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Digital Domain worked on the three main aspects of "Deadpool": Colossus, Deadpool interacting with Colossus, and the Helicarrier. Creation of Colossus required five different actors: a motion-capture actor, a taller actor on the principal shoot, a ...

This session focuses on development of "Mass Effect: New Earth," a first-of-its kind theme-park attraction at California's Great America in Santa Clara. The experience features "holographic 3D", using the world's largest and highest-resolution 3D LED ...

The world of "Zootopia" is a vast, multi-scale, multi-climate city that represents the biomes of the tundra, desert, rainforest, and grasslands. It is also a place where humans never existed and animals have evolved to be anthropomorphic, clothed, city-...

The Industrial Light & Magic team discusses the range of challenges presented by bringing the latest installment in the storied "Star Wars" series to life. Utilizing a seamless blend of practical effects, sets, locations, and cutting-edge digital ...

On "Kubo and the Two Strings" (in theaters 19 August), LAIKA launched an immensely powerful puppet -- to scale. The result? The Giant Skeleton: 18 feet tall with a 24-foot wingspan from finger to finger. True to LAIKA's reputation as the most robust, ...

In "Captain America: Civil War", Steve Rogers leads the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install ...

"Pearl" is a Spotlight Story directed by Oscar-winning animator Patrick Osborne. Conceived from the beginning as a 360° experience, "Pearl" takes place entirely in a car and explores the gifts we inherit from our parents, both tangible and intangible.

The visual effects team behind Jon Favreau's live-action adaptation of "The Jungle Book" discusses the creative and technical challenges behind bringing the story's characters and stunning full-CG environments to life. A team of over 800 CG artists, led ...

Find the answers to how Pixar artists created the studio's latest feature film, "Finding Dory." Top animators and technical artists from the film crew provide a deep dive into the process of creating the summer hit which required the adoption of an ...