Previs Goodies at NAB 2011
Here's a short previs round up of tools and technologies found at NAB 2011. Take a look around the show floor and see if any of these toys strikes your fancy.
Category: 2D
Gnomon Shows Off Art From Transformers: War for Cybertron
Gnomon's art gallery shows off Transformers: War for Cybertron. Great looking art featuring Optimus Prime, Megatron and... Zoidberg?
Is Speed Painting a Sport? Learning Digital Content Creation by Watching
Okay, so maybe it isn't really a full-blown sport, but if the proliferation of these videos of digital artwork screen-captured during the creation process is any indication, it's fast becoming a popular spectator event in any case.
Studio Ghibli's 'Tales From Earthsea' Arrives on DVD
While Goro Miyazak’s animated feature, Tales from Earthsea, stands on its own as an entertaining film that did well in its Japanese theatrical run, there’s no doubt that the inevitable comparisons to his father and scrutiny from the book’s fans would overshadow the film’s merits to some degree.
In Anime, Films, Home Entertainment, Anime, Films, Home Entertainment, 2D | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Miyazaki’s 'Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind' Arrives on Blu-ray
The arrival on Blu-ray of Miyazaki’s timeless feature, Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind reminds me why I mortgaged the farm to buy a top-of-the-line HD-TV and dvd player last year. The true beauty of the director’s visual style, his painterly landscapes and explosions of color have never been more apparent than with this new Blu-ray release.
Immersed in Norway's Fredrikstad Animation Festival
Nancy Denney-Phelps travels to Norway to take part in the Fredrikstad Animation Festival. The event has an emphasis on screening Nordic animation but offers so much more. Along with Nordic short film and student competitions and screenings of animation aimed at the family audience, two days were devoted to seminars with international guest speakers from all branches of the animation world.
The Oscars: Exploring 'Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage'
Bastien Dubois tells us about his personal journey making Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage.
Movie Review: 'The Illusionist' – Prepare to be Amazed!
Do you believe in magic? Do you remember how you felt when you saw a magic trick for the first time? Have you ever wondered what a magician’s life is really like? That is the story behind The Illusionist, a rapturously animated feature film by French animation director Sylvain Chomet about the languishing art of amusement, recently nominated for an Oscar.
Storeyboarding at MoCCA with Stephen DeStefano
Joe Strike sits in on Stephen DeStefano's storyboarding class at MoCCA, part of the museum's ongoing educational program.
Newton, Reher and Wellins Talk Disney and Pixar Shorts
The directors and producer of Day & Night and Tick Tock Tale discuss how small films really are big at their studios.
Levy Hits the Bullseye with 'Directing Animation'
Without good direction, you end up with drek. Problems with sequence timing or the render pipeline can be solved with relative ease – problems of mismanagement are difficult to overcome and usually spell doom. Animation directors aren’t directing animation, they’re directing a group of people who are working in arguably the most time consuming and exacting of creative mediums. David Levy's new book Directing Animation at its heart strives to teach the reader how to keep an animation production crew happy, productive and on task.
Chinese Animation Comes of Age with 'Dreams of Jinsha'
The director of China's biggest animated feature discusses its hand-drawn importance.
Ryan Woodward; the Added Value of Animation
Ryan Woodward's film "Thought of you" offers a great look at what hand animation has to offer, and what an animator and his audience can expect from the medium.
YouTube Play - Where Popular Culture Meets Art
A close encounter with the five more YouTube Play award winners, L through N.
Idiots’ Diary #22: The Oscar Qualification Gauntlet
The big problem with the Oscars is that if there are more than 15 films qualifying, then the number of nominations expands from 3 films to 5. Obviously, with 5 films I have a much better shot, like Secret of the Kells last year. But with only 3 films nominated, they usually go to the Hollywood Blockbusters.
Final Thoughts on the Films at Ottawa
No other festival I’m aware of consistently generates as much controversy as does the Ottawa Festival. People may scratch their heads at the judging decisions in Annecy (insert favorite French joke here), but in Ottawa, beer-fueled grumbling and incessant whining are as much a part of the annual festivities as head-scratching competition screening introductions and the cavalcade of toothless panhandlers lining Rue Rideau.
Here is My Favorite Lesson - Complete with Visuals
My favorite lesson is one of the hardest for newbies to understand - and it is one of the most fun.
Winnie the Pooh Trailer Bounds Online
The first trailer for Walt Disney's upcoming hand-drawn feature WINNIE THE POOH has arrived on AWNtv.
In Cartoons, Films, Interactive, Cartoons, Films, Interactive, 2D | Headline News | Geographic Region: All
Movie Review: 'My Dog Tulip' – Man’s Best Companion
Is love a bitch? Apparently so for British author J. R. Ackerley. He was always looking for an elusive companion to come to his life, yet this companion never materialized … until Tulip, a mischievous female German Shepherd came to his life and became inseparable. Together, they started many misadventures, including searching for the ideal vet and mate for Tulip, and other ordeals which turned out to be much harder than it seemed.
What are digital skills and why should you care about them?
What are digital skills and why should you care about them? You're an artist, right? Well, if you are and you are reading this from the AWN Web site, you're already tuned into digital skills in a big way whether or not you're aware of them. The truth is, to be an artist today and get paid for it, a working knowledge of computers is a necessity.
What are digital skills and why should you care about them?
What are digital skills and why should you care about them? You're an artist, right? Well, if you are and you are reading this from the AWN Web site, you're already tuned into digital skills in a big way whether or not you're aware of them. The truth is, to be an artist today and get paid for it, a working knowledge of computers is a necessity.
O’Reilly’s 'The External World' Takes Grand Prix at Ottawa
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) comes to an end with a highly anticipated closing ceremonies which were held this evening at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. OIAF organizers announced the 2010 winners of the official competition during the ceremonies.
In Awards, CG, Commercials, Event, Films, Music and Sound, People, Places, Short Films, Television, Awards, CG, Commercials, Event, Films, Places, Short Films, Television, 2D, 3D, Music and Sound | Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Competition 5 - When Abstract Meets Reality We Call It Experimental
Whatever you call it, abstract/experimental ruled the day in Competition 5. Here are some highlights.
Ottawa Competition 3 and 4 - Endings are Hard to Do
I have no comment on Competition 3 and only a couple films stood out for me in Competition 4.
Idiots’ Diary #17: The Morning After
So, it's the morning after the grand premiere of “Idiots and Angels” at the IFC Center. It was a wonderful evening, lots of old friends and a lot of new fans of Plymptoons. I can't say it was a smashing success; even though we had good crowds for both evening shows we didn't have a sell-out, and that's the dream of every filmmaker: A nice fat “sold out” sign over the box office window.
