Animation & VFX

Artist Interview: Celeste Jamneck

In this interview with Celeste Jamneck, we get a glimpse into her journey to becoming …

June 7, 2023

Spoiler Free Review of Elden Ring

Elden Ring took off like a rolling thunderstorm, enticing a landslide of new …

October 9, 2022

Spoiler Free Review Cyberpunk Edgerunners

It should be no surprise that the latest anime hit to take the scene …

October 9, 2022

FiddleSticks Rework – Truly Terrifying Hero Cinematic

RIOT released a rework of the terrifying scarecrow, Fiddlesticks, who was released as part of …

March 17, 2020

The Silly Duck Wizard by Terry Ibele (Stop Motion)

Terry Ibele shares his process and steps of his adorable The Silly Duck Wizard Stop …

March 11, 2020

Everything You Ever Need to Know About League of Legends Arcane Cinematic World

All is about to change as the league of legends is set to get its …

March 1, 2020

The Neverhood – Such an Underrated Masterpiece

We love The Neverhood, it’s been one of the most underrated games and creative masterpieces …

January 22, 2020

4D Motion Opportunities for South Africa Animators

Have you got the talent to write and produce great short (5 minute) animated action …

November 7, 2017

VFX Pipelines in Games Cinematics by Hugo Guerra

For those of you that …

March 20, 2017

What Directors/Studios are Looking for Specifically when Recruiting

Since it’s the beginning of …

March 1, 2017

CTIAF 2017 This weekend

March 1, 2017

RealtimeUK : 20 Years of Animation

December 13, 2016

‘BREXIT’ Brings the cost down of world class cinematics and trailers

You all have seen it …

November 29, 2016

Animation Critique – Video Interview

Darryn Posen is a professional …

November 17, 2016

CGI 3D Animated Short HD: “Machina Mortem” – by Jan Postema

To see more great CG videos head over to The CGBros Channel and have a …

September 28, 2016

Dropzone Cinematic – RealTimeUK Pushing Their Skills

Dropzone, RealTimeUK’s first character sci-fi piece, is live! And we

August 19, 2016

22 Animators Collaborated on a Katy Perry’s Firework Rendition

We just had to share this amazing piece of work we found while browsing youtube. …

June 27, 2016

How Many Animators are there in the World?

Ever wondered how many animators …

June 22, 2016

Strongest year yet for SA animation at Annecy, with three wins

“This was Africa’s strongest showing at Annecy yet,” says Triggerfish CEO Stuart Forrest. “In addition to Stick Man winning the TV category, our collaborator Clea Mallinson won the Animation du Monde pitching forum for her short Fairy Wheels; South African Naomi van Niekerk’s powder animation, ‘n Gewone Blou Maandagoggend, won the Jean-Luc Xiberras Award for a First Film in the short film category

June 22, 2016

Triggerfish Animation Studio is Hiring! Multiple Positions Available

Triggerfish is looking for more talented people to join the team on our two high profile international short films! They’re looking for both junior and experienced Lighting Artists and Compositing Artists, as well as experienced Animators for contract positions. These positions are opening up with immediate effect, so don’t delay.

May 3, 2016

Kariba, the story that’s flooding the internet

The story of Kariba is one of the best things to happen and we had the awesome chance to get an interview with the team behind this wonderful creation.

March 10, 2016

Triggerfish Animation Studios and their work on Stick Man

We interview Mike Buckland about the work done on the charming short film, Stick Man, by Triggerfish Animation Studios. Enjoy the read!

March 8, 2016

Zootopia Fur Technology

The Zootopia team recently released a video where they talk about the quirky and really good looking movie as well as their fur technology and how it works.

March 8, 2016

Collaborative Short Film – Poutnik ( A Must See )

Poutnik is a CG animated short film which focuses on a little creature who winds up in an alien world and goes through a series of events which builds and creates his spunky personality

February 25, 2016

SMITE: Behind the Scenes Part 3

Recently we started sharing updates form the awesome team at RealtimeUK and their latest work – SMITE: To Hell & Back, and we would love to show you part 3 of Behind the Scenes (Lighting & Effects)…

February 18, 2016

Let’s have ourselves a festival!

The Cape Town International Animation Festival, previously called Kunjanimation, is happening from the 18th of February until the 21st of February this year.

February 15, 2016

Sir Barksalot – Collaborative Short Film Community Project

My name is FineSpline. Yes my parents named me that from birth… kidding! I’ve been an Animator in the film and game industries the past 11 years, and worked on a handful of notable projects. The most well known is probably Avatar

February 10, 2016

SMITE – Behind The Scenes Part 2

The RealSmiteUK team shared with us their second release of their “Behind The Scenes” series of their earlier cinematic release. They chat about different stages of the cinematic, how the sequences were planned, mapping keyframes and how they developed a new facial rig.

January 29, 2016

Animating Like A Pro… Almost

We recently featured Animation Career Pro on our blog and it was an awesome article to write. We actually enjoyed our interaction with Chris from Animation Career Pro so much, that I was enrolled for the 3D animation course.

January 25, 2016

SMITE Cinematic Trailer – To Hell & Back

With this latest smite cinematic trailer, RealTimeUK have pushed their boundaries to create a cinematic which focuses on character progression and the journey each character goes through which reveals their own unique colorful,fierce or mysterious personalities.

January 11, 2016

More Stuff – A Cheeky Production by Blue Zoo Animation

Early Christmas cheers for everyone and Happy New Year! Enjoy this “in the spirit” video …

December 23, 2015

‘Warcraft’ Unleashes Trailer Sneak Peek

Warcraft Sneak Peek released by Universal and Legendary Pictures before Friday Premiere. Release Date in South Africa June 10, 2016 for the Warcraft Fans.

November 3, 2015

Sculpting Timelapse of “Brute”

This interesting speed time lapse comes from Marco Hakenjos (Modeling & Texturing artist) which shows how he modeled an old knight character with Zbrush, pretty amazing final result!

October 13, 2015

CGI VFX Fluids Showreel by RealtimeUK

Just wanted to share this amazing showreel by Realtime UK, a CG Creative Studio, which showcases their mastery with different forms of fluids and how they’ve incorporated it in different large scale projects (Nike, Warburtons, Aston Martin, LG, Sony,Fiat and more).

October 7, 2015

Ruru the Fox by Friedl Jooste – Pixelsmithstudios

Ruru fox was an experiment to see if I could create an appealing look in Maya that eliminates the weeks of prep before I can animate. I want to create lots of content for my channel. If people are going to subscribe I want to make it worth their while and create funny and entertaining shorts and try my best to keep it high quality.

September 10, 2015

Keith Lango – Interview with a CG Animation Legend

We interview Keith Lango, a twenty year cg animation veteran, and discuss his experience in the animation industry and work for Valve (Portal 2).

September 3, 2015

The Secret Life of Pets – Illumination Entertainment

The Secret Life of Pets Animation Movie looks amazing! Created by Illumination Entertainment (Same guys who created Minions) for your eyeballs.

June 25, 2015

Monday Man Animation – Makes You Feel Better About Your Mondays

Bad Monday? Not as bad as Monday Man. Think of everything that could possibly go wrong and then multiply that by a thousand Mondays.

April 13, 2015

Adventure Time Movie Planned – Oh my glob!

Big news for all the Adventure Time fans, the Pendelton Ward masterpiece is adventuring it’s way to the big screen thanks to Warner Bros.

March 3, 2015

Guardians of the Galaxy VFX | Visual Effects Breakdown

I watched Guardians of the Galaxy when it was released in SA and now im …

February 25, 2015

Game Cinematics Collection #2

Time for another collection of amazing cinematics. As always, sit down and enjoy. This one …

January 25, 2015

The Tables Have Turned – Warhammer 40K Movie

What was once used as a pastime for Erasmus Brosdau has evolved into a CG …

January 22, 2015

Inside Out Trailer – Disney Animation With A Twist

So after watching the Inside Out Trailer from Disney while scrolling on YouTube i’ve literally …

December 12, 2014

Hilarious Short Mr Wrinkles Animation by Senior Lead Animator Friedl Jooste

You’ll instantly fall in love with the lovable rascal Mr.Wrinkles once you watch this hilarious …

October 16, 2014

Local Moosebox 8bit Animation chosen by Nickelodeon

What you haven’t heard of this? Then let me be the bearer of amazing news! …

October 3, 2014

The Boxtrolls Trailer and Behind the Scenes by LAIKA Studios

Laika studios,creator of Paranorman and Coraline) brings us another stop-motion animation masterpiece called “The Boxtrolls”. The …

October 1, 2014

Test Footage for Deadpool Movie Leaked

So for those who havent heard or seen it yet, Fox officially released and retracted …

July 31, 2014

A New Dawn Game Trailer – League of Legends

A new game cinematic for the release of A New Dawn by League of Legends. …

July 23, 2014

Interview with Animation Rigger Michor Lu

Michor Lu is a freelance 3D artist and he’s been in the industry for years. …

July 22, 2014

The Division Cinematic Trailer – Tom Clancy

The cinematic trailer for The Division sold me on the game and that’s what a …

July 21, 2014

Death Metal Batman Animation Music Video

I’ve re-watched this Batman Death Metal Animation music video a hundred times and It still …

July 18, 2014

Isometric Animated Video and the Toxic Vortex

I’ve stumbled on isometric illustrations and animations a while back and since then I’ve enjoyed …

July 16, 2014

Amazing Growth of Animation in South Africa

I have the great opportunity of regularly chatting to some great key players in the …

July 10, 2014

Slimtime Animation – The True Meaning of Love in This Animation Short

We’ve seen the Slimtime animation a few times and I can’t believe we haven’t published …

July 9, 2014

Johnny Express Animation – Adventures Of A Delivery Astronaut

Johnny Express is a short animation created by AlfredImageworks and its about an astronaut who …

June 17, 2014

Desire – Animation Short by Scott Thierauf

This short animation by Scott Thierauf is about a little robot born into a world …

June 10, 2014

Sundstedt Animation – Feature

While browsing on Twitter we noticed Anders and his Sundstedt Animation company. He’s the founder, …

June 6, 2014

Aug(De)Mented Reality by animator Marty Cooper

Marty Cooper has a special style of stop motion animation, namely “Aug(De)Mented Reality” where he …

May 28, 2014

Disney’s Big Hero 6 Animation – Get Caught Up in the Hype!

Disney’s Big Hero 6 is one of the most anticipated animation movies on its way …

May 23, 2014

Animation Competition brought to you by The Foundry

The Foundry celebrates Cape Town as the World Design Capital We are excited to announce …

May 19, 2014

Mr Peabody and Sherman Animation

“Mr. Peabody & Sherman” is an upcoming full-length computer-animated film based on characters of the …

April 14, 2014

The Lego Movie Animation Movie – Warner Bros

The Lego Movie hit the scenes on February 27th 2014 and I’m really keen to …

April 11, 2014

A Girl Named Elastika – Short Stop Motion by Guillaume Blanchet

A girl named Elastika is a pin/elastik stop motion creation by the talented Guillaume Blanchet. The …

April 9, 2014

Three Things we Lost When Animation Went Digital

Animation, as it is today, has a rich history, in terms of its’ evolution and …

February 27, 2014

Adventure Time Gifs – Just Because We Love The Show

Why? Because we love Adventure Time thats why! This is just a post on a …

January 29, 2014

Guide to Becoming an Animator in Video Game Industry

Video games are a multi-billion dollar industry driven by animators. Those animators make an excellent …

January 27, 2014

Beans – Short Animated Film by CineSite Visual Effects Company

This short film animation by Cinesite about “Baked Beans” gave us the chuckles when we …

January 6, 2014

Legendary Chuck Norris Doing the Splits Between Two Aeroplanes – Delov Digital

On the last page of the Guinness Book of World Records (in fine print) it …

December 20, 2013

Featured Film Animation Directors Roundtable Discussion

Rebecca Keegan from the L.A Times has a fascinating and in depth conversation with a …

December 18, 2013

Michael Rauwerdink CG Artist For Snailboy

Michael Rauwerdink is a Computer Graphics artist from Cape Town we’ve recently met on twitter …

December 13, 2013

League of Legends – Game Cinematics History

League of Legends, i’m sure most of you have heard of this popular RTS and …

November 28, 2013

From Up on Poppy Hill – Studio Ghibli

The beauty of a good animation movie relies on original story telling as well the …

October 15, 2013

Nuance: Dancing with Light by Marc-Antoine Locatelli and Dancer Lucas Boirat

In this amazing video that my friend, Chris Venter , sent us you will see …

October 10, 2013

Shell Shocked BOS – Stop Motion Animation Louw Verwoerd

A great stop motion animation for BOS created by local legend Louw Verwoerd. A young …

September 25, 2013

The Scarecrow Animation by Chipotle

I was forwarded this amazing animation video, The Scarecrow, which was published by Chipotle – …

September 20, 2013

Aardman Studios – One Stop Motion Studio to Rule them All

Aardman Studios, the one Stop Motion Animation Studio to Rule them All with releases such as Wallace and Gromit,Pirates Band of Misfits and Chicken Run.

September 16, 2013

Top 30 Animations according to Gross Revenue [Infographic]

We’re always interested in how animation movies are doing and the amount animation companies are …

August 28, 2013

“Thorested Development” Thor and Loki Mashup by Animator Leigh Lahav

Leigh Lahav is a graduate form Bezalel academy and she has recently uploaded an Arrested …

August 20, 2013

Khumba – Another great upcoming Triggerfish Studios Animation

Life is not all black and white for Khumba, a young zebra born with only …

August 15, 2013

Grown Finn a.k.a Bearded Finn from Adventure Time Puhoy

Stumbled on this gold nugget of a “Grown” Finn from Finn and Jake Adventure Time. …

August 2, 2013

3D Animation Movies of 2012

2012 was a great year for 3D animation movies, studios such as Pixar, Dreamworks, Laika, …

July 16, 2013

A Liars Autobiography: 3D Animation from 14 Studios

There is nothing better than an animated movie that has been well executed, but one …

June 27, 2013

Animation Game Trailer for Plants vs Zombies 2- It’s About Time

“It’s About Time” is literally the new name for the long awaited sequel to the …

June 26, 2013

Star Wars: The Old Republic Game Cinematics Trailer

Star Wars:The Old Republic Game Cinematics trailers has great vfx, great dramatic tension and it tugs at the heart strings of any Star Wars fan, must watch!

June 14, 2013

Students 2013 Showcase of their Animations – Animation Mentor

We’ve been following Animation on their twitter feed and blog for a while and we …

June 11, 2013

LORE in a minute, Summarised Animated Plotlines for Gamers

We’ve been following the guys at LORE for a while now and we love their …

May 31, 2013

4 Ways To Utilise Animation To Market Your Business

Animation is nothing new. It’s likely that many of you will have been watching Disney …

May 30, 2013

Oscillate Animation by Daniel Sierra

Daniel Sierra created a beautifully, hypnotizing merge of sound and animation with this thesis animation called “Oscillate”. …

May 17, 2013

Tips for beginners in animation

Struggling with your Animation or just starting? Then follow these tips on starting out in …

May 10, 2013

Glass Cow Animation – Assembly Studio Project for Anchor

Assemble is an ambitious company with aesthetic thinkers who enjoy working on high end commercial …

April 24, 2013

De Lijn Animation Commercial

If you’ve ever wondered what you can do as an animator these commercials is a clear indication …

April 16, 2013

Elder Scrolls Online Game Cinematic – Amazing Work from Blur Animation Design

A new exciting release from Elder Scrolls is an MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) game and …

April 12, 2013

4 Steps on how to get a job as an animator

Your dream career is in animation, but you have no idea where to begin. Many …

March 11, 2013

The Reward – Tales of Alethrion – Kickstarter Project

Remember how we talked about the amazing “The Reward Animation” directed by Mikkel Mainz and …

March 7, 2013

ParaNorman – Another Great Stop Motion Animation from Laika with Timelapse

ParaNorman was a great breath of fresh air in the stop motion animation world. But …

March 5, 2013

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 – Animation Trailer

Sony Pictures animation brings you a sequel to Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs…that’s right! …

February 28, 2013

Paul and the Dragon Animation

This animation is about,Paul, a young boy who falls ill and doesn’t understand what’s wrong …

February 25, 2013

La Luna Short Animation – Directed by Enrico Casarosa

If you’ve watched Brave you’ll recognize this short animation by Disney Pixar. La Luna was directed by …

February 20, 2013

Reset Cinematic Trailer – Theory Interactive Ltd

Immediately as the cinematic starts you’re introduced to a world without inhabitants. The cinematic made …

February 19, 2013

Out of the Ordinary Short Animation – Directed by Tommy Kinnerup

John portrays the everyday routine of people going to work and doing the same thing …

February 13, 2013

Paperman Disney Short Animation – Directed by John Kahrs

Paperman, a short animation blending traditional animation with computer animation, feature with Wreck-It-Ralph, so most …

February 12, 2013

The Reward Animation – Directed by Mikkel Mainz and Kenneth Ladekjaer

For those who haven’t seen the Bachelor 2013 animations from the students of The Animation Workshop should …

February 1, 2013

7 Ways To Find Inspiration For Your Animation Project

Do you wish to create an animation project for work or personal fulfillment purposes? Creating or …

January 30, 2013

Out of A Forest Stop Film Animation – Tobias Gundorff

Out of A Forest is a sad but brilliant animation created by a group of …

January 28, 2013

Pixar’s ‘The Blue Umbrella’ Short Animation Film – Saschka Unseld

Technical artist Saschka Unseld was offered the opportunity to create and direct a short film …

January 22, 2013

The Evolution of The Simpson’s Art: Part One

There hasn’t been a show that marked a hit worldwide as The Simpsons. They have …

January 16, 2013

Short Sci-Fi Animation sends 22 Year old Animator to Hollywood

A 22 year old? Yes no lies! Kaleb Lechowski grabbed the attention of Scott Glassgold …

January 15, 2013

Team Fortress 2 – Meet The Team Character Animations

Our next game cinematic focuses on Valve’s Meet the Team animation which looks pretty amazing if you …

December 10, 2012

Truly inspirational video about your life and if money we’re no object

A truly inspirational video about following your dreams and living your life according to what …

November 26, 2012

Monsterbox Animation and Making Of

The Monsterbox short was created by four students Ludovic Gavillet, Derya Kocaurlu, Lucas Hudson & Colin John-Saunier from Bellecour Ecoles d’Art Animation

November 20, 2012

Animation is a Team Game, Remember These 5 Ethical Tips

The transition from student to professional can be difficult for some. Especially in terms of …

October 11, 2012

Top 5 survival tips for freelance animators

With unemployment on the rise and increasing public interest in entrepreneurship, freelance work is becoming …

September 17, 2012

Top 3D Animation Software that Professionals Should Look At

In recent years 3D Animation has become popular with more and more professional animators opting …

August 24, 2012

Hotel Transylvania – New Animation hitting the screens

We love trailers before a movie since we cant wait to find out whats next …

August 20, 2012

Game Cinematics – Assassins Creed Animation History

We touch on game cinematics from time to time (Definitely more coming soon more regularly) just …

August 17, 2012

Google creates creative and inspirational videos

Google have some very talented and creative people in their company. Not only are they …

July 30, 2012

Pencilmation – Ross Bollinger Animations

Ever heard of pencilmation? Well neither have we until today! Ross Bollinger is the animator …

July 19, 2012

Rise of the Guardians: Dreamworks Official Trailer 2

Dreamworks animations is bringing out a new animation called “Rise of the Guardians”. It’s great …

July 12, 2012

When robot’s get angry, they use Dubstep – Animation

A great animation created by Jason Giles incorporating the music genre “Dubstep” into his design. …

July 4, 2012

How To Train your Dragon – Live – Real Dragons!

On my daily browsing routine I happened to stumble on Dreamworks site and noticed a …

June 26, 2012

Monster university – Disney’s Monsters Inc. Prequel

If you haven’t seen Monster University and you love Monsters inc you need to grab this funny and intriguing animation to learn about Mike and Sully

June 21, 2012

Disneys Wreck It Ralph – Animation

Wreck-It Ralph is our new pick for an inspirational video. The design,voice acting and overall …

June 11, 2012

Epipheo: A Future With Superhumans – Inspirational Video

Epipheo sits down again with best selling author Daniel H. Wilson (Uber Robotics Nerd/Geek/Master) and …

June 6, 2012

Lost Planet 3 – Artistic Game Cinematics

We bring you another game cinematic which blew our minds. Lost Planet 3 takes place …

June 3, 2012

Game Cinematics Collection – Dragon Age

We love game cinematics! It comes from being nerds awesome gamers and connoisseurs of noteworthy …

November 20, 2011