Valkyrie: Achieving Digital Minimalism

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Rich Hoover of Sony Pictures Imageworks tells Ellen Wolff about the crucial vfx issues for Valkyrie, including dealing with the two missing fingers on the hand of the German protagonist played by Tom Cruise.

Waltz with Bashir: Animation and Memory

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Director Ari Folman tells Joe Strike all about the animation techniques and deeper meaning behind his acclaimed Waltz with Bashir.

Bedtime Stories: Sandler-Style Spectacle

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Adam Sandler's tall tales come true in Bedtime Stories, and John Andrew Berton Jr. and Matt Johnson talk about the diverse vfx.

Getting into a New Spirit

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Stu Maschwitz of The Orphanage tells Tara Bennett what it was like collaborating with Frank Miller on Will Eisner's The Spirit, including the creation of a new digital hub called The Bunker.

Building a Better Mousetrap for Despereaux

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The Tale of Despereaux marks the beginning of feature animation at Framestore, and AWN provides complete coverage of the breakthroughs.

VFX That Don't Stand Still

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Janet Hetherington chats with Aaron Sims about his latest work on The Day the Earth Stood Still, Clash of the Titans and Green Lantern.

$9.99: 'Magic Realism' in Stop-Motion

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Tatia Rosenthal tells Joe Strike about her journey to make Etgar Keret's $9.99 into a stop-motion feature, which links Israel, the U.S. and Australia.

A More Scientific Day the Earth Stood Still

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Jeff Okun tells VFXWorld how a modern technological approach informed the retelling of The Day the Earth Stood Still.

Primeval: Monster Dinos for TV

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Framestore adds a touch of film-level flair to its CG dinosaurs, as Tara Bennett discovers in her coverage of the popular Primeval TV series.

Prince of Persia:The Tale of a Thousand Textures

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Andrew Farago reviews four short films: Drux Flux by Theodore Ushev, The Old, Old, Very Old Man by Elizabeth Hobbs, Sandbox by Avi Ofer and The Waif of Persephone by Nick Cross.