Rango still stands alone. Beginning as an independent venture from Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy director Gore Verbinski, ...

In 2001, Nickelodeon produced an animated sci-fi feature film that was ahead of its time -- and yielded a spinoff TV series.

The ‘Toy Story’ studio used to print money for Disney but hasn’t made an original blockbuster in nearly a decade. Its top ...

Part of pursuing that edge has been the development of Digital Domain’s proprietary software Masquerade. This new system uses images of the actor’s face from a helmet-mounted camera and automatically ...

Quantum computers work by applying quantum operations, such as quantum gates, to delicate quantum states. Ideally, quantum ...

The latest exhibit at Orange County Regional History Center may get creative juices flowing and prompt waves of nostalgia. “Animationland” provides hands-on artistic activities, and its companion ...

Finding the right graphics card (GPU) for animation can be a pretty daunting task. Whatever level you’re at, you’re going to need to invest in a high-quality GPU and ensure it’s paired with a ...

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the John Lasseter film Toy Story, the first fully computer-animated feature film, we’re taking a look at early CGI milestones in the days before Toy Story. But ...

The Pixar Era kicked off 30 years ago with the first installment of the popular franchise. It’s given us countless hits, but something has also been lost. By Maya Phillips There are so many ways of ...

Twenty Halloweens ago, Tim Burton conjured Corpse Bride, a fantasy fable that spans the world of the living and the land of the dead. Building on the stylings of The Nightmare Before Christmas, which ...

Dick Van Dyke is known for his decades-long career as a movie and TV star, but he’s also been credited in another role behind the scenes—and he’s still working at it at age 99. Van Dyke starred on the ...