As with other Pixar productions, the original trailer for this film
featured animation made specially for the trailer and not appearing in the final film.
Not exact matches
The replacement, 3D Paint, is also a little underwhelming in terms of
features although it can
make some cool
animations.)
Brenda Chapman, an
animation writer - director with a storied career (Disney's The Lion King, DreamWorks» The Prince of Egypt),
made headlines three years ago when she penned a New York Times op - ed addressing her painful experience being removed as the first female
feature film director for Pixar's Brave, a mother - daughter fairytale she created, and replaced by a male colleague.
Vine's
features allow anyone to easily
make stop - motion movies, an
animation technique that
makes items appear to move on their own like a running flipbook.
The studio's immense budgets puts an insane amount of pressure on DreamWorks
Animation to
make sure every one of its
features are box - office gold.
Every page of the system will
feature a slick
animation of RNC chairman Michael Steele
making a different one of his trademark gaffes.
The film has two directors, Chris Miller and Raman Hui, neither of whom has ever
made a
feature film, though both have extensive experience working on the visual side of
animation.
Virtually all the ingredients that have
made Studio Ghibli movies so appealing around the world — a wide - eyed young protagonist, a freewheeling supernatural adventure and clean, colorful
animation drawn by hand — combine to form the first
feature from Studio Ponoc, a new independent Japanese anime company formed by Ghibli veterans to carry on the -LSB-...]
Aardman have gone and
made another smart and clever
animation, that
features humor for both adults and children.
The packaging
makes it seem as if the scene contains mostly unfinished
animation and storyboards, but it's actually a fairly polished full - frame sequence, and it would have felt right at home in the
feature, containing good humor and some great new footage of Jessica Rabbit and Judge Doom and Toontown.
The Walt Disney Co. is pushing back «The Good Dinosaur,» the Pixar movie that had been set for release in 2014,
making next year the
animation studio's first without a
feature film since 2005.
(remix) music video by Danger Mouse and Jemini; deleted scenes and alternative takes, five in total, including an alternative ending (9 min) with a less subtle conversation between Richard and Mark, but a haunting final image of Richard with Anthony; images from Anjan Sarkars graphic novel
animation matched to actual dialogue from the films soundtrack (the scene where Herbie first sees the elephant); In Shanes Shoes (24 min) documentary
featuring the premiere at the 2004 Edinburgh Film Festival, interviews with Shane Meadows about run - ins with violent gangs in his youth, and on - location clowning; Northern Soul (26 min) also
made by Meadows in 2004, and starring Toby Kebbell as an aspiring wrestler with no actual wrestling experience or talent - this comic short is as amateurish as its protagonist, and serves only to show how much better Dead Mans Shoes is.
The DVD has a short
feature on the
making of the film, which was created with off - the - shelf software as a sort of low - rent counterpart to the computer
animation applied in fellow nominees «Shrek» and «Monsters, Inc.» The disc also has two music videos, a dozen promotional TV spots, seven games playable on computer DVD - ROM drives and full - screen and widescreen versions of the film.
Everything that
made the first Winnie the Pooh animated
feature so adorable (the official one, also by Walt Disney
Animation Studios) is found here too, from great songs to adorable stories, and it is a delightful return to the traditional hand - drawn animation of the
Animation Studios) is found here too, from great songs to adorable stories, and it is a delightful return to the traditional hand - drawn
animation of the
animation of the old days.
Many people point to Sleeping Beauty (1959) as the last film in the Golden Age of Disney
Animation and consider the seven full - length animated
features that the House of Mouse
made over the next three decades to be lesser accomplishments.
Making a gritty film noir - style movie as an animated
feature makes for a visually interesting experience; the
animation uses striking colors, and the backgrounds are beautifully detailed while the characters are very simply designed, creating a unique contrast.
Also on board is an audio commentary from» 09 — Disney, alas, has dropped the picture - in - picture option that
made this a full - blown «Cine - Explore
feature» on the PE — teaming Leonard Maltin with Disney animator («and unashamed
animation geek») Eric Goldberg and film historian J.B. Kaufman, who at the time was writing a book about the
making of Pinocchio that finally got published in 2015.
However, the level of bad taste has sunk to an all - new low in what is supposed to be a cute holiday animated
feature, with some events occurring that would probably have
made this an R - rated film if it didn't
feature animation.
Extras: New audio commentary
featuring jazz and film critic Gary Giddins, music and cultural critic Gene Seymour, and musician and bandleader Vince Giordano; new introduction by Giddins; new interview with musician and pianist Michael Feinstein; four new video essays by authors and archivists James Layton and David Pierce on the development and
making of «King of Jazz»; deleted scenes and alternate opening - title sequence; «All Americans,» a 1929 short film
featuring a version of the «Melting Pot» number that was restaged for the finale of «King of Jazz»; «I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket,» a 1933 short film
featuring Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra; two Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons from 1930,
featuring music and
animation from «King of Jazz.»
From 2D
animation, stop - motion, and live action, a wide variety of short
features were exhibited representing the finest student films
made in Canada this past year.
For one, SF5
features some of the most gorgeous 3D
animation ever for a fighter, with flowing, clear
animations that
feature the key - frames and telling nods that help to
make a move look cool while also ensuring its utility is obvious.
Prediction: Pixar didn't
make the cut for Animated
Feature this year, but «Piper,» the short Finding Dory came packaged with in theaters last summer, seems to be the consensus frontrunner here — maybe because its
animation is state - of - the - art gorgeous, maybe because it won Best Animated Short at the Annies.
The grand old man of Japanese
animation has retired and this film, not a fantasy or mythical adventure but a delicate biographical drama about an idealistic engineer devoted to
making «beautiful airplanes» for a country he knows will use them as instruments of war, is his final
feature.
Skip the two commentaries — one from producer Jon Avnet (quite the portrait of arrogance for a man whose filmmaking expertise resulted in Red Corner and Up Close and Personal), the other a group yakker
featuring writer - director Kerry Conran, production designer Kevin Conran,
animation supervisor Steve Yamamoto, and Visual Effects Supervisor Darin Hollings (their frequent gaps in conversation throwing the comparatively loquacious Avnet's Hollywood gasbaggery into relief)-- and head straight for their digest version, a two - part
making - of from Sparkhill called «Brave New World» (49 mins.
It seems that we are currently enjoying a golden age of
animation, and it's significant that my favourite film of the year, Pixar's Inside Out, is one of three animated
features to
make my top 10.
A smart screenplay (by Linda Woolverton), a gifted voice cast (that, it must be noted, is free of the marquee names that now clutter animated
feature credits), and superior
animation work would have already
made for a good film, but what
makes Beauty so justly beloved is a generous helping of magic — namely the divine music by the legendary team of composer Alan Menken and the late, great lyricist Howard Ashman.
Bonus
features will include a Filmmakers» Audio Commentary (on the extended cut), «The
Making of Pocahontas» documentary, an Early Presentation Reel with Introduction and Commentary, Storyboard - to - Film Comparison with Introduction and Commentary, Deleted Scenes, Production and Design Galleries, Abandonded Concepts, «The
Making of «If I Never Knew You»» featurette, a featurette on the Central Park premiere,
Animation Tests, Character
Animation Featurettes, a Production Progression Reel, Music Featurette, a Multi-Language Clip Reel, two theatrical trailers, music videos of «Colors of the Wind» (performed by Vanessa Williams) and «If I Never Knew You» (performed by Jon Secada and Shanice), Sing Alongs of «Just Around the Riverbend» and «Colors of the Wind», the set - top game «Follow Your Heart», and 2 Disney's Art Projects «Build a Drum» and «Create a Dreamcatcher.»
Japanese
animation studio Gonzo are
making a Bayonetta animated
feature film which is coming to Japanese theaters on November 23rd this year.
Blu - ray and DVD Special
Features •
Making a Scene • Greg Heffley's 10 Rules for the Perfect Road Trip • Road Games • Learn To Draw • A Decade of Wimpy Fun • Bloopers and Deleted Scenes • Deleted
Animation • Haulin» Through Georgia
Lasseter, who
made his
feature directorial debut with 1996's Toy Story, is named as a producer or executive producer on every Pixar film, and as an executive producer on all Walt Disney
Animation films.
Big Fish & Begonia Visually dazzling and
made very much in the mode of brilliant Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, but as co-directed by Xuan Liang and Chun Zhang, this surpassingly beautiful film marks a major step forward for Chinese
feature animation.
Sing review: Garth Jennings
makes his
feature animation debut with this utterly charming and entertaining
feature from the studio who brought us Minions.
Bonus: • Audio Commentary with Director Sam Raimi, Producer Laura Ziskin, Actor Kirsten Dunst, and co-producer Grant Curtis • Audio Commentary with Special Effects Designer John Dykstra, Visual Effects Supervisor Scott Stokdyk and Director of
Animation Anthony LaMolinara • Branching Web - I - Sodes • «Weaving the Web» Subtitle Factoids • Chad Kroeger
Featuring Josey Scott «Hero» Music Video • Sum 41 «What We're All About» Music Video • Filmographies • Theatrical Trailers • TV Spots • HBO
Making of Documentary • «Spider - Mania»: An E! Entertainment Special • Director Profile • Composer Profile • Screen Tests • Costume and Makeup Tests • Gag / Outtake Reel • «Spider - Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century» Documentary • Activision Game Hints and Tips «The Loves of Peter Parker» • «Rogues Gallery» • Conceptual Art and Production Design Gallery • The Spider - Man Comic Archives • DVD - ROM
Features
Kubo and the Two Strings is directed by
animation producer Travis Knight, who produced ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls for Laika previously, now
making his
feature directing debut.
One of the first animated
features made in Brazil, «Boy & the World» is a brightly colored, often charming film that juxtaposes simple, hand - drawn
animation with kaleidoscopic computer - generated patterns.
Directed by Charlie Bean («TRON: Uprising»), the third big - screen Lego outing looks to
feature the hallmarks that
made the first film such a hit: visually spectacular
animation, irreverent humor and strong voice work.
More bonus
features on this 2 - disc DVD include behind - the - scenes peeks at the
making of the film, how the characters were designed and created, production tours,
animation tests, music and sound featurettes, and more.
Director Chris Wedge (Epic)
makes the jump from
animation to live action with Monster Trucks, a film looking to resurrect the 1980s family creature
features for a new generation of movie goers.
Preconceived notions, barriers, and box office records were all broken when Walt Disney
made the jump from cartoon shorts to
feature - length
animation.
In addition, the movie
features the same elements that
make all the other Pixar films such treats to watch: the sly humor, the fantastic music, and the jaw - dropping, gorgeous
animation.
The computer
animation isn't theatrical
feature quality; that's no surprise because Pixar spends four years
making their movies, and DreamWorks typically devotes two to three.
Since dwindling returns led them to give up on the traditional method relied upon in some form for eighty years, Disney's
feature animation department has
made three CGI films: Chicken Little, Meet the Robinsons, and Bolt.
Like Home on the Range, momentarily the last traditionally - animated work from Disney
Feature Animation, Chicken Little
makes for a pretty unspectacular first all - computer - animated effort for the studio.
Marketed as the first animated
feature to be painted (instead of drawn), this is an interesting tale
made more special by the beautiful, creative
animation.
Stop - motion
animation is a painstakingly long process, one point
made perfectly clear by many of the excellent special
features on the Criterion Dual Format Blu - ray - DVD combo of Wes Anderson «s 2009 Roald Dahl adaptation Fantastic Mr. Fox.
As you can see, the PowerPoint Storyboarding
feature is an easy to use tool, that helps you turn your ideas into visuals, through
animations, shapes and text,
making it easier for instant feedback and modifications until the design of the final product.
After a small introduction to the tools, it is time to
make a comparison based on their
features, focusing mainly on user experience, available assets,
animation limits and pricing plans offered.
The unusual
feature that sets this site apart from others is the extensive collection of
animations that
make understanding the creation of geographic
features much easier.
REVIEW This reference guide begins with a fascinating introduction
featuring a docking
animation and then moves to Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke explaining the various activities that
make up the Stations mission.
They also commented on this project's use of
animation, noting that these two students had used advanced
animation features,
making the word hope grow larger as the me moved away from the word reservation as well as simulating a fight by having a me get bounced among several bullies.