Ideas/Commentary
Xtranormal: A Glimpse
Into the Future of …
Over the past year, I’ve been sent links to a number of online
start-ups that allow consumers to create their own animated films …
Category Archives: Ideas/Commentary
3-D
I love 3D movies.
Thanks to a pair of 3-D film festivals
held in L.A. several years ago, I’ve been lucky enough to see …
held in L.A. several years ago, I’ve been lucky enough to see …
Events
The official selections have been announced for the 2009 Annecy
International Animated Film Festival. Of particular interest …
International Animated Film Festival. Of particular interest …
Ideas/Commentary
Toronto live-action screenwriter Denis McGrath imagines what
kind of notes today’s industry executives might give to Chuck …
kind of notes today’s industry executives might give to Chuck …
Feature Film
Earlier this decade, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences began handing out Oscars for best animated …
Sciences began handing out Oscars for best animated …
Ideas/Commentary
Danny Hayes, a guy who worked on Coraline, complains in Bitch
magazine that the Coraline production was too much of a …
magazine that the Coraline production was too much of a …
Advertising
Even though Motionographer posted this advertisement for the
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, I felt it was important to post …
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, I felt it was important to post …
Ideas/Commentary
Randy Nelson, head of the in-house Pixar University, gives a
10-minute talk that offers insight into character traits the …
10-minute talk that offers insight into character traits the …
Ideas/Commentary
Click image to enlarge. (from an idea by Jake Friedman)
Ideas/Commentary
The image above is of Charlee, a fan of the Avatar series, who
protested the live-action film’s racially questionable casting …
protested the live-action film’s racially questionable casting …
Anime
A lot of people online are talking about the forthcoming
live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon’s animated TV series …
live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon’s animated TV series …
Business
Last week’s post about Frank Zappa, Tex Avery and the place of
executives generated a lot of feedback, including this email …
executives generated a lot of feedback, including this email …
Ideas/Commentary
Film reporter Patrick Goldstein, in today’s LA Times, writes
about movies that are long shots for the Oscar’s Best Picture …
about movies that are long shots for the Oscar’s Best Picture …
Business
Want to understand why entertaining cartoons are all but
impossible to produce nowadays? You can have the answer in just …
impossible to produce nowadays? You can have the answer in just …
Ideas/Commentary
Recently three-dimensional paper sculpture/cut-out/origami has
exploded as a major trend across multiple disciplines …
exploded as a major trend across multiple disciplines …
