Tag: Animation

Jurassic World. AKA Dinosaurs and high heels. It was the biggest movie of the summer, so most of you have probably seen it, but if you haven’t, here is a quick way to get the rundown.

Mario is the man – as long as he is in the Mushroom Kingdom anyway. Nothing can stop him. But what if he is accidentally dropped off in another world, like the Green Hill Zone level from Sonic the Hedgehog?

I worked at Disney World when I was in high school. It was not fun and it was not glamorous. I flipped burgers and sold soft serve ice cream. The cool kids I knew had jobs on rides, and the coolest kids were characters.

Once you watch this video there’s no going back. I’m warning you. Once you see it, you will want a LEGO FPS. As I do. And I don’t have one. It’s making for a very frustrating day.

Last year, advertising agency We Are Royale made a 2015 calendar as a holiday gift for their friends and families. Then the agency decided to turn it into a special year-long present by making a companion mobile app that added augmented reality features to the calendar.

Last month, we learned about Live2D, an application that combines multiple illustrations into one 3D model. Here’s another upcoming time-saving application for animators. Currently in development by Quantum Matrix, Quantum Human is an Autodesk Maya plugin that can turn a static 3D model of a body into a character that you can animate, render or use for motion capture.

3D animations based on illustrations sacrifice a significant amount of quality in their transition from 2D. You can see it in games like Ni No Kuni, Valkyria Chronicles and the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm series. Their models look great from afar, but you can see they look flat in some areas up close.

This story combines two of our favorite things: LEGO and movies. For his book, Brick Flicks: 60 Iconic Movie Scenes and Posters Made from LEGO, master modeler Warren Elsmore recreated numerous classic movie scenes using LEGO.

You may be familiar with the term ragdoll physics, which is a type of animation sometimes used in video games to create dynamic – albeit unrealistic– animations for characters. Ragdoll physics is a form of physics-based animation.

I love The Walking Dead, and I know I am not alone. I got a kick out of the fact that Michael Rooker, the guy who played Merle Dixon on the show, and is one of the blue guys in Guardians of the Galaxy, uses a flying Crossbow bolt as a weapon in Guardians.

Last year, the big event for Doctor Who was the 50th anniversary special “The Day of the Doctor.” The special introduced us to the War Doctor and brought the 11th and 12th Doctors together with him.

The Game of Thrones intro that we see every week is an amazing work of art, but have you ever asked yourself what it would look like if The Legend of Zelda started the same way?

When you have a dad that is a Dreamworks animator, chances are you will be starring in some cool videos. Like this one. Dreamworks animator Daniel Hashimoto has created a new special effects video for his hilarious Action Movie Kid series.

You remember McBain, the muscle-bound cop played by Rainier Wolfcastle, who is basically inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger in similar roles. He was a recurring character in early episodes of The Simpsons and makes the occasional appearance in the series and its video games since then.

You’ve probably heard by now that the crew behind The Simpsons has been working on a special episode. In fact, they have been working on this for two years – The LEGO episode! You can see it this Sunday on FOX, when Brick Like Me will finally air.

Are you tired of the battle for the Iron Throne? Sick of seeing the great houses of Westeros fight? Well, get ready for A Game of Social Thrones. King’s Landing is Instagram. Lands across the Narrow Sea?