“Big Hero 6” has been a critical and commercial hit for Walt Disney Animation Studios, winning an Oscar and taking in more than $500 million at the box office. But the more important number may be the ...

Xencelabs Technologies and Full Sail University are joining forces to give computer animation and gaming students an education in the digital technologies used in today's professional creative ...

Whether you decided to become a professional animator, or need basic animation skills for your business or just for fun, here is the list of 6 easiest free animation software for beginners. But what ...

COMMENTARY--Dan Taylor, a special effects artist at Industrial Light & Magic, readily admits that special effects overshadowed the plot in his early films. "There was no story structure. It was all ...

Toonz, the software used to create Studio Ghibli films like Spirited Away and TV shows like Steven Universe and Futurama, is now OpenToonz. It’s open source and free for any budding animator to ...

The Sundance Institute's decision to open its upcoming film festival with a clay animation flick shines a light on one of the oldest forms of filmmaking--molded with a modern day twist. Mary and Max, ...

CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos reports from this year's Siggraph show that advances in digital technology are rapidly changing Hollywood's approach to film animation. Michael Kanellos is editor at ...

“Big Hero 6” has been a critical and commercial hit for Walt Disney Animation Studios, winning an Oscar and taking in more than $500 million at the box office. But the more important number may be the ...

In 1988, Phil Vischer was locked away in his tiny garage experimenting with the first widely available computer animation software. It was still seven years before Pixar’s “Toy Story” would become the ...