Conference will tackle facial animation, AI, ethics in games as well as showcase the future of real-time production. SIGGRAPH 2019 has just announced Real-Time Live! and Games programming for the upcoming conference in L.A., which will shine a light on topics including but not limited to facial animation, AI, ethics, and the future of real-time[…..] […]
Former Onion writer Chris Karwowski’s 10-episode set of satirical 90-second shorts, co-created with studio behind YouTube series ‘Speedrun,’ will run every Tuesday through August. Our friends at MONDO are teaching extraterrestrial aliens how to succeed on Earth in their new show, The Alien Guide to Earth, a 10-episode series of 90-second satirical animated shorts, launching[…..] […]
Discovery Family will be counting down the final 13 episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, beginning with special mid-season premiere on Saturday, August 3 at 11:30 a.m./10:30C. The final batch of new episodes of the Allspark Animation-produced hit series will also stream live and on demand on Discovery Family GO, the network’s TV[…..] […]
One Animation has announced the appointment of Planeta Junior (part of Grupo Planeta / De Agostini) as its European licensing agent for the global smash hit animated series, Oddbods. The Barcelona-based agency will build a vibrant licensing program for the quirky slapstick characters in categories including apparel, accessories, back to school, home & giftware, and[…..] […]
With the MCU ‘Infinity Saga’ now complete, the studio shares a 10-year visual history of their extensive previs, postvis and techvis work on the famed franchise. ‘Avengers: Infinity War.’ The Third Floor worked on an unbelievable 18 out of 22 films of the MCU ‘Infinity Saga.’ All images © Marvel. All previs and postvis images[…..] […]
Two months after new 20th Century Fox owner Disney called a halt just ahead of production, the motion-capture movie adaptation of David Petersen’s award-winning comics epic Mouse Guard has officially been scrapped. The project was being produced by Matt Reeves with a screenplay by Gary Whitta (After Earth, Star Wars Rebels), and had signed on[…..] […]
Africa’s largest toon shop, Cape Town-based Triggerfish Animation, has launched a free online education destination for aspiring animators: Triggerfish Academy. Accessible via the website and YouTube channel, the course is comprised of a series of short videos which cover different career options, principles of animation, intro to storytelling — and even the personal experiences of[…..] […]
Coming to select cinemas nationwide this August, fans have a chance to experience the gorgeous new restoration of Millennium Actress — often cited as legendary director Satoshi Kon’s (Perfect Blue, Paprika) greatest work — on the big screen in new English dub and Japanese-language remasters. The time-slipping film was originally released in 2001. The cast[…..] […]
Award-winning French studio Xilam Animation has appointed Charles Courcier to Head of Digital Production. In this newly created position, Courcier is responsible for sourcing, developing, financing and producing original web series to expand Xilam’s presence on YouTube, in addition to growing the studio’s presence across AVOD platforms. As well as building up the company’s hit[…..] […]
Unity Technologies (https://unity.com), creator of the world’s most widely-used real-time 3D development platform, today announced Unity Learn Premium, the most comprehensive source of learning content to date for professionals and hobbyists looking to advance their Unity knowledge and skills within their industry. Unity Learn Premium builds upon the launch of the free Unity Learn platform,[…..] […]
