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Time previews Cars, interviews John Lasseter
…Officer of Pixar and Walt Disney Feature Animation touches on, stating, “Of all studios that should be doing 2-D animation, it should be Disney.” Lasseter adds, “We haven’t said anything… |
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The Pixaresque tale of John Lasseter
…Animation this year. The lengthy sit-down covers the most creative aspects and innovative moments in Lasseter’s life and career calling him “an animation genius up there with Walt Disney himself.”… |
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Dog learning new tricks, Clements and Musker working by hand-drawn
The Animation Guild Blog writes that Chris Sanders is collaborating with Disney’s “new animation chiefs” to retool his latest film, American Dog, although the extent of changes being made is… |
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Behind the Hedge
…Story Boards * Visual Development * End credits character animation * Colorful pop art graphic animation used in the ’60’s tradition * Video interviews * Full Cast and Crew information… |
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BYU animators shine
The recent issue of BYU Magazine highlights the school’s burgeoning animation program. The article even mentions that people from Pixar had observed the animation pipeline in place at BYU. The… |
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AMPAS presents A Salute to Norman McLaren
…animation program. The tribute will feature 13 short films, all remastered and restored 35mm prints by the NFB, including McLaren’s Oscar-winning short documentary, Neighbours (1952), and his Oscar-nominated live action… |
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The Mantis Parable DVD
…film, and with The Mantis Parable he’s made quite a splash. Even more remarkable is that The Mantis Parable is truly a one-man tour-de-force. Everything – story, visuals, animation, sound… |
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DreamWorks and Aardman split
{{link http://www.animationmagazine.net/article.php?article_id=5971 Animation Magazine}} is reporting that due to the box office failure of Wallace And Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit and creative friction in the production of the… |
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Hawaiian schools gets animated
Leeward Community College is now just one of the educational facilities in Hawaii sporting a “state-of-the-art animating computer system.” TheHawaiiChannel.com writes that the Animation Render Farm Project is allowing students… |
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Don Hahn to take a "lengthy sabbatical" from Disney
Producer Don Hahn is “taking a lengthy sabbatical” from Walt Disney Feature Animation, reports the Animation Guild Blog. The word was spread to animation staffers on Friday via an e-mail,… |
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Flushed Away: The Animated News Review
Animated News intern Ryan Bryant presents us with his full-length review of DreamWorks Animation/Aardman’s CGI-animated film Flushed Away which debuts in theaters today: Ever stare at a toilet and wonder… |
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Nyback's Cartoon Extravaganza now in motion
The Oregonian spotlights Dennis Nyback, an animation enthusiast with a passion to show folks exactly why he loves cartoons. Last Friday, February 16, saw the beginning of his Cartoon Extravaganza… |
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Van Eaton Galleries
Van Eaton Galleries, the “full service animation art gallery, and resource center for the animation art collector and enthusiast,” is featuring original art from many works of animation, from many… |
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Before Jack Sparrow there was Captain Hook . . . and Smee
…loaded with bonus features aimed to please general audiences as well as serious animation aficionados: BURBANK, Calif., September 29, 2006 – Walt Disney’s original classic Peter Pan, filled with fantasy… |
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Beowulf: Director’s Cut (HD DVD)
…Beowulf from beginning to end. The art direction of wonder artist Doug Chiang (Star Wars: Episode 1) is beautiful, the vocal performances are top rate, and the motion capture-fuelled animation… |
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Horton Hears a Who!
…voicing Sour Kangaroo. Just as the story (for the most part) stays true to its source material, the animation also is faithful to the original. Blue Sky Studios has very… |
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Three Happy Chappies
The Three Caballeros, Donald Duck, Jose Carioca, and Panchito Pistoles, return in glorious hand-drawn animation (I’m hesitating in this instance to call it “2D” animation) to the Mexico Pavilion’s Gran… |
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Roy Disney Presents At The Newport Film Festival 2008
…The third short shown was Oilspot and Lipstick, a junkyard fantasy and early attempt at CGI animation which was an after-hours project and could be seen as an early Pixar… |
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Sabrina, The Animated Series: Witch In Training
…notions, making it my favorite of this compilation. I can give Sabrina credit for being a good-looking show; it has appealing cartooning, decent animation, and pleasant design. In the script… |
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30 hours of Ed, Edd n Eddy
…Celebrating the creative history of original television animation on the network over the past decade and a half, Cartoon Network will be airing every single episode of Ed, Edd n… |
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Once Upon A Dream: Mary Costa as Sleeping Beauty‘s Princess Aurora
…perfectionist. He wanted to try Marc, because he knew Marc really liked animation and he wanted to see what he could do with this. Then, they put an entire page… |
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Bridge to Terabithia DVD press release
…is life’s one true reward.” The film was directed by Gabor Csupo, co-founder of leading animation house Klasky Csupo, with computer animation provided by Weta Digital. The press release even… |
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Bravestarr: Volume Two
…really distinguish these episodes from the last batch when considering writing or animation quality. Plus, the production order and airdate order were quite different, and this set looks to be… |
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Justice League: Season One
…were the backgrounds, which became less stylized in order to help ground the show more in reality. The animation was generally very good, although with occasional lapses that are inevitable… |
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Nocturna inaugurates Animadrid Festival
…El Cid, La Leyenda, by José Pozo. This new film is the sixth animation project produced by Filmax Animation. Animakids is also a collaborator. Nocturna will be shown this coming… |
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Ratatouille cooks up DVD and Blu-Ray disc editions
…Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille is an incredible adventure with something for everyone. It is the perfect recipe of comedy, heartfelt storytelling, and breathtaking animation. Experience Paris from the unique perspective of a… |
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The Chestnut Tree debuts
…in animation from the California Institute of the Arts. She enjoys working in all areas of animation, but her work mainly focuses on traditional hand drawn techniques. She cites the… |
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Will the real WALL-E please stand up?
For those planning to visit Disney’s California Adventure soon, or for animation fans who need an extra excuse to go, the Character Close-up section of the Disney Animation building there… |
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Jack Frost: Deluxe Edition
…they found firmer footing by going back to hand-drawn animation with the feature film The Last Unicorn and the franchise series ThunderCats, feel similarly lacklustre, which is to be expected… |
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New York, the animated city
…the animation scene in New York City. Besides the depiction of the city in animation over the years, the article also talks about local animation superstars, surprises and best-kept secrets…. |
