Tag: AI
Educating Artists about AI in Animation
How five higher education courses in different universities are teaching students about new applications of artificial intelligence in their fields.
Every week now, we hear...
State of the Art: Focus on Five Major Motion Design Trends in 2025
By Ronny Young
Every time I’m asked to predict how our field will evolve in the year ahead, I smile to myself, recalling — of...
Tech Reviews: Best of 2024
A year has gone by, and we are being bludgeoned by a plethora of AI-driven technology. Or tools that say they are using AI...
Animation Guild Members Ratify New Contract
A supermajority of members of The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) have voted to ratify the 2024-2027 Animation Guild Master Agreement. Of the valid...
Animar_BCN 2024 Publishes Results of European Animation Conclave
From November 26-28, Barcelona once again hosted the third edition of Animar_BCN. Gathering over 90 delegates from 60 European organizations representing 24 European countries,...
The VFX of ‘Here’: Time Travel Enabled by Machine Learning
For more than four decades, audiences have come to expect stunning visual effects in Robert Zemeckis movies. The man who pioneered visual effects and...
The Animation Guild Reaches Tentative Agreement with AMPTP
After three months of bargaining and multiple rounds of negotiations, The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 (TAG) reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance...
Photos: Top Industry Creatives Shine at the 2024 Edition of World Animation Summit
It’s a wrap! Animation Magazine hosted another successful edition of the World Animation Summit at The Garland hotel in N. Hollywood this past week...
Animation Guild Continues AMPTP Negotiations, More Bargaining Dates Scheduled
On October 28 and 29, members of the The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) Negotiations Committee met with the Alliance of Motion Picture and...
Autodesk Introduces AI Video-to-3D Scene Solution Wonder Animation
In a blog posted by Nikola Todorovic, Co-Founder of Wonder Dynamics (an Autodesk company), the industry was introduced to a new tool that uses...
The World Animation Summit Announces Full Lineup of Panels & Speakers
The 2024 World Animation Summit, the leading West Coast event for staying current with the latest trends and technologies in animation, has announced a...
Animating Little Viewers’ Big Emotions with OAK9 Entertainment
Ahead of the MIPCOM market, we caught up with OAK9 Entertainment President Mindaugas Jokubaitis to find out about the innovative Lithuanian animation company’s latest...
Watch: New Multimedia Short ‘Democratizing Synthiola’ Critiques GenAI’s Impact
In a new 18.5-minute short starring their "synthetic self," animator Fabian Mosele offers a unique take on the question of artificial intelligence in the...
SAG-AFTRA Strikes ‘League of Legends’ (UPDATE with Statement from Riot)
SAG-AFTRA called a strike today against popular online game League of Legends, after a company that produces the game tried to subvert the video...
Animation Guild Report Raises Alarms about AI’s Industry Impact
The Animation Guild (IATSE Local 839) , which represents and advocates for more than 5,000 artists, technicians, writers and production workers in the animation...
Kilkenny Animated Announces October Event Studded with Toon Stars
This year’s Kilkenny Animated Festival will take place in Kilkenny City, Ireland from October 4-6, with special guests including Disney Legends John Musker and...
‘Dragon Ball DAIMA’ Brings Brand-New Adventure to Crunchyroll in October
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Akira Toriyama’s original manga, which launched the Dragon Ball anime franchise, Toei Animation brings fans a brand...
‘Universal Basic Guys’ Creators Adam & Craig Malamut Animate Their Vision of a Post-Work World
Among the many questions posed by the advent of AI: How do people earn a living wage when robots have made the concept of...
Ready to Pivot and Adapt: How Top Animation Service Studios Are Facing Today’s Industry Challenges
It’s a well-known fact that service studios are the unsung powerhouses of the animation industry. Although many tentpoles are original ideas formed and rendered...
CelAction Issues Ethical AI Pledge
London-based animation software developer CelAction has announced their pledge to only use AI in their products if the AI has been ethically trained.
“We, like...
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