Oscar 2012: Pixar’s Enrico Casarosa and Kevin Reher Talk La Luna

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Director Enrico Casaroa and Producer Kevin Reher discuss the creative and production process behind the gentle and beautifully crafted La Luna.

Oscar 2012: Patrick Doyon Talks Sunday/Dimanche

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The director of the NFB's Oscar-nominated short discusses his design challenges and personal inspiration.

Oscar 2012: Weta's Sebastian Sylwan Talks Apes, Art and Technology

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Weta Digital’s CTO talks about the technological challenges of producing some of the most compelling and captivating performances in cinema today.

Oscar 2012: Scott Farrar Talks Transformers: Dark of the Moon

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ILM's Transformers guru has a blast going under the hood of the third movie.

Oscar 2012: Grant Orchard Talks A Morning Stroll

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The director discusses the genesis and challenges of making his oscar-nominated short film.

Oscar 2012: Joe Letteri Talks Rise of the Planet of the Apes

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The four-time Oscar winner talks about the VFX front runner.

All Together Now: Terrence Masson and the Coming Age of Collaboration

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Terrence Masson talks about preparing educators and students through a pioneering new approach to interdisciplinary collaboration.

Book Review: Rankin/Bass' Mad Monster Party

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There are coffee-table "The Art of …" and "The Making of …" books on just about every new American animated feature. Books about older movies are rarer. Here is one on a 1967 "classic": the stop-motion Mad Monster Party.

The Twisted Genius Behind Sterling Archer

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Creator Adam Reed’s spy-spoof deftly brings together espionage, workplace drama, dirty sex and automatic weapons. And turtlenecks.

ILM’s Ben Snow Talks Pirates, Mermaids and 3D Pipeline

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ILM visual effects supervisor Ben Snow shares his insights on turning sultry underwater vixens into vicious battling mermaids, all in stereoscopic 3-D