Tag: Pixar
Pixar and the Art of Curbing CG Noise
How a UCSB computer science student helped Pixar develop a new noise-eliminating solution.
For many people, the words Monte Carlo conjure images of high-stakes casinos...
FOX Orders Toon Pilot from Amy Poehler, ‘Simpsons’ Scullys
FOX TV has placed an order for an animated series script and pilot presentation from actor-producer Amy Poehler and her Paper Kite Productions (Broad...
John Lasseter to Be Honored at Disney Family Museum Gala
The Walt Disney Family Museum will be holding its third annual fundraising gala on November 7, 2017, and will take the opportunity to honor...
Disney Takes Over BAMTech, Plans New OTT Services
The Walt Disney Company is acquiring majority ownership of direct-to-consumer streaming specialist BAMTech, with plans to introduce new OTT services which will include an...
Daily News Bytes: ‘Lion King’ Cast News, Time Travel with Obama, Licensing Numbers & More
Disney's 'Lion King' Remake Finds Its Rafiki and Sarabi
Jon Favreau's "live-action" take on the animated classic continues to coalesce nicely, with award-winning actors and...
‘Despicable Me’ Now the Top Toon Franchise Worldwide
With Gru's latest adventure having achieved the No. 10 all-time worldwide chart spot, Illumination Entertainment's Despicable Me film series (including Minions) has officially supplanted...
SIGGRAPH: Winners & Wrap-Up, Pixar Peeks RenderMan 22 & Giraffe-gate
SIGGRAPH 2017 has come to a close, having attracted more than 16,500 attendees to the Los Angeles CGI confab. The conference covered over 600...
SIGGRAPH: Facial Animation Advances, Fabric Engine & the French Contingent
Adobe Research has built on its Project StyLit experiments to develop a new project called “Stylized Facial Animation” -- a tool for automating rotoscopy...
SIGGRAPH: Autodesk’s Next, Virtual Studios, VR & Moving to Mars
See previous re-caps and announcements here.
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Autodesk as ever has taken the opportunity of SIGGRAPH to highlight the next generation of its storytelling and collaboration...
SIGGRAPH: Cloud Rendering, Real-Time, MoCap & VR Developments
Conductor Technologies launched its Conductor cloud rendering platform for VFX, VR and animation studios. The first enterprise-grade rendering service of its kind, Conductor is...
D23: Disney & Pixar Reveal Film Slate Details
Filmmakers from Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios convened at D23 Expo 2017 on Friday, revealing new details about their upcoming movie slates and...
Sani Spectra’s Guide to Your Dream Internship
Sani Spectra's accomplishments have set a high standard for young multimedia artists: She landed an internship at Pixar Animation Studios right after her graduation,...
Disney Legend Floyd Norman to Keynote SIGGRAPH ’17
World-leading computer graphics confab SIGGRAPH 2017 announces that Floyd Norman, the tenacious and trailblazing artist who bears the distinction of being the first African-American...
SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater & New VR Program Revealed
SIGGRAPH’s prestigious Computer Animation Festival has slated its Electronic Theater screenings for the 2017 event, taking place in Los Angeles from July 30-August 3....
Daily News Bytes: Clips for ‘Valerian,’ ‘Ferdinand’ & More
'Ferdinand' Trailer 2
The new spot for Fox/Blue Sky's Dec. 15 release gets us better acquainted with the animal compadres helping the misunderstood bull on...
A Serious Turn
Lightning McQueen faces his most existential moment yet as Pixar again ramps up the realism and emotional stakes for Cars 3.
Those who dismiss Pixar’s...
‘Cars 3’ Races Past ‘Wonder Woman’ at the Box Office
Pixar's Cars 3 raced to the front of the pack at this weekend's box office with an opening-weekend domestic gross of $54 million and...
Annecy, Mifa Report Record Attendance for 2017
The Annecy International Animation Festival and its market, Mifa, reported record attendance at this year’s event, which wraps Saturday.
An estimated 3,000 professionals — an...
Disney Teases ‘Frozen’ Short Attached to Pixar’s ‘Coco’
Walt Disney Animation Studios returns to the world of its hit Frozen, releasing a trailer for the featurette Olaf's Frozen Adventure that will play...
‘Cars 3’ Premiere Revs Up in Anaheim
The stars came out for Saturday's world premiere of Cars 3 at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Appearing at the event were stars Owen Wilson, who...
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