Pixelsmith Studios

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Reviews, interviews and practical notes for creatives and the studios who hire them.

The Division Cinematic Trailer – Tom Clancy
Animation & VFX

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
Animation & VFX

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
Animation & VFX

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
Animation & VFX

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
Animation & VFX

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

Pendleton Ward Pitches Game Ideas to Double Fine
Game Development

Pendleton Ward Pitches Game Ideas to Double Fine

Double Fine holds an annual game jam called Amnesia Forthnight which gets a lot of …

July 2, 2014

Johnny Express Animation – Adventures Of A Delivery Astronaut
Animation & VFX

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
Animation & VFX

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
Animation & VFX

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
Animation & VFX

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