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Industrial Brothers: Staying Animated with AWS

Studio Completes Six Episodes of Remy & Boo Remotely Using Virtual Workstations on AWS; Establishes Cloud-enabled Long-term Work from Home Setup Toronto-based animation studio Industrial Brothers has created and produced engaging children’s entertainment since 2010. Developing original IP, the studio’s projects include episodic series Kingdom Force, Remy & Boo, Top Wing, Dino Ranch and Gummandos. […]

‘Let’s Eat’ Animated Short Film from Anamon Studios uses AWS and more than 150 Artists with Remote Collaboration

Centering on the relationship of a Chinese immigrant, Lina, and her American daughter, Luan, animated short film Let’s Eat reflects on familiar themes of personal identity, generational dynamics, and how food can bridge cultural gaps from a distinctly Asian-American perspective. Though initially close, Lina and Luan drift apart, before finding their way back to each other one […]

MIla: Pixel Cartoon draws hundreds of volunteers, and Deadline, under one banner.

Directed by Cinzia Angelini, Mila is a 3D animated short film produced over the course of a decade by the combined efforts of artists from studios across the globe. The production has resulted in a short that matches the visual quality of high-end feature films. But beyond the artistry of the animation, the core story […]

Untold Studios continues to push creative boundiers with AWS

First Fully Cloud-Based Creative Studio Forging Reputation for Innovative Work Untold Studios broke new ground in digital content production when it launched in late 2018. Eschewing traditional workflows and studio real estate, the East London outfit instead charted its own path, becoming the world’s first cloud-based creative studio and community. Attracting creators locally and from around […]

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Method Studios takes cloud rendering to the next level with AWS

Untold Studios scales local capacity 4X using EC2 Spot Instances for “Jumanji: The Next Level” VFX The artistry of global visual effects company Method Studios can be viewed regularly on screens of all sizes, whether in blockbuster films and episodic television series or high-profile commercials, title design, and beyond. With locations around the world, including […]

Framestore in Los Angeles future-proofs VFX workflows with AWS

Framestore has captivated audiences since 1986, growing from a modest London-based visual effects studio into a multi-award-winning creative studio with six offices around the world and a talent pool of more than 2,400 artists and producers. A consistently smart and innovative use of technology has been central to the company’s core mission since it was […]

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Arcana Studio Turns to AWS for Cloud Rendering on “Go Fish”

Arcana Studio began life in 2004 but quickly grew to become Canada’s biggest comic book publisher, putting out hundreds of graphic novels and growing a large portfolio of original intellectual property (IP). Nine years down the line, the studio’s ambitions grew beyond the printed page, and in 2013, the company began working on feature-length CG […]

Luma Pictures Scales its render farm to the cloud with AWS for “Spider-Man: Far From Home”

Luma Pictures regularly contributes impressive visual effects for tentpole features, from superhero blockbusters and family-friendly fantasy to sci-fi thrillers, including recent films like “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Captain Marvel,” and “Jojo Rabbit.” Surprisingly, the studio is able to deliver this work with a modest headcount of roughly 200 artists across its Santa Monica headquarters […]

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Rocket Science VFX scales its render farm to the cloud

Organic growth has been a key focus for Toronto-based Rocket Science VFX from its inception more than 15 years ago. Since then, the visual effects studio has thoughtfully expanded its pool of artists to accommodate client needs while also providing a stable working environment. This measured approach, along with access to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) GPU […]

AWS does the heavy lifting for Tangent Animation on Netflix film “Next Gen”

Animated sci-fi feature “Next Gen” tells the story of a lonely, rebellious teenage girl who teams up with a top-secret robot to stop a madman’s plot for world domination. Featuring the voice talent of John Krasinski, Charlyne Yi, Jason Sudeikis, Michael Peña, David Cross and Constance Wu, the CG action-adventure was created as a joint […]