Tag: Houdini
Pixar Alum Masha Ellsworth Discusses Her Ukrainian Folktale-Inspired Short, ‘Bound’
Writer-director Masha Ellsworth’s new animated short Bound (Переплетені) is one of the more striking and original shorts up for Oscar voting consideration in the...
‘Grand Prix of Europe’ Director Waldemar Fast Explains the Film’s Route from Theme Park to Big Screen Adventure
Zooming in from Germany’s MACK Animation and directed by filmmaker Waldemar Fast, the family adventure Grand Prix of Europe is accelerating onto screens worldwide...
Haunted by Goya: ‘The Quinta’s Ghost’s’ Director and Producer Discuss Their Award-Winning Short (Exclusive Clip)
Celebrated Spanish artist Francisco Goya is considered one the most important painters of the late 18th and early 19th century. His haunting work captured...
‘A Mouse Hunt for Christmas’: How Expanse Squeaked Out a VFX-Fueled Romp in Time for the Holidays
Starting next week, Norwegian audiences will be the first to dive into the mouse-vs.-human hilarity of A Mouse Hunt for Christmas (Hvis ingen går i...
Tech Reviews: SynthEyes 2025, Marvelous Designer & Houdini 21
Boris FX’s SynthEyes 2025.5
Boris FX has rolled out SynthEyes 2025.5, and while it isn’t a complete reinvention of the matchmoving (camera tracking in VFX)...
‘Trash’ Student Directors Discuss the Making of Their SIGGRAPH Prize-Winning Short
When ESMA (France’s École Spéciale de Mécanique et d'Electricité) students Maxime Crançon and Matteo Durand set out to make their graduation project in the...
Chaos Releases V-Ray for Blender
Chaos is launching V-Ray for Blender, bringing its Emmy and Academy Award-winning rendering technology to one of the world’s most widely used 3D creation...
Fish Tale: ‘Tiddler’ Producer Barney Goodland Reflects on the Making of Magic Light’s Swimming CG Special
Ever since Michael Rose and Martin Pope first collaborated on an adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s book The Gruffalo back in 2009,...
A Song of Resilience: ‘The Last Whale Singer’ Director Reza Memari Takes Us on a Deep Dive into the New Animated Feature
Over 15 years ago, German-Iranian filmmaker Reza Memari was watching a documentary about humpback whales and discovered that the giant mammals have actual singers...
Director Jamy Wheless Discusses the Compassionate Creativity Behind ‘Andy: A Dog’s Tale’
Andy: A Dog’s Tale, an award-winning short film directed by Jamy Wheless, a veteran ILM animator best known for his work on Yoda, Hulk and...
Autodesk Reveals Updates to Media & Entertainment Collection
Autodesk is making crowd tools more accessible, integrating AI to strengthen tools and enhancing Flow-connected workflows, in the latest release of its Design &...
State of the Art: Focus on Five Major Motion Design Trends in 2025
By Ronny Young
Every time I’m asked to predict how our field will evolve in the year ahead, I smile to myself, recalling — of...
Chaos Boosts World-Building Power with V-Ray 7 for Maya and Houdini
Chaos has launched V-Ray 7 for Maya and V-Ray 7 for Houdini with new features that accelerate everything from fast 3D environment creation to...
The ‘Gleeful Beasts’ Team Discusses Their Chimeras of Sketch Comedy, CG Puppetry & Pure Joy
Is the world ready for a new group of hilarious animated monsters? The team behind the new short-form comedy series Gleeful Beasts hope so. The CG-animated...
International Flavors: A Look at This Year’s Student Oscar Animation Winners
The Student Academy Awards changed things up in more ways than one this year. The 2024 ceremony was held in London, far across the...
Poetry in Motion: ‘The Art of Weightlessness’ Director Moshe Mahler Discusses His Award-Winning Animated Documentary
Seven years ago, writer-director Moshe Mahler became interested in using motion-capture technology to explore the world of Bill Shannon, a performance artist who was...
Let the Games Begin! The Animal Champs of ‘Athleticus’ Return for the Summer Olympics
Nicolas Deveaux’s whimsical animated series Athleticus has been featuring animals competing in athletic races since it was introduced in 2018. Produced by France’s Arte...
She’s Back! ‘Dora’ Dives into All-New Adventures on Paramount+
It’s been 24 years since Nickelodeon’s clever, bilingual heroine Dora the Explorer and her best monkey-pal Boots changed the preschool animation landscape forever. Created...
Germany’s VFX Confab FMX Shares Conference Programming Highlights
Germany’s popular VFX confab FMX has announced some of the lineup for its dynamic 2024 sessions, scheduled for April 23-26 in Stuttgart and available...
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...
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