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The Art of Princess and the Frog: Down in New Orleans with author Jeff Kurtti
…The Art of Princess and the Frog? Jeff Kurtti: I have been a fan of Disney Animation since childhood, and have written several animation-related books in the past, so when… |
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Lisa Judson named President, Warner Bros. Animation
…other divisions, utilizing classic, contemporary and original characters to build animation brands across multiple platforms while fully maximizing the value of the company’s animation assets. Judson joins Warner Bros. Animation… |
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UPDATED: Disney acquires Pixar
…100% success to Disney’s hit-and-miss animation unit and may even reinstate hand-drawn animation at the Disney studio (perhaps through re-opening the Orlando studio, keeping the DisneyToon Studio down under from… |
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Cinderella: Diamond Edition
…animation, as you would expect, is pure quality…the result of a minimalistic live-action shoot that provided the artists with all the reference (and note: not rotoscope) they needed to make… |
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Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
…Project Firefly facility started up after the demise of Disney Animation Florida, James Baxter Animation and numerous individuals all hungry for work – made it something for hand drawn fans… |
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire – 2 Movie Collection
Walt Disney Feature Animation (May 22 2001), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (June 11 2013), Blu-ray plus two DVD set, 96 mins plus supplements, 1080p high-definition 2.35:1 widescreen, 5.1 DTS-HD Master… |
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Learn the trade online with Animation Mentor
…The Online Animation School San Francisco, CA – June 16th, 2004 – AnimationMentor.com is the new online animation school, designed by animators for animators. The founders, three professional animators currently… |
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The Paintings of Peregoy at Suspended Animation
The Suspended Animation Gallery, the online art collection produced by Disney animation artists to reflect their own personal inspirations in works created in their own choice of medium, has announced… |
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The Best Of 2022: Wait, What…It’s Over? Where Did THAT Go?
…Fabelmans, a slightly lesser film that felt more insular and doesn’t reflect anything going on in America at the time other than in the fledgling director’s own family. In animation… |
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Fantasia / Fantasia 2000
Walt Disney Productions/Walt Disney Feature Animation (1940 and 2000), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (November 30 2010), 2 Blu-ray Discs plus 2 DVDs, 125 and 75 mins respectively plus supplements, 1080p… |
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Gay Purr-ee
…course, were closing their animation facilities, and a new outfit, the Hanna-Barbera Studio, was becoming the dominant player in limited, low-cost, TV animation. The UPA cartoons were sold off, though… |
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A Christmas Carol
…what he believes is achievable in pure animation as well as insisting that his preferred approach should be accepted as such an animation process – while also bemoaning the lack… |
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Frank And Ollie: Special Edition
…two of the finest animators who ever brought a pencil to Disney animation, and a must for animation aficionados everywhere (even if you do already have the VHS, which strangely… |
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Robin Hood: 40th Anniversary Edition
…limited animation sequences amongst mostly live-action settings. With a terrific public response Robin Hood, Disney Animation was viable again, leading to the 1977 double-punch of The Many Adventures Of Winnie… |
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Ice Age: 2 Disc Special Edition
…A.E. many felt that the Fox Animation department would be closed down, and, in fact, it later was. Fox’s sole animation project was done by a small animation department far… |
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Cultoons! Volume 1: Ads And Oddities
…perspective animation touches, angled shots and character animation that really brings Simon and his hound opposite to life realistically for cartoon interpretations of their species, even if the bonkers plot… |
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William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg read The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore!
…wanted to do in animation. We could use CG; we could use miniatures. We could use 2D animation. It all seemed to fit into the story really nicely without seeming… |
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“Behind The Tatamis” with Kung Fu Panda‘s Directors!
…deepest secrets of this story come to life through the magic of animation. Now, go, Grasshopper, and find your way…” Animated Views: At the beginning of the project, what attracted… |
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Animated Views’ 2017 Animated Movie Guide
…it will be better than similar releases. Official Website: Currently not available. Release Date: March 3rd. The Boss Baby Studio: DreamWorks Animation, 20th Century Fox Storyboard: DreamWorks Animation and… |
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Short Film Has Tall Implications
…Florida and Paris, a move applauded by financial analysts as necessary given spiraling costs and audience preference for computer-generated animation. Roy Disney’s defense of old-school animation has made him a… |
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Home On The Range
Walt Disney Feature Animation (April 2 2004), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (September 14 2004), single disc, 76 mins plus supplements, 1.66:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Rated PG, Retail:… |
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The Lion King: Platinum Special Edition
…King paved the way for more research and development into animation technologies and the beginning of the animation toon-boom that saw rival companies Warner Bros, Fox Animation and, later, Katzenberg’s… |
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Director Stephan Franck tells The Legend Of Smurfy Hollow
…Animation and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, making its debut nationwide on DVD on September 10th. Combining computer animation with hand drawn animation, the 22-minute short was directed by animation veteran… |
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Superman Doomsday coming September 18
…at www.dccomics.com. Superman Doomsday, and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics. About Warner Bros. Animation: Warner Bros. Animation has been producing award-winning original animation… |
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: Diamond Edition
…in sound and color. The enormous, unprecedented success of the result, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, naturally changed not only the face of animation, but of filmmaking in general…. |
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Home On The Range
Walt Disney Feature Animation (April 2 2004), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (July 3 2012), Blu-ray Disc plus DVD, 76 mins plus supplements, 1080p high definition 1.78:1 widescreen, DTS-HD Master Audio… |
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Popeye’s Voyage: The Quest For Pappy
…decried the move from hand-drawn animation to CGI, noting that the form of animation is not nearly so crucial to the success of a film as story and character. In… |
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The Lion King II / The Lion King 1½
…sub-standard TV animation to boot). In fact, Jafar, while seen as the first in this line, only really followed what Walt had been doing for years on the Disneyland TV… |
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Hanna And Barbera: A Cartoon Appreciation, Part 2
…but at the time it was the only place for animation to go. If animation would not be seen on television, it would rarely be seen at all. Like it… |
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The Plague Dogs: (1983 US Edited Edition)
…“animation’s not a genre, it’s a medium” debate. Naturally I was on the side of the animators and aficionados who can’t stand the fact that “animation” often gets used as… |