Dan Sarto

1 week ago | awn.com | Dan Sarto

Adapting the iconic, block-based design aesthetic of Mojang’s beloved Minecraft videogame into the hit feature film comedy adventure, The Minecraft Movie, posed an enormous number of hurdles for director Jared Hess and Oscar-winning Production VFX Supervisor Dan Lemmon. Tasked with helping translate the iconic pixelated world into something cinematically engaging, while remaining true to its visual DNA, was Wētā FX, who delivered 450 VFX shots on the film.

1 week ago | awn.com | Dan Sarto

Apple TV+ has shared with AWN an exclusive clip from its upcoming 2D musical kids’ special, Lulu Is a Rhinoceros, set to premiere globally on May 30. Based on the beloved children’s book of the same name by Jason and Allison Flom, the project follows a rhinoceros on a quest to spread kindness. In the clip, Lulu's volleyball game doesn't go as planned... the other players question why she doesn’t have pointy ears... or play in the mud... or have horns.

1 week ago | awn.com | Dan Sarto

The fine folks at FOX have just shared another exclusive clip from Family Guy with AWN to help ensure our weekend stays animated. In the all-new episode airing May 29 (9:00-9:31 PM ET/PT) on FOX, Lois embarks on a journey of self-discovery – which includes dating Bonnie. Enjoy the clip, “Lois Wins Vacation for Two at an Auction”:The show is produced by 20th Television Animation production. Seth MacFarlane is creator and executive producer.

1 week ago | awn.com | Dan Sarto

Filmmakers Sam and Andy Zuchero have shared with AWN and VFXWorld a look at how they animated avatars using easy to implement motion capture technology on their independent feature, Love Me.Set in a dystopian world where humans no longer exist, a satellite and a buoy emerge from a nuclear winter. They’re AI machines, so advanced that they begin communicating with each other over what’s left of the internet.

1 week ago | awn.com | Dan Sarto

After nearly a decade in development, Lil Kev, the new adult animated series starring and executive produced by Kevin Hart, has finally made it to screens. Based on Hart's upbringing in North Philadelphia, the BET+ show takes a comedic, often poignant look at the comedian's early life through a stylized 2D lens.