DreamWorks and the Philippines Stage Animation Games Despite Warning from Disney
500 DreamWorks and Filipino artists waded ashore Saturday in a mock assault to seize an.... »
SoCal VFX Firms Add 190 Jobs in August, All in Mumbai
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that in the month of August, visual effects.... »
Digital Domain Vows to Go Green, Build Sustainable VFX Business
Saying it will try to move away from ecologically unfriendly practices such as building 115,000.... »
InfoGraphic: What’s Next for Ousted Digital Domain CEO John Textor?
With the sudden resignation of CEO John Textor, closure of their brand new Port St..... »
Computer Workstation Self-Destructs in Protest Over Use on Carrie Remake
A fully configured HP Z820 workstation tragically self-destructed Wednesday by short circuiting and bursting into.... »
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3,800 Really Cool Animation Jobs Posted in April, Though Only 17 Are For Pay
The U.S. Dept. of Labor reported yesterday that last month, animation industry employers posted 3,800 really cool job openings, though only 17 were for paid positions. That number was virtually unchanged from March, when....
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Captive Breeding Offers Hope for Malaysian Animation Studios
Seamus, a 33-year old male Irish animator in his prime, captured by authorities while bus touring through Kuala Lumpur in 2007, is one of the reasons hope remains for the Malaysian animation industry. Vacationing....
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Survey Finds Just 1 in 6 Flash Animators Find Themselves Attractive
It seems the pirate life may be taking its toll. In a survey of over 1 million Flash animators using unlicensed software, only 16%, 1 in 6, have the courage to call themselves “attractive.”....
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Global Animation Industry Employment Trends: Q1 2012
The Institute for a Better Tomorrow has just released its Q1 2012 Global Animation Industry Employment Trends report, a comprehensive assessment of current labor trends and workplace conditions. The following Executive Summary is a....
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Confused About Son’s Animation School Options
This week, I try to help a concerned father make an informed decision about sending his son to animation school. Dear Bob, My wife and I are faced with the difficult decision of finding....
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NASA Hires ILM to Cut Costs by Animating Future Space Missions
Faced with a mandate to find less expensive ways to explore space following a series of massive budget cuts, NASA has hired pioneering visual effects studio ILM to animate upcoming Mars exploration efforts rather....
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InfoGraphic: How Canadian Animators Spend Their Time
Just how are Canadian animators spending their time? Canada has a rich animation tradition dating back to Charlie Thorson and Norman McLaren. Canadian animators are known for their wry sense of humor and passion....
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Big Studios Promise to Start Making Films with Cage-Free Animators
In a hastily assembled Friday press conference, five of the world’s top animation studios announced that by 2018, all their animated feature film and TV work will be produced by cage-free animators. The group....
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Increasing Obesity at Studios Driving Up Commissary Costs, Afternoon Nap Rates
Studios must do more to curb obesity, as commissary operation costs and productivity losses from afternoon naps are rising at an alarming rate, a group of international health officials are warning. While some studios....
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Truck Crashes into Mumbai School, 2700 Animation Students Escape Unharmed
A truck careened out of control and crashed into the side of a new animation school on the outskirts of Mumbai this past Tuesday. Miraculously, all 2700 students enrolled in a 6-week character animation....
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