I’ve recently been enjoying the amazing art of Pixar production designer Bill Cone (A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Cars), and seasoned concept artist Paul Lasaine (a wide …
So I’ve begun Animation Mentor, and just three weeks in I can tell that it’s going to make a huge impact on my understanding of animation, and be …
It occurred to me that no one had made a site dedicated to the inspiring artwork produced by the artists at Pixar – so I’ve made one at …
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, …
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 …
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 …
August 28th, 2007 Discussion {2}
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 …
November 5th, 2005 Discussion {0}
The first reviews don’t look very promising at all, unfortunately. I’ll wait to see it for myself before I really know how bad it is, but it sounds …
Well, Chicken Little is about to open in the US, and they’re understandably looking at this as the beginning of their “new era” in animation. Behind the scenes …
There’s a very interesting audio feature at Studio 360 featuring John Canemaker and Tony West talking about the end of hand drawn animation, the differences between the pencil …