The presenters behind the SIGGRAPH 2020 Talk “Fifty Shades of Yay: A Multi-Shot Workflow from Design to Final” discuss their unconventional process for developing the animation of “Spies in Disguise.”
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Stay Inspired: Virtual VFX With SIGGRAPH Now
26 May 2020 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Production, Visual Effects
Continue your online education with the SIGGRAPH Now lessons that explore the visual effects of “War for the Planet of the Apes,” “Coco,” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet.”
Techno and Smooth Jazz and Hard Rock… Oh My! The Visuals of ‘Trolls World Tour’
19 May 2020 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Film, Production, Visual Effects
“Trolls World Tour”, one of the first on-demand releases during the COVID-19 pandemic, has taken homes worldwide by storm. We connected with the creators to learn how this unique animated film came together.
The Making of Jérémy Clapin’s ‘I Lost My Body’
4 February 2020 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Film, Production
Producer Marc du Pontavice and Director Jérémy Clapin, of Netflix’s “I Lost My Body,” share stories from the making of the Oscar-nominated animated film.
How LAIKA’s ‘Missing Link’ Raised the VFX Bar
28 January 2020 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Film, Production, Visual Effects
Two LAIKA department heads share stories from the production of the studio’s Golden Globe-winning stop-motion animated film “Missing Link.”
Behind the Magic of Netflix’s ‘Klaus’
12 December 2019 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Art, Film, Production, Visual Effects
Production Designers Szymon Biernacki and Marcin Jakubowski, of Netflix’s first original animated feature “Klaus,” discuss bringing the 2D-animated film to life.
SIGGRAPH Now: ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’
26 February 2019 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Production, Visual Effects
Technical Director Ernest Petti, Head of Environments Larry Wu, and SDL-Head of Characters & Technical Animation David Komorowski share the process for visualizing the internet on screen for “Ralph Breaks the Internet.”
350 Creators, 14 Years, 1 Incredible Ride: Rick Sayre Talks Making ‘Incredibles 2’
12 February 2019 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Production, Visual Effects
Image credit: "Incredibles 2" © 2018 Pixar Animation Studios In a conversation that spanned multiple disciplines, and multiple years, the team behind "Incredibles 2" spoke to a rapt audience during its SIGGRAPH 2018 Production Session last summer. Relive some of the...
Bringing the Skeletons of ‘Coco’ to Life
30 October 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Awards, Film, Production
Image credit: “Coco” © 2017 Disney Pixar. All rights reserved. Just in time for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, we are excited to share a look behind the magic of "Coco," the 2018 Academy Award winner for Best Animated Feature. In an all-new SIGGRAPH Now feature,...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 13 – The Making of ‘Loving Vincent’
13 April 2018 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAnimation, Art, Film, Industry Leaders
ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee member Santiago Echeverry (professor, University of Tampa) sits down with Łukasz Mackiewicz and Francho Melendez, two members of the team behind “Loving Vincent,” the first-ever, fully painted animated feature film, which...
Behind the Film: The Making of ‘Zootopia’
21 February 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Production
© 2016 Walt Disney Animation Studios The journey to make the Golden Globe-winning "Zootopia" began six years ago when director Byron Howard finished "Tangled" and John Lasseter, chief creative officer for Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, said to...
LAIKA’s Steve Emerson Talks Career and ‘Kubo’
27 December 2016 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Production, Visual Effects
Awards buzz is brewing and "Kubo and the Two Strings" has now grossed nearly $70 million worldwide. What was the production process for the film like? Peak into the mind of VFX Supervisor Steve Emerson, who recently sat down with us to discuss both the film and...