Book Review: The Art of Monsters University

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Art, Books, Films, People
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Fred Patten reviews the comprehensive coffee table book showcasing the beautiful artwork from Pixar’s Monsters University.

Get A Horse - A New Mickey Mouse Short 85 Years in the Making

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Disney stuns the Annecy festival crowd with the world premiere of their “restored” 1928 cartoon.

The Animation Pimp: Shit Yeah, It’s Cool – Animation Shorts You Need to See

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The Animation Pimp presents his list of cool animated shorts you need to see. Shit yeah.

What’s Opera, Diz?

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: Art, People
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Dr. Toon offers some thoughts on two recent controversies involving Disney.

Feat of Clay: The Forgotten Adventures of Mark Twain

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Oscar®-winning director Will Vinton looks back on his one-of-a-kind 1985 animated creation.

Inside Ron Frankel’s Wonderful Virtual World of Feature Film Visualization

Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Site Categories: CG, Films, People, Previs, Technology, Visual Effects
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The veteran creative director and founder of Proof Inc. shares his insights on previs, postvis, pitchvis and the growing importance of visualization across the entire filmmaking process.

Book Review: The Art of Epic

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Fred Patten looks at this visual feast of concept art, sketches, storyboards and other digital art from Blue Sky’s latest animated feature.

Going Post Apocalyptic with After Earth

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CG creatures dominate the latest sci-fi adventure directed by M Night Shyamalan and starring Will and Jaden Smith.

Chris Wedge and Bill Joyce Talk Epic

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After 15 years and innumerable iterations, their “epic” collaborative vision hits the theatre.

What’s Even Better Than a Dick Figures Episode? A Dick Figures Movie!

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Creators Ed Skudder and Zack Keller talk about their highly anticipated new feature, Dick Figures: The Movie.