The thrill of My Neighbor Totoro begins long before the film’s iconic giant bear-owl spirit takes to the skies on a spinning top. In the film’s opening minutes, writer-director Hayao Miyazaki ...

Studio Ghibli has been a powerhouse in animation since its inception in 1985, producing iconic characters and classic movies that have a deep, whimsical nature to them. They're such a big name that ...

A new piece of software just released from animation startup Midas Touch Interactive called Midas Creature is designed to add secondary animation to 2d characters – automatically. Midas Touch ...

Anthony Vieira is a TV/Movie news writer for Collider. A writer, editor and educator in Petaluma, CA, he has previously written for Screen Rant and The Film Stage. He is married, has two kids, and his ...

If you find this style of animation is for you, then a paid-for app like Procreate Dreams is a next step - this features in ...

CGI anime isn’t always great. When done lazily, it can feel clunky and robotic, like watching video game cutscenes from a decade ago. Expressions can look weirdly flat, and characters might move too ...

We all watched cartoons or anime as kids, and while most people grew out of it as they got older, many of us held onto that childlike fascination and were inspired to pursue careers in animation.