January 24, 2018
“As we were developing this story [for Coco ], we struggled with how to have Miguel articulate how important music is to him,” says Lee Unkrich, director. “All our ideas fell flat. They were clichés. ...
HOLLYWOOD — Nominees for the 90th Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday, recognizing movies released in 2017. This year’s Oscar awards will be presented on Sunday, March 4th at the Dolby Theatre at ...
January 23, 2018
CHICAGO — ACM SIGGRAPH has selected Kristy Pron, media arts and pipeline developer at Walt Disney Imagineering, as the SIGGRAPH 2020 conference chair. The event will take place in Washington, DC, at t ...
Once again, the skilled artists working at Pixar Animation Studios have exercised their expertise in computer graphics, animation, and storytelling to raise the art of CGI filmmaking with a colorful, ...
January 22, 2018
During recent years, the CG industry has overcome many daunting hurdles, but one that still remains is the Uncanny Valley. Indeed, we are inching closer and closer to achieving a computer-generated hu ...
The Marvel juggernaut continues to smash the box-office competition as the studio releases yet another offering from its Marvel Cinematic Universe – Thor: Ragnarok. The Thor franchise’s two prior succ ...
LONDON – Animated Women UK, the organization supporting women in the UK’s VFX and animation industries, has announced that its Achieve Programme is now open for entries. The Achieve Programme, which d ...
January 18, 2018
LOS ANGELES — The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the nominees for the 16th Annual VES Awards, the yearly celebration that recognizes outstanding visual effects artistry and innovation in f ...
January 16, 2018
MONTREAL – Cinesite completed more than 800 shots for StudioCanal and Lionsgate’s new film The Commuter. The feature follows Michael (Liam Neeson), an ordinary businessman on his daily commute home – ...
January 15, 2018