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.
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‘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.
John Knoll Named Chief Creative Officer of ILM
Veteran visual effects supervisor John Knoll has been promoted to the position of chief creative officer at Disney-owned Industrial Light …
The Disney Purchase of Lucasfilm: What Does It Mean?
Disney’s $4.05 billion acquisition of Lucasfilm has generated more questions than answers. The Mouse has made it clear that they bought …
NY Film Critics Didn’t Like a Single Animated Film This Year
The New York Film Critics Circle, which I can only presume is a circle of film critics from New York, has announced their picks for the …
A Few Thoughts on Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo”
Above right is a photo of me in Paris some years ago standing besides the grave of French filmmaker and visual fx pioneer Georges …
New “Rango” trailer
Rango still intrigues me. Here’s the third trailer for the Gore Verbinski/Johnny Depp/ILM/Nickelodeon Movie slated for release next March:
