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Bill Cone, Paul Lasaine

August 29th, 2009 Discussion {0}

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

To Infinity and Beyond!

January 21st, 2009 Discussion {3}

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

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,

Haiku, Finding Nemo (2003)

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

Studio 360 Disney Feature

September 15th, 2005 Discussion {0}

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 Ranft 1960 – 2005

August 25th, 2005 Discussion {0}

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

Studio Power Rankings

August 10th, 2005 Discussion {0}

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.

Pixar’s One Man Band

August 8th, 2005 Discussion {0}

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