Whilst the future looks bright for the sector, game developers and console manufacturers need to work more closely with mo - cap studios to take full advantage of the tech that will already be in place, and present
film quality animation that the developers and players crave, taking gaming into a new era of realism.
Not exact matches
The upside is that the third
film also sees a noticeable bump in
animation quality.
What started as a rare breed, soon turned into a glut and has now become the standard of
animation, computer generated
films offer varying levels of
quality.
DreamWorks
Animation retains «Kung - Fu Panda 2» director Jennifer Yuh Nelson and the writers of the first two
films, bringing a continued sense of
quality control.
The Red Turtle is a dialogue free, experimental
film whose
quality obviously banks heavily on its presentation; the
animation and especially the soundtrack and sound effects work.
The
film evokes a love for the golden age of
animation, represented through the construction of Roger Rabbit himself, who embodies Disney's high -
quality animation, Warner Bros.» character design, and Tex Avery's sense of humor.
If the static shots and deadened rhythms of the big - budget fantasy
films John Carter and the first two Chronicles of Narnia entries are any indication, the
qualities of
animation may not so easily translate to live action.
Of course, in today's
films, full - blown and very realistic CG characters interacting with real - life actors are very common, so there is a bit of a dated aspect to Who Framed Roger Rabbit in its
quality and style of
animation, despite garnering several Academy Awards for its technical achievements.
Its charms lie in the lush
animation (every character and object in the
film have a fabric - like
quality), kinetic energy, and an abundance of giggle - inducing sight gags (the audience at the Debussy theater especially enjoyed a bit where a scared troll pooped out cupcakes).
Obviously the most striking feature of MONSTERS INC. is it's heavily detailed computer
animation, which may be unrivaled in terms of
quality in any
film to date.
The
film has several other admirable
qualities, chief among them is the
animation.
You can see the difference between the usual TV style
animation and the
quality feature
film animation.
Pixar is considered to be among the elite when it comes to the
quality of computer
animation — there is often at least one moment in the studio's
films that is breathtaking visually, leaving you to wonder how it was achieved.
Thus we get yet another one of those «You scratch my back, I scratch yours» subplots that Disney
Animation animated
films are so fond of, but rather than pad the run time the journey to the briny bottom gives us more insight into the mystical
qualities of this universe.
In the game, the beauty of Studio Ghibli's hand - drawn
animation has been perfectly reproduced, with the cel - shaded graphics engine producing stunning real - time
animations of a
quality normally only seen in their industry - leading feature
films.
Developed by
animation -
film veterans; Steel Wool Games — Flyhunter Origins delivers the sort of
film quality cutscenes, character design and story led gameplay that you would expect from a team with Steel Wool's credentials.
Lost Dimension is developed by Lancarse who has previously worked on well received games in the Etrian Odyssey series and Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey amongst others, while the story is written by Jun Kumagai who has also written scripts for the Persona 3
films and some episodes of the Persona 4: The
Animation series as well as other popular names that collectively form an amazing pedigree of
quality for the game.
Developed by
animation -
film veterans; Steel Wool Games — Flyhunter Origins delivers the sort of
film quality cutscenes, character design and story led gameplay that you would expect to see from a team with Steel Wool's credentials.
The
animation stands apart from the popular computer generated
animations of current times — the
film is entirely hand drawn, with a sketchy
quality that brings an air of history and personal storytelling to two major tragedies of political genesis.