By Mercedes Milligan | January 25, 2019 Top young adult cable TV destination Adult Swim announced a second season of sci-fi animated buddy-cop series Hot Streets will be chasing new cases starting Sunday, February 24 at midnight ET/PT. The quarter-hour series is created by Robot Chicken writer and Rick and Morty story editor Brian Wysol, and produced by Stoopid Buddy Stoodios. Season two[…..] […]
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Weta Special Effects: “Alita” Represents the Most Advanced Performance Capturing Level
“performance-capture” is an advanced version of “motion-capture”, which is often used in both current movie productions. “Motion capture” is basically used for motion capture of actors’ limbs or props, while “performance capture” is for facial expressions, finger movements, etc. that are rich in more details and information. From the well-known “The Lord of the[…..] […]
On the Road to the 91st Oscars: The Animated Short Film Nominees
Leading up to Oscar Sunday on February 24th, catch up on AWN’s coverage of the films and creative teams nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards. By Jennifer Wolfe | Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 5:42pm Each year here at Animation World Network we put a spotlight on the five animated shorts —[…..] […]
On the Road to the 91st Oscars: The Animated Feature Nominees
Leading up to Oscar Sunday on February 24th, catch up on AWN’s coverage of the films and creative teams nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 91st Academy Awards. By Jennifer Wolfe | Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 5:32pm Each year here at Animation World Network we put a spotlight on the five animated features — and[…..] […]
WATCH: New ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Mirror Punch Clip Sheds Light on Hero’s Past
James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s long-awaited epic sci-fi thriller opens in theaters February 14. By Dan Sarto | Friday, January 25, 2019 at 10:46am With yesterday’s release of the Alita: Battle Angel “Mirror Punch” clip, we’re beginning to glean a bit more about the central figure, a rescued cyborg with the heart and soul of a young woman, in[…..] […]
Designing the Spectacular Realm of the Dragons for DreamWorks Animation’s ‘The Hidden World’
From concept art to finished frames, production designer Pierre-Olivier Vincent brings a singular touch to the final film in the blockbuster ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ trilogy. By Jennifer Wolfe | Friday, January 25, 2019 at 4:04pm Already spreading its wings abroad, DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World flies into U.S. theaters from distributor Universal[…..] […]
Warner Bros. Developing Sequel for ‘Detective Pikachu’
‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ and ‘Jump Street 22’ writer Oren Uziel tapped to write the screenplay. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, January 28, 2019 at 4:25pm Warner Bros. is reportedly developing a sequel to Legendary Entertainment’s hybrid live-action-CG movie, Detective Pikachu. Variety reports that Oren Uziel has been hired to write the screenplay for the sequel. Uziel most recently worked on[…..] […]
Bo Peep Returns in New Character Poster & Video for ‘Toy Story 4’
Annie Potts returns as the voice of the ‘modern, independent, capable and confident’ Bo Peep in Disney·Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 4’ in theaters June 21. By Jennifer Wolfe | Monday, January 28, 2019 at 3:52pm Bo Peep is back! Disney·Pixar has unveiled a first look at Toy Story 4’s Bo Peep with a new character poster and video. This[…..] […]
Google Cloud, Sony Pictures Imageworks Collaborate on Open-Source OpenCue
Open-source, high-performance render manager based on Sony’s in-house queuing system, Cue 3, is purpose-built for the needs of the visual effects and animation industry. By Jennifer Wolfe | Friday, January 25, 2019 at 11:30am Google Cloud, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Imageworks, has announced OpenCue, an open-source, high-performance render manager specifically built for the needs of the[…..] […]
EntGroup Released “White Paper on China’s Internet Variety Market in 2018”
After five years of rapid development, in 2018 China’s online variety market entered a period of fierce competition. In the past year, the number of newly-launched domestic nets was 162, down about 2%. At the same time, the net investment scale reached 6.8 billion, a year-on-year increase of over 58%. In the policy tightening regulation,[…..] […]