Videos

Eric, a writer and director on all three Madagascar films, discusses the various creative and technical dynamics that impact directing hundreds of artists for several years on a single animated feature. Part 2 of 2.

Gary, Oscar-winning Sound Designer at Skywalker Sound, talks about the challenges doing sound design for Disney's Wreck-It Ralph. Part 2 of 2.

Alex discusses world building, transmedia, the 5D space and how they all integrate into virtual production and previsualization.

Chris discusses in detail some of the more typical instances of how previs is used on a film. Part 2 of 3.

Christian talks about the dynamics and challenges of producing visual effects for television, specifically for the show "Bones." Part 1.

David describes how virtual production helps cut filmmaking costs as well as how pitchvis is being used to prototype entire films. Part 2 of 2.

Jay discusses creature development, overall visual development and the extensive use of previs on Men in Black 3. Part 2 of 3.

Ed talks about the acting performances on some recent films, the push for photorealism and the persistent issue of the "uncanny valley." Part 2 of 2.

Guy talks about animating fully CG digital doubles and the tools used for doing vfx on Marvel's "The Avengers." Part 2 of 3.

Eric talks about the Open Letter one year later and how the VES handles the often conflicting needs of its membership. Part 2 of 2.

Marv talks about the climate for making independent shorts today and his thoughts on the current state of animation education. Part 2 of 2.

A behind the scenes look at puppet setup and manipulation.

Henrik and Mark talk about the work they did on "Moonrise Kingdom" and "Underworld: Awakening." Part 2 of 2.

Habib, creative director at Microsoft Studios, discusses visual design and development and how technology impacts the creative process for both film and game development. Part 2 of 2.

Henrik, Co-Founder of Look Effects, talks about differentiating his studio's capabilities as well as the move by visual effects companies to take a financial stake in productions. Part 2 of 2.

Rex, head of character animation at DreamWorks Animation, discusses tools, pipeline, use of reference, motion capture and previs in DreamWorks' character animation production process. Part 2 of 2.

Tom, a Fellow at Autodesk, talks about problem solving methodologies and how creative teams can better works together in their pursuit of "clarity." Part 1 of 2.