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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
Joe is the very best story man ever and the best human being I’ve known in animation. He is mentor, friend and inspiration to all of us who …
A very interesting commentary about studios’ possible ranking of ‘power’ in the animation industry, with Pixar on top, Disney second (interesting comments on this one), and Dreamworks third. …
I heard an interesting interview on Radio National on Sunday with Pixar folks Osnat Shurer (executive producer of Shorts Group) and Andrew Jimenez (co-writer and director) about their …