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Directors Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco introduce The Croods
Some people might say that The Croods is a movie thousands of years in the making. Of course, for DreamWorks Animation, the journey began less than a decade ago, when… |
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Goro Miyazaki on directing Poppy Hill
…at Studio Ghibli. In addition to tracing his past, the article also reveals his prediction of what lies ahead for animation. “To be honest I don’t think it’s a bright… |
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Touring Laika
…and their recent film ParaNorman. Included are tours of the puppets, animation, and art departments. You can watch the animation video here, but check out their page for the rest…. |
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Exclusive clip and interview for Adventures in Zambezia
…Jackson, and Jeremy Suarez. Toon Zone has a interview with CEO Stuart Forrest of Triggerfish Animation, the studio behind the movie, while Animation Magazine has a clip from the film…. |
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Fox/DreamWorks only challenger left to Disney/Pixar hegemony?
Forbes looks at the implications of Fox and DreamWorks’ recent partnership, saying “it immediately establishes just who the titans in modern day American animation are… the second and third-place animation… |
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DreamWorks moves forward with Trolls
DreamWorks Animation announces it has acquired the intellectual property for the iconic Troll Dolls franchise from the Dam Family and Dam Things of Denmark. To cultivate the franchise, American Girl… |
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“New” Mickey Mouse short features Walt’s voicing
D23 reports that Walt Disney Animation Studios will be premiering a new Mickey Mouse short titled Get A Horse! at the Annecy Animation Festival on June 11. The “never-before-seen short”… |
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Tangled director plots secret Disney film with Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman will lend his voice to a top-secret feature from Walt Disney Animation Studios, says The Hollywood Reporter. With Disney remaining tight-lipped on the project, the only description THR… |
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Robodog barks at Cannes
Time to add another up and coming 3D animation studio to the roster! Marza Animation Planet, a subsidiary of the SEGA SAMMY Group and headed by former American Sega COO… |
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Disney offers first look at Big Hero 6!
The Los Angeles Times has the first look at Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Big Hero 6, its first movie inspired by a Marvel comic. From Winnie the Pooh director Don… |
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Open the door to The Art Of Monsters University!
With Monsters, Inc. in 2001, Pixar Animation Studios introduced audiences to the #1 scaring team, Mike and Sulley, and the monstrous world behind the closet doors of our bedrooms. In… |
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Monsters University
…Pixar, whether that’s fair or not. The truth is Pixar is increasing their film output (though not as much as other animation houses). And with that increase we can’t expect… |
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The High Fructose Adventures Of Annoying Orange: Season 1
…series of YouTube shorts in 2009. This brainchild of Dane Boedigheimer utilizes live-action photography, animation, and… get this: human lips and eyes being superimposed on fruit. As if Clutch Cargo’s… |
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Planes opens
…“has enough bright colors, goofy voices, and slick animation to distract some young viewers for 92 minutes — and probably sell plenty of toys in the bargain — but on… |
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Monsters University coming home in October
…at how the MU animation team worked, you’ll see their process of how they channeled their own monster-selves and created moments on screen that were really funny, really scary and… |
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Planes
…on the film, since its makers presumably thought they were going to be shown on the small screen and were probably not given a big screen budget. While the animation… |
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Sony Pictures Imageworks’ Pete Travers talks “wonderfood” VFX in Cloudy 2
In The Art Of Sony Pictures Animation’s Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatball 2, author Tracey Miller-Zarneke described the studio as “a group of talented artists who really know how… |
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2013 oscar nominations for animated shorts are up!
…McKim, producer (Walt Disney Feature Animation) Gloria Victoria, Theodore Ushev, director (National Film Board of Canada) Hollow Land, Uri Kranot and Michelle Kranot, directors (Dansk Tegnefilm, Les Films de l’Arlequin… |
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Marine Boy: The Complete First Season
…adventure stories and loopy science. He also never commented on the crude animation, obviously done on a shoestring budget. I never felt that early anime developed the knack for making… |
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Obama visits DreamWorks and “wants to work there.”
US President Barack Obama paid a visit to DreamWorks Animation Studios today to discuss the US economy, take a tour of the studio, and meet with big time supporter Jeffrey… |
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Rimes music video created with stop motion on an iPhone
The Hollywood Reporter digs into the creation of LeAnn Rimes’ new music video for the song Gasoline and Matches. The video, created by Ian Padgham, uses stop-motion animation and all… |
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The Smurfs 2
Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation (2013), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (December 3, 2013), 1 Blu-ray + 1 DVD, 105 mins, 1.85:1 ratio, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Rated PG, Retail: $40.99 Storyboard:… |
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Production officially begins on Shaun the Sheep movie
He’s baaaa-ack! Shaun the Sheep, who made his debut in Aardman Animation’s Wallace and Gromit short A Close Shave before moving on to his own spin-off TV series, will now… |
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Miyazaki talks about career and retirement
BuzzFeed talks with legendary animation director Hayao Miyazaki about his career, his latest film (The Wind Rises) opening in the United States, and his announced retirement. “I really felt that… |
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Oscar nominated animated shorts of 2013
…for the first few minutes I wasn’t expecting to be impressed by this short. It had an A-list voice cast but the animation designs looked more like a low quality… |
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Pixar team leads Disney renaissance
The Pixar team that came into Disney Animation in 2006 believes their work at changing the culture at the then-struggling studio has paid off over the last few years, according… |
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Mr. Peabody and Sherman
…character designs, fun animation. The different locales the time travelers visit really give the animators a chance to shine. Despite the story issues, the kids will love just looking at… |
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Fox to end ADHD
Entertainment Weekly reports that Fox is ending its Saturday night animation block Animation Domination HD on June 28th. “Affiliates are not sorry to hear the block is going away. In… |
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Disney’s new short Feast announced
The Disney Insider blog has revealed the title, concept, and some art from Disney Animation Studios’ latest short film. Titled Feast, and helmed by Paperman head of animation Patrick Osborne,… |
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Bob Hoskins passes away at 71
Bob Hoskins, known for playing Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit alongside famous cartoon characters, has passed away, Animation Interviews is reporting. While being paired up with a cartoon… |
