Tag Archives: Animation

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A Sneak Peek at Coraline

All you animation buffs have been waiting for Henry Selick’s Coraline, due out February 6, 2009. Selick, of course, is the master of stop-motion animation who brought us Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach. Coraline is the … more »

Earn FREE gear while you get your learn-on

As you may have read, we are launching our fall Webinar series starting with the “The Business of VFX” on Sept. 30 and “The Business of Animation” on Nov. 19. Learn from some of the smartest people in the biz … more »

Sita's Still Singing Those Blues: How Do I Give My Film Away?

Nina Paley, director of the terrific independent animated feature Sita Sings the Blues (see Film & Video‘s coverage here) is having trouble finding a distributor for her (excellent) film, and can’t afford the various fees that would be required to … more »

Sita’s Still Singing Those Blues: How Do I Give My Film Away?

Nina Paley, director of the terrific independent animated feature Sita Sings the Blues (see Film & Video‘s coverage here) is having trouble finding a distributor for her (excellent) film, and can’t afford the various fees that would be required to … more »

Mike Fink & Fly Me to the Moon

Although the press release is listed elsewhere on Studio Daily, I did want to comment about the Prime Focus Group announcement that VFX vet Mike Fink has been named as president of visual effects worldwide, working out of that company’s … more »

Mike Fink & Fly Me to the Moon

Although the press release is listed elsewhere on Studio Daily, I did want to comment about the Prime Focus Group announcement that VFX vet Mike Fink has been named as president of visual effects worldwide, working out of that company’s … more »

Apple Releases QuickTime 7.4.1: Solves AE 7 Rendering Problem

Good news: Apple yesterday released QuickTime 7.4.1, resolving a Web security measure inside 7.4 that inadvertently disabled After Effects 7. According to Apple, “QuickTime 7.4.1 addresses security issues and improves compatibility with third-party applications.” Another reminder that, although many might … more »

Houdini's 'Simple' Tricks

For a long time Houdini has been known as a vfx/animation tool that is extremely robust, enabling artists to easily ramp up and duplicate (without making exact duplicates) animations for large scale effects. What it has also been known for, … more »

More Markerless Mo-Cap (in your own home?)

Just as I finished glowing about Mova as a revolutionary, one-of-a-kind motion capture system, I found another markerless mo-cap system from a company called Organic Motion. The OM requires no markers or even makeup, simple walk onto the stage and … more »

Autodesk to Fill Hole With Mudbox; Opens Script Door to Artist

As you have probably read, Autodesk has signed an agreement to acquire Skymatter Unlimited, makers of the Mudbox 3D modeling software. Mudbox was initially developed by a group of freelancers working at Weta Digital while struggling to create certain aspects … more »