Stories By Tom McLean
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Visual FX and Tech
‘Black Widow’: Capturing Natasha Romanoff in Action
July 22, 2021***This article was written for the August ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 312)*** Amazing action...
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Streaming
Desirable Mutations: ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Expands a Galactic Franchise
May 14, 2021***This article was written for the June-July ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 311)*** If you...
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Streaming
‘Arlo the Alligator Boy’ Makes Beautiful Music on Netflix
April 5, 2021***This article originally appeared in the May ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 310)*** “At heart,...
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Television
‘Kamp Koral’: Visiting SpongeBob and Friends’ Early Years
March 2, 2021***This article originally appeared in the April ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 309)*** After more...
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Home Entertainment
That ’70s Dark Knight Show: ‘Batman: Soul of the Dragon’
December 28, 2020***This article originally appeared in the February ’21 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 307)*** Bruce Timm’s...
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Streaming
DreamWorks’ ‘Camp Cretaceous’ Is Open For Business Today
September 18, 2020Jurassic Park and its digital dinosaurs first wowed audiences in 1993, establishing itself as a generational milestone...
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Features
‘Trolls World Tour’: Brighter, Louder, Wilder!
March 17, 2020***This article originally appeared in the April ’20 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 299)*** Like any...
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North America
Class Acts: Five Innovative, Popular Animation & VFX Courses to Consider
February 14, 2020For animation students, school is definitely the perfect place to learn the basics of the craft...
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Immersive
Disney’s ‘Myth’ VR Stirs the Spirits of ‘Frozen II’
January 9, 2020Just as Frozen II took the adventures of Elsa, Anna and Olaf into new territory, Myth:...
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Features
‘Abominable’: All Yeti for the Big Screen
September 8, 2019***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 293)*** Written and...
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Features
The Next Wave of Comics-Inspired Movies
July 17, 2019***This story originally appeared in the August ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 292)*** A mere...
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Top Stories
The VFX Evolution of ‘Dark Phoenix’
July 5, 2019Dark Phoenix is clearly the end of an era. The final X-Men movie to be conceived...
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Anime
A Yen for Quality: Japanese Animation Spotlight
June 23, 2019***This territory focus originally appeared in the June/July ’19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 291)*** Japan...
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Features
Adventures in Fuzzyland with STX’s ‘UglyDolls’
April 25, 2019***This story originally appeared in the May ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 290)*** They’re cute,...
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North America
Teen Girls to the Rescue: Lauren Faust Powers Up ‘DC Super Hero Girls’
March 8, 2019Lauren Faust has a lifelong love of superheroes and comic books, dating back to a childhood...
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Features
‘The LEGO Movie 2’: Playing Outside the Box
January 4, 2019***This article originally appeared in the February ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 287)*** Few films...
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Features
‘Smallfoot’: Singing with Sasquatch & Friends
September 26, 2018The creators of Warner Bros.’ long-gestating movie Smallfoot discuss the making of their incredible yeti family...
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Features
‘Smallfoot’: Singing with Sasquatch & Friends
September 3, 2018The creators of Warner Bros.’ long-gestating movie Smallfoot discuss the making of their incredible yeti family...
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Television
Trollhunters: Deeper into the Dark
February 11, 2018Season two of DreamWorks’ Trollhunters takes a bigger step into Guillermo del Toro’s rapidly growing Tales...
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Features
In A Different Light: ‘The Star’
November 16, 2017Christmas movies are common enough, as are family Christmas movies. But Timothy Reckart saw an opportunity...
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