Ed Catmull, the Pixar Animation Studios co-founder who helped pioneer the computer-animation industry and led Walt Disney Co.’s animation business to its contemporary renaissance, is retiring. Catmull ...

Pixar was the first studio to release a computer-animated feature. The company's commitment to storytelling is key to its success. Twenty years ago, moviegoers witnessed the birth of a new filmmaking ...

This past weekend, you relived the wonder of Jurassic Park and remembered the first time you saw convincing CG effects on screen. But Jurassic Park built on a long legacy of computer innovation, more ...

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 ...

To infinity and beyond! Toy Story, the first fully computer-generated full-length film as well as the first movie from ...

When it comes to teaching science, animation seems like a natural fit. What better way to convey how a bicycle pump works or the functions of the human respiratory system? Yet research has turned up ...

Ken Knowlton, artist and computer animation pioneer, died on June 16 at a hospice facility in Sarasota, Florida. According to his son, Rick Knowlton, the cause of death was unclear. Knowlton was an ...

Co-founder of Studio Ghibli Hayao Miyazaki takes on a new medium in a new documentary. Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki will showcase the filmmaker’s first foray into digital animation as he creates a ...

'Cuphead' co-creator Chad Moldenhauer talks about his studio's involvement in the Netflix series, what to expect from its art style and soundtrack ("we're keen to stay as far away from ...

Sounds accompanying computer-animated content are usually created with recordings. Now, a new system synthesizes synchronized sound at the push of a button. Advances in computer-generated imagery have ...

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, ...