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Tag: CGI

The Wishgranter

Posted on Sep 10, 2016Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Echo Wu's The Wishgranter is a short film about a wishing fountain where wishes really do come true.

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9 animated shorts that give Pixar a run for its money

Summer Shorts sellout: My favorite CGI films

Posted on Jun 19, 2013Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Who needs Disney? You can watch the 9 best computer-animated short films YouTube has to offer right here, for free, courtesy ITworld.

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Ice Age 4 begins breaking ground

Posted on Jan 14, 2011Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Scrat's pursuit of the elusive nut continues on July 13, 2012, with the release of Fox's fourth Ice Age film, Continental Drift.

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Summer Shorts: Kiwi

Posted on Jun 25, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

'Kiwi', a popular CGI short, depicts the fulfillment of a lifelong wish of a flightless bird — but at a terrible price.

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Summer Shorts: Pigeon Impossible

Posted on Jun 18, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Why pay to see Pixar's Toy Story 3 when you can enjoy Lucas Martell's Pigeon: Impossible short CGI spy spoof for free?

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Summer Shorts: Sebastian's Voodoo

Posted on May 28, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

'Sebastian's Voodoo' by Joaquin Baldwin is a CGI short that uses voodoo dolls and magic to explore selflessness and self-sacrifice.

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Summer Shorts: The Passenger

Posted on May 14, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

'The Passenger' by Chris Jones won Best Animation at the 2006 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival. Here is the short.

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Reimagining TRON 1.0

Posted on Apr 21, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

What if TRON's trailer was designed in 2010 … and its opening credits in 1960?

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