Issue #205 September 2010

Feature - Goro Miyazaki’s adaptation of Urula K. Le Guin’s "Earthsea" series finally makes its debut in the U.S.; Bob Osher and Hannah Minghella discuss the Sony's exciting animation pipeline. Television - Toon mastermind Butch Hartman chats about the making of his new Nickelodeon show "T.U.F.F. Puppy" and shares a few creative secrets of the trade; Dino Stamatopoulos’ cool new slice of stop-motion heaven Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole features a time-traveling Dr. Frankenstein and a cast of Xerox-faced celebrity puppets. VFX - VFX supervisor Frazer Churchill reveals a few of the spectacular behind-the-scenes secrets of "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World"; Tech reviews of Vicon's boujou 5.0, Massive, NVIDIA's Quadro FX for Mac, Photoshop & After Effects CS5, the Foundry's Mari. SIGGRAPH Highlights - What’s new from the major players at this year’s computer art and technology confab. Animag’s 2010 Annual Student Reel Awards - Check out our favorite student shorts from 2010’s talented crop of young animators.