In touting his Golden Globe nomination for DreamWorks' HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, director Chris Sanders told AWN that he is most excited about the fact that "people have been treating it like a movie. Animators or not, people are talking about it in terms of the lighting and the acting, which is really thrilling because animation has come into its own."
Read about the latest VFX magic conjured for a Narnia voyage at sea with MPC, Framestore, Cinesite, The Senate and The Mill.
The director of China's biggest animated feature discusses its hand-drawn importance.
As the Oscar race for VFX heats up, Bill Desowitz reports back with a second look at Alice in Wonderland.
Dan Schrecker of Look Effects tells us how they pulled off Darren Aronofsky's Oscar contender.
Ben Hibon discusses his acclaimed animated sequence in the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
Headed by VFX Supervisor Matt Twyford and VFX Producer Kate Phillips, Baseblack contributed 300+ shots on the record-breaking HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1. That's more than any other vendor.
Edson Williams and Shahana Khan explain advancements in face projection and select lens techniques in David Fincher's latest Oscar contender.
Find out why Rapunzel never had a bad hair day in Disney's 50th animated feature and first CG fairy tale.
Tim Burke takes us inside Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
Asylum Visual Effects founder Nathan McGuinness told AWN that the financial collapse of his Santa-Monica-based vfx house came as a shock, amid the recession and inability to compete with overseas competitors in London, Canada and elsewhere without the same kind of government tax incentives.
Bill Desowitz chats with the directors of Disney's 50th animated feature and first CG fairy tale.
Asylum VFX provides nifty invisible CG for Tony Scott's latest thrill ride.
Greg Strause shares what it was like directing the latest alien mash-up with his brother Colin.
Leslie Iwerks and Dennis Muren tell us about her Creating the Impossible doc about Industrial Light & Magic.
Read how a New Mexico tech company is conquering the holy grail of CG rendering.
Jason Schleifer and Philippe Denis guide us through the latest superhero mashup from DreamWorks Animation.
The celebrated TS3 director tells us what he likes about Blu-ray and confronting change at Pixar.
There's a new alien invasion movie in town and VFX engineer-turned director Gareth Edwards tells us why it's different from the rest.
Tom McGrath channels his inner super baddie in discussing the latest DreamWorks Animation 3-D extravaganza.
