Digital

Aussie short could be an Oscar contender
After winning an award at the 2013 Palm Springs International ShortFest, a film by ex-Swinburne students is in Oscar contention.
Playpen: the art of memory
Using my phone and computer to record and find, I feel as if my mind is forgetting how to remember,…
Melbourne International Animation Festival 2013: an inherently philosophical medium
With animation being just that bit more abstract - stuff contrived to resemble moving characters held to resemble distillations of…
Digital Creative Enterprise Funding (1): Soap, Angry Birds and Mobile Games
With its first round of companies, Screen NSW is showcasing some fascinating people, teams and approaches to business. Soap Creative…
Screen Australia: multiplatform madness loosed with new money
The revised Multi-platform Drama Production program from Screen Australia has yielded a group of creative teams that is actually (gasp)…
Gatsby: computer magic behind the effects
Chris Godfrey, the VFX supervisor on The Great Gatsby, has posted a reel of before and after shots, in which…
Playpen: scarey fun with a rotoscope
Since 2008, English animator Joseph Pierce has made three short films about public and domestic life in the UK. They…
YouTube: if hype is a currency, it will make us all rich
In which a smart, level headed producer contemplates the shimmering hype around YouTube and its revenue model. Lyn Norfor remains…
The Lego Movie: there is a trailer
Looks like one of the least promising franchises in the tentpole universe, but a lot of people on the net…
Tropfest NY 2013: animated and stolen by a couple of Australians
Nick Baker and Tristan Klein, have won Tropfest New York with The Unlikely Maestro. Here it is.