New character and creature group to offer MPC Advertising’s proprietary ACE animated character engine tool for character-driven storytelling across a range of digital platforms.
Dynamic exhibition running March 23 to October 4, 2017 features animator behind memorable Disney villains Jafar and Scar.
Colorbleed show off their skills for creating gravitas and atmosphere in trailer for new action RPG from Gambitious.
95 seconds of character animation guaranteed to brighten your day
Join multi-award winning animator Felix Sputnik as he shares his secrets to animating four-legged critters in this easy-to-follow 10-minute tutorial
Should reformed zombies be allowed back into polite society? Good question.
Reallusion’s 2D animation software CTA3 provides character templates, motion libraries, a powerful 2D bone rig editor, and more to automate 2D character creation and cartoon animation.
MPC returns to the world of Harry Potter, delivering 220 VFX shots including 3D environments of prohibition-era Manhattan, set extensions, magic effects, and the creation of three beasts: Demiguise, Occamy and Billiwig.
Under the lead of production VFX supervisor Christian Manz, Oscar-winning VFX house helps develop and animate a range of fantastical CG characters for J.K. Rowling’s new spinoff prequel to the Harry Potter franchise.
New Industry Excellence Awards designed by stop-motion puppetry specialists Mackinnon and Saunders will be awarded at the festival running November 15-17.
Animation supervisor Joshua Beveridge discusses bird wings, wolf packs, cutesy babies and pliable characters in Warner Bros and Sony Pictures Imageworks’ new animated family adventure.
Prizes include the chance to win a share of $4,000 cash along with 3D software, hardware and content prizes from industry sponsors including PolyCount, Allegorithmic, ZBrush, Marvelous Designer, Marmoset, HTC Vive and Noitom motion capture.
New streamlined workflow features include new physically based rendering engine for hyper-realistic 3D characters and scenes, adaptive rigging, custom parameter palettes, and more.
Stop-motion/CG-animated hybrid short written and directed by Ty Coyle and Bill Dorais is the follow-up to last year’s ‘Enjoy the Sweets.’
Award-winning VFX house Framestore adopts IKinema Action for Autodesk MotionBuilder.
Veteran animator best known for his work with Walt Disney Animation Studios will teach classes on the fundamentals of character animation beginning in the fall of 2015.
First announced in February, new features in Mixamo 2.0 include a streamlined user experience, improved search capabilities, expanded animation packs, WebGL viewer and bulk downloads.
Method Studios was involved in the creation of 150 character shots and 380 environment shots for the YA adaptation.
New pricing designed to make Mixamo’s animation service even more accessible to individual animators, indie and advanced studios.
New Fuse-Kinect for Windows v2 workflow allows users to get 3D models into Mixamo’s character creator software, Fuse.
Students rely on Xsens MVN for flexible motion capture on-set for short film recently screened at Comic-Con International.
THE USC SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS
JOHN C. HENCH DIVISION OF ANIMATION & DIGITAL ARTS
Presents our annual student showcase:
Adobe First Frame 2014
Featuring stop motion, CG, character, documentary, and experimental animated shorts!
Industry veteran and former head of the CalArts Character Animation program dies at the age of 75 from causes related to pulmonary fibrosis.
Animation distributor GKIDS’ A Letter to Momo and Ernest & Celestine are nominated in seven categories for the 2014 Annie Awards, including the nomination for Best Animated Feature.
