Category: 3D

New GenAI-Based Creative Tools ANIMATIONWorld

Shutterstock and NVIDIA’s Text-to-3D Modeler: A Helping Hand for Sleep-Deprived Artists

Releasing to the public in early fall, the asset platform company’s new gen AI-based service, drawing from its library of over 500,000 ethically-source 3D models and 650 million images, will provide creators the ability to generate elaborate new models in seconds, helping them simplify their early design process, bypass busywork, and focus on customizing and animating their characters.

The Road to Turin Headline News

More VIEW 2024 Speaker Updates: Alec Gillis to Talk ‘Alien: Romulus’

The creature FX designer will present ‘Practical Character Effects and Why They Still Matter’ at Italy’s premier animation and VFX event running October 14-19 in the beautiful baroque city of Turin.

The Road to Turin Headline News

VIEW 2024 Speaker Updates: Swen Gillberg to Talk ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

The VFX supervisor shares the digital magic that helped bring together two of the world’s most popular superheroes at Italy’s premier animation and visual effects event that runs October 14-19 in the beautiful baroque city of Turin.

Dang that Guy Can Draw! VFXWorld

‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ Hits the Hybrid Sweet Spot

Director Carlos Saldanha and VFX Producer Ken Wallace talk about coloring outside the lines to create Sony Pictures’ live-action/animated adaptation of Crockett Johnson’s famed kids’ book, now playing in theaters nationwide.

Splinter Me This VFXWorld

VFX Literally Tears Apart the Superhero Genre in ‘The Boy’s Season 4

Visual Effects Supervisor Stephan Fleet oversaw the delivery of 1,600 shots on Prime Video’s Emmy Award winning series, including lots of exploding heads, flesh eating flying sheep, an amorous octopus, and a man, Splinter, whose superpower was to rip his body in two while generating new clones.

Business Headline News

Titmouse and Polygon Pictures Team Up to Produce Multiple New CG Series

Non-exclusive partnership will combine both studios’ distinctive styles and expertise, promising comic and subversive creative storytelling coupled with high-end CG.

We’re Off to Charmswell School for Royal Magic Headline News

Disney Jr. Greenlights ‘Sofia the First: Royal Magic’

A sequel to Disney’s award-winning series, 'Sofia the First,' created by Emmy-Award winner Craig Gerber, is now in production, coming in 2026.

It’s How You Play the Game Headline News

Teaser Trailer Drops for Pixar’s ‘Win or Lose’

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 4:55pm

Coming to Disney+ December 6, the studio’s first original series takes the perspective of eight different characters as they prepare for a championship softball game.

Awards Headline News

Juried Category Emmy Awards Announced

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 3:44pm

Artists on ‘Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake,’ ‘Blue Eye Samurai,’ ‘Clone High,’ ‘In the Know,’ and ‘Scavengers Reign’ were among those awarded for work in background design, character animation, production design, and storyboarding; winners will be formally recognized as part of the two-night 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on September 7-8.

Respect My Authoritay! Headline News

‘South Park (Not Suitable for Children)’ Heads to Blu-ray and DVD

The special event, which follows the seedy underbelly of the world of online influencers in South Park, debuts on Blu-ray and DVD November 5.

Now That’s a Lineup Headline News

Netflix Shares Expansive Fall Back to School Kids & Family Animation Lineup

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 1:51pm

Streamer drops debut dates and images from its upcoming slate of new and returning animated TV series and films, including ‘The Bad Guys: Haunted Heist’ special, ‘Spellbound,’ ‘Hot Wheels Let’s Race’ Season 2, ‘Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’ Season 2, and many others.

The Ex-Jedi Returns VFXWorld

The ‘Imperfect’ Visual Effects that Make ‘Ahsoka’ Shine

Award-winning VFX supervisor Richard Bluff talks about his work delivering more than 4,000 shots on the Disney+ Star Wars spinoff that has just been nominated for five Emmy Awards.

A Bond Like No Other Headline News

Watch: Maren Morris’ ‘The Wild Robot’ Featurette

Grammy winning singer-songwriter contributes 2 original songs ‘Kiss the Sky’ and ‘Even When I’m Not’ to DreamWorks Animation’s new animated feature; full soundtrack drops the same day the film hits theaters - September 27.

More Incredible News Headline News

Brad Bird Developing ‘Incredibles 3’ at Pixar

The Oscar-winning writer and director of both ‘The Incredibles’ and ‘Incredibles 2’ returns for the third installment, which will follow the continued antics of the fan favorite Super-family; a release date has not been announced.

Infinity and Beyond… Of Course Headline News

Andrew Stanton to Write, Direct ‘Toy Story 5’

In the upcoming sequel, it’s Toy meets Tech when Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang’s jobs get exponentially harder as they go head-to-head with this all-new threat to playtime.

The Witching Hour Approaches Headline News

Marvel Television Debuts New ‘Agatha All Along’ Trailer and Poster

The series, which follows the infamous Agatha Harkness and a mysterious teen boy on a journey down the legendary Witches’ Road, hits Disney + September 18.

No One Can Resist the Time Authority VFXWorld

‘Loki’ Season 2: Sometimes the Best CG is No CG

Marvel Studios Production VFX Supervisor Chris Townsend discusses 'time slipping' and the surprisingly small number of CG shots, and reliance on capturing shots in-camera, in the sophomore season of the hit Disney+ series, which scored a recent Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Visual Effects In A Season Or A Movie.

Tis Dangerous in Space Headline News

Lucasfilm Drops First Trailer for ‘Skeleton Crew’

The latest all-new ‘Star Wars’ series, which follows four kids who make a discovery on their home planet and get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy, hits Disney+ December 3.

A Legend is Born Headline News

New Trailer, Poster Revealed for ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’

Exploring the unlikely rise of the legendary, beloved king of the Pride Lands, the film blends live-action filmmaking techniques with the latest photoreal CGI; coming to theaters December 20.

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