Back in 2018, we talked with Brazilian animation studio Stratostorm. We caught up with them again recently to learn about their beautiful new short film ‘Umbrella’, Directed by Helena Hilario and Mario Pece on their duo directorial debut.
With character design by Victor Hugo (known for his work with Marvel and Disney), the animation has been taking the film festival world by storm, winning a lot of awards on its path to the Academy Awards (hopefully!)
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Jakub Cech – CGI: An Artistic Medium
We catch up with Jakub Cech about his beautiful new film exploring computer graphics as an artistic medium. The film premiered at Academy Days X in Venice last October, with a follow on talk about it in Kyjev.
We talk about how it came to be, the processes that went into creating it, as well as how “CGI is the new painting, sculpture and photography in one artistic medium”.
Chicago High Rise
We spoke with 3D artist Lê Anh Nhân about what went into the making of his recent set of Chicago High Rise renders. Just how much was 3D, and how much backplates or photography? Read more below, you may be surprised!

The making of Lakeside Summer
Claudiu Hanga created a beautiful set of images that capture the feel of a warm summer day out by the lake. We spoke with him to gets his tips and hints on creating such a wonderful scene and to learn a little more about him!
Read Claudiu’s tips and techniques!
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