When Brad Pitt lives his life backwards in the film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and morphs from an old man to a small child, it wasn't just a matter of using a lot of make-up. Every single ...

If you have an artistic inclination, yet are proficient in the use of modern technology, then you can have a lucrative career in 3D animation and graphics. This field has become very popular in the ...

The gig: Animator Hao Li, 34, is an assistant professor of computer science at USC, running a small, newly renovated lab with five graduate students at the university’s school of engineering. His team ...

Motion graphics packages, 3-D animation, show graphics packages and branding; FX Group and Giant Octopus are now one company, creating a one-stop shop for motion graphics/branding packages, as well as ...

Steve Jobs famously purchased Pixar from Lucasfilm for $10 million in 1986, selling the company to Disney 20 years later for $7.4 billion. In 1995, Pixar was ready to unveil its first feature film, ...

Wayne Carlson at Ohio State University compiled the history of computer graphics and animation from its humble beginnings in 1951. There's plenty to be learned here, so pull up a chair and a pot of ...

Robert Abel, the computer animation and graphics guru who used multimedia to create award-winning commercials, films and classroom educational materials, has died. He was 64. Abel, credited with ...

The annual CG confab runs Aug. 8-11 in Vancouver. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor A group of student from French animation school Pole 3D used CG to tell a powerful story about the Paris Massacre of ...