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How Did They Do It? Merging Memory and Archives in the Hybrid Film Uncle Thomas Accounting for the Days

Regina Pessoa likes to misfit. Her two recent short films, “Tragic Story with Happy Ending” and “Kali the Little Vampire,” focus on characters...

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Cinesite to Complete Production of "Mila," a Short Film Made by Volunteers from 35 Countries

One of the more notable production stories in the animation world has a happy ending.Mila, a short CG film about a young girl's World War II experienc...

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How they did it: inventing a new animation technique for The Physics Of Sorrow

Even for an animator who once made films in his own blood, "The Physics of Sadness" was a challenge.Teodor Ushev makes it a habit to match style and t...

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How Did They Do It? Blending 2D Animation, Archival Materials, and Ice Sculpture in Shannon Amen

Thirteen years passed between the suicide of Chris Dainty's best friend, artist Shannon Jamieson, and the completion of Dainty's film about her life, ...

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Interview John Morena on why he made one film a week for a year

In 2016, John Morena realized something: he was approaching 40 years of age, and despite a successful career as a commercial animator, he was frustrat...

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How Did They Do It? Animating Hong Kong's Skyscrapers in Serial Parallels

When Max Hatler moved from London to Hong Kong a few years ago, he noticed a sudden change in his environment. Whereas the British capital was sparse ...