Posted in Animated Features, Animation, Community on Jul 8th, 2008 No Comments »
Anyone sick and tired of posts about WALL-E yet? Good, ’cause neither am I.
CGSociety has an excellent article detailing the techniques used to model and rig the little yellow guy. The complexity of the model is surprising. I doubt many of us paid much attention to WALL-E’s treads, but there was [...]
Posted in Animated Features, Animation, Community on Jul 7th, 2008 1 Comment »
Andrew Stanton talks with Christianity Today about the religious themes that can be found in Wall•E.
Stanton: They tell you that as a storyteller, it’s vital to just stick with and be honest with your values system. The last thing I want to do is go to a movie and feel like I’m being preached to [...]
Posted in Animated Features, Animation, Community, General, Illustration, Iona.LABS, LEGO on Jun 30th, 2008 No Comments »
(It’s rare that animation and LEGO come together so nicely, so this post has me excited!)
If your looking for a slightly different take on WALL-E, The Brothers Brick (one of my favorite sites on the net) has a nice interview with Pixar animator and LEGO fan Angus MacLane.
Mostly I build with LEGO [...]
Posted in Animated Features, Animation, Community, Iona.LABS on Jun 27th, 2008 10 Comments »
Did you see WALL•E yet? Did you love it? Was it a great movie? Or the greatest movie? Sound off with your opinion!
Posted in Animated Features, Animation, Community on Jun 26th, 2008 1 Comment »
“My hats off to anyone that can write a Dreamworks Animation film. They have a unique process. ” -Dan Harmon
(Note to reader: The views expressed in this post do not nessicarily reflect those of The House of Move. It should be said that Kung-Fu Panda has received very glowing reviews and is currently doing [...]
Posted in Animated Features, Animation, Community, General, Iona.LABS on Jun 25th, 2008 No Comments »
First Showing has an interview with Andrew Stanton about Wall-E. And its not the typical fluff that your likely to find when it comes to animated feature interviews.
The only thing I did that was a little unconventional, is the manner in which I formatted the script. I was very inspired by Dan O’Bannon’s script [...]
Posted in Animated Features, Animation, Community, Iona.LABS on Jun 17th, 2008 1 Comment »
Kung Fu Panda currently has an impressive 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Here is some of what people are saying:
… Dreamworks Animation has finally managed to touch the brass ring of animated storytelling that has been exclusively in Pixar’s reach for over a decade. -Kevin A Ranson, Moviecrypt.com
There’s an old saying about how [...]
Posted in Animated Features, Animation, Community, General, Illustration on Jun 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Yahoo! has the new Clone Wars trailer in HD. Looking at it now, I think I have decided that I don’t think I like the visuals all that well. Some characters, like Yoda, look great. However, I think Dooku is extremely stylized in comparison to everyone else in the film and [...]
Posted in Animated Features, Animation, Annabelle's Bistro, Community, Illustration on May 20th, 2008 No Comments »
Here is a brief clip from the film: The Triplets of Belleville. The unique nature of the film makes it just a joy to watch and the story is quirky and original.
Or so I am told.
I haven’t actually seen this film yet which is odd because it looks to be right up my [...]
Posted in Animated Features, Animation, Community on May 8th, 2008 No Comments »
For me, its never quite official until I see the movie poster.
Alright, now its official.
Thanks Dave!
Matt Forcum
Currently employed as a Motion Graphics Artist at The Iona Group and as an Instructor in Character Animation at Bradley University
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