‘Big Hero 6’ Sweeps at the 13th Annual VES Awards
Disney’s “Big Hero 6” was the big winner tonight at the 13th annual VES Awards, sweeping all five of the animated feature categories.
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Andy Serkis Is Giving More Credit to the Animators Now
Actor Andy Serkis may have changed his tune somewhat from earlier this spring when he insisted that animators do nothing but add ‘digital makeup’ on top of his acting.
Andy Serkis Does Everything, Animators Do Nothing, Says Andy Serkis
In his never-ending quest to be recognized as a serious thespian, character actor Andy Serkis continues to minimize the role of the animators who make his performances possible. With each interview he gives, Serkis seems to do more and more of the work, and the animators less and less. About the only thing Serkis doesn’t do at this point is build his own motion capture rigs and provide his own craft services.
FACT CHECK: Weta Did Not Invent Motion Capture
No one turns to the Wall Street Journal for insightful animation coverage, but that’s still no excuse for this egregious error in an …
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). …
