Three Promising Feature Pitches We Saw At CEE Animation Forum
The hazards of social media, love for an IT technician, the solitude of Antarctica: these animated features offer something different than the usual.
The hazards of social media, love for an IT technician, the solitude of Antarctica: these animated features offer something different than the usual.
Joanna Quinn's new film "Affairs of the Art" took years to make, but that was a reward in itself: "It was like an extended college, and I felt I was learning new things about animation, drawing, and direction all the time."
Naisbitt was exceptionally skilled as a draftsman, and had a talent for distorted perspectives and unconventional camera moves.
Leib created animation for The New York Times and films including "American Splendor" and "American Ultra."
Pixar veteran Oh has scored an Oscar nomination for his self-produced experimental short. He tells us how the project came about.
Michael Govier and Will McCormack scored an Oscar nomination with their first animated short, "If Anything Happens I Love You." They spoke to us about their vision for the film.
The feature, which will be rooted in lore and mythology from del Carmen's native Philippines, is part of an exclusive overall deal the veteran story artist has signed with Netflix.
Bastien Dubois speaks about the decade-long creation of his searing documentary short.
Existential and spiritual themes run through all four films: "The Great Malaise," "I, Barnabé," "Altötting," and "4 North A."
Sudden inspirations, crushed dreams, McDonald's, an angry Sting … it's all in there.
"The more you expand your own emotional journey through life, the more the movie gives back to you," says Desrumaux.
"It was a film by a woman, featuring a woman who was talking about very un-cartoony topics," says Furniss of Joanna Priestley's 1985 short. "I'd never seen anything like it."
We discuss the gentleman thief's first cg outing with Tomokazu Sakamoto and Tatsuya Akagi, animation and rigging supervisor on the film.
"Tiktok is the perfect platform for experimentation. We’ve learned in two months what would have taken years in any other medium," say the creators of "Noodle and Bun."
Fowler recently directed the successful hybrid feature "Sonic the Hedgehog."
"The sprawling story seems to touch on almost every aspect of human life," says Long. "I found it overwhelming and strangely addictive."
Watch the crew discuss their ambitions for the film — and for Chinese animation in general.
She worked as a visual development artist, character designer, and story artist on most of Disney's 2d features of the 1990s.
Veteran animator Morgan Williams offers motion designers some valuable advice — and runs courses for those who want to learn more…
Learn to take criticism. Don't assume you'll learn much at school. And always think of the nose…