Google Spotlight’s ‘Back to the Moon’ Pays Homage to the Father of Special Effects

The Google Doodle, Google Spotlight Stories, Google Arts & Culture, & Cinémathèque Française teams present Back to the Moon celebrating the life and artistry of French illusionist and film director Georges Méliès.

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Google Spotlight Stories: Special Delivery

Google ATAP and Aardman teamed up for the latest Spotlight Story.

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Behind The Scenes: Google ATAP ‘HELP’

The fourth film in Google’s Spotlight Stories is a blockbuster science fiction live-action short from Director Justin Lin. The film’s visual effects were produced by The Mill, who recently released this featurette explaining their part in the production, and the many innovative tools and technologies they needed to develop to get the job done. You can watch the film on Android smart phones by downloading the Google Spotlight Stories app.

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Making Duet : A Conversation with Glen & Max Keane

By now I’m sure you’ve all seen Duet, Glen Keane’s latest edition to an ever growing body of inspiring work in animation. If you haven’t, treat yourself now. If you have a Moto X phone, watch it on device. At CTN Expo, Glen opened the show by talking about the production of Duet and some of the discoveries, challenges, and joys of directing his first short film. I was invited to sit down with Glen and talk about the film. Continue reading Making Duet : A Conversation with Glen & Max Keane