HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ILM! In 1975 George Lucas formed Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) to create the special effects for his space opera Star Wars. Since that time, ILM has contributed to over 300 films in the process earning 15 Academy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Visual Effects and 28 Scientific and Technical Achievement from the…
FUN PRODUCTION FACT: 10 of the 22 cuts in this sequence were hand drawn illustrations (Still images & some Key animation like the foot gas pedal). The rest is all 3D animated / toon shading (Sanzigen). Frames were removed and shot on 1s, 2s and 3s to give the impact of classic Imaishi, 2D style…
A Tale of Momentum & Inertia “It’s hard to think of a better way to spend seventy seconds than this. Enjoy.” No good deed goes unpunished in this goofy short produced by HouseSpecial, a Portland-based animation studio. The whole story lasts just over a minute—yet it’s animated with remarkable specificity and humor. (The rock monster’s…
Ok Animators and Animation Enthusiasts listen up, and checkout this tribute to a genius actor and his ability to express ‘character’ through movement… I give you the late, great… Robin Williams… Enjoy! Click here to see related post: MARTIN SCORSESE: FILM SCHOOL Click here to see related post: Toy Story 3 – ‘SPANISH…