Insights

Behind the scenes with the artists, studios and tech shaping the future of VFX and animation.

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Studio Stories

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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How to train your dragon 3

Studio Stories

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.

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Coco - courtesy of Pixar

Studio Stories

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.

Animagrad explores Katana lighting and dev tools

Studio Stories

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

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Paddington Bear at Christmas

Studio Stories

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.

kubo and two strings

Studio Stories

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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