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All*Star Superman
…films. The Superman seen in All-Star was one I couldn’t fully connect with, even though I was amazed by his adventures. As far as the animation is concerned, it is… |
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Peanuts Double Feature: A Boy Named Charlie Brown & Snoopy, Come Home
…creator/writer Charles Schulz and his animation production team of Mendelson and Melendez make this story about more than just a kid failing for the umpteenth time. It is always a… |
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Kevin Lima heading back to animation
After helming Disney’s Tarzan and the studio’s live-action fantasies 102 Dalmatians and Enchanted, director Kevin Lima is returning to the animated musical, though this time he’ll be overseeing a movie… |
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2012 DCU animation slate announced
News from Comic-Con! Comics Continuum reports that Warner Home Video has announced its slate of DC Universe animated movies for 2012. The first, Justice League: Doom, has been mentioned before…. |
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Au clair de La Luna with director Enrico Casarosa
Enrico Casarosa joined Pixar Animation Studios in January 2002. He began working as a story artist on Cars and the Academy Award-winning feature Ratatouille. Casarosa’s next project was as story… |
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Cars 2
…leading status. And who hasn’t, or isn’t, doing spy comedies these days? It’s a sub-genre being done to death, especially in animation, and I had hoped the likes of Hoodwinked… |
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Director Gore Verbinski wrangles up Rango!
…time. I’ve always been a fan. After doing a tremendous amount of computer-generated animation on the first three Pirates films, I just felt like it was time to take what… |
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Al Pacino to make his animation debut with Despicable Me 2
Al Pacino is all set to make his first appearance in an animated film with Despicable Me 2, the sequel to Universal Pictures’ 2010 hit, reports CinemaBlend. Al Pacino replaces… |
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Frankenweenie: Cinematographer Peter Sorg’s shades of grey
…stages Trey Thomas, the animation director, Rick Heinrichs and myself would get together to discuss everyone’s shooting needs as well as textures, animation, set and lighting questions would be discussed… |
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G-dcast offering student artists summer animation program
G-dcast is running a residency for college and graduate student artists this summer. Ten animators and storytellers, plus one coder and one illustrator, will have the opportunity to spend six… |
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Paperman progression reel breaks down animation behind pivotal shot
Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive progression reel for Disney’s Annie-winning short Paperman, showing how animators placed hand-drawn layers upon computer animated imagery to achieve the film’s stunning look. One might… |
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Rise of the Guardians director Peter Ramsey assembles the Guardians of Childhood
…Animation in 2008, after the studio promised to keep his vision and involvement with the picture. Joyce was excited at the thought of his passion project finally reaching theaters. Then… |
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“Golly gee whiz!” and “Oh no!” Bruce Timm leaves DC Animation
For over twenty years, the man known as Bruce Timm has brought DC superheroes to the small screen in some of the genre’s most highly regarded animated series (including, among… |
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Superman Classic creator Robb Pratt unveils Flash Gordon Classic
…Disney animator. He started at Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1994, where he worked on Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and Fantasia 2000. Pratt later worked on Disney direct-to-video titles such as… |
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My Neighbor Totoro
…will attest, it has an unassuming magic that gives it appeal that goes beyond trying to impress anyone with quick edits or stunning visual effects. In truth, the animation is… |
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Clone Wars wins first Emmys
…& Bird! • Sound Editing in Animation: Slugterra • Sound Mixing in Animation: Ben 10: Omniverse • Individual Achievement in Animation: – Joel Fajnor, Art Director: Kung Fu Panda: Legends… |
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Amazon doubles down on original kids’ animation
Variety reports that Amazon has greenlighted five more children’s shows this year, in addition to the one’s previously reported. The animated offerings include: Grid Smasher, from Dan Clark (Yo Gabba… |
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Senior Technical Director Michael Muir mixes art and science in Smurfs 2
…Curse of the Black Pearl. For Sony Pictures Animation, his credits include Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Surf’s up. He is currently working on The Amazing Spider-Man II…. |
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Great songs never die: how director Dan Lund is giving a new life to Aria For A Cow
…for a song to animate as a short. That animator was Daniel James Lund. As an animator at Disney Animation Studios since ’89, he has contributed to dozens of classic… |
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Compare animation knock-offs to the genuine Disney article
A tale as old as time is that smaller studios have been copying Disney movies since they realized they could turn a profit with cheaply made knock-offs. Disney has been… |
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Animation dominates Japan box office in 2013
The Hollywood Reporter notes that seven of the top ten films in Japan during 2013 were animated. “A lack of the big local and Hollywood live-action franchises that have won… |
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The Nut Job
Animation is no longer just the provence of the major studios. Now it seems like every one in Hollywood has jumped on the bandwagon. And while more choices is a… |
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Justice League: War
Warner Bros. Animation (2014), Warner Home Video (February 4, 2014), 1 Blu-ray + 1 DVD, 79 mins, 16:9 ratio, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Rated PG-13, Retail: $24.98 Storyboard: Though the… |
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Sony Pictures Animation unveils updated production slate
SPA has just announced their production slate. It includes Kelly Asbury (Shrek2, Gnomeo & Juliet) directing an all-animated new Smurfs film with new designs and environments, scheduled for August 2015,… |
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How To Train Your Dragon 2
DreamWorks Animation has been in a somewhat odd position since the release of the last How To Train Your Dragon movie four years ago in 2010. At the time I… |
