Insights
Behind the scenes with the artists, studios and tech shaping the future of VFX and animation.
Product Focus
Katana in 2018 and the road ahead
We take a look back at some of our best Katana customer stories from 2018, and look ahead to what’s in store for next year.
KatanaStudio 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.
Pipeline & Workflows
Bottleship VFX: preparing for a more complex look development and lighting future
In this article, we catch up with Hristo Velev, founder of Bottleship VFX, to find out why Bottleship realised now was the time to future-proof their pipeline.
KatanaPipeline & Workflows
Think you’re too small for Katana? Think again…
Jakarta-based Cinemasphere explain why they integrated Katana into their pipeline - and how it’s having a big impact on ROI.
KatanaStudio Stories
The Shannara Chronicles: creating CG for episodic TV
We catch up with with Toronto-based studio SPIN VFX about how they used Mari and Katana to create the stunning CG for fantasy TV episodic: The Shannara Chronicles
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
KatanaStudio Stories







