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2012 SIGGRAPH Must-Sees

August 6, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

With the 39th annual conference and exhibit running August 5-9 in the Los Angeles Convention Center, there’s plenty for CG fanatics and technophiles to check out. Here’s our list of can’t-miss confab events. Electronic Theater: Enjoy the year’s most impressive CG feats in short films, commercials, music videos and more [...]

Everything You Need to Know About Pixar’s ‘Brave’

June 21, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 5 Comments divider image

Pixar breaks the toon and tech molds once again with its 3-D Scottish princess adventure tale. Move over, Cinderella: There’s a new princess in town, and she’s got more than a time-sensitive pumpkin to worry about. Meet Merida, the red-headed, bow-and-arrow-toting teen heroine of Disney-Pixar’s latest animated adventure, Brave, which [...]

An Interview with Disney/Pixar President Dr. Ed Catmull

April 2, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

There are a handful of people in this world who represent everything that the CG animation community has been able to achieve in the past few decades. Pixar co-founder and president Dr. Ed Catmull, who is also the president of Disney Studios, is one of the top visionaries in our [...]

Animation Magazine’s Oscar Watch [Part 1 of 4]

November 18, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Early award season watchers seem to be unable (or unwilling) to pick frontrunners in the animation race this year. But most of them have high hopes for a certain Belgian boy reporter and his dog Snowy. A wise man once said that the greatest friend of truth is time. So, [...]