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Curious . . . 2D is NOT Dead
…go for the traditional two-dimensional, hand-drawn look for this particular feature. This should be proof sufficient that the style of animation used all depends on the aesthetic needs of the… |
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The "traditional vs computer animation" debate through the eyes of film history
…black-and-white pictures… And now, because of the successive digitally animated box-office winners from Pixar… hand-drawn animation seems to be on the way to theatrical obsolescence”. Mitchell adds that “old-fashioned hand-drawn… |
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The Lion King Tenth Anniversary Reunion
Animated News had the privilege last night of attending The Lion King Tenth Anniversary Reunion held at the Glendale Public Library and sponsored by ASIFA-Hollywood. The event gathered together a… |
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Report from the Incredibles screening with Brad Bird
…being 2D rather than 3D Brad wanted to dispel the myth that CGI is easier to do than hand-drawn animation. He said that it is harder and that they had… |
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Animated News’ PICKS OF THE YEAR 2004
…Three Musketeers, drawn the proper, old fashioned way and full of classic, Disney heart that’s been missing from their higher ranked features of late. One By One Though special praise… |
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Animated News takes a look at Dreamer…
…towards the news that Disney’s tradition of hand-drawn animation will be no more. Though the events did not go by without press, they passed without notice all the same. The… |
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2D Expo 2005
…to discuss their appreciaion for traditional hand-drawn animation. At a time when the big studios are attempting to snuff out hand-drawn animation in favor of solely CGI-created animation gatherings like… |
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Breaking news: 2D is not dead
…ones where the technology leads the art.” Then, after his ringing endorsement for the continuation of traditional hand-drawn animation, he also put a plug in for animated movies that were… |
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Popular TV animation on iTunes
…; the entire first season of the number-one kids’ show \\SpongeBob SquarePants\\; Emmy Award winning \\South Park\\; the now classic \\Beavis & Butt-Head\\; and the cartoon reality series \\Drawn Together\\…. |
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Enchanted
…together at the fancy Kings & Queens Ball, Giselle only has until midnight to find love’s true kiss, but which one is it? The Prince, or the lawyer? And who’ll… |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas: 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
…collaborated on an amazing test for a hand-drawn/computer-generated hybrid version of Where The Wild Things Are, the cost of which had it shot down after the disappointing returns on the… |
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Last remaining of the Nine Old Men, legendary animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95
…four years ago. Together the pair joined the seven other Old Men to create a lasting series of animated features, including the groundbreaking Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs and… |
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Kung Fu Panda not all 3D
From over at the Animation Guild Blog comes word that DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda will open with a traditionally animated, hand-drawn scene, “and the DVD is going to have… |
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The Best Of 2008: It Came…It Saw…It’s Over!
…come together in such uncut animated gems like Birds Anonymous, Hiawatha’s Rabbit Hunt, Blitz Wolf and many more? The WB Academy Animation Collection picked from some of the best in… |
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Disney and Pixar: a Hollywood marriage that works?
…for Disney’s plans for hand-drawn animation? They are “unclear, with only one project currently announced: The Princess and the Frog. (…) A Disney spokeswoman said animators were deeply immersed in… |
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New trailer for Ponyo on the Cliff unveiled, Miyazaki talks
…boy, Sosuke. The look of the movie is heavily based on the many pre-production watercolours and hand drawn artworks done by Miyazaki. Also, no CGI has been used in the… |
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Paul & The Dragon
…of all, from Sleeping Beauty, paid homage to in the staging. Helping all this come together very convincingly is the full hand-drawn animation, created in-house by the extremely competent team… |
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Max Fleischer’s Superman: 1941 – 1942
…was needed, and the Fleischers recognised that Kent and Superman were divergent characters: design sheets, with their own mannerisms, were drawn up for each as if to emphasise they were… |
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Pinocchio on Blu-ray Disc – Winner Announced!
…heard before! Walt Disney’s second animated feature, Pinocchio debuted 70 years ago with vibrant hand drawn animation, universally loved music like the Academy Award winning original song When You Wish… |
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Grave Of The Fireflies: Collector’s Series
…shown from the film itself to illustrate his points. He also discusses why the movie was best suited for animation, as he felt that the abstract quality of drawn artwork… |
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Spider-Man: The New Animated Series: Special Edition
…to computer-drawn. The new show would use a wholly consistent look, with the idea that it would look like a comic book that moved. Mainframe, the Vancouver studio behind Reboot,… |
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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?: The Complete First and Second Seasons
…dynamic. There is something appealing about seeing such different people hanging out together and enjoying each other’s company. These folks were fast friends, and you never saw them argue with… |
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Fantastic Four: The Complete 1994-95 Animated Series
…1994. Also in 1994, two other new shows were placed together to form the syndicated Marvel Action Hour. The two featured cartoons were Iron Man and Fantastic Four, each running… |
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Metropolis
…his idea to Katsuhiro Otomo, the celebrated creator of both the manga and anime versions of Akira. Together, they fleshed out the story, sticking more to the themes and ideas… |
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Ultimate Avengers 2
…approved together, with production of all four overlapping somewhat. Somewhere along the way, though, it looks like the scripts for the two Avengers movies got all mixed together. While I… |
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Space Sentinels & The Freedom Force: The Complete Series
…stories on Freedom Force are nicely drawn but underwritten. At only about ten minutes each, though, there is little time to get bored. Is This Thing Loaded? BCI doesn’t seem… |
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The Invincible Iron Man
…is critically injured. Soon, both men are together in the custody of the Jade Dragons. At least they both get a full history lesson, as they find out why the… |
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Popeye 75th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
…eyes, replacing the black dots with which she is normally drawn. I also gaped to see Olive demonstrating a curvy figure in some of the cartoons (especially Deitch’s Sea No… |
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Justice League – The New Frontier: Special Edition
…graphic novel, it is not immediately clear how all the various plot seeds relate, but in the end there is a glorious coming together of the disparate threads as the… |
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Justice League: New Frontier
…of lines are more distinct, making the picture “pop” more, even with these two-dimensional drawings. And, when a rougher line is used, such as the artist character’s brush line drawn… |
