Roadkill: new animation from Laval University

| Shorts, Showcase | 06/09/2012 18:29pm TDW161.c_shortcuts_turtle

It’s a case of brains over brawn in new short Roadkill. Kerrie Hughes talks to the student team behind the film about character design and choosing the right software…

New animated short: Un Petit Plat Pour l’Homme

| Shorts, Showcase | 17/08/2012 15:31pm Director Corentin Charron decided on a space theme, wanting to experiment with weightlessness, lighting and atmosphere

Director Corentin Charron talks about the technical challenges of creating chefs in space for his humorous short film Un Petit Plat Pour l’Homme created using 3ds Max, After Effects and Photoshop. Watch the short here too!

Friday Animation Fun: The Gloaming

| Shorts, Showcase | 20/07/2012 15:17pm thegloaming_2

Find out how a talented trio called Nobrain used a variety of animation techniques, including 3D, 2D and stop motion, to create this striking and innovative animated short. Watch The Gloaming here too…

New animation short: Princess of the Magical Tears

| Shorts, Showcase | 19/07/2012 13:28pm magicaltears

Watch this funny CG animated short and read how director Brian Carter created it using Maya, After Effects, ZBrush, Mudbox and Photoshop…

Friday Animation Fun: Exoids

| Shorts, Showcase | 13/07/2012 15:00pm CAR_Still_Pres_001_B-1

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…

CG and live-action film: Michael Balthazart’s Voile Noir

| Shorts, Showcase | 12/07/2012 13:58pm voile_noir_1jpg

Catch up with co-director Michael Balthazart to find out how he created this intense student film that seamlessly mixes live-action and CG. Watch Voile Noir and the making-of video here…

Friday Animation Fun: I, pet goat II

| Shorts, Showcase | 06/07/2012 14:00pm i_pet_goat

Find out how 3D artist Louis Lefebvre created this animated CG short film, I, pet goat II, using Maya, V-Ray FumeFX and RealFlow

Friday Animation Fun: Ladybug Reveal Teaser

| Shorts, Showcase | 15/06/2012 17:00pm Ladybug reveal teaser

Check out this stunning CG animation from Leyenda and read how the creative team put the CG short together using modo, Mental Ray, Nuke and After Effects…

Friday Animation Fun | Buey de Piraña

| Shorts, Showcase | 01/06/2012 16:24pm Cool 3D animation

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…

New CG short: Ride of Passage

| Shorts, Showcase | 21/05/2012 10:42am Ride of Passage

Check out this beautifully realised CG animation from students at the Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark. We talk to director Christian Bøving-Andersen to find out how the team created this Pixar-inspired short

Indie Film Week | The making of 3D animation Godaizer

| Shorts, Showcase | 25/04/2012 11:15am robot

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

Friday Animation Fun: Waking Gus

| Shorts, Showcase | 06/04/2012 15:30pm Gus02

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

Friday Animation Fun: I Grew Up Thinking I Was An Eagle

| Shorts, Showcase | 30/03/2012 15:30pm frame05

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

Short Cuts: Worlds Apart

| Shorts, Showcase | 21/03/2012 10:00am worlds1

In issue 155 of 3D World we talk to director of student short Worlds Apart Michael Zachary Huber about how the effects of pollution on Earth prompted the creation of this heartfelt story. Watch the animation trailer here

Friday Animation Fun: For the Remainder

| Shorts, Showcase | 16/03/2012 15:30pm ftr

Find out how this atmospheric, painterly animated short was created using Maya, Photoshop and After Effects. Watch the film here too