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More than meets the ears with Transformers: Earthspark composers Crush Effect
…for Nickelodeon for some of their projects. Then Transformers popped up. It seemed like it was gonna be a good fit. Luckily for us, the creative team over there really… |
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Into The Forest Of Enchantement – A Disney Musical Adventure at Disneyland Paris
…Characters the ones that embodied a particular relation to the forest, under all its forms. Pocahontas first seems an obvious choice. She shows John Smith the wild life that peoples… |
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To Infinity And Beyond with Lightyear Production Designer Tim Evatt
…for the 2020 Oscar-nominated animated short Kitbull. Here’s our conversation. Editor’s note: This article contains spoilers for the film. Animated Views: From set designer to production designer for the first… |
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An Animated History of Dungeons & Dragons Adaptations
…would nevertheless be fondly regarded in representing the brand positively and for pushing the envelope for a Saturday morning cartoon. Dan’s Review: I’m of the generation that grew up on… |
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For Smurfs: The Lost Village‘s art department, it’s great to feel blue!
…It’s been a pleasure to have them share their labor of love for the film, and their own journey through the Forbidden Forest… AnimatedViews: Noëlle and Patrick, can you tell… |
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Chiodo Bros talk Netflix’s Alien Xmas
…Christmas mixed in. That’s where I came up with Alien Xmas. EC: So we developed a pitch for it, and we took it out. People loved the idea, but for… |
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MeTV generates nostalgia with Toon In With Me and Saturday Morning Cartoons
…your name mentioned on the show on your birthday. (Where I lived in Colorado in the 1970s, Blinky’s Fun Club reigned for over 40 years! That’s me in the upper… |
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Composer Philip Klein on Wish Dragon
…of granting wishes, set off on a hilarious adventure through modern day Shanghai in pursuit of Din’s long-lost childhood friend, Lina. Their journey forces them to answer some of life’s… |
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Welcome…to Moana orchestrator and song arranger Dave Metzger!
…One of the songs he arranged and orchestrated for Moana, “How Far I’ll go” was recently nominated for an Oscar. For Animated Views, he kindly accepted to talk about the… |
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A kind interview with the creators of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse
…the messages to land for an adult as much as for a child. She was extremely intelligent, and very humble. And those two things make a very profound combination for… |
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Drawn Together – Uncensored! Season Three
…Promos for each season, for a total of about seven minutes. Finally, Comedy Central Quickies offers clips for South Park and The Sarah Silverman Program (5 minutes total). Case Study:… |
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Robert Kondo & Dice Tsutsumi talk about “rising” Moom
…the heart, and a wonder for the eye. With the most up-to-date medium, Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi prove once more their mastery and genius, through their love for the… |
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Flip The Frog: The Complete Series
…The cartoons get a slightly harder edge, gain social consciousness, and become more reflective of Depression-era society. What A Life, for example, sees Flip and his young friend scrimping for… |
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Didier Ghez’s They Drew As They Pleased series goes full circle
…for my good friend and fellow Disney historian, Joe Campana, who hosted me during my research trips and tracked down for me the families of many of the artists who… |
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A Duet with Glen Keane
…to create a new canvas for the next generation of storytelling. Duet tells the story of Mia and Tosh and how their individual paths in life weave together to create… |
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“With a smile and a song” with music historian James Bohn
…a class I’ve been teaching at Bridgewater State University for seven years. I was looking for a topic to write a book about, and writing a book for a course… |
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Composer Dan Romer dives into the music of Luca and Ciao Alberto
…maybe for the last twelve years. He played every violin and viola on Beasts Of The Southern Wild, except for the fiddle. And Tara has been playing cello for many… |
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2021 Quick Review Recaps
…a teenagers life to really see and comprehend what he has sacrificed for her. ANIMATION: The visual style was interesting. While obviously computer generated, the animation for humans and backgrounds… |
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The Puppetoon Movie Volume 3
…advertising for Philips. The spirit of the Austrian people brings to life a statue of Johann Strauss, as he uses his musical skills to lead the invading Screwball Army into… |
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Showrunner Rob David and Co-Executive Producer Jeff Matsuda on He-Man
…and then have to overcome these challenges. We’re looking for someone who starts off at zero but has great potential, great heart and reaches for infinity. So, for us, it… |
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Glen Keane’s Over the Moon: Meet Fei-Fei and her creators
…because she’s still grieving. And as she gets the song, she realizes, like, ‘Okay, I have to do this for my mom, and for myself, for my family.’ She gets… |
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Production Designer Rona Liu on Turning Red
…start for Pixar, be it story-wise or visually. Do you agree? Rona Liu: It’s definitely fresh but, maybe because I’ve been working at Pixar for so long, I feel like… |
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“It’s been Dave Metzger all along” – the art of arranging WandaVision theme songs
…sought for WandaVision, and cemented its roots in classic sitcoms. Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez created unique theme songs for episodes to reflect the eras spanning from the 1950s to… |
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Composer Germaine Franco on her enchanting score for Encanto
…What does Encanto represent for you as a musician and a composer. What did that experience bring to you in your overall journey as an artist? GF: Encanto for me… |
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Director/writer Robin Joseph satisfies our curiosity about Fox & The Whale
…solutions to your custom problem, and push your boundaries. A lot of creativity comes from this problem solving. I think it is a really great time for independent creators. AV:… |
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Of pigs and men – Robert Kondo & Dice Tsutsumi talk about The Dam Keeper
…for them. The pig seemed a good candidate for being ‘dirty’ and it was easy to find ways for the town to pick on him, while maintaining a quiet strength…. |
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An interview with author Emily Zemler on Disney Princess: Beyond The Tiara
…and lifestyle. How did you organize your research? EZ: As you can imagine, it was a lot of work! I started it Spring 2021, and the first thing I did… |
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Pixar Character Art Director Deanna Marsigliese plunges into the art of Luca
…I wanted to stay decorative and beautiful. AV: Did you draw your inspiration from actual, real sea animals, too? DM: We did do that kind of exploration early on. For… |
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Production Designer Bill Cone feels at “Eze” in the world of Cars 3
…capitalize on his expertise and passion for nature and outdoor painting. Animated Views: On Cars 3, you were Production Designer, along with Jay Shuster. Can you tell me about your… |
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Inside Animation Supervisor Victor Navone’s mind
…for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions –… |
