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Pixar and Andrew Stanton’s Wall-E

June 27th, 2008 Discussion {0}

Suffice to say that Pixar’s Wall-E is a moving, stunning film, working on two exciting levels. Firstly, it really succeeds on levels we haven’t seen before, with poetic,

Kung Fu Panda Title Sequences

June 14th, 2008 Discussion {1}

So Dreamworks’ Kung Fu Panda has some nice opening and end title design from Shine and James Baxter Animation. AWN has a write-up about the work, and over

New York Times on Pixar, Disney, Lasseter

June 2nd, 2008 Discussion {0}

A very interesting feature on the relationship between Pixar and Disney over at the New York Times. Firstly, there’s mention of Princess and the Frog (I hadn’t seen

Creative frustration: Old work, new work?

April 17th, 2008 Discussion {6}

I recently put some of my work online in full video form (finally), over at Youtube. Apologies for the poor quality that the Flash video allows, but my

Towards Romanticism In Computer Animation - 3. Contemporary Industry

March 31st, 2008 Discussion {0}

In the decade since Toy Story (1995), Pixar’s work has continued to dominate the computer animation medium, and the studio is often given credit for leading the industry

Considering Pixar’s Ratatouille

September 18th, 2007 Discussion {1}

After Pixar’s somewhat disappointing Cars, Ratatouille marks a reassuring return to their inventive, unexpected and frequently subtle filmmaking style. The story is driven by the characters in fresh

Haiku, Finding Nemo (2003)

August 28th, 2007 Discussion {0}

What could have been an ordinary cut from one location to the next is instead a beautiful interlude that perfectly embodies the tone of the film. As a

The Simpsons Movie, 2D Animation Lives!

June 22nd, 2007 Discussion {2}

The Simpsons Movie has the potential to make an important point in the current animation landscape - that American feature animation doesn’t have to be of the 3D,

Towards Romanticism In Computer Animation - 2. Origins and Inheritance

June 19th, 2007 Discussion {0}

Establishing a Romantic perspective on computer animation requires a deep and critical understanding of its basic principles and origins, as well as a framework of its artistic history

Towards Romanticism in Computer Animation - 1. Introduction

June 12th, 2007 Discussion {0}

Abstract
Computer animation today faces many challenges. Dominated by visually homogenous commercial content, obsessed with realism and simulation, and unduly beholden to the conceptual and visual limitations of its

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