Several years ago I’d heard that Caroline Leaf had moved on from filmmaking and was now painting. I was curious to know what was behind the shift, and even more curious to see her current work. I finally had an opportunity to interview her.
Warren Spector tells us how The Mouse has become a familiar yet strange video game icon.
Sylvain Chomet gives AWN an exclusive glimpse into the world of his latest animated feature where Tati meets Scotland.
Ben Hibon discusses his acclaimed animated sequence in the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
As head of Electronic Arts’ The Sims division -- the best-selling PC franchise of all time -- Executive Vice President Rod Humble of Electronic Arts has reached the pinnacle of gaming success. He gets to call the shots on some of the highest-profile, biggest-revenue projects in the industry.
Rick DeMott talks with Peter Chung about his first foray into feature CG on Cartoon Network's FireBreather.
Bill Desowitz chats with the directors of Disney's 50th animated feature and first CG fairy tale.
Rick DeMott chats with head writer and producer Kevin Shinick about bringing the iconic Mad magazine to the small screen.
The celebrated TS3 director tells us what he likes about Blu-ray and confronting change at Pixar.
There's a new alien invasion movie in town and VFX engineer-turned director Gareth Edwards tells us why it's different from the rest.
Tom McGrath channels his inner super baddie in discussing the latest DreamWorks Animation 3-D extravaganza.
Bill Desowitz gets the low-down from Glen Keane on his seven-year love affair with Rapunzel.
Disney’s 1995 backup animated feature A Goofy Movie – and one of its songs in particular – struck a chord with a generation of school kids who are now in college. Fan videos and mash-ups are nothing new, but one student took it a step – or two – further…
I spoke with Lou Pomanti to get his take on music for animation. Lou Pomanti is an award-winning, performer, arranger, and producer. He’s a keyboard wizard, and worked with Blood Sweat and Tears, James Taylor, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, and Michael Buble. He even was the arranger for the finalists for the Hockey Night in Canada Anthem Challenge, which, in Canada, is pretty much the national anthem.
Genndy Tartakovsky talks with Rick DeMott about his new series Sym-Bionic Titan, working in live-action and the Samurai Jack feature.
Get the scoop on India's most vfx-intensive film, Endhiran.
This week's eponymous episode retraces another retro return to the LA recordings featuring Alan inexplicably conversing through Skype and Joel inexpertly wrangling the pre-show mic check. Special guest and expert sperm whale impressionist Scott Aukerman then stops by to discuss the art of writing the sequel of an animated feature before the original is written, the power of star-powered voice-acting, Toy Story 4, why FFAF is his favorite podcast, and how to narrate a picture book.
The Timmy Time creator discusses Aardman's first preschool series now airing on Playhouse Disney.
When Warner Bros. asked Matt O’Callaghan to return their yin-and-yang, would-be predator and hoped-for prey pair Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, to the big screen – only in CGI-shape and 3D-depth, O’Callaghan took a deep breath and delivered the goods – and fortunately for all involved with the production, without once resorting to Acme technology…
ILM's acclaimed VFX supervisor discusses the challenges of converting the Star Wars saga to 3-D.
An opportunity to look back on the 1991 Disney classic and how it was prepped for Blu-ray.
Matt Reeves fills us in on the vfx challenges of Let Me In and thoughts on Superman.
Rick DeMott talks with Superman/Batman: Apocalypse director Lauren Montgomery about bringing Supergirl to the screen.
Director Dave Filoni describes how the Star Wars series continues improving in both style and storytelling.
The hot director discusses his first animated feature, Sucker Punch and Xerxes.
Michel Gondry tells how he turned the DC comic into the ultimate mind-bender.
SEGA’s video-game production output for 2010 was winning, to say the least. It included the latest titles in some long-running popular franchises, such as Napoleon: Total War, Sonic Free Riders and Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing. I talked to Chris Southall, technical director at SEGA, about how Formula 1 and other racing games started his engine and got him interested in game development. He also tells us how the latest technology helps speed the workflow and bring games to life faster and better than it did when he entered the business in 1995.
Having sold more than 9 million copies of medieval hit-man simulator Assassin’s Creed II, publisher UbiSoft opted to take a bold step with its sequel, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood. Unsatisfied with simply letting players stalk targets through ancient Rome’s streets and make acrobatic getaways, Ubisoft decided to add eight-man online head-to-head support to a leading franchise known primarily for its story-driven solo campaigns. It was a potentially fatal gamble, but Arnaud Mametz, lead designer at UbiSoft Annecy, reveals how the series successfully made the jump without committing career suicide.
Find out what the director of the latest anime hit and potential Oscar nominee has to say about social networking and animation.
Steven Woloshen creates animation in cars, at work, in airports, on planes… in other words wherever and whenever he has ten consecutive minutes to play. We chatted over bottled water at the Ottawa International Animation Festival this past October, and continued by email after his return to Montreal.
Two producers discuss the theatrical Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote shorts and the upcoming Looney Tunes Show.
Special Guest: Ottawa International Animation Festival - Part 1. Full laurels, keys to capitals, and banks of international accolades might weigh down other comedy podcast journaltarians of animation, but never for the lion-hearted, docu-brave, master news-making martyrs (and hyperbolically humble) Joel Frenzer and Alan Foreman. Join them as they interview animation's brightest and best about books, inappropriate cartoons, competing podcasts, pirates, and pumpkins - live from North America's largest festival of international animation in Ottawa, ON in 2010 at the Ottawa International Animation Festival 2010.
Several years ago I’d heard that Caroline Leaf had moved on from filmmaking and was now painting. I was curious to know what was behind the shift, and even more curious to see her current work. I finally had an opportunity to interview her.
Warren Spector tells us how The Mouse has become a familiar yet strange video game icon.
Sylvain Chomet gives AWN an exclusive glimpse into the world of his latest animated feature where Tati meets Scotland.
Ben Hibon discusses his acclaimed animated sequence in the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
As head of Electronic Arts’ The Sims division -- the best-selling PC franchise of all time -- Executive Vice President Rod Humble of Electronic Arts has reached the pinnacle of gaming success. He gets to call the shots on some of the highest-profile, biggest-revenue projects in the industry.
Rick DeMott talks with Peter Chung about his first foray into feature CG on Cartoon Network's FireBreather.
Bill Desowitz chats with the directors of Disney's 50th animated feature and first CG fairy tale.
Rick DeMott chats with head writer and producer Kevin Shinick about bringing the iconic Mad magazine to the small screen.
The celebrated TS3 director tells us what he likes about Blu-ray and confronting change at Pixar.
There's a new alien invasion movie in town and VFX engineer-turned director Gareth Edwards tells us why it's different from the rest.
Tom McGrath channels his inner super baddie in discussing the latest DreamWorks Animation 3-D extravaganza.
Bill Desowitz gets the low-down from Glen Keane on his seven-year love affair with Rapunzel.
Disney’s 1995 backup animated feature A Goofy Movie – and one of its songs in particular – struck a chord with a generation of school kids who are now in college. Fan videos and mash-ups are nothing new, but one student took it a step – or two – further…
I spoke with Lou Pomanti to get his take on music for animation. Lou Pomanti is an award-winning, performer, arranger, and producer. He’s a keyboard wizard, and worked with Blood Sweat and Tears, James Taylor, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, and Michael Buble. He even was the arranger for the finalists for the Hockey Night in Canada Anthem Challenge, which, in Canada, is pretty much the national anthem.
Genndy Tartakovsky talks with Rick DeMott about his new series Sym-Bionic Titan, working in live-action and the Samurai Jack feature.
Get the scoop on India's most vfx-intensive film, Endhiran.
This week's eponymous episode retraces another retro return to the LA recordings featuring Alan inexplicably conversing through Skype and Joel inexpertly wrangling the pre-show mic check. Special guest and expert sperm whale impressionist Scott Aukerman then stops by to discuss the art of writing the sequel of an animated feature before the original is written, the power of star-powered voice-acting, Toy Story 4, why FFAF is his favorite podcast, and how to narrate a picture book.
The Timmy Time creator discusses Aardman's first preschool series now airing on Playhouse Disney.
