Disney’s “Prep & Landing – Operation Secret Santa”
Disney Animation followed up its CG Prep & Landing TV special from last year with this new 7-minute short, which premiered on Tuesday …
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New Trailer for Blue Sky’s “Rio”
Don’t worry, the marketing team is just messing with us. The actual film won’t be composed entirely of warmed over CG cliches that make …
Hacking the Kinect
Microsoft’s new controller-free gaming environment called Kinect for XBox 360 also doubles as a powerful digital toy for hackers. The …
“A Robot’s Life” by Elad Offer
A cute concept that doesn’t wear out its welcome, A Robot’s Life was written and directed by vfx artist Elad Offer. Animation supervision …
First Stills from Tintin
The limitations of Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s approach to Tintin is evident from the very first still they’ve released (above). …
Disney’s “Tick Tock Tale” preview
A preview of the latest short from Walt Disney Animation Studios–Tick Tock Tale directed by Dean Wellins. Haven’t heard much about this …
“I Want Your Money” trailer
This is the trailer for I Want Your Money, an anti-Obama political documentary that opens in theaters this Friday. Like countless …
Three Legged Legs Light Up Georgia
Solid color and design work in this CG spot for Georgia Power created by Santa Monica-based Three Legged Legs. The extensive …
“Doomed”, a new series by the creator of “Pocoyo”
Take Ward Kimball’s crazy space creatures from Mars and Beyond, add some computer animation, and voila, you get this fantastic trailer …
“Sintel” by Colin Levy
Sintel is an independently produced short film, initiated by the Amsterdam-based Blender Foundation, directed by Savannah College of Art …
“The Lost Thing” trailer
The Lost Thing, a fifteen-minute CG animated short with a tactile, painterly feel, is based on a children’s book by Shaun Tan. It won the …
“Gnomeo and Juliet” trailer
When is a Disney feature NOT a Disney feature… when it’s a Touchstone release of an Elton John production. Gnomeo & Juliet is being …
Sammy’s Adventures: The Secret Passage
Last November we reported on a new 14 minute Imax film from director Ben Stassen (Fly Me to The Moon) and Belgium based nWave Pictures …
“Pombinha Branca” by Fernando Augusto Dias
As long as we’re exploring student CG from around the world, here is Pombinha Branca by Fernando Augusto Dias, produced while studying at …
“Manfred” by Arjen Klaverstijn
A graduation project made by Arjen Klaverstijn at the Utrecht School of the Arts in The Netherlands. One of my most frequent bits of …
R-Rated Danish Film Gets US Release 6 Years Later
Fear not, The Trouble with Terkel isn’t an ironic Studs Terkel biopic; it’s a raunchy R-rated animated comedy based on the stand-up …
“Salesman Pete”
I posted the trailer to “Salesman Pete and the Amazing Stone from Outer Space!” last June. The entire film is now online. It’s directed …
Roger Rabbit CG test
Someone posted a rare 1998 cgi test film for an unmade Roger Rabbit 2. If anyone has any background info on this piece, I’d like to hear …
Taiwan’s Next Media Animation
I’ve never written a post fully expressing my appreciation for the Taiwanese animators at Next Media Animation who create news segments …
Fruit Snacks by Buck
CG has been imitating stop-motion for years, but this spot from Buck, the bicoastal (NY & LA) design and animation studio, had me fooled. …
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