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Perfecting Process for ‘Spies in Disguise’

Perfecting Process for ‘Spies in Disguise’

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.”

Stay Inspired: Virtual VFX With SIGGRAPH Now

Stay Inspired: Virtual VFX With SIGGRAPH Now

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.”

The Making of Jérémy Clapin’s ‘I Lost My Body’

The Making of Jérémy Clapin’s ‘I Lost My Body’

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

How LAIKA’s ‘Missing Link’ Raised the VFX Bar

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’

Behind the Magic of Netflix’s ‘Klaus’

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’

SIGGRAPH Now: ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’

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’

350 Creators, 14 Years, 1 Incredible Ride: Rick Sayre Talks Making ‘Incredibles 2’

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

Bringing the Skeletons of ‘Coco’ to Life

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’

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 13 – The Making of ‘Loving Vincent’

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’

Behind the Film: The Making of ‘Zootopia’

© 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’

LAIKA’s Steve Emerson Talks Career and ‘Kubo’

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...