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How Times Have Changed ANIMATIONWorld

The Haunting Animated Prologue in Fully Restored ‘Caligula: The Ultimate Cut’

Painstakingly edited from almost 100 unseen hours of director Tinto Brass’ original work discarded by financier Bob Guccione in his infamous 1980 pornographic film release critics dubbed ‘a moral holocaust,’ art historian Thomas Negovan and graphic artist Dave McKean’s new version includes a rotoscoped intro depicting the famed emperor’s life; now playing in theaters.

Annecy 2024 Headline News

Miyu Productions Bringing 10 Films to Annecy 2024

The French studio is set to captivate audiences at Annecy 2024 with 10 auteur-driven animated films, spanning thought-provoking shorts, visually stunning features and innovative works in progress.

Animated Oil Paintings ANIMATIONWorld

DK and Hugh Welchman Talk ‘The Peasants’

The team behind 2017’s Oscar-nominated ‘Loving Vincent’ returns with a vibrant new oil painted and rotoscoped animated feature about a young woman, Jagna, whose determination to forge her own path puts her on a tragic collision course with her 19th century Polish village community, opening in U.S. theaters on January 26, 2024.

Rockin on the Strip Headline News

Black Kite Rocks VFX for the Rolling Stones ‘Angry’ Single

The legendary rockers are back with their 78th music video - tapping Riff Raff’s Francois Rousselet to direct, the VFX studio returned 60s-style rock billboards to the Sunset Strip, using vintage footage and 2D and 3D roto in a drive through the iconic bands’ legendary career.

indie animation Headline News

Illuminated Film Shares ‘A Bear Named Wojtek’ Trailer

The 30-minute 2D animated film chronicles the journey of an orphaned bear adopted by Polish soldiers during WWII; it is a ‘profound story of identity, of belonging, of home’ - coming to BBC ALBA in the U.K. and TVP in Poland next year.

careers in animation Headline News

Podcast EP 204: How Margherita Premuroso Became a Creative Director for Title Sequences

The Italian animator, whose work includes title sequences for ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Amend,’ and ‘The Last of Us,’ shares her journey from freelance animator in Italy to creative director at Elastic in the U.S.

Man This is Deep! ANIMATIONWorld

Converting ‘Puss in Boots: The Last Wish’ to Stereo 3-D

Stereographer Jeremy Carroll discusses the careful, creative decisions needed to convert animation, including the depth of a scene and how exaggerated the action can be so audience’s eyes don’t become fatigued and ruin their experience.

animated shorts Blogs

A Look at ‘My Year of Dicks’

Created and written by Pamela Ribon, and directed by Sara Gunnarsdóttir, the Annecy Cristal winner and Oscar-shortlisted animated short, a refreshing tale of a 15-year-old girl’s discovery of sexuality and her fearless rite of passage, is now a Staff Pick on Vimeo.

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Watch: Annecy Cristal Winner and Oscar Shortlisted ‘My Year of Dicks’

Based on animator Pamela Ribon’s memoir, the film - an innovative mix of collage, rotoscope, archival footage, and drawings - chronicles a young girl’s determination to lose her virginity in the early 90s in the outskirts of Houston.

What is Animation? Headline News

Richard Linklater Takes on the Academy After ‘Apollo 10 ½ Rejected for Oscar Qualification

The noted filmmaker shared his outrage with the press after his and Netflix’s animated film, ‘Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood’ was disqualified in the Best Animated Feature Film category and their appeal has gone unanswered.

Boop-Oop-a-Doop ANIMATIONWorld

Honoring a Pioneer’s Memory: The Max Fleischer Cartoons Restoration Project

Max’s granddaughter Jane Fleischer and Rockin Pins CEO Mauricio Alvarado are heading to San Diego ComicCon to share their efforts at tracking down and restoring famous Fleischer Studios cartoons, starring characters like Betty Boop, Superman and Popeye, to bring them to the screen before they are lost forever.

Live-Action / CGI Hybrid Filmmaking Headline News

Juice Releases ‘The Liberator’ Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

By Dan Sarto | Monday, July 19, 2021 at 3:08pm

Polish VFX studio shares a video of their work using revolutionary Trioscope EHA live-action / CGI hybrid animation technology in Netflix and Trioscope Studios’ gripping four-episode WWII miniseries.

Are We Dreaming or Awake? ANIMATIONWorld

Visualizing a New Mother’s Eerie Sleeplessness in ‘Six to Six’

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, June 24, 2021 at 2:26pm

For Israeli artist Neta Cohen, childhood memories that her home had a life of its own fueled her 2D/3D animated short about the long, sometimes sinister hours between wakefulness and sleep, reality and imagination.

Remembering Veteran’s Day ANIMATIONWorld

Trioscope’s Gripping WW2 Animated Drama ‘The Liberator’ Premieres Today

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 3:19pm

Company’s innovative new technology platform marries live-action human performance with CGI to bring unprecedented level of emotion and fidelity; four-episode miniseries gets Veteran’s Day release on Netflix.  

animated title sequences ANIMATIONWorld

How Studio AKA Captured Chaos and Destruction for the Main Titles on Ridley Scott’s ‘Raised by Wolves’

Working with a team of six artists, director Steve Small employs a combination of 3D, rotoscope and hand-drawn artwork for the haunting, elegant main titles serving as the backstory for the HBO Max sci-fi series.

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Richard Linklater’s Animated ‘Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Adventure’ Taking Off at Netflix

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, July 16, 2020 at 10:14am

New film from famed director will feature live-action-based hybrid CGI/hand-drawn style; ‘Undone’ animation houses Minnow Mountain and Submarine to produce.

jobs and recruiting Headline News

Minnow Mountain is Hiring: Artists Can Work Safely and Start Remotely

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 11:39am

Austin, Texas-based studio has a number of job openings and is currently looking for animation, compositing, and editing talent that is local or can work remotely. 

Postvis VFXWorld

Halon Entertainment Helps Visualize James Gray’s ‘Ad Astra’

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 2:48pm

Casey Pyke discusses his company’s previs and postvis work on Plan B Entertainment’s thrilling space adventure, which stars Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones.

Sci-Tech Awards Headline News

Computer Graphics in the Spotlight at 2019 Academy Sci-Tech Awards

Adobe After Effects and Photoshop, the Medusa Performance Capture System, and -- for the first time -- Maxon Cinema 4D among nine scientific & technical achievements to be honored at this year’s annual presentation.

Sci-Tech Awards Headline News

9 Scientific & Technical Achievements to be Honored at Academy Sci-Tech Awards

Curtis Clark to receive John A. Bonner Award at the Academy’s annual Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Saturday, February 9.

Sci-Tech Awards Headline News

Academy Investigating 8 Scientific and Technical Areas For 2018 Oscars

Motion graphics systems, digital paint systems, facial geometry capture, rotoscoping and more under investigation for the 2018 Academy Sci-Tech Awards.

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