Stories By Ellen Wolff
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Festivals & Events
Exclusive: Annecy’s Eclectic VR Program Delivers the World of Tomorrow, Today
June 10, 2022***This article originally appeared in the 35th Anniversary Issue of Animation Magazine (June-July ’22, No. 321)***...
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Schools
Guiding Lights: Five Innovative Animation Classes in 2022
March 4, 2022***This article originally appeared in the April ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 319), International Education...
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Streaming
Tactile Trilogy: A Tour of the Netflix/Nexus Stop-Motion Anthology ‘The House’
January 3, 2022***This article originally appeared in the February ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 317)*** A stop-motion...
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Schools
Pandemic Academics: Animation Programs Pivot to a New Normal
March 14, 2021***This article originally appeared in Animation Magazine’s 2021 International Education & Career Guide*** Forget those quaint...
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Features
Romancing the ‘White Snake’
October 31, 2019***This article originally appeared in the December ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 295)*** Last January,...
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Immersive
A Cord That Binds: Kazuki Yuharu’s ‘MOWB’ Refreshes VR Formulae
September 20, 2019***This story originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. ’19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 293)*** As VR...
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Festivals & Events
SIGGRAPH 2019: A CG Progress Report
July 25, 2019***This article originally ran in the August ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 292)*** When SIGGRAPH...
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North America
USC Students Blaze a Trail with Ollie
March 13, 2019The short film Trailblazer may appear at first glance to be animation created by a soon-to-graduate...
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North America
Learning from the Masters: Must-Take US Animation & VFX Classes
February 10, 2019***This article originally appeared in Animation Magazine’s 2019 International Education & Career Guide*** In an era...
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Schools
Who’s Teaching Stop Motion Today?
February 10, 2019***This article originally appeared in Animation Magazine’s 2019 International Education & Career Guide*** Animation lovers marked...
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Shorts
Watch: John Kahrs’ Acclaimed Short ‘Age of Sail’
November 14, 2018The much-anticipated new Google Spotlight Stories project making a big splash on the VR and animation...
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Features
The Many Layers of ‘This Magnificent Cake!’
October 19, 2018***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 283)*** “Surreal” is...
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Festivals & Events
Student Academy Awards Winners Display Remarkable Artistry and Diversity
October 12, 2018When Student Academy Award winners accept their medals each year, you can see the future of...
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Digital Media
Bold Ideas Shine at the 2017 Student Academy Awards
December 1, 2017The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a notable history of honoring student filmmakers...
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Digital Media
Vision Quests: Google Spotlight Stories ‘Son of Jaguar’ & ‘Sonaria’
October 23, 2017In 2016, when Google Spotlight Stories’ Pearl became the first VR piece to land an Oscar...
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Top Stories
Pixar and the Art of Curbing CG Noise
September 3, 2017How a UCSB computer science student helped Pixar develop a new noise-eliminating solution. For many people,...
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Digital Media
A New Dimension of Drawing
November 29, 2015Disney Legend Glen Keane demonstrates the power of VR by drawing his most-famous characters in 3D...
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Top Stories
The Evolving Role of the CG Director of Photography
December 21, 2014The key live-action title has gaining traction in the animation business after years of being seen...
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Features
Plympton Goes Noir
November 15, 2013The New York indie darling puts the finishing touches on Cheatin’, his quirky homage to hard-boiled...
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Festivals & Events
Illuminating Shorts
June 10, 2013Our reporter zeroes in four toons that represent the rich diversity of talent spotlighted at the...
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