'Kaena: The Prophecy' — First 3D CGI Feature-Length Film from Europe
Steven Mirkin gets a few helpful hints from vfx houses about what theyre looking for in new hires.
Reviews
Career Coach: It’s Showtime
Joe Strike sets out to find out how independent animators find work within the system while keeping their independence.
New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews
Taylor Jessen reviews five short films: Lemmings by Craig Van Dyke, Rex Steele: Nazi Smasher by Alexander Woo, Rock the World by Sukwon Shin, Ryan by Chris Landreth and Flashbacks from My Past: Starry Night by Irra Verbitsky. Includes QuickTime movie clips!
New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews
Christopher Harz pays a visit to one of the hottest vfx havens, Londons Soho district, which has attracted a flurry of American movies, thanks to creativity and tax incentives.
Cats and Dogs Living in Harmony: ASIFA-East 2004 Review
Alain Bielik meets the visual effects supervisor behind the hallucinatory images of Blueberry, a French western with a twist.
'Walt Disney Treasures: On The Front Line'
The Career Coach explains what recruiters do for their company or client and how to help them land you a job.
Review of 'An Animated Death in Burbank' by Michael Joens
Bill Desowitz sits down with Ted Rae, the visual effects supervisor and 2nd unit director on The Passion of the Christ, to discuss the digital challenges of Mel Gibsons surprising biblical blockbuster.
New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews
Dr. Toon gives the prize catch of all animated features, Finding Nemo, a bit of a tongue-in-gill tribute.
Sketchbook Pro and the Wacom Cintiq 18sx as a Working Pair
John Cawley interviews David DePatie about the creation and evolution of the Pink Panther.
Zbig Rybczynski: It’s Sure Realistic
Anime expert Fred Patten reviews the latest anime releases including Android Kikaider, Initial D, King of Bandit Jing, Samurai Deeper Kyo and Heat Guy J.
Animation Pimp: 'Justice League' — What’s with These People?
Henry Turner investigates the newest developments in motion capture and motion control, which brings the technology on-set. Includes a QuickTime movie clip from Hidalgo.
New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews
Who could have predicted this? I just read that Oscar winners live longer. In our case, the Oscar gave our life an instant boost, and a perpetual publicity handle. We managed five nominations, and have been living in the glow ever since. But was Bill Snyder able to melt that golden statuette down into real dollars?
A Joybag of Goodies: 'Avoid Eye Contact': Best of New York Independent Animation, Volume 1
Continuing our excerpts from the Inspired 3D series, Tom Capizzi presents an in-depth character construction tutorial.
Life Study: 'The Animal Motion Show'
Mark Ramshaw reports back regarding the impressive work being done in commercials and music video in the U.K.
Don’t Be Afraid of Color
John Canemaker’s The Art and Flair of Mary Blair honors a beloved Disney designer.
Career Coach: The Confidence Game
Bill Desowitz reports back from the VES Awards, where the best in visual effects for 2003 and the career of George Lucas were honored.
3ds max 6 Review
In this fifth of a six-part series, Ellen Besen looks at Oscar-nominees Finding Nemo and The Triplets of Belleville and compares and contrasts their core analogies.
New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews
Shelley Page reports back from Imagina about the daunting task of tackling a trade show, festival AND conference all at once.
The Best of Imagina 2004
VFXWorld Editor Bill Desowitz takes a sneak peek at one of next summers most eagerly awaited films, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, a stunning leap in bluescreen and compositing work.
A Gesture of Serenity
Mary Ann Skweres jumps into the Slamdance Festival and returns to tell us what she discovered.
The New Age of Animation at Sundance
Joe Strike looks at daytime TV successes of 2003 in the U.S and what we can expect from 2004. He talks to industry vet Fred Seibert and network pundits at Kids WB!, FOX BOX, Disney/ABC, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, as well as Linda Simensky, in her new role at PBS.
Mr. Fun Strikes Again! A (Somewhat Biased) Review of Floyd Norman’s 'Son of Faster Cheaper'
Continuing our excerpts from the Inspired 3D series, Keith Lango presents part two of a two-part tutorial on lip-sync and facial animation.
New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews
Vamsi M. Ayyagari takes a look at what occurred in the 3D industry in Asia and India during 2003.
2003: The Year of the CG Artist — Technology in Review
Heikki Jokinen writes an in-depth review of Chris J. Robinsons book, Between Genius & Utter Illiteracy: A Story of Estonian Animation.
Maxon Computer’s BodyPaint 3D R2 Review
Former Weta senior animator Jason Schleifer reviews the digital art book, EXPOS1.
