Justin Weyers from Made Visual studio talks about ‘A Liar’s Autobiography – The untrue story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman’ and pulling together 14 different companies with 17 different styles of animation to create the animated S3D feature film…
Robert A. Brubaker is the Creative Director at Gilded Magic Publishing and Producer at Resonant Image Studios. He’s an award-winning author/illustrator and seasoned multimedia producer who will make a directorial debut with his first 3D animated film, The Bell Ringer
Watch the CG animated short Exoids and find out how Gnomon Studios’ Meni Tsirbas created this dynamic animation using Maya, ZBrush, modo, MetalRay and V-Ray, and the help of some talented students…
Find out how 3D artist Louis Lefebvre created this animated CG short film, I, pet goat II, using Maya, V-Ray FumeFX and RealFlow
For this week’s Friday Animation Fun we’ve rounded up a collection of favourite animations as chosen by leading animators. Find out why they made the grade and see if you agree with the selection…
The quality of this CG animation is so good, we wouldn’t be surprised if Apple actually used this as a bona fide advert in the future. Find out how 3D artist Michael Ko used Maya, After Effects, V-Ray, PFTrack and Photoshop to create this awesome short
Fancy looking at some awesome 3D eye candy while also learning about the artist’s inspiration and techniques? Then check out this showreel from VFX TD Jordan Walsh
Check this colourful CG animation that offers some smile-inducing home truths about the world of advertising and find out how Chilean-based studio Leyenda created it…
Magic Dumpling Entertainment’s Tofu Boy is a model of a modern international co-production. To accompany our feature on funding independent animations in issue 155, we asked CEO Kevin Geiger how the studio found investors willing to put up the movie’s estimated $5 million budget. Read his top tips and the extended interview here…
Find out how this epic animated short about monsters vs robots was created using a combination of Autodesk’s Maya, Adobe’s After Effects and Photoshop. Watch the film here too
Watch Emmy Award-winning director Jamie Caliri’s music video for indie-rock group The Shins’ The Rifle’s Spiral track. See the making-of video here
Check out this new 3D animation from LA-based creative house King and Country for Motel 6
Check out this free flowing animation, created using Krakatoa within Max, which brings to life a digital figure consisting of 22,000 points. Watch the film and the making of documentary…
Find out how this comedic animated short about a guy with a passion for working nine-til-five was created using a combination of Maya, Nuke and Mental Ray. Watch the short here too
Find out how this short but very sweet animation was created using a combination of Cinema 4D and After Effects. Watch the film here too