SIGGRAPH University : "The Digital Production Pipeline"

Great stuff!   I have worked with most all of these guys at one time or another in my career and every artist working in digital production ...

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MINIONS - Happy Holidays (2015)

RIG REVIEW: 5 Stars - Mathilda Rig by Leon Li-Aun Sooi and Xiong Lin

Mathilda Rig Demo from Mathilda on Vimeo . I realize the animation demos on this reel are pretty awful, but the rig itself seems promisin...

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Sony Pictures Hacked

The hackers who  took down Sony Pictures' computer systems yesterday  say that they are working for "equality" and suggest tha...

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1000 Dollar Short Animation Contest!

Animation Career Review Contest The animation rules are simple:  Must include a Santa or snowman and be at least ten seconds long using aud...

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Peanuts | Official Trailer [HD]

Anatomy Course and Live Q&A Hangout

CHIT CHAT ROULETTE

RIG REVIEW: 5 Stars - Sony Pictures Hotel T Zombie Rig

Hotel T Zombie Rig.  This rig is great for quick body mechanics work.  The facial is limited, of course, because he is a zombie.  There are ...

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Automata

Frank Oz: In confidence - Full Interview (2013)

Nightingale and Canary

Nightingale and Canary from Andy Thomas on Vimeo .

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Matthieu Petit FX

Tesla from Matthieu Petit on Vimeo . Sonore from Matthieu Petit on Vimeo . Moves from Matthieu Petit on Vimeo . B_laser from Matt...

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ich Aucoin - Yelling In Sleep

Childhood - David OReilly

Childhood - [Adult Swim] from David OReilly on Vimeo .

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Lighting for Story and Concept Art Class Open For Registration

If you want a guaranteed spot  you might want to sign up now rather than later in case it sells out

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iAnimate Student Spotlight - Kentarou Niina 新名健太郎

Birthday from Kentarou_Niina on Vimeo . Kentarou Niina  新名健太郎 was my student this past summer block in Feature Workshop 5 - Full Body Act...

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Abiogenesis

Abiogenesis (Short Film) from Richard Mans on Vimeo . Holy transformer batman!

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RIG REVIEW: 3 Stars - Body Mechanics Rigs by Joe Daniel

UPDATE 11.26.2014: The re-rigging of these puppets has been comprised by using the set-up machine.  I did not want to pay to get the bad rig...

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Dripped

DRIPPED from leo verrier on Vimeo . love this! Jack is a strange character. He steals paintings from museums to eat them. He feeds himsel...

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The Boxtrolls Featurette - Meet the Characters (2014)

amazing stop-mo... I take it back... amazing animation no matter what medium! ...besides I will watch any animation where Tracy Morgan is pl...

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Money Supermarket Elephunk VFX Breakdown by MPC

really nice plussing of realistic motion...

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A Few spots still Open at iAnimate for WS5 - Instructor Angie Jones

I have 4 spots left in my WS5 course at iAnimate...  Click here  ianimate.net/workshops/feature.html   to learn more about the workshops at ...

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A New Hue

A New Hue from George Rigby on Vimeo .

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Mother

Mother from Fabrice Le Nezet on Vimeo .

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The Prize Inside

The Prize Inside from Reece Porter on Vimeo .

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Happy Unhappy

Happy Unhappy [full film] from Jean Liang on Vimeo .

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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

Sponge Bob in 3D?

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Visual Storytelling Workshop Aug 2, 2014 - Burbank

 Visual Storytelling Workshop Aug 2, 2014 10-11 am Networking 11am - 4pm  Storytelling Workshop  Lunch Included $125 per person

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Off The Rails

Off The Rails from Justin Tirado on Vimeo .

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Disney's CG Jungle Book Cast

Director Jon Favreau has pulled together an incredible cast that not only includes Christopher Walken and Giancarlo Esposito, but also Scarl...

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Deadpool : Test Footage Leaked [HD] - 720p - "DEADPOOL MOVIE TRAILER"

Queue The Cowboy

Queue The Cowboy from Animade on Vimeo . Beyond Fantastic - this made my day! and it's a game too!  What? This film is dedicated to t...

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DreamWorks Animation Loses Money For the Second Quarter in a Row

DreamWorks Animation reported a loss of $15.4 million in the second fiscal quarter, the second consecutive quarterly loss for the company. I...

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Tutorial Hoarder's Dump / Collage of tutorials

Got Tutorials for CG?

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LIFT UP

The Washington Ballet's hardest dance moves

Great for movement analysis!

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GAME OF THRONES: Scanline VFX Shot Breakdowns Reel

Legend of the Flying Tomato

Legend of the Flying Tomato from Aurry on Vimeo . Great Story and fantastic animation!

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Big Hero Trailer 2

in case you live under a rock and haven't seen this yet

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JOBS IN CALI: Buck LA Looking For Animators

Unfortunately, these days I have to turn away a lot of animation jobs because I can only work remotely due to my teaching schedule.  Buck LA...

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Dip N' Dance

Dip N' Dance from Hugo Cierzniak on Vimeo .

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Smears and More Smears!

Smears and more Smears!

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Video Game Layoff Stories

Video Game layoff Stories I like to keep this blog positive. But the long thought stable landscape of gaming which has stayed the most secur...

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Oscar Medina Character TD/Rigger

Oscar Medina Character TD/Rigger Reel 2014 from Oscar Medina on-animation on Vimeo . 2:50 in... I have never seen a rig that mimics your ...

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Doom - Did You Know Gaming?

 Comprehensive look at the history of Doom with a pixelated image of Bill Gates in a trenchcoat, carrying a shotgun

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python plug-in for Maya 3: keyframe copy helper

python plug-in for Maya 3: keyframe copy helper from Han Syuan,Yang on Vimeo .

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Don't be afraid of the blank sheets: Ricky Nierva at TEDxAthens

Sympathetic Doesn't Have To Mean Likable

Sympathetic Doesn't Have To Mean Likable from Jennine Lanouette on Vimeo . Likeability VS Vulnerability in your characters is the dif...

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Dreamworks Animation Layoffs

As DreamWorks Animation Television continues to hire, DreamWorks Animation's feature division continues to shed jobs. Last Monday and Tu...

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iAnimate Student Spotlight - Matt Roe

Matthew Roe 2014 Showreel from Matthew Roe on Vimeo . Matt Roe  was my student last Spring 2014 in the iAnimate WS4 - Facial Acting and a...

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Duet - Glen Keane

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Why do practical effects get replaced with CGI?

Why do practical effects get replaced with CGI? from Andyfilms on Vimeo .

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The 100 Best Animated Movies

The 100 Best Animated Movies World-famous animators pick the best animated movies ever, including Disney and Pixar movies, cult movies, kids...

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Expiration Date

JOBS IN CALI: Digital Animator - Burbank, CA

Title: Digital Animator Req ID: 7341 Location: Burbank, CA Nickelodeon Description Responsibilities: Work with Digital Animation Supervisor ...

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36 VFX Shots - Before and After

The Reddit user  Sourcecode12 compiled 36 images showing various scenes from films before and after digital special effects that have been ...

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