But Facebook's new kid - focused app,
which features animations and emojis, seems to cater to a younger audience, said Josh Golin, executive director of Campaign for a Commercial - Free Childhood.
Not exact matches
And for fun, you can enable some extra
features such as the Rhythmical Beat
which causes the phone to vibrate to the beat of the music, visual effects
which displays a dancing
animation on the screen, pick a song image
which allows you to set your own album image, or my favorite... Join the Band.
One of Jiayuan's recent investments is a partnership with
animation firm Up Studios, whose brand Piggy in Love (
which follows a pig looking for his lost love) will be
featured in Jiayuan's new mobile app.
Grier's
feature film credits include HOLY SMOKE, IN TOO DEEP, SNOW DAY, and the
animation feature SCOOBY DOO III: THE CURSE OF CLEOPATRA, in
which she was the voice of Cleopatra, and BACK IN THE DAY starring Ving Rhames, Joe Morton, and Ja Rule.
A Brothers Grimm tale is given a rather grim if beautifully rendered makeover in The Girl Without Hands (La Jeune fille sans mains),
which marks the
feature debut of French
animation director Sebastien Laudenbach.
Willis O'Brien did the stop - action
animation for this 1933
feature,
which is richer in character than most of the human cast.
Although the summer of 2015 has proven to be a largely disappointing season in terms of cinematic achievements for the most part, one definite bright spot has been the gradual reemergence of
feature animation as a viable art form after a few years in
which the genre has been largely dominated by increasingly formulaic and largely forgettable works that have done little more than fatten up the bottom lines of the studios behind them.
There are also two
feature: «
Animation: Delbert Doppler» in
which Sergio Pablos (supervising animator of Doppler) talks about how he liked animating a nerd (1:10), and «Silver Progression
Animation» (2:27), in
which we can see how rough sketches and computerized parts become Silver in the movie.
The movie's original trailer (2:37),
which twice identifies Walken as an Academy Award winner and repeatedly
features white and black rotoscope
animation of his character's grenade launcher action, is nicely included, albeit in low quality standard definition.
Feature films are released under the following banners: Disney, including Walt Disney
Animation Studios and Pixar
Animation Studios; Disneynature; Marvel Studios; Lucasfilm; and Touchstone Pictures, the banner under
which live - action films from DreamWorks Studios are distributed.
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.
The
features in HD include «Spotlight on Donkey» (
which is pretty self - explanatory); «Secrets of Shrek», a look at the creation of the film including the
animation and everything on up; and «Karaoke Dance Party»
which has the songs at the end of the movie available for the kids to sing along.
They're easily one of the high points of the game,
featuring amazing visuals and brilliant music
which complement natural
animations and well written dialogues.
That being said, most teases don't
feature intricate stop - motion
animation or gorgeous night - time city - scapes, so we're a little more favorably inclined to this promo for Wes Anderson's upcoming film Isle Of Dogs, the full trailer for
which will arrive tomorrow.
«Meet Barry B. Benson» is an interactive
feature in
which you can choose from eleven questions to ask the film's protagonist,
which he answers in 15 - 30 seconds mixing unique interview
animation with movie clips.
There is a fun
feature «Hello Mr. Lasseter»,
which shows us Hayao Miyazaki visits to Pixar
Animation Studios.
The porting of this 2011 title,
which features some snazzy facial
animation technology and pretty - for - the - time graphics, means that Rockstar is confident in the hardware capabilities of the platform.
Studiocanal has debuted a new poster and trailer for Aardman
Animation and Nick Park's prehistoric animated comedy Early Man
which features a voice cast that includes Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Richard Ayoade, Selena Griffiths, Mark Williams, Timothy Spall, Johnny Vegas, Gina Yashere, and Simon Greenall; check them out below... Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric -LSB-...]
And Irish
animation studio Cartoon Saloon have secured a nomination for Best Animated
Feature for The Breadwinner,
which is executive produced by Angelina Jolie.
Following in the footsteps of Studio Ghibli (
which co-produced the film), Michael Dudok de Wit's «The Red Turtle» is a surprisingly poignant
feature - length debut that proves
animation can be just as effective as live action when done right.
Ahead of its release next month, a new promo clip has arrived online for Home, the latest film from DreamWorks
Animation,
which features a voice cast that includes Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steven Martin, Jennifer Lopez and Matt Jones.
20th Century Fox and DreamWorks
Animation have released a new poster for Home, the upcoming adaptation of Adam Rex's 2007 children's book The True Meaning of Smekday,
which features a voice cast that includes Rihanna, Jim Parsons, Steve Martin and Jennifer Lopez... When Earth is taken over by the overly - confident Boov, an alien race in -LSB-...]
The Bonus
Features main page keeps the same idea; these are the only two menu screens
which offer
animation.
* This figure of $ 168 million represents the Irish expenditure for all projects
which went into production this year in the categories of independent film, TV drama,
animation and
feature documentary only.
SMALL SOLDIERS This
feature,
which blends live action and
animation, has the charm of «Toy Story» and an audacity all its own.
After an initial viewing of Tarzan II, I returned to the original Tarzan, a film
which Disney
Feature Animation has not since topped financially or in my opinion, creatively.
The Bonus
Features screen (
which is also Disc 2's only menu, as with the other waves) is the second menu with cycled
animation,
featuring the «Sugiura» Raccoons in one of their many celebrations, accompanied of course by its respective score from the film.
But Toy Story's release came just months after Disney sent theaters its in - house production of the summer, Pocahontas,
which many chart as the first of several disappointments to stem from Disney
Feature Animation.
The only bonus
features on the previous DVD were a couple of music videos (both of
which show up here) and a theatrical trailer
featuring some in - progress
animation (
which is sadly not carried over).
Japanese
animation studio Gonzo are making a Bayonetta animated
feature film
which is coming to Japanese theaters on November 23rd this year.
There is a all new
feature «Lucky Dogs»,
which features Disney
Animation / Imagineering alum Rolly Crump, ink and paint artist Carmen Sanderson, animator Burny Mattinson, animator Floyd Norman and voice actress Lisa Davis talking about their experiences on the film.
However, if none of the above is your jam, you could always just watch the awesome and awe - inspiringly colourful opening
animation trailer that truly catches the essence of Sonic Mania, or grab a friend and do some versus battles,
which features a split - screen as the two of you race across a given stage, in a bid to finish in the fastest time and yes, power - ups can also be used.
«From Stop to Motion» is my favorite
feature which goes into detail on the development process on the
animation.
In theaters September 21 from Sony Pictures
Animation is Genndy Tartakovsky's animated horror comedy Hotel Transylvania 3D,
which features the voice...
These are essentially comic panels
which feature limited
animation, music, sound effects, and dialogue.
More New Releases: «Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay,» violent, bloody outing from Warner Brothers
animation in
which the DC Comics team of antiheroes chases down a literal «Get Out of Hell Free» card,
featuring the voice talents of Christian Slater as Deadshot, Vanessa Williams as Amanda Waller, and Tara Strong as Harley Quinn.
Though this remains a core
feature, it's clear Disney is pushing more creator - generated content with 3.0 with Toy Box Expansion games (with two available at launch, a Mario Kart clone and a Marvel Ultimate Alliance - style brawler that's currently a pre-order bonus), both
which feature new story content with voice acting,
animation, and the ability to play with any figures together in the same world.
As with previous Platinum Edition releases, the treasure trove of extras can be found on the second disc's «Backstage Disney» section,
which features an hour - long documentary of the film's development, production, and reception,
featuring comments from modern
animation figures such as Pixar's John Lassiter as well as many of the now - elderly voice actors for Bambi and the other forest creatures.
Blu - ray exclusives will be familiar to loyal Universal customers, beginning with three core U-Control
features: a Picture in Picture option that includes cast and crew interviews, set footage, and pre-production art (like storyboards); the Blackbriar Files,
which give access to high - tech superspy information technology (like pop - up Agent Status, Character Dossiers, Field Reports with «GPS - enhanced satellite views of the locations,» and «the technology behind the spy gadgets through visuals and 3D
animations»); and Bourne Orientation,
which jumps out of the film to provide literal orientation (globally speaking) and figurative orientation: information about what's driving Bourne at key junctures in the story (answering that eternal actor's question: «What's my motivation?»).
Featuring story elements from the Sonic Mania universe, the episodic series is written and directed by Tyson Hesse, known for creating the opening
animation to Sonic Mania
which has garnered over 15M + views globally on YouTube.
The competition lineup is completed by Anja Kofmel's «Chris the Swiss,» a
feature weaving documentary and
animation, and Camille Vidal - Naquet's «Sauvage,»
which charts the experience of a young man's search for love and involvement in the world of male prostitution.
And in a smart move, the Annie board this year split the main Animated
Feature category and created a separate award for independent
features,
which was won by Ale Abreu's Boy And The World, one of Pixar's competitors for the
animation category at the Oscars this year.
Animation has released a batch of new clips from The LEGO Batman Movie, two of
which prominently
feature Michael Cera as Robin (discovering the Batcave and partaking in some kind of heist with LEGO Batman) and the other of
which features a confrontation with the Joker (Zack Galifianakis) and Batman himself (Will Arnett).
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.
THR has revealed that Ricky Gervais has signed on to narrate The Willoughbys, a new animated
feature from Bron
Animation,
which is based upon Lois Lowry's children's book of the same name and is written and directed by Kris Pearn (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2).
The scenes,
which feature a bit of crude
animation, are accompanied by optional audio commentary by co-writer-director James Gunn,
which explains why they were deemed expendable.
Be sure to visit our Next - Generation Mathematics Toolboxes,
which feature instructional materials,
animations, and assessment prototypes to help you better understand and implement the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), as well as other next - generation standards.
A completely new multimedia generation offers intuitive operation in the new C - Class,
featuring elaborate
animations and visual effects
which present all the functions in a clear and highly attractive manner.
This issue
features three full manga chapters, plus news on the related
animation,
which airs on Cartoon Network, and the card game.
, capitalizing on this combined expertise, specializes in franchises for the entertainment industry, including
animation and live - action
feature films, plus television, DVDs, video games, merchandising and related ancillary markets, all of
which contribute to global expansion.