|
Siggraph 2004: concept art for upcoming features
The British animation web site Skwigly has several exclusive images from animated features presented at Siggraph 2004, which is taking place in Los Angeles this week. Among the pictures, there… |
|
|
Thunderbirds FX
…office takings, the one decent thing in the new live-action Thunderbirds movie is its special computer animation effects. {{link http://vfxworld.com/?sa=adv&code=319b255d&atype=articles&id=2178 AWN’s VFX World}} looks at how it was all done…. |
|
|
Eggbert starring in Chicken Little?
Always on the look out to poke one in the eye of computer animation, Amid Amidi at Cartoon Brew asks…is the Warner Brothers character Eggbert (AKA Egghead Jr.) reviving his… |
|
|
Cruise and Spielberg all set for War…
…mark a return to the Jurassic Park style from the director, with heavy doses of CGI animation propping up the story (or maybe that should be the other way around?)…… |
|
|
Dick Van Dyke: CGI artist for hire
Yes, it’s true folks! Dick Van Dyke, star of such classics as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is well into his computer animation…so much so that a visual… |
|
|
Twice Upon A Christmas trailer
…since this only means the foreign sound will mean as much as the visuals. Let us know what you think of the ‘Mickeybots’ in our {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4807#post4807 Animated News Forum}}…. |
|
|
Paul And His Bananas: here's Paul!
Bishop Animation’s Floyd Bishop lets us know that his independent animated film Paul And His Bananas, which we’ve reported on before ({{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001280.html here}} and {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00001355.html here}}, is coming… |
|
|
Graphic artist shows off his shorts
Animation fan Matthieu Saghezchi has just come to the end of his studies as a computer graphic artist, and has posted two animated films in Divx format on his {{link… |
|
|
Aladdin site update
‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4837#post4837 Animated News Forum}} points to the offcial {{link http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/aladdin/index.html Aladdin DVD webpage}}, which is now updated with clips, activities and a sweepstakes contest. Still a… |
|
|
Father of the Pride sneak peek at AICN…
…he likes what he sees – even going as far as stating, “I think we’re living in a golden age for animation freaks.” Father of the Pride airs Tuesdays on… |
|
|
Father of the Pride images and review
A representative from Animated News was recently invited to DreamWorks Feature Animation in Glendale last Friday and got to see two episodes of their upcoming CGI-animated television series Father of… |
|
|
A trio of Three Musketeers reviews
…purchase a copy of Disney’s new DVD feature The Three Musketeers, here are three more reviews to help you make your decision: Laughing Place Jim Hill Media Animation World Magazine… |
|
|
Surf's Up for Sony
Surf’s Up is the second feature announced by Sony Pictures Animation, co-directed by Ash Brannon and Chris Buck, and produced by Chris Jenkins. The CGI pic will be a clever… |
|
|
Muppets stamped!
‘Special Ed’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4851#post4851 AN Forum}} has linked to an interesting piece at CBS News, which looks at a new series of commemorative stamp pressings coming for 2005…. |
|
|
Nocturna enters production at Red Kite Films
Edinburgh based Red Kite will start producion on the animated feature Nocturna in collaboration with Filmax Animation (Spain) and Animakids (France). Nocturna tells the story of Tim, an orphan who… |
|
|
Have yourself a Very Barry Christmas!
‘Prgoddess’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4864#post4864 Animated News Forum}} links to Cuppa Coffee’s new site promoting an upcoming stopmotion film that crosses The Nightmare Before Christmas with the classic Rankin/Bass television… |
|
|
Donovan Cook on The Three Musketeers
…respect and enthusiasm for the characters, and his honest remarks on the final film. Thanks to ‘monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=604 AN Forum}} for pointing this very interesting link out!… |
|
|
Shark Tale: game on!
The DreamWorks Fansite has posted a look at the {{link http://animation.dreamworksfansite.com/sharktale/games.php Shark Tale video game}}, with screenshots and specs for three console editions…. |
|
|
Gollum and Gandalf together again
…providing the voices for a frog and rat in an upcoming Aardman Animation/DreamWorks animated feature titled Flushed Away about animals living in the sewers of London. X-Men star Hugh Jackman… |
|
|
This Land now belongs to you and me
Animation World Network reports that Ludlow Music is withdrawing its lawsuit against JibJab Media. The suit demanded that JibJab discontinue the use of the tune for the famous American song… |
|
|
Star Wars Episodes 7 – 9 to be animated?
…older than they were in the previous installments, and Lucasfilm has a new Singapore animation studio that would be perfect for such a venture. If the sequels do not happen,… |
|
|
Disney DVD updates
…in the history of The Walt Disney Company. This all-new digital restoration, done exclusively for this Special Edition DVD release, required a team of film, computer and animation experts to… |
|
|
More on Paul And His Bananas: main character redesiged.
Bishop Animation, as a result of an {{link http://www.animatedviews.com/wp-content/uploads/archives/00002138.html invitation to leave feedback}} on the lead in independent short Paul And His Bananas, has revised the character. Check out the… |
|
|
New Kingdom Hearts II update
‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=4950#post4950 Animated News Forum}} posts a link to an interesting piece at {{link http://ps2.ign.com/articles/543/543070p1.html?fromint=1 IGN’s PS2 site}} on the still-in-development Kingdom Hearts II game from Square… |
|
|
Highlander Animated Feature Planned
…1986. In addition to its many sequels, it also inspired an animated series through Gaumont Animation and two syndicated television series. The latest live-action feature, Highlander: The Source, is scheduled… |
|
|
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show coming this fall
…improvised movie – bringing to life what’s really going on inside their vivid imaginations. It promises to be a very fun and lively marriage of improv and animation as only… |
|
|
One by One "the rarest treat"
Animation World Network has a new article giving the most in-depth look so far behind the scenes of Disney’s new animated short One by One…. |
|
|
Walt Disney Treasures Wave 4 screening in Los Angeles
Animation World Network reports that some of the shorts that will be appearing on the upcoming Walt Disney Treasures Wave 4 DVD sets will be shown on Tuesday, September 7,… |
|
|
The box office summer
‘Monkeyboy12’ in the {{link http://animation.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&postid=5004#post5004 Animated News Forum}} points to an intresting story at Yahoo that rounds up the {{link http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=762&e=1&u=/ap/20040906/ap_en_mo/film_summer_box_office box office numbers}} for this summer’s big – and… |
|
|
Online slideshow details the making of Sky Captain; interview with Conran and Avnet
The New York Times (free registration required) has an online slideshow that describes how live-action and computer animation were blended to create a sequence from Sky Captain and the World… |
