If there are two things that people always think about together, it’s grandmothers and wrestling. Or maybe it’s only Pixar Animation Studios artist Louis Gonzales, the director of the funny and touching new CG short, Nona. Produced by Courtney Casper Kent, and created as part of the studio’s SparkShorts program that offers Pixar employees
Disproving the conventional wisdom that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, Pixar Animation Studios’ Dug Days presents the beloved canine character from its Oscar-winning 2009 feature Up in a new series of comedic misadventures. Produced by Kim Collins and written and directed by Bob Petersen (the voice of Dug then and now),
Though it took 27 years before he came out to his parents about being gay, it took Steven Clay Hunter no time at all to decide what story to tell when chosen for Pixar’s SparkShorts inhouse talent incubator program.
“Initially, I had been working on a larger story about these two characters who were friends
SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 has officially confirmed the conference will place in-person in Tokyo, Japan from December 14-17 at the Tokyo International Forum. Selected events will also be available online. Japan has continued to hold business events and exhibitions throughout the year by adopting a wide variety of safe measures. Event organizers will also select
Animal Logic's group chief technology officer, Darin Grant, has announced the open source release of USD ALab, a fully realized USD Scene that aims to encourage further collaboration and exploration by the wider community.
As an early adopter of Pixar’s Universal Scene Description (USD), Animal Logic began transitioning their Sydney and Vancouver studios to an
Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) announced the addition of two new general members, Maxon and Tangent Animation. The news comes as the ASWF heads into its annual conference, Open Source Days, a free virtual event August 4-5 where top Hollywood studios and technology developers come together to share the latest progress on open source
VIEW Conference 2021, the 22nd edition of Italy’s premiere conference on animation, VFX, gaming, and immersive experiences, has unveiled its first group of confirmed speakers for the upcoming event taking place October 17-22 in Torino, Italy. Industry professionals, students and enthusiasts are invited to attend on-site at Torino’s OGR venue. In addition, online access
The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF), a foundation for open source software development in the motion picture and media industries, has announced that MaterialX has been accepted by the Academy Software Foundation’s Technical Advisory Council (TAC) as the seventh foundation-hosted project.
Originated at Lucasfilm in 2012, MaterialX has grown into the central format for material description
BlinkInk has shared with AWN the just released music video for legendary rock band Iron Maiden’s brand-new track, “Writing on the Wall.” Written by Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith and lead singer Bruce Dickinson, produced by Kevin Shirley, and co-produced by Maiden bassist and founder-member Steve Harris, “Writing on the Wall” is the band’s first
Take a moment to head over to Terry Ibele’s Animation Industry Podcast, home now to 119 in-depth interviews he’s done with a very cool selection of artists from animation and related industries. With a new podcast every week, Ibele is dedicated to sharing the stories of today’s animation professionals - how they got to
