‘Star Wars Rebels’ Returns October 14
The might of the Empire grows and fan-favorite clone troopers debut in new episodes of Lucasfilm Animation’s ‘Star Wars Rebels’ on Disney XD.
Category: 3D
‘The Peanuts Movie’ Featurettes Explore the Art of Dreaming Big
Fox Family Entertainment’s new weekly web series, ‘The Art of Dreaming of Big,’ takes a behind-the-scenes look at the imagination, fun, passion, and people bringing ‘The Peanuts Movie’ to the big screen.
‘Pixar in a Box’ Aimed at Creating Animation-Based Curricula
Khan Academy launches ‘Pixar in a Box,’ a behind-the-scenes look at Pixar Animation Studios’ creative process; Free online curriculum shows how Pixar filmmakers use science, technology, engineering, art and math to create movie magic.
Brazil’s SPIRIT Animation Relies on Shotgun Software for ‘KARL’
Created by SPIRIT Animation CCO Fernando Macedo and produced by SPIRIT Animation, ‘KARL’ airs throughout Latin America as well as select markets in Africa and Europe.
In 3D, Cartoons, CG, Technology, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: South America
Blackmagic’s Fusion 8 Public Beta is Now Available for Download
First-ever Mac-compatible release of visual effects and motion graphics software to be followed by a public beta for Fusion 8 Studio, which adds stereoscopic 3D tools and is designed for multi-user workgroups.
In 3D, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
New LEGO DC Comics ‘Justice League’ Release Arrives on Blu-ray
All-new original movie from LEGO and DC Comics, ‘Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom,’ was produced at Warner Bros. Animation.
Rising Sun Pictures Offers Course in Compositing for Feature Films
Intensive 10-week Introduction to Compositing for Feature Films to be taught by RSP senior compositor Paul Kirwan using The Foundry’s NUKE.
In 3D, CG, Films, People, Places, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Australia
Get a Sneak Preview of ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 2 at NYCC
Panel featuring special guests plus a preview screening of two new episodes set for Thursday, October 8th at New York Comic Con.
In 3D, Cartoons, CG, Event, People, Places, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Spark Animation Festival Issues Call for Entries
The deadline for submissions to the 8th annual Spark Animation Festival, to be held October 21-25, is September 7, 2015.
In 2D, 3D, Call for Entries, CG, Festival, Films, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: North America
Jorge Gutierrez to Deliver Keynote at VIEW 2015
Other featured talks at VIEW 2015 to include Blue Sky’s Scott Carroll on ‘The Peanuts Movie,’ Pixar’s Kim White on ‘Inside Out’ and Sony’s Michael Kurinsky on production design for ‘Hotel Transylvania 2.’
In 3D, CG, Event, Films, People, Places, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels, VIEW Conference Spotlight | Special Events: VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: Europe
WATCH: Latvia’s Zilbalodis Releases ‘Inaudible’ Short Online
Created over the course of seven months, dialog-free animated short pairs sound design and a distinctive visual look and adventurous color palette to help tell the story.
In 2D, 3D, CG, People, Places, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: Europe
Luma Creates VR Driving Experience for Infiniti
VFX studio Luma helps Tool of North America create an immersive virtual driving experience, “A Drive Through Time,” for Infiniti.
In 3D, CG, Stereoscopic 3-D, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Australia, North America
Cogswell Student Apps Named Finalists in Google’s Project Tango Contest
‘Room Modes Calculator’ and ‘We Are Cubed’ among 48 finalists for Google’s 2015 Project Tango developer contest.
Dorothy McKim Talks Disney’s New Short Films Collection DVD
The veteran producer discusses Disney’s celebrated animation shorts program and their latest DVD collection release.
Chaos Group Launches V-Ray for NUKE
Fully-integrated ray-traced rendering now available for The Foundry's industry-standard compositing tool.
In 3D, CG, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: All, Europe
VIEW Award 2015 Issues Call for Entries
VIEW Award 2015 widens its scope with new themes, new subjects and new contestants.
In 2D, 3D, Call for Entries, CG, Event, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Special Events: VIEW Conference | Geographic Region: Europe
Baros International Animation Festival 2015
Begins: October 7, 2015
John Lasseter Reveals Details from Disney & Pixar’s Upcoming Feature Slate
Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios chief welcomes filmmakers and voice talent to D23 EXPO 2015 stage to reveal new details about ‘The Good Dinosaur,’ ‘Finding Dory,’ ‘Zootopia,’ ‘Moana,’ ‘Gigantic,’ ‘Coco,’ and more.
In 3D, CG, Event, Films, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: North America
Pixar Debuts ‘Inside Out’ Short at D23 EXPO
New short film, ‘Riley’s First Date?,’ will be included as a bonus feature in the digital HD & Blu-ray releases of Pixar’s ‘Inside Out,’ available digitally October 13 and on Blu-ray November 3, 2015.
In 3D, CG, Event, Films, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: North America
Disney’s ‘Moana’ Rocks D23 EXPO 2015
Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, Disney’s ‘Moana’ to feature music from Tony-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, Grammy-winning composer Mark Mancina and Opetaia Foa’I, founder and lead singer of the award-winning world music band Te Vaka.
In 3D, CG, Event, Films, Music and Sound, People, Voice Acting | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: North America
Disney Announces ‘Gigantic’ Animated Feature
Disney reveals plans for an animated feature based on the ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ story to be directed by Nathan Greno (‘Tangled’) and produced by ‘Get A Horse!’ producer Dorothy McKim.
In 3D, CG, Event, Films, Music and Sound, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Shakira Shaking Up Disney’s ‘Zootopia’
International pop star Shakira lends her Grammy-winning voice to Gazelle, the biggest pop star in Zootopia, teasing the all-new original song for the film, ‘Try Everything.’
In 3D, CG, Films, Music and Sound, People, Voice Acting | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
China’s Original Force Animation Launches into Int’l Feature Production
Veteran animation executives Penney Finkelman Cox and Sandra Rabins to lead the Chinese animation company’s expansion into Hollywood with three features currently in production and an ambitious plan to complete a new feature every 18 months.
In 3D, Business, CG, Films, People, Places, Production | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: Asia, North America
The Foundry Introduces MARI 3
With MARI 3, 3D paint artists can iterate faster, manage complexity better and produce higher quality results.
In 3D, CG, Event, Technology, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
MPC LA Expands Advertising 3D Division
Steward Burris, Zach Tucker, George Saavedra, Brian Broussard, Matthew Maude and Charles Trippe add major firepower to MPC LA Advertising 3D division.
In 3D, Art, Business, CG, Commercials, People, Places, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
