Hayao Miyazaki doc: An analog animation master finds new technical challenges

The trailer for Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki If the name Hayao Miyazaki means anything to you, new documentary Never-Ending Man will, too. The film provides a pretty intimate, charming portrayal of the legendary animator from the announcement of his retirement (September 2013) through much of the production on Boro The Caterpillar, Miyazaki’s first film done entirely with CGI (that short film debuted […]

Netflix orders World War II series with first-of-its-kind animation

Netflix announced today that it has ordered the production of a war drama series call The Liberator. The four-part show, set during World War II, will be the first ever to be produced in Trioscope Enhanced Hybrid Animation. The production technology combines CGI effects and live-action performances to create a realistic graphic novel-style look. The […]

Between Cintiq and streaming, animation is thriving—ask Titmouse’s Chris Prynoski

Ars chats with Titmouse Animation’s Chris Prynoski. (Transcript available) (video link) AUSTIN, Texas—Chris Prynoski remembers paper (and, no, that sentiment is not as absurd as it seems). The animation veteran has been in the field for more than two decades now with early stuff so beloved (he directed an episode of Daria and sequences of Beavis and […]

The Morning Watch: The Hair Animation of ‘Incredibles 2’, ‘The Meg’ Anatomy of a Shark Battle & More

The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, see how Pixar delivered the amazingly animated hair […]

The Morning Watch: How ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Changed Animation, The Science of Ants & More

The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, go behind the sciences of Marvel’s Ant-Man, specifically […]

Mary and the Witch’s Flower review: A bewitching and magical animation

Mary (voiced in the English version by The BFG’s RubyBarnhill) is an impetuous schoolgirl spending the summer in her great aunt’s country home when a cat leads her to a magical flower and an ancient broomstick. When Mary puts the two together, the broom jolts to life and she is spirited away to a secret […]

Fan Animation Recreates One of ‘The Force Awakens’ Alternate Opening Scenes

Fans didn’t know what to expect when they sat down in darkened theaters for the anticipated return of the Star Wars franchise with J.J. Abrams‘ The Force Awakens. After the familiar opening crawl disappeared from the screen, The Force Awakens drops viewers right in the middle of the action. In a span of minutes, a Jakku village is […]

‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Trailer: The Webslinger Expands into Animation

Right now fans are enjoying the most recent iteration of Spider-Man played by Tom Holland being part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But Sony Pictures is still doing everything they can to milk the rights to all of the characters from the webslinger’s comic book universe in every other form. There’s a Venom spin-off in […]