Rodeo FX Enhances Villeneuve’s ‘Enemy’
Digital compositing supervisor Patrick David talks spiders and multiple Gyllenhaals.
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Animation and VFX Spring 2014 Movie Preview
Time-traveling mutants, rare blue macaws, a webbed crusader, morphing metal robots and the Mistress of All Evil are just a few of the animated characters coming to theatres this Spring.
Tom and Jerry Return
Steve Neilson and Joel Shemrock discuss the challenges of directing the new animated series.
Every Shape and Size
Art Director James McDermott riffs on the colorful creatures of 'Rick and Morty.'
Animation and VFX Winter Movie Preview 2014
Puppets, chiseled gladiators, smart aleck rodents and a canine genius are just some of the animated characters coming to theatres this Winter.
Faves in Toyland: Robot Chicken’s Born Again Virgin Christmas Special
Robot Chicken’s Alex Kamer brings Santa and Superheroes back to the small screen.
Similar Faces, Different Day
Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland deconstructs his twist on a classic sci-fi duo
Small Character, Big Plans
The big deal from 2013's Cartoon Connection Canada is Frima and Dupuis teaming up to co-produce 104 animated ‘Petit Poilu’ episodes.
Made to Order: The Secret Recipe Behind 'Bob’s Burgers'
Series creator Loren Bouchard and illustrator Jay Howell share their thoughts on the origins of Fox’s Sunday night hit.
‘Nightmare’ Still a Dream Come True
Henry Selick reflects on his groundbreaking classic, a misleading headline, a Shadow King and the road ahead.
Animation and VFX Fall Movie Preview 2013
The next set of must / might see animated and visual effects-driven movies coming to theatres this fall.
Director Raja Gosnell Talks 'The Smurfs 2'
The director walks us through his latest animated/live-action feature.
A Controversial New Caped Crusader
Artist Dave Bullock opens up about Beware the Batman.
Animation and VFX Summer Movie Preview 2013
Summer's bountiful slate of animated and visual effects-laden feature films that you must, or hopefully, might, go see.
Buildings, Bumbershoots and Bad Weather
The love story behind Saschka Unseld’s Blue Umbrella.
Feat of Clay: The Forgotten 'Adventures of Mark Twain'
Oscar®-winning director Will Vinton looks back on his one-of-a-kind 1985 animated creation.
Spring 2013 Animation and VFX Film Preview
James Gartler walks us through 11 visually tantalizing films hitting the box office this Spring.
An Appetite for Effects
How Dan Schrecker and Jonathan Levine brought the undead to life in Warm Bodies.
I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad
FuseFX Co-Founder Jason Fotter explains why visual effects work can be Hell on Wheels.
Bringing Horror back to 'Little Shop'
WB’s Kurt Galvao on the creation of The Director’s Cut decades in the making.
