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Wētā VFX Supervisor Daniel Macarin Unmasks the Visuals of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

Disney scored a huge hit with this past summer’s Marvel bromance Deadpool & Wolverine. This cinematic partnership, which began with the 2009 feature, X-Men...

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Director Wes Ball Discusses the Sequel’s Stunning VFX

Wes Ball is a high-profile example of a visual effects artist who has successfully forged a career as a big studio director. After bringing...

Steamroller Steams ahead with Real-Time Animated Feature Plans with New CTO Shawn Dunn

Steamroller Animation has announced that Shawn Dunn will be joining the studio as Chief Technology Officer. Dunn will be responsible for guiding and overseeing the studio's...

Creature Feature: Behind the Scenes of Apple TV+’s ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’

As a way to honor the previous installments of the MonsterVerse established by Legendary Entertainment, Toho Company and Warner Bros. Entertainment, show creators Chris...

‘The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XXXIII” Wins Creative Arts Emmy for Animated Program

This weekend, the Television Academy presented two ceremonies to honor the winners of the 75th Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE....

SIGGRAPH Asia Reaches New Innovative Heights in Sydney, Gears Up for Tokyo 2024

SIGGRAPH Asia 2023, organized by Koelnmesse Pte Ltd and ACM SIGGRAPH, concluded on December 15 at ICC Sydney, celebrating  the edition's success in shaping...

The Future of CG Unfolds in Sydney at SIGGRAPH Asia 2023

Sydney, Australia, is set to host the 16th ACM SIGGRAPH Asia Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques from December 12-15. The...

Studios Band Together to Launch ‘World VFX Day’ Celebration

A collective of visual effects studios, organizations and professionals have established a new annual event: World VFX Day. Scheduled to make its debut on...

Everything I Learned at SIGGRAPH 2023

Now that SIGGRAPH is a couple of weeks behind us, I have a little more clarity on this event’s whirlwind of activities, panels, parties,...

‘The Last of Us’: Creating VFX That Grow On You for HBO’s Apocalyptic Hit

HBO’s hugely popular adaptation of Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us game has been one of the biggest small-screen success stories of the year. The first...

PETA Offers “Beary Best” Award to Elizabeth Banks and Her ‘Cocaine Bear’ for Using CG Effects

As Elizabeth Banks’ Cocaine Bear goes head to head with Disney-Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania this weekend, the movie has already picked up...

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Director James Cameron & VFX Team Dive into Pandora’s Magic

***This article originally appeared in the February '23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 327)*** Watching the Hollywood blockbusters of James Cameron, it is not hard...

‘Black Adam’ VFX Supe Bill Westenhofer on Creating a New Big Screen Antihero

***This article originally appeared in the January '23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 326)*** A passion project long in development for action star Dwayne Johnson,...

The Year’s Top VFX Oscar Contenders

***This article originally appeared in the January '23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 326)*** December marks moviegoers’ return to Pandora after a 13-year absence, which...

Ragdoll Dynamics 3.0 Adds Real-Time Character Physics Animators Can Steer Like a Puppeteer

Imbalance today releases Ragdoll Dynamics 3.0, giving animators an easy way to automate character physics in Maya. Animators can now create believable, nuanced animation...

‘The Rings of Power’: The VFX of a Dazzling Return to Middle-earth

***This article originally appeared in the December '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 325)*** With a reported production budget of $465 million, Amazon Studios' blockbusters...

Global Event Updates: Inaugural Children’s Emmys, ‘Witcher’ Wins TV Craft BAFTA, ITFS Trickstar Nominees & More

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the dates, locations and Lifetime Achievement honorees for the 2022 Daytime, Daytime Creative...

‘The Batman’: Re-Imagining the Dark Knight with VFX Supe Dan Lemmon

***This article originally appeared in the May '22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 320)*** Ever since his remake of Swedish vampire tale Let the Right...
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