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Ratatouille story supervisor discusses research and challenges

Ratatouille story supervisor Mark Andrews discusses the research that went into making the animated film with Leo N. Holzer at TheReporter.com. A trip to Paris was a must. “With Google,…

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

…that had to do with the characters being out of place New Yorkers, rather than fairy tale creatures or fish, where it didn’t work nearly as well. And the story

Starz to broadcast The Pixar Story

…premiere of The Pixar Story: A Leslie Iwerks Film. Immediately following will be a presentation of Starz Inside: The Pixar Story Continues, with scenes from Ratatouille and WALL•E. Official Site…

The Best Of 2008: It Came…It Saw…It’s Over!

…up for the shortcomings was a selection of classy supplements including Constatine Nasr’s Drawn For Glory: Animation’s Triumph At The Oscars, a 60 minute documentary on the history of the…

Delgo

…seen in an animated film in a long time. Beautiful animation and a compelling story make Delgo a surprising must-see. With such an imposing story, the animation needs to hold…

Pom Poko

…the story is certainly unique. The story structure and tone take getting used to, but the film does have its rewards. Disney has done its usual fine job of presenting…

Popeye: A Sailor’s Story

…enough, telling enjoyable stories of uncommon wit and playfulness, and a Sunday color page was added in 1924; but a storyline that began in late 1928 would see the strip…

The Batman: The Complete Fourth Season

Storyboard: The Dark Knight builds a Bat-Family as he moves from loner status to father figure, unknowingly preparing himself for joining a new league of heroes. The Sweatbox Review: Not…

Astro Boy (2003): The Complete Series

…familiar plotlines. In addition, there are other longer story arcs aside from the origin arc. As the series progresses, different factions are introduced that figure into a Robot Revolution storyline:…

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: Remastered Deluxe Edition

…the story of Charlie Brown’s attempt to serve a Thanksgiving meal to his friends. In the story, he is somewhat forced into playing host when Peppermint Patty invites herself to…

Wonder Woman

…little bored. The story hit most of the points it was supposed to, and there were some funny one-liners. The animation was great, but the story seemed too pedestrian. I…

Chatting with The Chestnut Tree Creators

…often. JCK: And it’s also rare to find an animator who can do story, because a lot of times animators are not in story for a reason…they have to animate….

A Conversation with Ben Balistreri

…heard was that once the head of Disney TV saw the story pitch he didn’t think it would make a full series if it went past the short phase. AV:…

Jonatha Brooke and Joel McNeely: the Pixie-Powered Music of Return To Neverland!

…musical universe from the 80s on through The Story, a duet with Jennifer Kimball, and then solo success. Hard to believe at first, then, that her style would ever fit…

Get Enchanted! Chapter Six: Director Kevin Lima and exec producer Chris Chase

…To Live-Action…And Back Again! Every good story has a good ending – a happy one, of course! And our following the creation of Enchanted is no exception to the rule,…

Douglas Gresham and Trevor Goring: Back Into The Narnia Wardrobe!

…with Gone With the Wind, the first feature film to be totally storyboarded, the process of drawing story sketches in order to have a global view of the story and…

Ariel’s Song: Glenn Slater, a sparkling lyricist for The Little Mermaid on Broadway!

story lines were all coming together. So, we wrote a reprise of that number for Sebastian, to tie up his storyline, and for Triton as well, to tie up his…

Peter & The Wolf: A Bird’s-Eye View (With A Balloon!)

…in which youngsters learn to find the strength and courage to overcome their fears. Resonating with over five generations of children worldwide, the story of the irreverent Peter has been…

Peter de Sève: the time of his life designing A Bug’s Life

story is very much under way but perhaps not completely finished and sometimes the character designs can help shape where the story goes – and it’s not the story certainly…

The One That Started It All… The Making Of Snow White

Welcome to Persistence Of Vision, where the spotlight is thrown on animation history’s illustrious past, present and future! So how better than to start with a brief overview on the…

101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure

…past, this one rates along side Scamp’s Adventure and Simba’s Pride in terms of animation and ambition. Story wise, there is an attempt to tell one story over the length…

The Jungle Book 2

…$29.99 Storyboard: As this new Jungle Book begins, we find Mowgli recapping the story of the first film in an imaginative sequence using silhouetted figures. This quickly dealt with, we…

Frank And Ollie: Special Edition

…scope (and it would be, considering that there’s a much larger story to tell), and The Hand Behind The Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story flows slightly easier (probably due to…

The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (Animated Movie)

Storyboard: Set in both our “real world” and the magical Narnia, this animated version of CS Lewis’ evergreen story opens on a cold, wet day in a house in the…

Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers

DisneyToon Studios/Walt Disney Home Entertainment (August 17 2004), single disc, 75 mins plus supplements, 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS Surround, Rated G, Retail: $29.99 Storyboard: Apparently set…

Kronk’s New Groove

DisneyToon Studios/Walt Disney Home Entertainment (December 13 2005), single disc, 75 mins plus supplements, 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS Surround, Rated G, Retail: $29.99 Storyboard: Set five…

Pinchcliffe Races Home: A Look Back At Caprino Studios

…with the intended ending intact), and expertly combining live-action and animation, where Caprino’s exceptional puppet designs really fit the story of toys come to life and a brave soldier’s battle…

Cinderella III: A Twist In Time

DisneyToon Studios/Walt Disney Home Entertainment (February 6 2007), single disc, 73 mins plus supplements, 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen, Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 Surround, Rated G, Retail: $29.99 Storyboard: The classic…

The Jungle Book: 2-Disc Platinum Edition

…drastic need of picking up. Walt’s sense of story prevailed, and he knew it was time to move on to the climax of the story, and final showdown with Shere…

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume Five

…and effects tracks on this platter, but we do get The Bashful Buzzard Storyboard Reel, which presents a version of the cartoon with dropped in story sketches to illustrate how…