At long last, AWN’s resident Miscreant returns to writing about animation – in particular, two recent features, From China and Japan, that couldn’t be more different.
The CTA’s annual Consumer Electronics Show once again displayed, center stage, the future of technological innovation.
The world of 2045, according to ‘Ready Player One.’
Winning contests are fantastic for getting publicity.
Heard any good films lately?
The hero's journey in VR.
The evolution of storytelling in VR.
Artificial intelligence meets emotional intelligence in VR
Thoughts on getting immersive media right.
The Oscar-winning director details the exhausting and exacting oil painting on canvass stop-motion technique he used for his latest animated feature about Vincent van Gogh.
How we often see the bigger picture.
The supervising technical director discusses production on Disney and Pixar’s long-awaited hit animated sequel, Finding Dory, including the design and animation of the film’s eight-legged heroic cephalopod.
Handling broken deals is never easy…and involves lots of crying.
The co-directors discuss design and production challenges on DreamWorks Animation’s fuzzy animated musical comedy, Trolls.
The studio’s human resources manager discusses recruiting challenges and goals as well as recommendations for young professionals looking for a job.
Focus included talk of tech company consolidation and new plans for VR/AR in commercial messaging.
The veteran VFX supervisor discusses digital doubles, animating believable performances and handling on-set technical challenges while shooting Marvel’s smash super hero hit, ‘Captain America: Civil War.’
The studio’s co-founder and VFX supervisor details the fully CG fight chase sequence from Tim Miller’s smash Marvel super hero adventure hit.
Ten observations on immersive storytelling.
Landing a production deal is heaven…and losing it is hell.
The veteran visual effects supervisor and 2nd unit director details Industrial Light & Magic’s work with J.J. Abram’s on his epic sci-fi adventure hit.
The veteran CTO and VFX supervisor discusses ILM VR tools, technology and storytelling efforts on ‘Star Wars’ franchise films.
The VC-backed studio's CEO and co-founder discusses the challenges of producing compelling VR entertainment and technology as well as new and upcoming projects led by CCO Eric Darnell.
The Disney VP discusses a range of post-production challenges on the studio's feature animation musicals.
The veteran Marvel EVP of visual effects and post-production discusses the challenges of producing the studio’s incredibly successful set of superhero film franchises, including weaving together and managing huge teams of creative professionals across the globe.
