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ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 5.9 - DECEMBER 2000
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| LOCATION-BASED ENTERTAINMENT |
Imax May Be The Greatest Film Delivery
System Ever Developed, But Will It Prosper?
With Fantasia/2000, Imax looked to be a great hope
for animation, now Karl Cohen investigates why this immediate future
looks shaky.
This Is Not Your Father's LBE
From the local bowling alley to elaborate theme parks like
Disneyland to virtual reality pods, location-based entertainment
has come a long way and, as Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman explains,
the possibilities are endless.
| ANIME |
Vampire Hunter D: The Next Anime Hit in America?
Fred Patten takes us inside the latest super-cool anime
release coming to Japanese and (hopefully) U.S. theatres soon. Vampire
Hunter D is back...and this time it's being done right. Includes
a QuickTime clip!
The Anime Debate
Is anime the most exciting, cutting-edge form of animation
today? Or does it betray the whole point of the medium? Andrew Osmond
asks ten animation professionals and commentators for their views
and their responses reveal that there are no simple answers.
| ADDITIONAL FEATURES |
The Man Who Bought A Toy For
His Kid and Kept It For Himself
LEGO MINDSTORMS isn't just the newest toy on the shelves
this holiday season -- it is the beginning of an obsession and a
trip back to adolescence for Eric Huelsman. Come and learn how you
can build robots, real robots that can complete any task you set
your mind to.
The Animation Pimp
This month the Animation Pimp, Chris Robinson, provides
a new twist on traditional film reviews...
| STUDENT CORNER |
Sketching on Location: Light and
Dark Patterns
Renowned drawing instructor Glenn Vilppu continues with
his fourth installment discussing how to use light and dark patterns
to create depth and perspective while sketching on location.
| INTERNET COMPANY PROFILE |
UrbanEntertainment: Siting
A Skyline Across The Net
Fulfilling the promise of the Internet, UrbanEntertainment
is creating contagious comedy and on-the-edge drama for the under-represented
niche of African-American viewers, finding that they have strong
crossover appeal.
| GAMING |
A Stocking Stuffer That Gives More
This holiday season brings three new animation masterpieces
to DVD. Jacquie Kubin discusses the DVD format's benefits and the
new releases with a special focus on The Nightmare Before Christmas.
| FESTIVALS & EVENTS |
My Week In India As A Master of
Animation
David Fine tries to convince us that being a "master
of animation" for a week in tropical India isn't all
fun and games. We remain unconvinced. Includes a photo gallery of
people, elephants and more!
East Meets Too Much West?:
A Chat with Sayoko Kinoshita
The Hiroshima Animation Festival has always seemed like
a bastion of Western animation in the midst of animation rich Japan.
Chris Robinson interviews festival director Sayoko Kinoshita regarding
the festival's purpose and success.
LEAF 2000
Joe Fordham traveled to the London Effects and Animation
Festival for three days of panels, discussions and elbow rubbing
over a pint with the biggest names in the effects community.
Cinanima 2000: On Children And British
Humor
Annick Teninge visited Portugal's Cinanima and found a lively
festival that has made a real impact on its host country. Includes
a photo gallery.
Annie Awards 2000: Better Than
The Oscars
ASIFA-Hollywood's Annie Awards are a high point in the animated
year and this year was no exception, if a bit frigid around the
edges. Includes a photo gallery.
| FILMS |
Fresh From The Festivals
Maureen Furniss reviews short films: Dottini Suru? (Your
Choice!) by Koji Yamamura, The Man with the Beautiful Eyes
by Jonathan Hodgson, A Supseita (The Suspect), directed
by Jose Miguel Ribeiro, The Periwig-Maker by Steffen Schäeffler
and Michael Dudok de Wit's Father and Daughter. Includes
QuickTime movie clips!
| BOOKS |
Nancy Cartwright's Life as a
10-Year-Old Boy
Liam Liebling reviews Nancy Cartwright's new book in which
she discusses her career as everyone's favorite troublemaker Bart
Simpson.
| SOFTWARE |
Puffin Designs' Primatte Keyer
For Adobe After Effects
Bruce Manning drags a mouse wired to his Mac G4 through
this new tool and reveals that no person wearing a blue shirt against
a blue screen is too tough for this matte creating program. Happy
compositing is here again.
| NEWS |
Animation World News
Toy Story 2 Rules Annie Awards, Imax Abandons Shrek 3D,
AtomFilms & Lucas Online Create Star Wars Fan Film Site, Voiceover
Casting Site Goes Live, Sony Cuts UK PlayStation 2 Shipment and
much more.
Cover: VWE's VR System, Battletech, proves that it's got game. © Virtual World Entertainment, LLC.
© AWN, Inc. Animation World Network 2000. All rights reserved. No part of the periodical may be reproduced without the consent of Animation World Network.
