Pamela Kleibrink Thompson reminds us that career paths are usually not linear journeys.

In the latest excerpt from The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation, Ken A. Priebe continues his lesson on building puppets, focusing on silicone and plastic casting.

Read how Mars Needs Moms takes performance capture to the next level.

The Mars Needs Moms director tells us why performance capture was such a good fit.

In the latest excerpt from The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation, Ken A. Priebe continues his lesson on building puppets, focusing on puppet anatomy.

Read how the VFX powerhouse embraced imperfection for its first animated feature.

After tackling Pirates, Gore Verbinski tells us what it was like going on his first animated adventure with Johnny Depp and ILM.

Mark Simon gets a little Entourage inspiration.

In the latest excerpt from The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation, Ken A. Priebe begins his lesson on building puppets.

The director of Let's Pollute talks about combining entertainment with an environmental message.

Bastien Dubois tells us about his personal journey making Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage.

The Lost Thing's co-directors discuss the challenges of adapting a poetic book dedicated to overcoming apathy.

The Gruffalo's co-director discusses the challenges of transcending a beloved tale.

Bill Desowitz reports back from Toronto and London with an exclusive report of the first animated feature from Elton John's Rocket Pictures.

The directors of How to Train Your Dragon, The Illusionist and Toy Story 3 talk transcending the best animated feature.

Dr. Toon continues his advice about becoming a competent animation critic.

In the third excerpt from chapter one of the book The Advanced Art of Stop-Motion Animation, Ken A. Priebe finishes his history of stop-motion features.

From The Lion King to Gnomeo & Juliet, Sir Elton John talks about exec producing his first animated feature.

Pamela Kleibrink Thompson offers fresh inspiration after visiting Ringling College last weekend.

A 3D illustrator and concept designer explores how Luxology's flagship animation software has raised its game to stay competitive.