Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 12:14pm
The mayor of London films an actor doing a performance capture at a special effects studio.
Animation stories
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 4:33pm
An inside look at how Disney created Paperman's 2D-looking aesthetic using 3D CGI and won an Oscar for best animated short film.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 8:19am
Students everywhere can breathe a huge sigh of relief. Now, getting ready for English Lit class is as easy as watching six minute animated videos on their mobile phones. These new interactive videos come courtesy of CliffsNotes — who have saved students for years with their trademark black and yellow bound summaries of the classics.
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 1:24am
Japan's historic earthquake not only interrupted basic services, it also caused domestic television commercials to be pulled, leading to a public service placeholder commercial being repeated hundreds of times a day. Despite its maddening repetition, one Japanese anime fan managed to give the irritant an amazing sci-fi spin, giving local viewers a much needed dose of typically ironic Japanese humor.
Friday, March 4, 2011 - 6:46am
Tron: Legacy might have been a plot bust, but there's no denying that it was heavy on the blue glow and visually stunning to watch in theaters. Disney will continue the Tron push through an animated series: Tron: Uprising, with characters voiced by the likes of Elijah Woods and Mandy Moore.
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 4:24am
Ever wonder what working at Disney's Pixar Studios is like? The NYT's Melena Ryzik was granted a rare video tour of the famed animation house and the HQ looks incredible!
Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 12:01am
Filed under the category "Japanese kids have cooler toys than yours," Agatsuma Corporation has released the simple yet powerful Anime Studio. The set-up allows anyone to quickly and easily create remarkably well done stop motion animation videos without having to...
Monday, February 1, 2010 - 9:39am
From the looks of this brilliant video clip, that Star Wars galaxy must not have been so far, far away after all. If this opening crawl was traveling at the speed of light, the galaxy in question must have been...
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 3:13am
Animator Ray Prol came up with a great idea: What if the earth had rings like Saturn's? Suppose those rings were aligned with the equator. They'd be visible from east to west, all over the world. He then shows us...
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 3:00am
Oh, Tiger! After last weekend's car crash, when uber-golfer Tiger Woods hit a hydrant as he drove away from the family home in Florida, there's been a whole host of rumors and speculation as to what really went on, and...
