Miyazaki Comes to Town -- Part 2

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld
We offer some highlights from "The Marc Davis Celebration of Animation: Hayao Miyazaki" last month at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Glenn Martin, DDS: It's 'Claytastic!'

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: Stop-Motion
All-new episodes of the offbeat comedy about a dentist and his family hitting the road in their RV air Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The series then moves to its regular time slot next Monday (also at 8:00 p.m.).

Neill Blomkamp Talks District 9

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: People
The hot new director of District 9 chats exclusively about his feature debut, VFX, sci-fi and Peter Jackson.

Miyazaki Comes to Town -- Part 1

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld
With rare stops in California, Miyazaki talked about Ponyo and his legendary career in animation, and AWN captures the highlights in the first of two parts.

The Hunt for Gollum VFX

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld
Brett Frame, co-owner of Arizona-based FlintFrame, tells us all about their post-production work on the hot 40-minute short, The Hunt for Gollum.

Character Designer Katsuya Kondo Talks Ponyo

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld
Longtime Studio Ghibli animator Katsuya Kondo returns as supervisor on Ponyo and tells Bill Desowitz what it's been like collaborating with the legendary Hayao Miyazaki.

Hector Corp.: Revenge of the Penguins

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld
DreamWorks animator Gary Lee discusses his live-action short about the horrors of corporate downsizing with VFXWorld.

Mind Your Business: Beware of Clients Who Kiss Your Ass

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld
Mark Simon cautions about clients that build you up and let you down.

Yeatman Gets His G-Force

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In his directorial debut, Hoyt Yeatman raised a G-Force of guinea pigs with the help of Sony Pictures Imageworks, and Bill Desowitz uncovers their CG and 3-D secrets.

Travis Knight Talks Laika

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: Stop-Motion
Travis Knight tells Bill Desowitz what it's like making the transition from artist to studio head at Laika.