Parallax: Indie Animation and Games : Animation

From Australia: Melbourne Amateur Animation Festival Tomorrow Night!

By David Surman & Ian Gouldstone | Sunday, September 5, 2010 at 3:55 am | Blog: Parallax: Indie Animation and Games

Posted In | Blog Categories: Animation

We moved to Australia back in June of this year, with some inclination that there was a lot of animation activity in the city of Melbourne. We knew that Adam Elliot (the director of Mary and Max and the Academy Award-winning Harvey Krumpet) had a studio in the city, and that young gun Darcy Prendergast was in here too. Of course the festival was on our radar too. We didn’t know much beyond that. Since arriving, things haven’t stopped; we’ve been really pleasantly surprised! There is a constant flow of design and animation-related events happening here, and tomorrow night, the Melbourne Amateur Animation Festival kicks off!

Desperate Dan: Studio Joho's Dan the Man

By David Surman & Ian Gouldstone | Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 10:07 am | Blog: Parallax: Indie Animation and Games

Posted In | Blog Categories: Animation | Site Categories: Games, Short Films

Australian Animators Studio Joho comment on games and work in their recent short, Dan the Man. It tells the story of the eponymous Dan in his daily grind. Except things aren't that simple, since Dan is modelled as a classic videogame hero from the 16-bit videogame era.

The Frog and the Goldfish: A Tale of Two Princesses

By David Surman & Ian Gouldstone | Monday, March 1, 2010 at 8:43 am | Blog: Parallax: Indie Animation and Games

Posted In | Blog Categories: Animation | Site Categories: 2D, Art

It's been an interesting time for animation this spring in cinemas. Two new features are competing for audience attention, Ponyo from Studio Ghibli and Disney Animation Studio's latest The Princess and the Frog. Their parallel release is further energised by the way they promote traditional drawn animation. This emphasis is particularly felt in the wake of Avatar, James Cameron's computer animated epic. In our first feature article, we compare the Goldfish and the Frog, and ask the question, what makes a good drawn feature in 2010?