rights to Adapt Cult Fantasy Icon ‘Kane’
Max Weinstein is a writer and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the Editor-at-Large of ‘Dread Central’ and former Editorial Director of ‘MovieMaker.’ His work has been featured in ‘Cineaste,’ ‘Fangoria,’…
5 Brilliant Films To Watch On Bang Bang, A New Youtube Channel For Animated Shorts
This short is a characteristically ribald comedy from Lundgren — a preposterous porn parody told in a teasing pink-red palette. A brawny wolf secretly works as a gigolo, while his wife takes lessons in female empowerment from a feline dominatrix…
Netflix and Alain Chabat’s ‘Asterix’ Animated Series Moving Forward
Source: Netflix Les Éditions Albert René has partnered with Netflix to develop the first ever animated series directed by Alain Chabat, based on the famous comic book adventures of “Asterix” created by René Goscinny and…
Artists Uses AI To Create Photorealistic Versions Of Disney And ‘Simpsons’ Characters
Brazilian artist Hidreley Leli Dião has used AI to create portraits of what cartoon characters might look like in real life, and posted them on Instagram. Moe Szyslak and (a nightmarish) Bart Simpson are there, as are Aladdin and Jasmine, Elsa and…
Run Kick Shout Helps Launch NFT Profile Pix for Twitter
Tracking/roto: Triangle Berry “We had to be diligent about prepping and animating the 15 unique avatars in a wide variety of styles. They run the gamut from 8-bit to some that are 3D, to others that are gradient-based. Erik Jensen, owner/ECD at Run…
“Eternals” End Title Sequence by Method Studios
“Working closely with Oscar-winning Director Chloé Zhao, Method Studios assembled a striking visual tour of historical artifacts and artworks. Marvel Studios’ Eternals, about immortal ancient aliens protecting Earth from the equally…
VoiceQ 6.0 Package for Dialogue Replacement Now Available
Source: VoiceQ Since 2008, VoiceQ technology has been used by more than 160 clients worldwide to dub more than 200 titles for leading streaming networks, including Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+. Squid Game, Lupin, Money Heist and Killing Eve are…
Jay Ward Productions And Wildbrain Strike Deal To Create New Cartoons
These were all created beginning in the late 1950s at Jay Ward Productions, run by the eponymous producer, and appeared in various series throughout the Sixties. The studio is also behind Carmen Sandiego, Go, Dog. Go!, Chip and Potato, and Cartoon Saloon…
Animation Artists Are Anonymously Sharing Salaries, And The Pay Disparities Are Huge
Among other things, the salary disclosures underscore the big pay disparities between different regions and nations, with L.A. artists generally paid much more than others (although these variations reflect local cost of living to some extent). Here are…
Oreo vs. The Batman Courtesy of Hans-Christoph Schultheiss and Sehsucht
From the team at Sehsucht in Hamburg, Germany: “Oreo celebrates the global theatrical release of The Batman with a limited edition special embossment on their cookies. “The dark knight is back in dark chocolate and cream and we can’t be…
Scrat? SQRAT? Clearing up Some Confusion Surrounding the Lawsuits over the Ice Age Character
Then: The Original Lawsuit Details of the entire affair are frustratingly hard to find on the internet thanks to a combination of its longevity but also the inevitable effects of link rot. are juicy! The gist is that SQRAT is a half-squirrel half-rat…
Tendril Launches the “Big Bang Integral Time Only” Collection for Hublot
Client: HublotArt Director: Alex BertrandSenior Digital Content Manager: Yann Lauener Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2022 · Leave a Comment Sound Design/Music: Cypher “The balance of material physicality and the mechanics of…
Cult Classic ‘Swat-Kats’ Returns
The series will be distributed world-wide by Toonz Media Group. The 1990’s cult classic animation Swat-Kats is set to make a comeback 28 years after the original series was produced. Show creators Christian and Yvon Tremblay have teamed up with…
Lee Rosenthal Named President of Worldwide Physical Production at Paramount, Nickelodeon
Personal Paramount highlights for Lee include the first feature he supervised Varsity Blues; Rango, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature; Star Trek, directed by J.J. Abrams, and its sequels; working on every Mission:…
Epic Games Leads $20 Million Funding Round For Spire Animation Studios
The first film on which this approach will be used is Trouble, which the studio is producing with Danny McBride’s Rough House Pictures. Spire is also at work on musical feature Century Goddess, and has other projects in development.…
Comedy and Chaos Collide in “Branch of the Month” Short Film by Or Drori
“Objective” Project mentors: Asaf Asheri, Kobi Vogman, Tal Kantor, Yael OzsiniProduction: Na’ama Shohet Posted on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 · Leave a Comment Director: Or DroriCinematography: Tomer ZmoraEditor/VFX: Or…
‘Only a Child’: Powerful Reflections on Three Decades of Environmental Inaction
Simone Giampaolo: I stumbled onto Severn Cullis-Suzuki’s speech around four years ago (before the climate strike movement and Greta Thunberg became a global phenomenon) and immediately felt the urge to adapt it into an animated film. I got in touch…