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Recent Examples of animator
Robert Verrall, a pioneering Canadian animator, director and film producer with the National Film Board of Canada, has died.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
Because of the budget, many of the animators were very young and straight out of school.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
The Boy and the Heron Year: 2023 Runtime: 2h 4m
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
One of the most influential animators of all time is still with us, making this stunning Oscar winner last year, available exclusively on Max.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
The union that represents Hollywood animators ratified its new contract with the studios, despite concerns among some prominent members over the deal’s protections against the use of artificial intelligence.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
Because of the budget, many of the animators were very young and straight out of school.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
The Boy and the Heron Year: 2023 Runtime: 2h 4m
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
One of the most influential animators of all time is still with us, making this stunning Oscar winner last year, available exclusively on Max.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
The union that represents Hollywood animators ratified its new contract with the studios, despite concerns among some prominent members over the deal’s protections against the use of artificial intelligence.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animator
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The family of a Fort Worth man who was killed in a hit-and-run while skateboarding on Feb. 2 is asking the public for help finding the driver, his sister told the Star-Telegram.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2025
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One deputy chased him down and rescued the girl, while the other deputy subdued the driver, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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According to the Times, the new executors objected to the film after seeing a cut.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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An honor in Hialeah For Omer Pardillo Cid, executor of the Celia Cruz Estate and director of the Celia Cruz Foundation, the idea of linking the three centennials was truly inspiring.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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But Republicans have criticized the agency as being unaccountable and exceeding its legal authority.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Doherty pays tribute to Knight for giving the women in the story agency.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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Parabolic trough collectors: Long, curved mirrors that concentrate the sun's ray on a pipe in the middle, heating liquid in the pipes that produces steam to run a generator.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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But Lamar has proven his pettiness in battle over and over this past year—and acutely understands the power of conflict as a hype generator and social media driver.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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Perhaps most intriguingly, these principles are even being applied to the field of robotics, with researchers developing tiny mobile robots that can respond to environmental stimuli in ways inspired by natural mechanisms.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
6 Feb. 2025
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As consumers returned to dining out, traveling and other services, many fast-food cashiers, front-desk clerks and hair stylists were leery of coming back to in-person jobs and living off generous government stimulus checks and other aid, Hershbein said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Aside from evaluating who is eligible to accept the top Oscar, the PGA navigates industry turbulence on behalf of those producers who are the catalysts for films and TV shows.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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In the piece Smith explores utopian communities that became catalysts for spiritual and creative empowerment.—
Colony Little,
ARTnews.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The group has proposed uncapping the tax incentive for productions that shoot in LA County for the next three years as part of the overall disaster relief effort as well as calling on the studios and streamers to pledge at least 10% more production in LA over the next three years.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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The consumption slump, worsened by weak consumer and business confidence and the near collapse of the property sector, has prompted Beijing to loosen its monetary policy and pursue various forms of stimulus, including pay increases in for civil servants and tax incentives for property purchases.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Many of the character’s silhouettes also took inspiration from Christian Dior’s work in the 1950s, combining romanticism with classic couture structure.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
16 Feb. 2025
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The Bonaire cabin kit caught our eye for its modern, rectangular shape that takes inspiration from vacation resort cabins.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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