Weathering a Perfect Storm for Finding Nemo 3D

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Pixar transforms a blockbuster classic to 3-D.

Growing a Studio – Ken Ralston Talks VFX at Imageworks

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The five-time Oscar winning visual effects supervisor reflects on his career at Sony Pictures Imageworks.

Imagineer Systems -- mocha Pro v3 Review

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Aaron Benitez tests mocha Pro v3 to see how Imagineer Systems allows you to “Track Like a Boss.”

Travis Knight Talks ParaNorman, LAIKA and the Art of Stop-Motion

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LAIKA’s top gun discusses their latest stop-motion gem and the ground-breaking effort behind its production.

Arianne Sutner Talks ParaNorman

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The producer of LAIKA’s latest feature discusses the challenges of pushing every imaginable stop-motion animation boundary.

Going Naturalistic with ParaNorman

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Read why ParaNorman is a game-changer for stop-motion.

SIGGRAPH 2012: Virtual Production Heats Up

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At the 39th SIGGRAPH conference in LA this week it was all about improving the virtual production workflow.

Reimagining Total Recall

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Double Negative and The Senate discuss updating the Philip K. Dick sci-fi classic for the 21st century.

An Exploration of Prometheus Previs

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Halon’s Clint Reagan shares how Ridley Scott embraced the power of previs for the very first time.

Review: The HP Z820 Workstation

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Bryan Hoff once again puts a new HP workstation to the test for AWN.