The Myth of the Split Brain
Are you a left brain or right brain person? If you’re an animator, you don’t get to choose.
Category: Production
Coming Soon…to Your Living Room: ‘Book of Life,’ Studio Ghibli Doc
Mexican culture, super heroes and a look inside Japan’s famed Studio Ghibli all team up on store shelves for this week's home entertainment releases on Blu-Ray and DVD.
HOW TO TURN A HOT NEW TOY INTO A HOT NEW ANIMATED SERIES
When toy companies have hot-selling toys they often decide to turn them into animated series or feature films. Here are some tips on how to do it successfully...
In Business, Cartoons, CG, Education and Training, Films, Games, Licensing, Production, Television, Writing | Blog Post | Blogs: FADE IN: on Screenwriting, by Jeffrey Scott | Geographic Region: All
Is Baymax After Your Job?
What if Baymax decides to put down his stethoscope and get into storyboarding instead?
Nexus Expands Senior Team with Jeremy Smith Hire
Nexus announces the appointment of executive producer Jeremy Smith.
ATTENTION ALL WRITERS! WIN $10,000 AND CHANGE THE WORLD
Uncle Sam may be looking for a few good men, but The Humanitas Prize is looking for a few good writers. And you could be one of them!
Netflix Announces ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ Sequel
Netflix announces first original movie, ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend,’ to be directed by Yuen Wo-Ping and produced by The Weinstein Company.
‘Shrek’ Producer Launches Animation Feature Company 3QU Media
Initial slate of four films budgeted at under $20 million begins with animated comedy ‘Charming.’
In Business, CG, Films, People, Places, Production | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
Teletoon's Athena Georgaklis Upped to Director of Content
Corus Entertainment appoints Athena Georgaklis as its director of content for TELETOON, where she’ll oversee content development, acquisitions and production for the network’s English and French channels.
Athena Studios to Produce Stop-Motion ‘Mermaids on Mars’
Based on a story by children’s book author Nancy Guettier, stop-motion animated short centers around a young boy named Julian who takes a fantastic adventure to Mars.
Baraboom! Provides Previs for Nat Geo’s ‘Cosmos’
Baraboom! Studios provides previsualization services for all 13 episodes of Nat Geo’s Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey.
In People, Production, Television, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
9 Story Announces New Deals for ‘Fugget About It’
9 Story Entertainment announces new deals on its animated primetime comedy ‘Fugget About It’ as the series moves into production on its third season.
Conceptualizing Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’
Disney Feature Animation’s first Marvel collaboration pins high hopes and big expectations on a little-known comic book.
Marvel Rounds Out ‘Ant-Man’ Cast
Peyton Reed’s ‘Ant-Man’ adds John Slattery, Judy Greer, T.I. and Neil Hamburger; principal photography begins in San Francisco for July 17, 2015 release.
In Acting, Business, Films, People, Production | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
THE RECIPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL SCREENPLAY
You don't have to be Martha Stewart to bake a great pie and you don't have to be Robert Towne to bake a great screenplay.
NVIDIA Untethers Virtual Camera Technology in SIGGRAPH Demo
NVIDIA technology uncouples traditional virtual camera capabilities from the limitations of stage environments, allowing filmmakers to interactively visualize CG assets composited into any live action set.
In 3D, CG, Production, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
Deluxe Moves Motion Picture Dailies Services to EC3 Banner
Company 3 and EFILM dailies operations now EC3.
Disney Starts Production on Live-Action ‘Alice’ Sequel
Disney announces the start of production for James Bobin’s sequel, ‘Alice In Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass.’
In Films, Places, Production | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe, North America
15 VITAL WRITING TOOLS FOR THE SCREENWRITER
Other than screenwriting software, all of the writing tools you need are available for free online. Here are the tools I use almost every day while I write or do the business of writing...
Monkeyhead Helps 'Untie The Knot' For Bravo
Motion design studio creates eye-catching show open for new reality show.
In 3D, Motion Graphics, Production, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
WRITE LIKE MICHELANGELO
Painters start with a blank canvas, sculptors with a blank block of stone and writers with a blank page. Like a sculptor, a writer starts by chipping away the blank page.
Sony Announces Hybrid Stop-Motion ‘Superbago’ Feature
Sony Pictures Animation confirms a new stop motion/live action hybrid feature project, ‘Superbago,’ to be directed by John Harvatine and Eric Towner of ‘Robot Chicken’ fame.
In Business, Films, People, Production, Stop-Motion, Writing | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
FINAL DRAFT 9 REVIEW
Final Draft 9 was released earlier this year. I have now used it for the past 5 months and gotten pretty familiar with some of the new features. So I figured it’s time I gave it a review.
VFX House Hydraulx Launches Film Production Division
Based in Playa Vista, new facility offers 22,000 square feet, nine Red Epic cameras, QTake Video Assist System, four stereo rigs, extensive lens collection and DI projection theater.
In Business, People, Places, Production, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Coolabi Opens ‘Scream Street’ for Production with Major Media Partners
International media group and rights owner Coolabi commences production on its brand new stop-motion animated series, ‘Scream Street,’ based on the popular book series by Tommy Donbavand.
