Siggraph 2011: Pixar unveils RenderMan for Maya 5.0
Forthcoming update to overhaul raytracing and add 'physically plausible' shading, radiosity cache.
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011
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Former Toy Story concept artist tops iPad app charts
William Joyce tops Apple's sales rankings with the charming The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore.
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Watch a day in the life of John Lasseter
New YouTube documentary shows 24 hours of the Pixar CCO's working life condensed into 25 minutes.
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Sign up for Autodesk's free pre-Siggraph student event
Register now for tech sessions and a free animation masterclass with Pixar's Carlos Baena.
Thursday, July 7th, 2011
Eye candy: the Brave teaser
See, Pixar can still do original movies when they try. And they didn't even need to hire Mel Gibson.
Monday, June 27th, 2011
Eye candy: Planes trailer
Clip from not-Pixar-actually sequel to Cars takes wing onto YouTube, along with teaser for La Luna short.
Monday, June 13th, 2011
Pixar releases RenderMan Pro Server 16.0
Update to industry-standard renderer adds new interactive raytracing options, deep compositing tools.
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Blu-ray review: The Incredibles
Time hasn't sapped the powers of his old animated favorite - but does the new Blu-ray have enough extras to make it truly super?
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
Pixar art director launches Japanese relief fund
Donate to the Artists Help Japan Fund via Dice Tsutsumi's blog: over $16,000 received so far.
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
How to Train Your Dragon triumphs at Annie Awards
DreamWorks wins in 15 of 24 categories at international animation awards. Next stop, the Oscar?
Monday, February 7th, 2011
Inception, How to Train Your Dragon sweep VES Awards
MPC, Method Studios, Pixar win short-form categories: see videos of the winners inside.
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Eye candy: see the five shorts up for VES Awards
Pixar and Disney's latest go up against the 3D Wile E Coyote, arthouse Polish work and offbeat anime Cat Shit One.
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
Lucasfilm settles up in US employment enquiry
Studio's agreement with Pixar not to engage in bidding wars for one another's staff ruled anticompetitive.
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010