A video essay tribute to BLADE RUNNER (1982) and HER (2013).
Category: Insight
Creating Graphic Shapes in the Face
CG Tarian instructor and Dreamworks Animator, Mike Safianoff, talks about sculpting organic appeal in facial expressions.
Animator’s Roundtable at Variety Studio
Directors of “The Boxtrolls,” “The Lego Movie,” “Big Hero 6″ and more talk the current state of animation at Variety Studio.
Sculpting The Hand by Philippe Faraut
This is just one of master Sculptor Philippe Faraut‘s many tutorials on sculpting the human figure. I love watching how this one comes together. I had a chance to skim through his books and DVDs at work, and they went …
What Makes a Video Essay Great?
The video essay is expanding our notions of film criticism and appreciation. But do these essays offer a key to let us out—or lock us in? A desktop documentary by Kevin B. Lee. Full story and list of Best Video …
Hayao Miyazaki- Nature, Culture, & Character
A closer look at the storytelling techniques of one of Japan’s greatest animation directors, Hayao Miyazaki.
House of Pig and Fox: A Conversation with The Dam Keeper Directors Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
On Wednesday, November 5, 2014, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced 10 animated short films that will advance in the voting process for the 87th Academy Awards. The Dam Keeper, the first film from Directors Robert Kondo and Dice …
Blue Christmas – An Original Video Essay
In this original video essay, Michael Koresky and Casey Moore investigate the longstanding tradition of bleak midwinters at the movies (A Christmas Carol and It’s a Wonderful Life are as sad and scary as they are, ultimately, elating), and we …
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