Treasure Planet 1982
I was perusing the links of Your Daily Cartoon(what's happened to that blog, anyway?), and I stumbled upon a blog called Animation Obscura. One entry featured the Bulgarian animated film from the...
View Article2D Animation Comment My "Illegitimate Email" Kept Me From Posting on...
Below are my comments on the Animation Anomaly thread The Real Reason 2D Animation Isn't "Viable". This is a response to Aaron Keefe.I understand your point that 2D animation done on the computer and...
View ArticleDefunct Animation Blogs
Over time there's been a lot of animation blogs that produced good content but eventually shut down for one reason or another. It's a bit frustrating to see some of the best animation blogs and even...
View ArticleNorth of Blue and Window Horses
I found out through Animation World Network that Joanna Priestly is creating North of Blue, an abstract animated feature. Read about it there for your self. The trailer has yet to be...
View ArticleElf on the Run (AKA Teresa eta Galtzagorri)
I just watched this movie through my cable's on demand service directed by Agurtzane Intxaurraga. It is about a girl and also an elf who escapes from the forest into a carnival, to be captured by a...
View ArticleRelatively Recent Animated Films with No US Release
First up, Garry Bardin's stop motion adaptation of The Ugly DucklingNext, from Brazil there's two animated films that need to be brought over. One is Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury directed by Luiz...
View ArticleWhat Do We Do Once We've Mastered Animation?
Once we've made photorealistic moving pictures the next frontier will be photorealistic simulations with maximum interactivity. In other words, simulations where you can do any number of things you...
View ArticleThe Realism Dilemma
Soon enough we will find that realistic animation is not only for entertainment and education but can also cause great harm. Today we already have trouble distinguishing fake news from real news....
View ArticleJan Lenica's Adam 2 Is Now On Vimeo
Link Here:I haven't had the chance to watch the full movie yet but am looking forward to it. I don't know if there's any character dialogue. I heard what was probably some moments of French with what...
View ArticleUbu and the Grande Gidouille Is Now on YouTube
I'm surprised but the other film by Jan Lenica, Ubu and the Grande Gidouille, is no on YouTube with English subtitles. While his first film, Adam 2, was made in Germany and had German language...
View ArticleCompany in Canada Developing Technology to Mimic Voices
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/lyrebird-clones-voices-1.4084423This is an accompaniment to my post The Realism Dilemma. This technology scares me more in the short term because it's easier to...
View ArticleHow I Got Hooked on Animation
I've had this blog for over ten years now. I want to relay a bit more on how I got interested in animation.When I was younger all the animation I watched was theatrically released and televised Western...
View ArticleBetter Sites for Browsing Animated Films Than Wikipedia
As you've probably observed, Wikipedia has changed the list of animated films so that you can only look at a time period ranging from a year to a decade at a time. To make matters worse they even show...
View ArticleMost Interesting (Probably) Untranslated Films From Europe
First we have what appears to be a good hand drawn film I can find from Czechoslovakia which is more known for its puppet films.It is directed by Vaclav Bedrich from the year 1955. Here is a torrent...
View ArticleMore (Probably) Untranslated Films of Interest
In the last post I covered several different untranslated films from around Europe which seemed interesting. In this post I'm going to show you all three animated films which seem interesting. Two of...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Cartoon 3D CGI -Feature Films
For a long time most of the progress in CGI was towards realism. Ever since the form evolved from mathematically reconfigurable 2D shapes to illusory 3D forms with ever more naturalistic lighting,...
View ArticleNorth of Blue-Joanna Priestley's Abstract Animated Feature
Joanna Priestley's North of Blue is a film which is mostly but not entirely abstract. Some may call it an 'abstracted film' rather than a purely nonobjective work. The colors are mostly blue and red...
View ArticleStory Sources of Animated Features before Walt's Death and Russian Feature...
DisneySnow White- Fairy TalePinocchio-Fairy tale-esque bookFantasia- Musical worksDumbo- Toy novelty bookReluctant Dragon- live action propaganda and a short storyBambi- BookSaludos Amigos-...
View ArticleCosmic Boy
I got a hold of the movie Cosmic Boy from the Ottawa International Animation Festival's Aniboutique store.Garoto Cósmico or Cosmic BoyDirected by Alê AbreuThe premise is interesting enough. Kids from...
View ArticleThematic Trajectory: Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata is the friend, collaborator, slight senior in age, and fellow director of Hayao Miyazaki who is known for his variety in filmmaking and television.Takahata's first film directional...
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