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The “Best” Of 2020: The Year The Earth Stood Still
…which might be the studio’s most personal film to date. Elegantly combining the escapism of the fantasy genre with the all-too-real inevitably of mortality, it’s a simply beautiful story of… |
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A kind interview with the creators of The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse
…didn’t even know whether there were any more illustrations inside the book, or whether it was a written story, a more traditional story. Then, of course, I received the book… |
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Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland: How illustrator Dawn Brown decorated the Red Queen’s Castle
…department. Set design, Illustration, Model making, Storyboarding, Graphic Design, etc. I knew this was a good fit! I knew I could make a home for myself here. I have experience… |
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The Chipmunk Adventure
…not to mention the troubled production history that saw them get months behind schedule when the overseas animators failed to produce. They chose a big, globetrotting story for their film,… |
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
…5.1 Master Audio, Rated PG, Retail: $39.99 Storyboard: Roald Dahl’s novel comes to life in the latest screen adaptation of his work, a unique stop-motion telling of the story of… |
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Preview Animation from Pencils to Pixels
…Species†Chapter 6 • Storyboarding and Animatics • Storyboards • Storyboard Formats • Creating the Storyboard • Tips for Storyboarding • Reusing Drawings • Panning Sequences • Numbering Frames •… |
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A Boy Named Charlie Brown
…Retail: $14.99 Storyboard: The lovable loser from Peanuts stars in his first movie, as he spies glory while competing in a spelling bee. The Sweatbox Review: Peanuts is a dichotomous… |
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Shrek the Third fun facts
…(Story Artist) – Evil Knight #1, Nanny Dwarf, Principal Pinchley, Male Student #2 Kelly Cooney (Story Production Supervisor) – Cheerleader, Female Student #2 Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2 Director)… |
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Lion King animator Tony Bancroft takes “warthog”’s share on Pumbaa!
…capped a successful 12-year career at Disney being named co-director of the award-winning feature Mulan; adding to his list of credits, “youngest director in Disney’s history” and an Annie Award… |
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Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland: How illustrators Kei Acedera and Bobby Chiu shaped the Characters’ Designs
…the story drive you to find a design, colors, textures, etc…? BC: Every story has an overall look that a good director would like to build. Tim Burton’s visual themes… |
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Phil Nibbelink talks Romeo & Juliet: Sealed With A Kiss
…many of the steps that are taken – like storyboarding, for example – they need to do a storyboard so that you can communicate to a staff of 300 or… |
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Free Birds
…being a bit too predictable and a little too long, for the most part the story delivers. The first two acts are especially solid. While the film rushes to get… |
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Yogi’s Great Escape
Hanna-Barbera (1987), Warner Archive (December 7, 2010), 1 DVD-R disc, 94 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 ratio, Dolby Digital 1.0, Rated G, Retail: $19.95 Storyboard: Yogi faces a huge dilemma when… |
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Disney Historian Christian Renaut on The Best Of Disney’s Animated Features
…you treat? CR: It may sound pretentious, but I try to deal with everything: the original sources (like fairy tales), the adaptation/story work, preliminary artwork, layout and backgrounds, all the… |
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Director Kevin Munroe revisits Imagi’s TMNT franchise
…story was too complicated in the final product. A number of things led to that, from the type of story that Pete [Laird] wanted told, to my way of constructing… |
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Popeye 75th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
King Features (1960-1961), Koch Vision (April 27, 2004), 3 discs, 480 mins, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, Not Rated, Retail: $29.98 Storyboard: Popeye The Sailor looks… |
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ZooPhobia: Bad Luck Jack
…co-writer Amanda Heard crafted the story to focus pretty much squarely on Jack and keep things simple so that it serves more of an introduction to viewers new to the… |
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Astro Boy (1963): Ultra Collector’s Edition Sets 1 & 2
…story, if your child is very sensitive), filled with positive messages about peace and tolerance. And for those who are interested in television or animation history, this set is required… |
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The Batman: The Complete Fifth Season
Warner Bros. (2007), Warner Home Video (July 8, 2008), 2 discs, 272 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0, Not Rated, Retail: $19.98 Storyboard: The Batman… |
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Star Wars: Visions
…visual storytelling aspects presented while cherry-picking plot points that were of interest. Star Wars would become a global phenomenon with its own mythology being expanded upon over the decades. It… |
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Dalmatians 101: “Spotting” fun facts with Andreas Deja
…the outstanding Disney villain that is Cruella de Vil and the history of One Hundred and One Dalmatians… Animated Views: Mr. Deja, you’re not only a legendary animator, but also… |
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The Art of Princess and the Frog: Down in New Orleans with author Jeff Kurtti
…the author of the most anticipated Art of Princess and the Frog book, featuring the lush concept art and illustration that inspired the film’s animators, through character design, storyboards, full-color… |
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Paul McCartney Web Chat Transcript
…This is a platform from which to launch a one time ambition– which is a feature film. So as we speak, we’re working on the script to the story for… |
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Despicable Me 2
…I admit I can’t help but love the minions! But while a good time will be had, from a story point of view the film is a mess. Several plot… |
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Rango wins Academy Award
…follow: Verbinski: (on live action vs animation filmmaking) “They’re two completely different hats. I suppose underneath all of it it’s just, you know, finding a story you want to tell… |
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The Legend Of Prince Valiant: Complete Series, Vol. Two
Hearst Entertainment (1991), BCI (January 16, 2007), 5 discs, 675 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital 2.0, Not Rated, Retail: $39.98 Storyboard: Prince Valiant, having already… |
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Tales From Earthsea
Studio Ghibli (2006), Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (March 8, 2011), 1 disc, 75 mins, 1.85: 1 ratio, Dolby Digital 5.1 (Japanese) and 2.0 (English), Rated PG-13, Retail: $29.99 Storyboard:… |
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The Nut Job
…for it. It had an extremely clever title and I liked the concept. Unfortunately those hopes were quickly dashed. The story was bland and predictable. Worse, it seemed to be… |
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Disney historian Didier Ghez takes us for a “Grand Tour” with Walt
…Three, Persistence Of Vision, Storyboard, and Tomart’s Disneyana Update. He also is the co-author of Disneyland Paris – From Sketch to Reality, runs the Disney History blog, the Disney Books… |
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Comic-Con@Home 2021 Coverage
…and Walt Disney Imagineering to discuss the process of creating Mickey and friends’ first-ever ride-through attraction in Disney history, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway. This history-making attraction features an original… |
