The growth of the gaming industry and the increase in animated films has led to the introduction of a new hi-tech degree course at the University of Bedfordshire. Beginning in September, the BSc ...

High-tech animation in indies' grasp Competing with digital toon powerhouses like Pixar isn't easy. But cheaper tech, outsourcing are making it possible.

At the ongoing China International Cartoon and Game Expo in Shanghai, high-tech animation products have caught the eye.

SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Archibald Snatcher, "The Boxtrolls" villain voiced by Ben Kingsley, did not walk between sets during filming. Instead, he was delicately ...

Most people know Dolby for sound. Now the company wants to do for video what it did for audio. Pixar's new animated feature "Inside Out" introduces viewers to five little voices of your ...

Animation techniques have woven themselves into live- action movies in ways Roger Rabbit only dreamed of. In “Avatar,” James Cameron uses motion-capture technology, the same tool that came to ...

Their faces are their most high-tech feature. Through computer design, rapid prototyping and 3-D printing, artists are able to create an infinite range of facial expression possibilities for the ...

Comic book artists and animators often use posable mannequins or motion capture to help get tricky action postures just right, but transferring the figures to paper or computer screens still ...

Archibald Snatcher, “The Boxtrolls” villain voiced by Ben Kingsley, did not walk between sets during filming. Instead, he was delicately perched on a pillow and wheeled gingerly through the ...

Forget the old red and blue glasses: 3-D has been upgraded. The inventor of modern 3-D explains how the technology has evolved and where it's headed. Director Henry Selick talks about the art of ...