Disney has just released a couple of multimedia treats for its upcoming CG-animated mythical epic Moana. First is “The Way to Moana,” which is a…
Disney has recently revealed a new behind-the-scenes video for their highly anticipated new animated series Elena of Avalor. The series debuted last Friday, July 22,…
Now that Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Extended Edition has been released (on Blu-Ray/DVD!), FUNimation is starting to release a few promo videos designed to further entice fans to get one off the shelves. The latest one is a behind the scenes featurette showing the voice actors for Goku and Beerus doing their work.
Of course, since the scene they chose to feature consists of Goku and Beerus having a shouting match, you’ll get to see the voice actors scream at each other off the top of their lungs as well. It’s honestly an entertaining scene even though you kind of worry about their vocal chords (they’re professionals, kids. Don’t try it at home.)
You can watch the video below:
With The Legend of Korra’s swan song fast approaching, us Korra fans need to get as much Korra content as possible in as many mediums and platforms available and thankfully, Platinum Games has developed a third person beat ‘em up game adaptation of the series. In order to give fans a glimpse on what went into the game (as well as tease some of the features like minigames that let you compete in bending matches,) the official Playstation Youtube channel has posted a Behind the Scenes featurette. You can watch the video below:
Cartoon Network’s comic con slate was jampacked with panels for their current hit shows, but they also provided a sneak peek at an upcoming original miniseries from Patrick McHale (creative director, Adventure Time) that is based on his short Tome of the Unknown.
Titled Over the Garden Wall, the miniseries will feature Elijah Wood and Collin Dean as Wirt and Greg, two characters who are trying to find their way out of a mysterious land with the help of an elderly woodsman and a bluebird named Beatrice. You can check out the behind the scenes video below:
After 140 million games sold and a successful animated series, the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is gearing up for its biggest year yet. In anticipation of his latest adventure, SEGA will be revealing characters for the brand-new Sonic Boom universe, which will include the first ever CG animated TV series debuting on Cartoon Network, a line of video games for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, as well as an extensive merchandising program. The list of the newest characters that will be introduced in both the video game and animated series include:
Star Wars Rebels will be introducing yet another interesting – albeit a little bit on the evil side – character once it rolls around. The character in question is a major threat for the crew of the Ghost, and is considered as one of the Galactic Empire’s leading enforcers: Agent Kallus.
A special behind-the-scenes video has been released, featuring David Oyelowo (who voices Agent Kallus) talking about the character. The video also includes LucasFilm’s director of Creative Content Strategy, Carrie Beck, and Art Director Killian Plunkettt giving their take on the character.
A couple of weeks ago, Sega went ahead and revealed their latest Sonic-related project, Sonic Boom, which is a new animated TV series and accompanying game. Reception was a little bit mixed, but for the people who are positive about the project and those who are willing to give it the benefit of the doubt, Sega has just posted a new Behind the Scenes featurette that delves deep into the franchise’s beginnings before moving on to some key information about the new game from Big Red Button. Lastly, it also provides a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming TV series.
You can view the video below:
Frozen, which Disney’s hit take on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale, has just been released on Digital HD today, and will also be released via a Blu-Ray Combo Pack, DVD & VOD on March 18th. And while kids and their moms are still singing their hearts out to “Let it Go,” the world over, Disney has decided to release a new video designed to get people even more pumped up for Frozen’s home video release.
The new video is a Behind the Scenes look at the movie, with Josh Gad (Olaf) and Jonathan Groff (Kristoff) serving as presenters. The two aren’t appearing as the CG characters, but will still have something to sing about. You can check out the sneak peek clip below to get an idea:
Sony Pictures Imageworks has recently released a never-before seen featurette that provides a behind-the-scenes look at the character development that went on in the hybrid live action/CG animated feature, The Smurfs 2. The film was released last July 31, and was dedicated to Jonathan Winters, who voiced Papa Smurf before passing away on April 11, 2013. A third film is currently being developed, with release date pencilled in for July 24, 2015.
The first featurette takes a good look at the evolution of the “Naughties” with VFX supervisor Rich Hoover:
Warner Bros. has just released a new behind the scenes featurette for Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, where the cast and crew discuss their specific approach to the last son of Krypton. You can view the featurette below:
Disney and EW have just released a series of progression videos detailing the process behind their animated short film Paperman, which was directed by John Kars and features a nostalgic return to traditional 2D hand-drawn animation, while also embracing the benefits of modern 3D animation techniques.
Paperman is an urban fairy tale that follows a man who it trying to catch the attention of the woman of his dreams via paper airplanes that he launches from his skyscraper office window to hers. The short was made using an in-house software dubbed “Meander,” which allows for a hybrid approach to animation (i.e. characters and backgrounds are handdrawn over an initial digital layer.)
