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Animation Magazine is a monthly publication covering the animation industry, including aspects of film and television animation, visual effects and video games. Check out behind the scenes of cutting-edge visual effects magic across film and episodic series.
Animation Magazine » VFX
3w ago
The past 18 months have been a very busy and fruitful perdio for VFX powerhouse studio Framestore, which has delivered critically acclaimed work on features such as Barbie, Wonka and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 —the latter winning both the Annie and VES award for character animation, as well as Oscar and BAFTA nominations ..read more
Animation Magazine » VFX
1M ago
In Damsel, the new dark fantasy feature film released to Netflix on March 8, a dutiful young lady agrees to marry a prince, only to discover that the royal family has intended her for a much more terrifying destiny. Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who helmed the Oscar-nominated short Linked and the global hit horror sequel ..read more
Animation Magazine » VFX
1M ago
The U.K. Government’s Spring Budget announcement made today (March 6) introduces a 53% expenditure credit — equating to a tax relief of approximately 40% — for U.K. film productions, including animation, with a budget up to £15 million. Animation UK shared its welcome reaction to the news, having built the case for the nation’s original ..read more
Animation Magazine » VFX
1M ago
BAFTA-, Emmy- and Grammy-nominated Untold Studios has worked on a large body of complex shots across the live-action adaptation of the fan-favorite animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. The show follows Aang (Gordon Cormier), the young Avatar, as he learns to master the four elements (Water, Earth, Fire and Air) to restore balance to a ..read more
Animation Magazine » VFX
1M ago
The latest Marvel feature Madame Web offers a new spin on the familiar world of Spider-Man, with a stand-alone tale based on a character that first appeared 44 years ago in The Amazing Spider-Man, issue No. 210. Created by Denny O’Neil and John Romita Jr., the plot centers on a superheroine with clairvoyant powers. The ..read more
Animation Magazine » VFX
2M ago
Germany’s popular VFX confab FMX has announced some of the lineup for its dynamic 2024 sessions, scheduled for April 23-26 in Stuttgart and available on demand April 27-May 31. Here are some of the highlights: VFX For Features: Inside creative VFX development for Marvel Studios’ The Marvels. Join the behind-the-scenes discussion about The Marvels with ..read more
Animation Magazine » VFX
3M ago
***This article was written for the March ’23 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 338), available soon*** Re-creating a modern disaster on the screen can be a tricky affair. Such was the case with director J. A. Bayona’s adaptation of Pablo Vierci’s book Society of the Snow, which documents the Andes flight disaster of 1972 in which ..read more
Animation Magazine » VFX
3M ago
Pushing the edge of comedy is something that Seth MacFarlane has become renowned for, whether it be American Dad!, Family Guy or Ted — with the latter transitioning from its theatrical feature film incarnations to the small screen as a prequel Peacock miniseries that explores the relationship between a foul-mouthed, delinquent teddy bear (voiced by ..read more
Animation Magazine » VFX
3M ago
As a way to honor the previous installments of the MonsterVerse established by Legendary Entertainment, Toho Company and Warner Bros. Entertainment, show creators Chris Black and Matt Fraction weaved scenes from Godzilla (2014) and Kong: Skull Island (2017) into the narrative of new Apple TV+ sci-fi series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. The first season of ..read more