DreamWorks Continues its Push into Streaming TV with ‘The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show’
Margie Cohn and Dave Smith discuss their new 2D comedy talk show series for kids featuring the iconic characters now available on Netflix.
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Byron Howard and Rich Moore Talk ‘Zootopia’
The co-directors on Disney’s upcoming 2016 animated feature share how they divide and conquer the enormous tasks -- and pressures -- of helming a big studio film.
Sharon Calahan Talks Lighting and Visual Development on ‘The Good Dinosaur’
Veteran Pixar DP explains how complex lighting studies and concept paintings done in Wyoming’s Big Sky country helped her capture the beauty of the outdoors in new ways never before seen at the studio.
Bakshi is Back with ‘Last Days of Coney Island’
The legendary director releases his first new animated film in years, a compelling 22-minute short filled with offbeat, colorful characters drawn from his years in Brooklyn.
Michael Kurinsky Talks Visual Development on ‘Hotel Transylvania 2’
Veteran Sony Pictures Animation production designer walks us through the visual development process on Genndy Tartakovsky’s hit animated feature sequel.
Sing Choong Foo Talks ‘Where’s the Dragon?’
After a long career at Western visual effects studios, the industry veteran’s animated feature film directorial debut hits theatres in China.
Sanjay Patel and Nicole Grindle Talk ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’
The director and producer of Pixar’s new animated short, which will front ‘The Good Dinosaur’ when it opens in theatres next month, discuss their poignant and uniquely different film.
The VIEW Looks Great from Turin
Italy’s VIEW Conference 2015 is just around the corner, with a top lineup of industry leaders preparing for a memorable week of presentations and al dente agnolotti.
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The Animation Hotline: Innovative Shorts Just a Phone Call Away
Dustin Grella’s Animation Hotline turns anonymous voice mail messages into compelling micro-animated shorts – each produced in a single day.
Inside Marvel’s Animated ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Series
Supervising producer Marty Isenberg talks about Disney XD’s latest animated TV series based on Marvel’s comic book and feature film universe.
The 17th Annual Animation Show of Shows Gets its First Theatrical Release
After 16 years of touring his annual animated short film program around the world, Acme Filmworks founder and producer Ron Diamond releases his latest program in theatres for the first time.
15 Years of Glorious Mayhem: 'Aqua Teen Hunger Force' Says Peace Out!
With the Adult Swim series finale set to air this week -- including a song from Rock legend Patti Smith -- creative studio Awesome Inc. reflects on the minimal animation and maximum fun of the beloved show.
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.
Dinosaurs and Trucks Collide in DreamWorks' New Netflix Kid Series ‘DinoTrux’
DreamWorks brings mechanical / organic hybrid characters and their tales of friendship and adventure together in a Netflix original series.
SIGGRAPH 2015’s STUDIO - Creative Disruption
This year’s Studio spotlights projects in alternative fields involving new foundations in computer graphics, particularly those using interesting UIs to interact with the physical world.
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Aardman is Baaack in Cinemas with ‘Shaun the Sheep Movie'
Co-directors Richard Starzak and Mark Burton bring our favorite sheep and his cheeky hijinks to the big screen in their new stop-motion film.
I Got Your Voxels Right Here: The Updated Digital Characters of ‘Pixels’
Sony Imageworks VFX supervisor Dan Kramer helps bring iconic low-res 1980s arcade game characters into the CG world of 2015 in the new Adam Sandler film.
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Oculus Story Studio Releases New VR Short ‘Henry’
San Francisco studio’s cute story about a lovable but un-huggable hedgehog shows the inherent power of storytelling within the Oculus Rift virtual reality system.
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DreamWorks and Netflix Team Up on ‘Dragons: Race to the Edge’
DreamWorks Animation veteran and series director Elaine Bogan details the production process from storyboarding through final delivery on DWA’s hit series that further explores the world of the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ franchise.
Disney Television Animation’s Paul Rudish Talks New ‘Mickey Mouse’ Cartoon Shorts
Emmy award-winning artist and director Paul Rudish discusses the development process for new story ideas for the iconic Disney characters and describes Disney Television Animation’s storyboarding and production process.
