Disney Serves Up a Sumptuous ‘Feast’
Director Patrick Osborne and Production Designer Jeff Turley deliver Disney’s tasty new animated short film to an eager Annecy Festival audience.
Interviews
The Flying Pixies and Digi-Doubles of ‘Maleficent’
Digital Domain’s Kelly Port and Darren Hendler discuss the blood, sweat and motion capture work that went into the visual and digital effects of Maleficent.
Q&A: Exploring the Twisted World of Adult Swim’s ‘Superjail!’
Watch an exclusive clip from season four -- set to premiere on June 15th -- and read AWN’s interview with series creators Christy Karacas and Stephen Warbrick in which they discuss the show’s genesis and development, as well as what viewers can expect from the new season.
MPC Brings Us the Magic of ‘Maleficent’
MPC Vancouver’s visual effects supervisor Seth Maury discusses the creation of an anti-heroine’s magical world.
MPC's Guillaume Rocheron Talks ‘Godzilla’
The VFX supervisor discusses how MPC helped director Gareth Edwards bring the iconic monster to the big screen.
The Third Floor Tackles ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Previs
Previs supervisor Austin Bonang explains the extensive use of previsualization on Bryan Singer's latest installment of the X-Men franchise.
Supervising the Sentinels
MPC Montreal’s Benoit Dubuc recalls the creation of the X-Men’s greatest foes
Richard Stammers Talks ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’
MPC’s visual effects supervisor discusses the challenges of bringing Bryan Singer’s critically acclaimed film to the screen.
Patrick Smith Talks ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Previs
The Third Floor’s previs supervisor discusses the extensive use of previs, techvis and postvis on Sony’s latest superhero hit.
The Surreal Mechanical World of TF1’s New Pub Rebranding Campaign
Paris’ NAKED Compagnie and New York’s ROOF Studio team up in the Cloud to produce a prolific series of eight second CG bumpers.
Matt Senreich, Zeb Wells and the World of ‘Robot Chicken’
After seven seasons, Adult Swim’s stop-motion comedic mayhem ensemble seems stronger than ever.
Dan Schrecker Talks ‘Noah’
LOOK Effects’ visual effects supervisor discusses feather systems, a pulsating apple and the Garden of Eden in Darren Aronofsky’s latest film.
Henson’s Creature Shop Talk
Brian Henson takes us behind the judge’s table for the Jim Henson Creature Shop Challenge season one finale.
Re-Writing a Novel Prison Escape in ‘Writers’ Block’
Wonky Films’ quirky short chronicles innovative ways to escape a prison for bad writers.
The Long Yellow Brick Road to Theatres
Producer Bonne Radford explains the genesis behind Dorothy’s Return to Oz.
Jerome Chen Talks ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’
The veteran Imageworks visual effects supervisor walks us through the production of Sony’s highly anticipated second Spider-Man offering.
Monty Granito Talks ‘Captain America: The Winter Solder’ Previs
The Proof Inc. previs supervisor takes us deep inside their biggest previs project to date.
Animating ‘Archer’
Art director Neal Holman and animation director Bryan Fordney explain how Floyd County Productions brings us FX’s animated gem.
Roiland Wraps 'Rick and Morty'
The series creator looks back on the first season’s memorable and controversial moments.
Carlos Saldanha Talks ‘Rio 2’
Blue Sky and Blue Macaws are back in this expansive and energetic sequel.
Jason Schleifer Talks ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’
The PDI/DreamWorks head of character animation helps bring one of animation’s classic duos to the big screen.
Weta’s Guy Williams Talks ‘Iron Man 3’ and the Coming Age of HFR
The veteran Oscar-nominated VFX supervisor discusses Marvel’s latest Iron Man saga as well as the future of high frame rate filmmaking.
Marcy Page Leaves Her Mark on the NFB
One of animation’s most successful producers reflects on her work, her NFB legacy and her plans for retirement.
Gabriel Sanchez Talks ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’
The LOOK Effects vfx supervisor discusses integrating miniatures, stop-motion, live action and more on Wes Anderson’s new film.
Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco Talk ‘The Croods’
The co-directors of DreamWorks’ Oscar-nominated feature discuss the family dynamic at the heart of their story.
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Method Studios Heads ‘Into the Storm’
Method VFX supervisor Nordin Rahhali talks about the whirlwind of visual effects his team whipped up for Steven Quale’s new disaster pic.
The Animation Pimpcast #5: One on One with Dennis Tupicoff
Chris Robinson chats with the award-winning Australian animation director.
MPC Swings into Action with ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Previs
MPC’s previs supervisor Duane Floch discusses three different POVs and lots of apes used to create the Colony Attack scene in Matt Reeves’ hit sequel.
A Comedy Boot Up Your Ass: ‘Black Dynamite Season One’ Released on Blu-Ray and DVD
'Black Dynamite' co-creator Michael Jai White shares his thoughts on the edgy, action-packed and brilliantly executed Adult Swim animated series Season One DVD.
Roaring Through the Previs on ‘Godzilla’
The Third Floor supervisor Eric Carney walks us through the previs on Gareth Edwards’ hit reboot of the Japanese classic.
The Third Floor Takes On ‘Maleficent’ Previs
Previs supervisor Mark Nelson walks us through almost 18 months of previsualization on Rob Stromberg’s hit film.
A Candid Talk with Scratch Film Master Steven Woloshen
Experimental hand-made animator Steven Woloshen riffs on his new film, 1000 Plateaus and the fascinating world of scratch film animation.
Disney Serves Up a Sumptuous ‘Feast’
Director Patrick Osborne and Production Designer Jeff Turley deliver Disney’s tasty new animated short film to an eager Annecy Festival audience.
The Flying Pixies and Digi-Doubles of ‘Maleficent’
Digital Domain’s Kelly Port and Darren Hendler discuss the blood, sweat and motion capture work that went into the visual and digital effects of Maleficent.
Q&A: Exploring the Twisted World of Adult Swim’s ‘Superjail!’
Watch an exclusive clip from season four -- set to premiere on June 15th -- and read AWN’s interview with series creators Christy Karacas and Stephen Warbrick in which they discuss the show’s genesis and development, as well as what viewers can expect from the new season.
MPC Brings Us the Magic of ‘Maleficent’
MPC Vancouver’s visual effects supervisor Seth Maury discusses the creation of an anti-heroine’s magical world.
MPC's Guillaume Rocheron Talks ‘Godzilla’
The VFX supervisor discusses how MPC helped director Gareth Edwards bring the iconic monster to the big screen.
The Third Floor Tackles ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Previs
Previs supervisor Austin Bonang explains the extensive use of previsualization on Bryan Singer's latest installment of the X-Men franchise.
Supervising the Sentinels
MPC Montreal’s Benoit Dubuc recalls the creation of the X-Men’s greatest foes
Richard Stammers Talks ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’
MPC’s visual effects supervisor discusses the challenges of bringing Bryan Singer’s critically acclaimed film to the screen.
Patrick Smith Talks ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Previs
The Third Floor’s previs supervisor discusses the extensive use of previs, techvis and postvis on Sony’s latest superhero hit.
The Surreal Mechanical World of TF1’s New Pub Rebranding Campaign
Paris’ NAKED Compagnie and New York’s ROOF Studio team up in the Cloud to produce a prolific series of eight second CG bumpers.
Matt Senreich, Zeb Wells and the World of ‘Robot Chicken’
After seven seasons, Adult Swim’s stop-motion comedic mayhem ensemble seems stronger than ever.
Dan Schrecker Talks ‘Noah’
LOOK Effects’ visual effects supervisor discusses feather systems, a pulsating apple and the Garden of Eden in Darren Aronofsky’s latest film.
Henson’s Creature Shop Talk
Brian Henson takes us behind the judge’s table for the Jim Henson Creature Shop Challenge season one finale.
Re-Writing a Novel Prison Escape in ‘Writers’ Block’
Wonky Films’ quirky short chronicles innovative ways to escape a prison for bad writers.
The Long Yellow Brick Road to Theatres
Producer Bonne Radford explains the genesis behind Dorothy’s Return to Oz.
Jerome Chen Talks ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’
The veteran Imageworks visual effects supervisor walks us through the production of Sony’s highly anticipated second Spider-Man offering.
Monty Granito Talks ‘Captain America: The Winter Solder’ Previs
The Proof Inc. previs supervisor takes us deep inside their biggest previs project to date.
Animating ‘Archer’
Art director Neal Holman and animation director Bryan Fordney explain how Floyd County Productions brings us FX’s animated gem.
