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From the original TV show to the feature film adaptations, the universe of SpongeBob is very well-known for its unique characters, whether lead or secondary. To deliver dynamic and directable crowds for “SpongeBob the Movie: Sponge on the Run”, the ...

Framestore has been producing award winning creature effects for over 20 years, with complex rigs and realistic animation being crucial elements of these creatures’ visual fidelity. The studio has a long history of building bespoke tools and ...

Animating with multiples and smears is a technique of 2D animation dating roughly back to the 1940s, most notably on the Looney Tunes cartoons. We have seen an increase in the use of multiples and smear geometry as some 3D animation becomes more ...

In this talk we examine how the Rust programming language’s unique features can be used to write more stable, performant software for visual effects production, and describe the ASWF Rust Working Group’s efforts to provide high-quality C and Rust ...

In computer graphics, animation as it is done for feature films and TV series is now a mature field, relying on animation software and techniques designed over more than two decades. In a context where budget and time constraints increase with each ...

One of the biggest concepts behind The Mitchells vs. The Machines is the idea that humanity is connected to our flaws and this theme really drove the visual style for the film.

To achieve this goal we needed to make every frame feel like a hand drawn ...