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Peter Pan: Return To Never-Land
…one of my favorites untarnished. I’d memorized Peter Pan from an unofficial VHS that my Dad had brought home in an attempt to satisfy my insatiable appetite for animation, and… |
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Meet The Robinsons
Walt Disney Animation Studios (March 30 2007), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (October 23 2007), single disc, 94 mins plus supplements, 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Rated G, Retail:… |
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Ratatouille
…does seem to have inspired the Main Menu animation, which brings us into Gusteau’s kitchen in such a way through delightful limited animation that recalls Disney’s 1960s Xerox period. In… |
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Batman enlists Martian Manhunter for season finale
…About Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. Animation has been producing award-winning original animation since 1930, when it released its first cartoon, Sinkin’ in the Bathtub. Since then, Warner Bros. Animation’s… |
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The Black Cauldron: Producer Joe Hale talks munchings and crunchings…
…and bigger backgrounds. So, it was probably a bigger problem for animation than it was for layout. AV: Layout is somehow one of the most obscure parts of the animation… |
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Rex Steele – Nazi Smasher: Limited Edition
…of television animation (between them working on such titles as Doug, Lizzie McGuire, 101 Dalmatians and Sabrina The Teenage Witch), honing their skills as artist and writer, with Rex being… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Behind The Scenes At The Walt Disney Studios
…theater owners. A rather serious affair, it does showcase the Hyperion Studio as well as several young faces later to become animation legends. A great addition is an amazingly informative… |
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Wizards
…early 1970s, director Ralph Bakshi was, for some reason, being heralded as the “new Walt Disney”. His adult animation film Fritz The Cat had taken the crudity of disturbed comic… |
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Brother Bear: Special Edition
…musical comedy (scored by Alan Menken, no less), very much created in the classic mould, and with designs that re-capture the 1950s look of Disney animation. It’s a shame that… |
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How Jeffrey Katzenberg came to animation
…nothing about animation. Nothing whatsoever.” Katzenberg said his indoctrination into animation came on his first day at Disney, which he joined in 1984 as head of the film division after… |
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New website for clay animation now available!
…on the clay animation and stop motion animation process. This website is designed with interactive tutorials on how to create, animate and edit clay animation and stop motion animation projects.”… |
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Enrico Casarosa on storyboarding Ratatouille
…fell into animation from illustration…I loved to draw and animation was one of my interests, and I had a friend who was starting some animation courses in New York, so… |
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Snow White: Disney’s Animation Research Library’s Lella Smith reveals the Dwarfs’ Once Upon a Time!
…we were fortunate to hear from Lella Smith, Creative Director of the Walt Disney Studio’s Animation Research Library, during a memorable roundtable discussion set recently by Walt Disney Studios Home… |
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Character Animation Crash Course – Winner!!
Congratulations to Mario Aguilar of Brownsville, TX, who wins the copy of Character Animation Crash Course from our contest below! Master Disney and Warner Bros. animator Eric Goldberg (currently a… |
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The Art Of Tom And Jerry: Volume Two
…there than now to take a look back almost 15 years (!) to when animation historian Jerry Beck co-produced a trilogy of fine LaserDisc box sets starring the bickering duo…. |
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Plastic Man: The Complete Collection
…Disney shows, naturally, but never had much time for many of the programs that came from DIC Animation, which usually catered to merchandise-driven low-cost and creatively-low animation to push whatever… |
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ASIFA-Hollywood calls for 2010 Annie entries
…recognize the achievements of character animation and effects animation in live action productions. “With so much great character and effects animation being created for live action productions, ASIFA-Hollywood felt that… |
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Big Hero 6
Walt Disney Animation Studios (November 7 2014), Walt Disney Home Entertainment (February 24 2015), Blu-ray plus DVD, 102 mins plus supplements, 1080p high-definition 2.39:1 widescreen, DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, Rated… |
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Down Under with Rescuers composer Bruce Broughton
…So, there is a lot of traditional animation music in this movie. I think that it’s the best way to give animation some punch. These movies are incredibly well drawn… |
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Disney Princess Enchanted Tales (with Bonus Disc)
Walt Disney Television Animation (September 4 2007), Walt Disney Video (September 8 2009), 2 discs, 56 mins plus supplements, 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Rated G, Retail: $29.99… |
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Lady And The Tramp
…feature length film often contributes to the marking out of the 1930s as animation’s Golden Age, the 1950s – and in particular the year of 1955 – could arguably be… |
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WB authorized Batman signing event
…distinguished as the largest US Simpsons gallery as well as the leading animation art gallery on the Internet. For more information, please contact Kamaren Henson/{{link http://www.wonderfulworldofanimation.com/ Wonderful World of Animation}}…. |
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Disney Director of Development Maggie Malone on The Art of Wreck-It Ralph
…work the animation department did to blend the best of hand-drawn human movement technique with computer animation, Tangled really invigorated our audience as well as all of us at the… |
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The Puppetoon Movie: Volume 2
…work, this new compilation of classic George Pal stop-motion shorts astounds the viewer with its animation, music, and color. Also included are rare European films, including ones with hand-drawn animation…. |
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Romeo & Juliet: Sealed With A Kiss
…where his mouth was in keeping traditional animation alive by financing the film himself, drawing each and every frame by hand, and completing his film in roughly the same time… |
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Annie Awards results – \\The Incredibles\\ wins big
…Go Fish Pictures \\The Incredibles\\ – Pixar Animation Studios \\Shrek 2\\ – DreamWorks Animation The \\SpongeBob SquarePants Movie\\ – Peanut Worm Productions Best Home Entertainment Production \\The Lion King 1… |
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Lilo And Stitch: 2-Movie Collection
…HD can be even too clear for modern line animation) , while the sequel’s level of quality animation and focus in retaining the first film’s visual approach means it looks… |
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Sinbad: Legend Of The Seven Seas
DreamWorks Animation (July 2 2003), DreamWorks Home Entertainment (November 18 2003), single disc, 86 mins plus supplements, 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS Surround, Rated PG, Retail: $29.99… |
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Heidi’s Song
…Ted Turner and the unit was spun off into the Turner Animation company that would create the animation for The PageMaster and Cats Don’t Dance, before itself being bought by… |
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Here's to victory: Wallace and Gromit soak up the adulation
…the year, was honored Saturday with ten Annie Awards including “Best Animated Feature.” Presented by the International Animation Film Society to recognize the year’s finest animation in film and television,… |