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Film & TV

An inside look into Polygon Pictures’ efficient review process

Nuke, Hiero and HieroPlayer combine to create calm, not chaos.

8 min read
CG animated Dragon from White Snake - Light Chaser
Film & TV

Making myth real: breathing light into White Snake

Light Chaser Animation Studios on using Katana to illuminate this beautiful Chinese legend.

5 min read
Viking warrior from Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Film & TV

The art of war: forging AC Valhalla’s epic CG launch trailer

DIGIC gets battle-ready with Nuke for the Assassin’s Creed franchise.

6 min read
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Film & TV

Lighting in animation: a dive into the hand-drawn

Lighting the way through the complexities of animation.

6 min read
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Film & TV

Re-writing the rule book on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Discover how Sony Pictures Imageworks created the signature graphic look of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

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Film & TV

Bringing How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World to life with DreamWorks Animation 

Discover how DreamWorks created the visual story reel for the upcoming How to Train Your Dragon film using Flix.

4 min read
Coco - courtesy of Pixar
Film & TV

One billion assets: How Pixar’s Lightspeed team tackled Coco’s complexity

We speak to Renee Tam, Lightspeed Lead at Pixar Animation Studios, about how her team overcame complexity to deliver the critically acclaimed movie, Coco.

3 min read
Animagrad explores Katana lighting and dev tools
Film & TV

Why switching tools mid-project was well worth the risk for Animagrad 

Animagrad took an extraordinary step swapping out their look dev and lighting toolset mid-way through the project replacing them with Katana. Learn more about their success story

5 min read
Paddington Bear at Christmas
Film & TV

The Christmas ad wars: bringing Paddington to life for Marks & Spencer

As the big brands battle it out for the best Christmas ad this year, we catch up with Framestore about their role in bringing to life a certain marmalade-loving bear.

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Still from Kubo and the Two Strings
Film & TV

Kubo and the Two Strings

Making waves with Laika.

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Film & TV

Katana helps Kubo and the Two Strings wow the critics

To accomplish the CG and stop-motion action for Kubo LAIKA turned to Foundry’s Mari and Katana®. Read how they helped create their latest masterpiece.

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