Disney Releases First Trailer For ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’
The film will be released in October.
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DNEG Shuts Down TV VFX Unit In Los Angeles (Exclusive)
At least 20 vfx artists have lost their jobs.
London-Based VFX Titan DNEG Announces IPO, Aims To Raise $191 Million
The vfx and animation company employs nearly 7,000 people worldwide.
New Study Claims U.K.’s Animation Sector Has Achieved Gender Parity, While VFX Gender Pay Gap Is Wide
New research looks at gender, ethnicity, inclusivity, and pay in the U.K.’s animation, vfx, and post-production sectors.
In New ‘Godzilla’ Film, Silhouette is King
Why vfx artists had to closely adhere to character silhouettes in “Godzilla: King of the Monsters.”
‘Aladdin’ Reviews Are Mixed — But Far Less Catastrophic Than Originally Expected
Analysts project “Aladdin” will gross somewhere between $75-$85 million through the extended holiday weekend.
DNEG Hires Pixar Veteran Andrew Gordon As Head Of Character Animation For Its Feature Animation Team
A key figure from Pixar’s glory days will head up character animation for DNEG’s burgeoning feature animation group.
Disney To Release 4 Fox Animated Features, But The Future Of Blue Sky In Question
Titles include Blue Sky films, a “Bob’s Burgers” feature, and the hybrid cg/live debut of Chris Sanders.
The Best Breakdowns in VFX Right Now
It’s breakdown season – here’s our guide to some of the best making of clips, reels, and behind-the-scenes featurettes.
2019 Best Visual Effects Oscar Preview: Stand-out Films And Close-Calls
Who’s in and who’s out – here’s a look at the field of contenders for the visual effects Academy Award.
‘Venom’: What Happens When The Creature You Have To Create Is So Many Different Things?
Venom’s many forms and many states meant vfx artists had a lot of problems to solve.
Check Out These Before-And-After Shots From ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’
As usual, animation and vfx played a big role in the making of “Ant-Man and The Wasp.”
‘Pacific Rim Uprising’: How Toys And Motion Capture Helped Bring Giant Robots To Life
Here’s what it took to animate the giant Jaeger robots in “Pacific Rim Uprising.”
2018 VFX Oscar Predictions, And The Films That Might Just Steal a Contender Spot
Who’s going to be nominated for a vfx Oscar? And who might slip in through the back door? We do a comprehensive breakdown of the category.
UK’s Locksmith Animation Announces Production Agreement with 20th Century Fox
Locksmith will create a second pipeline of animated features made in the U.K. to complement Fox’s existing series of Blue Sky animated features.
A List Of American Animated Features Currently In Development
We’re launching this new resource to help readers keep track of American animated features in development.
How They Did It: Making The War Scenes In ‘Wonder Woman’
Director Patty Jenkins “always couched the visual effects in emotions,” the film’s vfx supervisor Bill Westenhofer tells Cartoon Brew.
Can You Pick the Real Car in This Shot? Behind-The-Scenes of ‘The Fate of the Furious’
By the end of production, even the vfx artists and filmmakers had difficulty telling the real cars apart from the digital ones.
Tips & Tricks for Creating Fantastic Beasts From the Artists of ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
Behind the scenes of the film’s biggest beasts.
‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ Goes For the Harryhausen Touch
Find out how Double Negative created a battle sequence between skeletons and invisible creatures in Tim Burton’s latest film.
VFX Firm Double Negative Is Shutting Down Its Singapore Studio
The studio won an Oscar this year for its vfx work on “Ex Machina.”
Cinesite and Image Engine Merge In Continuing VFX Consolidation
The two companies combine staffs into a worldwide workforce numbering over 525 artists.
Disney Sweeps! ‘Big Hero 6’ and ‘Feast’ Win Oscars
Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’ and ‘Feast’ both won Oscars tonight.
Oscars 2014: Who Are This Year’s Visual Effects Contenders?
While the Academy still hasn’t released a shortlist for the visual effects category, we identify the frontrunners in this year’s Oscar race.
British Studios Locksmith and Double Negative Plan To Make CG Features
There are big developments in the UK animation industry in the wake of a much-heralded tax break received by the British animation industry that went into effect last year. Sarah Smith, the former creative director of features at Aardman Animations, is setting up a studio named Locksmith Animation. She bills it as the UK’s “first high-end CGI feature animation studio,” and it is focused on creating a long-term slate of films for worldwide distribution.
“John Carter” Animator Shares An Insightful Reel of Work
I still haven’t seen Andrew Stanton’s John Carter, but that didn’t lessen (and perhaps enhanced) my enjoyment of this nifty character …
Double Negative Uses Luxology’s modo to Make John Carter’s Alien World a Reality
Quick Turnaround Times for 3D Modeling, Painting, and Texturing Assignments Help VFX House Meet Big Studio Expectations for Just-Released …
