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Yogi Bear’s All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper
…with an Animation Union strike looming, Evanier was called in at the last hour and was asked to rush a script. Then the special had to be recorded and boarded… |
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SWAT Kats – The Radical Squadron: The Complete Series
…and I was left unenthused about watching more. The animation style didn’t help, with too many swooping points of view, and that 80s/90s style of overseas animation that used badly-colored… |
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Get caught up in Tangled‘s disc details
…world. Feature films are released under four banners: Walt Disney Pictures, which includes Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios; Disneynature; Touchstone Pictures; and Marvel. Through the Home Entertainment… |
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DreamWorks bringing Lidsville to theatres
…at DreamWorks Animation,” added animation veteran Conrad Vernon (Monsters vs. Aliens, Shrek 2), who brought the project to to the studio. Alex Schwartz, head of development for DreamWorks Animation, said… |
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A Charlie Brown Valentine
…little different, but actually surprisingly true to the originals. The animation is just okay, but let’s be honest— the earliest Charlie Brown specials had worse animation. What matters with these… |
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Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind
…animation. It may not be as “full” as American feature films, or as “realistic” in style as some other anime, but the draftsmanship is admirable. Unique “you-are-there” perspectives bring the… |
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Tales From Earthsea
…published in 1964, which led to several more short stories and six books. Miyazaki had pursued the animation rights to the books for some time before Le Guin relented after… |
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Tron: Legacy and The Original Classic 2-Movie Collection
…a tidy sum over double its investment in theatrical release, and inspired legions of some of today’s most recognized computer animation creators and visual effects experts. And, being a perfectly… |
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DC Nation Block – Week 1
…has made in the TV animation department? For starters, they launched the power hour with a rerun of Green Lantern: The Animated Series. The pilot episode for this series originally… |
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Justice League: Doom
…starts out well enough, with the League taking on the Royal Flush Gang, who typically appear in DC comics or animation as cannon fodder. That doesn’t change much here, but… |
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The Real Adventures Of Jonny Quest : Season One, Volume Two
…bring a little exposure to unique settings. It’s too bad that the animation can’t quite keep up, being from a hodgepodge of animation studios from around the world, which often… |
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The Lady of Names, Making an Animatic
…a way that we’re able. In this “Outside the Lines” blog (previously titled “Indie Updates”) we’ll highlight animation projects from people and companies you may not have heard of before…. |
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Paperman gets buzz
…About Paperman: “Introducing a groundbreaking technique that seamlessly merges computer-generated and hand-drawn animation techniques, first-time director John Kahrs takes the art of animation in a bold new direction with Paperman…. |
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Brave
…issues, it’s Pixar, so the animation is top notch. But I wasn’t overly impressed with the designs of the main characters. Character animation, yes. Emotions came through with real sincerity…. |
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DreamWorks Gives Paramount the Boot, Makes New Deal with Fox
In a move that will go down in animation history, Jeffrey Katzenberg and his DreamWorks studio have ended their distrubution contract with Paramount after six years. The animation studio responsible… |
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Mia And The Migoo
…a decent to great movie all by itself. But what is really marvellous is the look of the film, with some very naturalistic animation, and painted backgrounds that evoke both… |
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Jim Henson Company Moves to China
…Animation Creative and Tianjin Hi-Tech Investment Guarantee too work on a joint venture project. So far the JHC has only signed on with partners. Animation is gaining popularity in China… |
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Up: 3D Edition
…never feels stereotypical. For the first time in a long while there’s a fantastic meshing of animation and voice to create a true and honest character that feels like he… |
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Brave, Pi, Thrones win big at VES Awards
…Davies Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture Brave; Chris Chapman, Dave Hale, Michael K. O’Brien, Bill Watral Outstanding FX and Simulation Animation in a Live… |
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Fox showcases Blue Sky, DreamWorks flicks at CinemaCon
At CinemaCon on Thursday, Fox gave an animation-heavy presentation to promote upcoming projects from Blue Sky and DreamWorks Animation. On the Blue Sky front, the animation house unveiled its newest… |
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Howl’s Moving Castle
…a terrific film for all ages. One word keeps coming to mind when I watch it: “astonishing.” There is so much going on in the animation, and the imagination on… |
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Jobs, Clark, Keane among new Disney Legends
…the Walt Disney Company’s largest shareholder overnight when it acquired Pixar Animation Studios in 2006. That same year, he joined the Disney board of directors, and remained a valuable sounding… |
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George Pal’s Puppetoons to get a hi-def release
…feature contains many of the 1940 stop-motion mini masterpieces, along with new bridging animation with more modern animation stars. This limited edition will have only 3000 copies available, and will… |
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From Up On Poppy Hill
…may keep them from bringing their relationship where they would like to take it. The Sweatbox Review: While Hayao Miyazaki is a revered icon in the animation field, his son… |
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Should Google buy DreamWorks?
…Animation… Owning DreamWorks Animation would allow Google to enter content production and ownership in a big way… And the catalytic effect on YouTube could be enormous. Imagine DreamWorks Animation bringing… |
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2014 San Diego Comic-Con schedule highlights
…a first look at his new film Tusk! Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo return to screen their animated special ‘Tallica Parking Lot. This year’s Warner Bros. Animation premiere screening… |
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Jack And The Cuckoo-Clock Heart
…This is a very fine love story, but that is less than half of what makes the film great. The animation is absolutely beautiful, utilizing a variety of inspirations, from… |
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Big Hero 6
…a super-powered upgrade! Big Hero 6 may be one of the slickest productions Disney Animation has ever done. The animation was polished, the designs were wonderful, the characters were engaging,… |
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Of pigs and men – Robert Kondo & Dice Tsutsumi talk about The Dam Keeper
…real media. Each frame was painted digitally and comped together in After Effects. AV: There’s a kind of limited animation in Dam Keeper. Can you tell me about that artistic… |
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Noveltoons: Original Classics
…all flourished; and theatrical animation was still at a peak. Disney was still doing some of its best work, and the MGM and Warner Bros. cartoon studios were entering their… |
