See you this time next year Mr. Sporn!

This is one of the best and most appropriate pieces of advertising I have ever seen for any film, let alone a Batman flick.

Everybody Knows that a fairy tale starts out with “Once upon a time…” But a truck drivers tale starts out with “You ain’t going to believe this shit.” -Teri Horton

The film documents Teri’s long battle to get her painting authenticated. A difficult task considering that the art world apparently holds a paintings “feeling” as higher evidence of its authenticity then fingerprints, and paint composition analysis. Thats right, in this film we learn that forensic confirmation means nothing without the authentication of an “Art Expert”. Check it out!

This link includes clips which document the unique and beautiful process of stop-motion film making. As CG animation continues to get cheaper, quicker, and more prevalent, my hope is that we never loose this amazing art form.

For more on the film Coraline, Check out the official site.

For the record, Even though I have some critical things to say about WALL-E, I do think it is an amazing film and is one of my favorite Pixar films to date. No hate mail please!

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More pics of our newest robot friend can be seen at Film School Rejects.

Thanks Dave!

My original intent was to jump from the treatment directly to storyboarding. However, considering that the crew is fairly large, It is probably a good idea to develop a full script just to insure that everyone is on the same page creatively.

I did some research this weekend on how I should go about formatting the script and frankly, it seems that as far as animation goes, there isn’t one “right way” of doing things. Everybody seems to have different thoughts on the matter. With that in mind, I decided to go ahead and write the script in the way that I felt best suited my needs.

And so, this little three and a half minute film has a script that is nine pages long. Every shot described, every action captured. It turned out to be a very valuable exercise. The scriptwriting process revealed a lot of flaws in the story and gave us a great opportunity to address these flaws before they became an issue later in the game. The entire script was analyzed in great detail to determine the best way to set the tone, present the characters, and make with the funny.

This weeks podcast gives you a little insight on how we took an interesting idea, and turned it into an entertaining story…we hope.

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Annabelle’s Bistro: Tree Physics Simulation Test from Matt Forcum on Vimeo.

Looking great so far Dave!

The trailer has that same retrospective look at their past success before it actually launches into introducing the new film. We’ve seen this same thing in the WALL-E trailer and it is perhaps a bit much at this point. Do we really need to keep reminding people that Pixar is wonderful at this point? I think most people get it by now. But perhaps Pixar is still struggling to separate themselves from the sea of sameness that leads people to confuse them with the creators of The Reef?

That being said, Up is looking really wonderful. And I am getting a very strong Miyazaki vibe from this one for sure. And who doesn’t love a grumpy old guy? I certainly do.