Book Review: The Making of The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Books, Films, People, Stop-Motion
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Fred Patten looks at Brian Sibley’s book chronicling the making of Aardman’s exquisite Oscar-nominated stop-motion feature.

Adam Reed Talks the “Smilthy” Good Fun of Archer

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The show Aisha Tyler calls “smart and filthy” hits its comedic stride with the launch of Season 4.

2013 VFX Bakeoff: Grounding the Fantastical

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Here's a rundown of the 10 films from last night's VFX Bakeoff presentations at the Motion Picture Academy.

Dr. Toon: Off-Register

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Dr. Toon makes his case for 7 animated U.S. films he believes are worthy of National Film Registry preservation.

Book Review - The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation: Celebrating Fifty Years of Television Specials

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Charles Solomon’s new book provides an extensive history of the beloved Peanuts franchise’s 46 year history of TV specials and theatrical features.

The Early Years of Hayao Miyazaki Part 1 - Starting Point: 1979-1996

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In Part 1 of his 3-part review of Hayao Miyazaki’s book, Peter Tieryas looks at the early life of the pioneer animation director.

Book Review - Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generation

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Lou Scheimer’s autobiographical Filmation history is a must read for anyone interested in the formative years of "Saturday Morning Cartoons."

Book Review - Prometheus: The Art of the Film

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Mark Salisbury’s new book provides in splendid detail Ridley Scott’s storyboards, film stills, concept art and other visual materials from his sci-fi epic, Prometheus.

I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad

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FuseFX Co-Founder Jason Fotter explains why visual effects work can be Hell on Wheels.

Dr. Toon: Across the Pond

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Dr. Toon examines why so few European animated series hit it big in the States.