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Newhouse Porter Hubbard represents acclaimed directors, writers, producers, editors, production designers and other high-level artists and executives in animation, live action, and the digital production field. The firm provides outside general counsel to a select group of premiere independent animation studios as well as working with entrepreneurs and new ventures in connection with digital production and internet business opportunities. Additionally, the firm supports clients in video game, electronic and print media, computer software, merchandising, internet and other licensing transactions.
Film Review: ‘Trolls’
The beaming, long-haired cherub dolls get their own animated film, and it turns out to be a madly colorful and blissed-out ride. The enchantment that “Trolls” achieves is all too real and, in its way, quite pure. Kids should adore it, but don’t let that scare you — the movie is every 3D psychedelic inch a fairy tale for adults.
Duncan Studio Creates Animation for ‘Middle School’ Feature
The live-action film is peppered with fantastical animation sequences and characters created by a team of roughly 50 artists at Duncan Studio -- animators, background painters, color ink and paint, comp and effects artists -- under the leadership of animation director Chris Sauvé and Duncan Studio president Ken Duncan, who oversaw the production of 10 animated sequences for the film.
Meet Eric Darnell: Virtual Reality Entrepreneur
Eric is one of the pioneers of computer-generated movies, he was the director of blockbuster animations like ANTZ, the Madagascar movies, Penguins. He's now decided the future of filmmaking is this: he has passed up the big bucks of Hollywood to run his very own Virtual Reality studio start-up Baobab.
Fox Animation Hires Exec for Live-Action/CG Hybrid Initiative (Exclusive)
Nate Hopper will spearhead an initiative to expand the studio's portfolio to include what are being described as family hybrid movies.
‘Curious George’ Live-Action Movie Nabs ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ Director
In 1941, the eponymous primate of Curious George came to life in the books written and illustrated by Margret Rey and H. A. Rey. Since then, the inquisitive monkey featured in cartoons and an animated movie from Universal, but now he’ll enter the live-action world with a new feature from director Andrew Adamson.
Titmouse Boss Talks 'Son Of Zorn', Paul Rudd In 'Nerdland' And The Resurgence Of R-Rated Animation
Titmouse. You need to remember that name. A full-service animation production company, they are one of the hottest in the industry right now and they are on the brink of becoming a household name. This fall’s buzz belongs to the company that started out as one man operation and now employs over 400 people in Los Angeles, New York, and Vancouver.
Rio at the Movies, from ‘Black Orpheus’ to a Talking Macaw
Rio de Janeiro, the city that has always gotten by on its drop-dead good looks, is ready for its close-up. Aside from the beautiful, movies have also captured the noir side of this glamorous tropical metropolis—the violence, poverty and social unrest. Here are eight films that collectively evoke both the postcard Rio of samba and Carnival and the more complex Rio that fewer tourists see.
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" Franchise Rebooting With New Cast
Jason Ian Drucker and Owen Asztalos have been cast as the young leads in the film, which will be directed by David Bowers.
Titmouse's Chris Prynoski Discusses ‘Little Big Awesome’ and Why Working with Kittens isn't as Fun as it Looks
Chris Prynoski is an animator, producer, and director. His career began at MTV in the 1990s where he worked on "Daria" and "Beavis and Butt-head." In the interview, he talks about the history of animation and how the medium has evolved.
How a Single Joke in Ice Age Turned into the Fifth Movie
When Ice Age: Collision Course scurries into theaters on July 22, audiences will bear witness to some cosmic action as the mammoth gang attempts to stop an asteroid from destroying the planet. As producer Lori Forte and co-director Mike Thurmeier point out, it was a throwaway gag in the first Ice Age film — a spaceship that the gang encounters, frozen in a giant block of ice — that inspired the plot of the fifth movie.