Tag: CG
Remembering Three Fathers of the CG Revolution
As we embark on the first quarter of 2023, we must note the passing of three pivotal figures in the CGI Revolution over the...
Goodbye Kansas Dives into the VFX of ‘Vigil’
Amid the workflow complications of COVID-19 and the pressure of episodic deadlines, the visual effects and post artists who helped bring Vigil to the...
Envisioning a Brighter Animated Future in ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’
***This article originally appeared in the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)***
It's been 55 years now since the original Star Trek series...
Magnificent Malfunction: How the ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ Creative Team Programmed Locksmith’s Debut Feature
***This article originally appeared in the November '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 314)***
Navigating the challenging and at times cruel world of middle school...
Exclusive Clip: ‘Rugrats’ Escape from Pre-K in New Ep. Guest Starring Charlet Chung
The reimagined Rugrats are getting into more diaper-filling adventures as eight new episodes bring Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, Susie, Phil & Lil back to Paramount+...
An Expert’s Field Guide to Digital Doubles, Digital Humans & Deep Fakes
If you're at all interested in entertainment, technology or media, you will no doubt have come across at least one of the terms listed...
Jez Hall to Helm Planeta Junior & Fourth Wall’s ‘Superpigs’
Leading European children's and family entertainment company Planeta Junior and emerging indie producer Fourth Wall Animation have named Jez Hall as director of their...
Every Frame a Painting: How Axis Studios Styled ‘The Tall Grass’ for ‘Love, Death + Robots’
Multi-award-winning Glasgow animation and VFX shop Axis Studios has offered fans and fellow artists insight into how its team broke convention to create the...
Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Demonic’: Possessed by New Technologies
***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 313)***
Acclaimed filmmaker Neill Blomkamp (District 9) goes beyond his usual realm...
Patrick Osborne Creates an Animated Noir Version of Billie Eilish
Animation fans know Patrick Osborne as the brilliant director of the Oscar-winning short Feast (2014), and his Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated VR short Pearl (2017)....
First Look: Mattel Returns to Eternia with ‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe’ on Netflix
Netflix and Mattel Television today revealed a first look at a fresh chapter in the saga of Eternia with the official trailer and images...
Rising Sun Pictures Crafts 300 VFX for ‘Jungle Cruise’
Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) recreated huge swaths of Amazon rainforest with photoreal accuracy for Disney's rollicking adventure film, Jungle Cruise. The jungle environments are...
The Way of the Samurai: BTS of ‘Snake Eyes’ with VFX Supe Olaf Wendt
***This article was written for the August '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)***
An iconic ninja warrior in the G.I. Joe franchise gets his...
From Cat City to Hollywood: Fiona Ho Bao Er’s Animated Journey
Born and raised in Kuching — Malaysia's "Cat City" — artist Fiona Ho Bao Er shunned the traditional aspirations of her small town and...
Cottonwood’s David Michel & Zoé Carrera Chart a Course for ‘Around the World in 80 Days’
***This article originally appeared in the June-July '21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 311)***
There have been many cinematic adaptations of French novelist Jules' Verne's...
Aardman, Fictioneers Fix Up ‘Wallace & Gromit’ AR Tale for Fall
Aardman and Fictioneers have revealed the first Wallace & Gromit animation from their new venture, teasing the duo's first foray into augmented reality. For...
Disney Reanimates ‘Ralph’s Tiana After Colorism Criticism
Walt Disney Animation Studios is taking another pass at the CG interpretation of its first black princess, following wide backlash to the character Tiana's...
How I Landed a Career in Animation
Blue Sky Studios' Head of Story Adam Cootes reflects on the roles that determination, hard work and a touch of random fate played in...
Q&A: Hilmar Koch Joins Autodesk as Director of R&D
Hilmar Koch, former tech head of advanced development at ILMxLAB, has joined Autodesk as its first Director of Research & Development, The Future of...
Aardman Animates The Staves’ Music Video
Bristol based animation powerhouse Aardman teamed up with Atlantic Records and British folk rock trio The Staves to deliver a visually stunning music promo...
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