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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.

‘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.

In ‘Aquaman,’ Underwater CG Hair Was Surprisingly One Of The Toughest Effects

The audience’s read on a character is “so influenced by how their hair looks,” says ILM vfx supervisor Jeff White.

Industrial Light & Magic Launches TV Division

ILM TV will offer vfx and animation services for episodic work on streaming and linear tv platforms.

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.

ILM’s Dennis Muren and David Vickery To Speak At Italy’s VIEW Conference (Exclusive)

The VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy continues to expand its impressive list of speakers for its 19th edition, taking place October 22-26.

‘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.”

Box Office Report: ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Early Man,’ ‘Monster Hunt 2,’ ‘Boonie Bears,’ ‘Mind Game’

A busy February weekend in both the U.S. and China resulted in both hits and misses.

The Evolution of Snoke In ‘The Last Jedi’: From Andy Serkis To Animation

A look at how ILM and Andy Serkis’ Snoke continued to evolve during production on the latest “Star Wars” film.

How ‘Downsizing’ Managed Its Miniature Moments

There are hundreds of visual effects shots in “Downsizing, but the film is certainly not a visual effects movie.

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ Is Filled With Animated Characters

Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One” is a lot more animated than you may think.

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.

TRAILER: ‘The Iron Giant’ and ‘Akira’ Play A Role In Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’

Steven Spielberg’s pop culture-soaked dystopia transfers “The Iron Giant” and “Akira” to virtual reality.

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’: Behind Bumblebee’s New Trick

How the “Transformers: The Last Knight” vfx crew crafted a new kind of transformation for the franchise’s fifth outing.

Why the Character Animation in ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Was Done Differently Than You Think

Kong and his Skull Island friends and foes receive their own special brand of animation in the new Jordan Vogt-Roberts film.

Cartoon Brew Job Listings Are Back! This Week’s Jobs at Luma, Axis, Ubisoft, ILM, Rockstar, And More

To launch the new year, Cartoon Brew is delighted to announce the return of our popular job listings service, covering employment opportunities in animation, vfx, and gaming studios.

Blue Sky, ILM, Sony Imageworks, Weta Digital, and Disney Among 18 Sci-Tech Academy Award Honorees

Hollywood is honoring the cgi and vfx technologies that play such a huge role in filmmaking nowadays.

The Debate About Digitally Resurrecting Dead Actors is Interesting, But It’s Not New

The rise of dead celebrities is new again, thanks to “Rogue One.”

10 Unforgettable Morphs in Film, TV, and Music Videos

Morphing has been an important part of vfx for quite a while. Here’s 10 memorable morphs that made us go wow!

ILM Releases 3 New ‘Warcraft’ VFX Breakdown Featurettes

New videos from ILM break down its character, crowd, and hair vfx for “Warcraft.”

Luc Besson Says There Are 2,734 VFX Shots in ‘Valerian’

The first teaser trailer for Luc Besson’s ‘Valerian’ is out—and it’s packed with vfx and animation.

ILM’s Rebel ‘Jurassic Park’ Artists Reflect On The State of VFX Art Today

Mark Dippé and Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams, who created groundbreaking vfx work on “Jurassic Park,” “T2,” and “The Abyss,” talk about what’s different about the vfx industry today.

The Tech Behind Bebop and Rocksteady’s Comic Turns in ‘Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles: Out of the Shadows’

Carton Brew speaks to ILM vfx supe Pablo Helman about the variety of vfx techniques needed to create the scene-stealing performances of Bebop and Rocksteady.

An Oral History of ILM’s ‘Dragonheart’ On Its 20th Anniversary

“Dragonheart,” released twenty years ago this week, was a live-action film that had one of the first digital characters you could believe in. We talk to the ILM artists who created it.

For Fourth Year In A Row, Disney Co. Sweeps Animation Categories At VES Awards

The Walt Disney Company has now won 16 consecutive animation awards at the VES Awards.

ILM’s CG Work Is The Biggest Star of New ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows’ Trailer

The new Turtles trailer contains plenty of cartoon fun, thanks to ILM.

ILM Hires VFX Outsider Sam Mercer as Studio Head

Film producer Sam Mercer has been hired to run ILM’s four studios in San Francisco, Vancouver, London, and Singapore.

Disney Drops Brad Bird’s ‘Tomorrowland’ Trailer

The full trailer for Disney and Brad Bird’s ‘Tomorrowland’ has arrived.

‘Strange Magic’ Has Something That Resembles a Trailer

There are bad trailers, and then there’s this incomprehensible thing promoting “Strange Magic,” an animated feature that feels like Blue Sky’s “Epic” produced by the people who made “Delgo.”

Lucasfilm Announces Surprise Animated Feature ‘Strange Magic’

Disney-owned Lucasfilm dropped a bombshell on the film world this morning: “Strange Magic,” a new previously-unannounced animated feature based on a story by George Lucas, will be released into theaters by Disney’s Touchstone Pictures label on January 23, 2015.

Academy Reveals 21 Contenders for 2014 Sci-Tech Oscars

Last Friday the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a list of 21 scientific and technical achievements in 16 different areas, which have been selected for further awards consideration.

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