William Fischer is an author at Collider. Born and raised in Nebraska, he latched onto moviemaking at a young age and has been chasing it ever since. William holds a BFA in film from the University of ...

Hollywood has a storied history of combining live-action elements with animation dating back to, well... to before Hollywood even existed, really. The past decade hasn't seen many movies combine ...

With “Wish,” Disney Animation celebrates its 100th anniversary by merging the 2D legacy of watercolor background paintings (dating back to “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”) with cutting-edge CG. The ...

In my quest to find the next best Adobe replacements, I embarked on a journey to discover an animation tool that would work for me. While there are tons of weird animation and video tools available, I ...

A highlight of the Trump-like satire voiced by Alec Baldwin is the graphic, 2D look of the alternate reality. For DreamWorks director Tom McGrath (the “Madagascar” franchise), “The Boss Baby” not only ...

Focused Degree Options: Choose one of three tracks: 2D, 3D, or stop motion animation. Get Ahead in the Summer: Enjoy a selection of the School of Film and Animation’s courses during the summer term.

While Studio MDHR has yet to reveal its plans for the future following the release of Cuphead, the developer does intend to use hand-drawn 2D animation for whatever comes next. On the latest episode ...

From the beloved cult animated hit Rick and Morty to the sci-fi wildlife series Star Wars Galaxy of Pals, Mighty Studios’ global team of artists excel at visual storytelling through use of vibrant, ...

In the early days of 2D animation, each frame was hand drawn or painted. The next sheet of paper would be placed on top and the drawing would be changed slightly. This is repeated so that when put ...