Podcast EP121: How Stop-Motion Animator dina Amin Built Her Career from Scratch in Egypt
The artist reveals how quitting her job and deconstructing appliances led to a full-time career in stop-motion.
Category: Music and Sound
Artlist Acquires Software Company FXhome
Company adds video, VFX and image editing software tools to its already extensive catalog of high-quality creative assets, increasing its service offerings to creators.
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Podcast EP120: What 26 Years at Pixar Taught Shawn Krause
The creative director of animation and story at Spire Studios talks about his experience as an animator and animation supervisor at the legendary home of ‘Toy Story.’
Watch a Dry Erase Board-Animated Umphrey’s McGee ‘You Walked Up’ Origin Story
Pete Herzog’s hand-drawn short, produced with his wife in a hot tub, illustrates band member Jake Cinninger’s tale of how they named their upcoming album filled with selections from decades of their concert ‘walk-on’ music.
Development Begins on Matthew A. Cherry’s ‘Battu’
The Oscar winning ‘Hair Love’ director, Cartoon Network Studios, and award-winning director Chaz Bottoms start work on a 2D animated musical comedy series celebrating the creative arts culture of Chicago.
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Watch ‘Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams’ Teaser Trailer
The next chapter in Mattel’s storied franchise finds Barbie embarking on a musical summer adventure in the Big Apple, where she meets her new best friend, Barbie!; coming to Netflix in September.
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A Young Girl’s Hero’s Journey Begins in Chris Nee’s ‘Ridley Jones’
Netflix’s new animated musical preschool series from the prolific Peabody, Humanitas, NAACP, and Emmy Award-winning ‘Doc McStuffins’ creator brings diversity, inclusivity, and representation to the adventures of a courageous and curious kid living inside a natural history museum.
Studio Chizu Drops New Teaser for Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Belle’
Highly anticipated animated musical fantasy will debut as an official selection in upcoming Cannes Premiere section July 15 before hitting Japanese theaters July 16; GKIDS to release theatrically in North America this winter, both in Japanese and English dubbed versions.
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Nexus Studios Reimagines Tokyo for BBC’s Olympics 2020 Trailer
Leading creative studio teams with Factory Fifteen and broadcaster’s in-house agency to take viewers through a dynamic tour of street signs, shops, an arcade, and a J-Pop music video packed with athletes and sports references.
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‘We The People’ Gets Us Groovin’ About Civics on Independence Day
Debuting July 4, Chris Nee and Netflix’s vibrant and compelling new series of 10 animated music videos, executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, beautifully combines music and animation to educate a new generation of young Americans about the power of the people.
Re-VIEW: The Fabulous Journey of ‘Luca’
Enrico Casarosa’s heartwarming story of a shy young sea monster, whose insatiable curiosity helps him discover the magic in the everyday, is as complex as the ocean is deep.
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The Retro-Futuristic Cyberpunk of Purple Disco Machine’s ‘Playbox’ Music Video
London-based Juppi Juppsen and Mathias Lemaitre Sgard’s new animated short pays vibrant homage to classic sci-fi and disco with a story about a space superhero, his female droid, and their search for an ancient artifact holding the essence of music.
Nominees Announced for 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
The Disney Channel’s ‘Elena of Avalor’ leads all animated shows with eight nominations; awards for Children’s & Animation categories will be presented in a standalone show streaming July 17, 2021 on the Emmy OTT platform.
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Illumination Drops ‘Sing 2’ Trailer and First Look Character Posters
An all-star cast led by Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, and Scarlett Johansson joins Buster Moon in his next, and most dazzling stage extravaganza yet; the animated musical comedy sequel to 2016’s ‘Sing’ hits theaters Christmas 2021.
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Cartoon Network India Launching ‘Ekans – Ek Se Badhkar Snake’
The WarnerMedia channel’s first local superhero and CGI series, about a 13-year-old ‘chosen one’ with serpent-like powers and heart of gold, debuts June 27.
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Soundscape VR Launches Magic Mirror ‘Digital Drive-in’ Platform
Launching with special performances including The Desert Dwellers, Desert Hearts Mikey Lion, Porky, Lee Reynolds, Marbs, RYBO, and Carlo, the new, scalable VR technology brings 2D content into virtual reality with no limit to the number of music lovers who can share the experience.
‘Luca’ Delights with the Sounds of an Italian Summer of Fun
Director Enrico Casarosa and composer Dan Romer expertly blend 50s-60s pop music with opera and a Felliniesque vibe for a lively, energetic, and emotionally satisfying score; Disney and Pixar’s latest gem premieres today on Disney+.
Disney Channel Greenlights ‘Kiff’ Buddy Comedy
The “nutty” animated series about an optimistic but prone to chaos squirrel and her best friend Barry the Bunny, from South African creators Lucy Heavens and Nic Smal, was revealed today at Annecy 2021; series set to debut in 2023.
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Netflix Drops ‘Robin Robin’ First look Teaser and Art
Produced by Aardman Animation and featuring puppets made from felt, the stop-motion musical special, starring Gilliam Anderson and Richard E Grant, hits the streamer in time for the holidays this year; directors share project insights at Annecy 2021 work in progress panel.
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Crunchyroll and Adult Swim Reveal ‘Fena: Pirate Princess’ Trailer and Art
Coming this summer from Kazuto Makazawa and Production I.G., anime series follows a young girl and her samurai crew, on the run from pirates and the English Navy, as they hunt for unimaginable treasure and adventure.
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Netflix Shares New Images from ‘We the People’ Music Video Series
In their Annecy 2021 panel, creator Chris Nee and directors Peter Ramsey, Trisha Gum, and Jorge R. Gutiérrez harken back to ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ as they discuss the project, executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama, that combines music and animation to educate a new generation of young Americans about the power of the people.
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Netflix Releases ‘Centaurworld’ Trailer and Images from ‘Vivo,’ ‘Karma’s World’ and ‘Back to the Outback’
In the streamer’s first big Annecy 2021 reveal, they tease four of their upcoming Kids and Family animated features and series, including projects from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges.
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Netflix Drops Sneak Peek Images from Jorge Gutiérrez’s ‘Maya and the Three’
Coming this fall from ‘The Book of Life’ director, the ‘Animated Event Told in 9 Chapters,’ tells the story of a Mesoamerican-inspired warrior princess on an epic quest to fulfill an ancient prophecy and save humanity from the vengeful gods of the underworld.
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EXCLUSIVE: True Blue Performs ‘Beyond the Horizon’ from ‘Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park’
Are they out of the doghouse? The True Blue Band discovers that fame comes at a price… will they stay true to themselves? Find out! NOW on Digital – coming to Blu-ray (plus Digital) and DVD June 15.
DreamWorks Animation's ‘TrollsTopia’ Season 3 Now Streaming
In the 'scraptacular' new trailer, the Trolls are back with nonstop fun and new friends in an all-new set of hair-raising adventures; new season premieres today on Peacock and Hulu.
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