Brave New Media: Opportunities for Independent Animators
From websites to mobile phones, iTV and more, Janet Hetherington investigates how independent animators are finding new ways to deliver interactive content over multiple platforms.
Janet Hetherington's Recent Posts
The Art of Gaming
Todays videogames are visually slick, but are they venturing into the realm of fine art? Janet Hetherington takes a look at how videogame art is jumping off the screen and into the gallery. Includes a QuickTime clip!
Keys to Improving VFX Business
Janet Hetherington checks in with vfx companies to ask about key trends and challenges, and how firms plan to improve their business this year.
New Frontier: Direct-to-DVD and Video
Janet Hetherington looks at the hot direct-to-DVD and video market, which seeks to woo viewers with classic content and original programming.
Architectural Visualization: Building the Future
Janet Hetherington looks at how advancements in technology are providing new ways for architects to design, plan and build the places where we live, work and play. Includes a QuickTime clip!
Technology Serving the Idea
Janet Hetherington chats with top vfx experts and creative professionals about how new technology is making big ideas possible and affordable for commercials, music videos and the Web.
The Prevalence of Previs
Vfx professionals discuss with Janet Hetherington how previs is becoming more widely integrated into the production process.
Shine On: Global Illumination and 3D Environments
Filmmakers are always raising the bar on what vfx artists need to create, especially in the area of photorealism. Janet Hetherington chats with professionals about the newest mandatory effect: global illumination.
A Case Study in Pitching Moo: 'Wilbur'
Bringing a new series to air for preschool children is never childs play. Janet Hetherington chats with Cathy Chilco about how Wilbur, a show featuring a little calf who loves books, moooved up the pitching post to be a top pick of the CBC and Discovery Kids.
Videogames Adapted From Movies: The New Blockbusters
Janet Hetherington takes a look at how videogames based on movies are being packed with original content to keep players happy and film franchises alive.
Digital Intermediate (DI): The Great Visual Enabler
Is Digital Intermediate evolving from a post-production facilitator into a creative force of its own? Janet Hetherington chats with industry experts about how DI is transforming the industry.
Animated Spokespersons
What do Wilma Flintstone, Spider-Man and the Pink Panther have in common? These classic characters have all been recruited to promote popular products. Janet Hetherington looks into why animated celebs have become spokespersons of choice.
Rendering: The Shape of Things to Come
Vfx/animation companies and suppliers are constantly raising the bar when it comes to rendering. Janet Hetherington takes a look at advancements in rendering, concerns about scalability and how full spectral rendering could affect the shape of things to come.
Graphic Novels Go Hollywood
Janet Hetherington takes a look at why graphic novels are leaping from comic shops and bookstore shelves to big screens across North America and beyond.
Digital Comics: A New Breed Comes Into the Fold
The Eisner Awards have introduced a new category this yearDigital Comics. Janet Hetherington explores the exciting new breed of digital comics creators and publishers.
Canadian Scene: Animation Independents' Day
Janet Hetherington checks in with independent animators across Canada to find out whats hot and whats not on the Canadian animation scene.
Independent Spirits Speak
Craig Zerouni looks at the state of CG and wonders if weve reached the end of significant technological breakthroughs in the medium.
PSP and the Games People Play
Janet Hetherington takes a look at Sonys new PlayStation Portable and the challenges of creating big games for the small screen.
'American Dad' Touchdown
Janet Hetherington chats with Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman, who along with Seth MacFarlane, are the co-creators of FOXs newest cheeky animated series, American Dad.
'Don Bluth’s The Art of Storyboard' Review
Animation World Network has compiled the loving thoughts of many in the animation community as a tribute to the life and work of animation legend Frank Thomas.
