First Flight: DreamWorks Stretches Its Wings

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Renee Dunlop finds out how directors Kyle Jefferson and Cameron Hood stretched their wings on First Flight, the new 3D-animated short from DreamWorks Animation.

Over the Hedge: Making The Leap From Newsprint To Pixels

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Joe Strike chronicles the long journey Over the Hedge took to make the leap from comicstrips to the big screen.

Animators Unearthed: El Doctor by Suzan Pitt

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For this month’s “Animators Unearthed,” Chris Robinson gets the right prescription with Suzan Pitt’s El Doctor.

Career Coach: Tips for Interviewing Success

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Career Coach
The Career Coach gives the top tips on turning an interview opportunity into a successful experience.

Keys to Improving VFX Business

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Janet Hetherington checks in with vfx companies to ask about key trends and challenges, and how firms plan to improve their business this year.

The Art of Gaming

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld
Today’s videogames are visually slick, but are they venturing into the realm of fine art? Janet Hetherington takes a look at how videogame art is jumping off the screen and into the gallery. Includes a QuickTime clip!

VFX Houses Expand to 3D

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J. Paul Peszko looks into the growing business trend of VFX companies branching out into 3D animation.

Silent Hill: Nothing Quiet About These Horrifying VFX

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Alain Bielik chats with the chief vfx supervisors on videogame-turned-feature film Silent Hill about tackling a job that started with three vfx houses and grew to nine.

Chronicles of Collaboration

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Karen Raugust reports on the importance of how three vfx houses developed guidelines for unique digital asset sharing while collaborating on The Chronicles of Narnia.