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Flight of fancy | Retro article
Review: In DP 06 : 2014, the second instalment of Planes rotated its way into the inbound flight path. Disneytoon Studios increased the budget for software licences and personnel at the time - but does the film come close to Disney-Slash-Pixar major productions such as Frozen or Brave?
Obi-Wan Kenobi | Breakdown Reel
VFX house Image Engine brings Jedi veteran Obi-Wan Kenobi out of retirement - and into his own streaming series on Disney Plus.
Prey | VFX Breakdown
Who will win the Predator-Alien versus Comanche-Indian duel? MPC provides the visual effects for the fifth Predator film.
Jungle Cruise | VFX Breakdown
If only Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski knew: Rising Sun Pictures plays the Amazon with wet VFXs.
Rediscover the Disney-Pixar classic “Upstairs” now!
In this wonderfully silly video, the flying house from "Upstairs" takes off on a musical flight of fancy - with Lego optics, created in Cinema 4D.
Download USD Island Paradise from the Disney film Moana now
South Pacific beaches are beyond your travel budget? Then take a trip to Motunui Island now with this USD download.
Six Animation Books Highlight Art, History and Filmmaking
A reading list surveys six books on animation artists, pixel history, Disney television, British animation, Mamoru Hosoda and decorative arts.
FMX Spotlight Explores the VFX Behind Mulan’s Imperial City
VFX supervisor Anders Langlands explains how the imperial city was created for Disney’s live-action Mulan.
The Elephant Funk? Inside the VFX of Dumbo
VFX supervisor Richard Stammers explains how MPC and Framestore created Dumbo, Dreamland and the film’s highly detailed digital elephants.
Inside Pixar Explores the Studio’s Creative Process
The Disney+ documentary series Inside Pixar presents stories from the artists and production teams behind the animation studio’s work.
The Rise of Skywalker | VFX-Breakdown
What language does Babu Frik actually speak? Can he speak binary, like BB-8 and D-0?
Emmys 2020 | VFX Winner
The Mandalorian won over the viewers - but did it win over the jury?
Mulan Featurette Previews Disney’s Live-Action Remake
Director Niki Caro and actors Liu Yifei and Donnie Yen introduce Disney’s 2020 live-action Mulan in a behind-the-scenes featurette.
El Ranchito’s Mandalorian VFX Reel Crosses Desert and Space
El Ranchito’s season-one Mandalorian reel showcases desert environments, the Sandcrawler and Razor Crest space effects.
VFX-Breakdown zu Disney’s Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
In this visual effects breakdown, a polar bear becomes a boy's best friend.
SIGGRAPH Machine Learning Webinar
Disney Animation's Rajesh Sharma presented a free nine-part SIGGRAPH webinar on machine learning and neural networks for informed beginners.
Hybride Breaks Down IG-11 VFX
Hybride’s Mandalorian breakdown shows the design and hyper-articulated animation work behind bounty-hunter droid IG-11.
Everything is so furry and fluffy here!
Today, General TD Brandon Jarratt from Walt Disney Animation Studios will speak about "The Art and Technology of Zoomania" at the animago conference. For all those at home: Here is an excerpt of the making-of from DP 02:16, for which we were able to interview "Zoomania" producer Clark Spencer.
“Moana” Teaser Trailer
Walt Disney Animation Studios' next animated feature film will be "Moana"—here is the film's first teaser trailer, with its release planned for November 2016.
Keep Your Eyes Open and Learn!
We love the slow Flash! And now we can draw him ourselves! “Zoomania” Art Director of Characters Cory Loftis shows how.
Making-of “The Good Dinsaur”
“The Good Dinosaur” (German title “Arlo & Spot) opens in our cinemas tomorrow. Here is CGMeetup’s behind-the-scenes look at Pixar.
“Zootopia” Trailer with a Sloth
The first trailer for the new Disney film “Zootopia” is here—and the office staffed entirely by sloths is is a real advance highlight.
Guide to Hyperion
Walt Disney Animation Studios has published a guide to its in-house renderer Hyperion.
Price-Fixing at ILM, Sony and Pixar Legal – Because of a Missed Deadline.
The lawsuit brought by employees of DreamWorks, Walt Disney and ImageMovers was dismissed – because of a missed deadline. Thus, a decision on price-fixing and anti-poaching agreements remains outstanding for the time being.
Annie Awards Presented
The 41st Annie Awards were presented in Los Angeles this Saturday. Included: animago nominee and Film Academy graduate Viola Baier with "Wedding Cake".
Monster Uni
Review: In DP 05 : 2013, Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios brought the prequel "Monsters University" to cinemas. Could the hair and cloth simulation keep up with its predecessor film "Monsters Inc."? Animation is a hairy business!
Oscar Screenplays
Every film work begins with a plan: the screenplay. Thirty PDF screenplays for well-known current films are presently online as sources of inspiration.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Germany Brings Lilly the Witch to the Big Screen
Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book is produced by Corinna Mehner of BLUE EYES and Michael Coldewey of TRIXTER.
Walt Disney and Volkswagen Celebrate WALL•E in Berlin
The new animated film celebrates its German premiere.
SIGGRAPH: Disney Launches Global Research and Development Lab
ETH Zurich is entering into an industrial partnership with Walt Disney for at least five years. The US entertainment group is establishing a new research laboratory in Zurich—the only one affiliated with a university outside the United States.
Disney Introduces New Film Label “Disneynature”
The Walt Disney Studios are introducing a new film label. As Dick Cook, Studios Chairman, announced on Monday, “Disneynature" will produce nature documentaries in collaboration with the world's best documentary filmmakers. The plan is to bring one new film to cinemas each year.
Animation: Walt Disney Presents Film Projects Through 2012
Collaboration with Pixar Continues / All Future Animated Films Also in Disney Digital 3-D
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian of Narnia
In this film, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy return to Narnia and experience a new, exciting adventure alongside Prince Caspian.
A new case for “The Three Investigators”
SHIP – Studio Hamburg International Production films the second cinema adventure; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Germany will again handle distribution.