Making it Better: Christopher Townsend Talks ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’
Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor details the myriad challenges in bringing director James Gunn’s blockbuster sequel to the screen.
Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor details the myriad challenges in bringing director James Gunn’s blockbuster sequel to the screen.
Animal Logic rolls with director Will Gluck’s live-action approach to create a convincing hybrid world for animal and human stars to share.
Artist behind the character designs for every Pixar feature from ‘Monsters, Inc.’ through the forthcoming ‘Toy Story 4’ steps into a new role for the studio’s 14th Oscar-nominated animated short film.
Weta artists apply their craft to move a static car, light a city at night, and create other effects for the final film in the Maze Runner franchise.
Studio R&D director Paul Carmen DiLorenzo walks us through the studio’s groundbreaking and innovative production system being recognized at this Saturday’s MPAA Scientific and Technical Awards.
In which Chris Robinson asks animation professionals profoundly inane questions about the inner workings of their existence. Today's guest is Canadian cameraless animation guru, Steven Woloshen.
Barajoun Entertainment founder Ayman Jamal details his journey to bring the first fully Middle Eastern-funded and produced CG-animated feature to the big screen.
Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman’s Oscar-nominated feature -- all 65,000 oil painted frames -- demonstrates the masochistic insanity that defines what is most precious, endearing and vital about animation.
Every Monday or so, Chris Robinson asks an animator how they made a particular film. This week: Steven Subotnick talks about his latest film, 'Ballerina' (2018)
In which Chris Robinson asks animation professionals profoundly inane questions about the inner workings of their lives. Today's guest is Paul Fierlinger (Drawn from Memory).
Blue Sky’s animation team discuss the challenges of creating the Academy Award-nominated adaptation directed by Carlos Saldanha.
From preproduction through postproduction, design supervisor Kevin Jenkins helps safeguard the visual language of the Star Wars universe for the eighth episode in the iconic franchise.
As the venerable British studio releases its seventh feature film, co-founder Dave Sproxton begs the question of why his country lags behind in animated feature film production.
Every Monday or so, Chris Robinson asks an animator how they made a particular film. This week: Moïa Jobin-Paré's '4min15 au révélateur'.
In which Chris Robinson asks animation professionals profoundly inane questions about the inner workings of their lives. Today's guest is animator and producer and winner of the most likely to be mistaken for a member of The Kinks contest that never took place, Richard O'Connor
From Strand Releasing, Chinese independent animated feature from the director of ‘Piercing I’ lands in New York on January 26th and in Los Angles on February 2nd.
Every Monday or so, Chris Robinson asks an animator how they made a particular film. This week: Chris Shepherd discusses the making of 'Johnno's Dead' (2017)
Four-time Oscar-winner’s first solo-directed feature pits caveman against caveman in a stone-age football comedy adventure.
Weta VFX supervisor Martin Hill details the challenges of crafting a species of benevolent creatures and their world for the first eight minutes of director Luc Besson’s Academy-shortlisted sci-fi fantasy adventure.
In which Chris Robinson asks animation professionals profoundly inane questions about the inner workings of their existence. Today's guests are the duo dynamic: Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis.
Debut feature from Studio Ghibli alums Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Yoshiaki Nishimura taps into the visual style and storytelling sensibility for which the legendary studio is known, hoping to pick up the mantle of creating world-class animation for all ages.
Every Monday or so, Chris Robinson asks an animator how they made a particular film. This week: Stacey Steers talks about her film 'Phantom Canyon' (2006)
Directors Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert adapt graphic novel for the big screen in a set of charming and gentle 2D-animated fables aimed at audiences of all ages.
In which Chris Robinson asks animation professionals profoundly inane questions about the inner workings of their lives. Today's guest is Codename: Kids Next Door creator, Tom (Mr.) Warburton.