The Rotoscopers |
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DreamWorks Plans Sequel for ‘The Croods’
According to Entertainment Weekly, the Neanderthal family that has earned $386 million world wide since it’s release on March 22nd, is going to be back in business with a sequel.
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Notes [NEWS] Why Animated Movies Are So GoodWhy Animated Movies Are So Good If you’re reading this, you’re probably an Animation fan. You’re annoyed when people say animation is for kids. Why can’t everyone just see how amazing these movies are? Do you even know why they’re so amazing? Basically, it’s because animation is a… http://bit.ly/11V5gbw
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Notes [NEWS] ‘The Croods’ Smashes DreamWorks Records‘The Croods’ Smashes DreamWorks Records That’s right folks. The prehistoric neanderthals have completely taken over modern people’s time. This movie, which is set in the Stone Age, has set a new record for the number of hours that it took DreamWorks to render an animated movie.
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Notes [NEWS] Pixar Scientist Explains How Math Is Used To Make AnimationPixar Scientist Explains How Math Is Used To Make Animation Today many Pixar-related accounts, like The Pixar Blog, have tweeted recommending an article from The Verge about how Pixar uses Math to make their movies. Tony DeRose is a Senior Scientist in the award-winning studio and is the lead of their Research Division.
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Morgan and Chelsea review Disney’s Frankenweenie Blu-Ray/DVD Combo pack!
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NotesThe gang is back together discussing DreamWorks Animation’s first traditionally animated film The Prince of Egypt.
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■ Nickoledeon launching Ninja Turtles cartoon series reboot, new untitled Pixar project, Disney reveals official Frozen logo
■ Main discussion: The Prince of Egypt
■ Who is Jeffrey Katzenberg?
■ Awards: From the Oscars to the Grammy’s where did it fall? Nashville version of the soundtrack
■ Box office results: was it a success?
■ A bible story? Bold move for DreamWorks! Topped with an all-star voice cast!
■ Characters, world design, animation
■ Beginning: “Deliver Us”, chariot race, meeting Pharaoh, hieroglyphics,
■ Time in Midian: “Through Heaven’s Eyes”, the burning bush
■ Haboob! Moses walked to Arizona
■ Back in Egypt: what’s the best slave job?, Mason thinks “Playing with the Big Boys” is horrible, the destroying angel, passover
■ “There Can Be Miracles” = fake ending?, the Red Sea
■ We rate it!
■ Bloopers and Chelsea’s shameless plugRuntime: 1:14:04, 35.6 MB
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NotesThe Rotoscopers interview the legendary animator and director, Don Bluth! Don shares his love for acting, theatre and—of course—animation in this intimate conversation conducted in his living room. He also starts off the show by announcing some big news for the show!
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■ Is this the right podcast?■ Not your typical Interview. Don interviews Mason!■ Animation: a two-pronged performing art■ How does acting help in animation?■ Casting on the Wizard of Oz. Why is Don doing theatre?■ Characters of Secret of NIMH■ Why Don liked Pixar’s Up■ Why Don doesn’t think the world needs more movies■ What characters have been his favorite/most dynamic over the years?■ What is the bigger picture of animation?■ Pinocchio: “Everything comes in. Nothing goes out”■ How did Don help animators “see past the paper”?■ Turner Classic Movies vs. Reality TV■ Why doesn’t Don rewatch his own films?■ Orchestration of color■ The darker side of the Disney Studio■ Don on animals characters and live-action reference■ Disney’s Robin Hood: where Don got his “legs”; Sleeping Beauty: weak story?■ 3 areas where the computer can not replace an animator■ Don talks Pixar’s Brave and Disney’s Tangled■ Animation Master Classes and tutorials■ Dragon’s Lair app and the movie. Myth or not?■ Interactive movies: Somebody’s gonna do it!■ Movement, (It all comes out in the walk), the blue note, & talentsRuntime: 1:01:42, 29.7 MB
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NotesFirst Look at DreamWorks Animation’s The Croods!
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NotesMorgan and Chelsea talk to LAIKA animator, David Vandervoort. In this interview, they discuss his career as a “self-made animator”, his experience at LAIKA, ParaNorman and all things animation.
Highlights:■ Interview: David Vandervoort
■ Rapid Fire Q&A
■ His path as a “self-made animator”
■ What are his ultimate career goals
■ How does one make the jump into stop-motion animation?
■ What’s the difference in approaching animated CGI, 2D and stop-motion?
■ His work on ParaNorman: 2D faces and story
■ David’s favorite scenes from the movie
■ How did they accomplish the ghosts?
■ ParaNorman contest to win ParaNorman gear
■ Mail bag: Luis Escobar, late-night animation marathons, Anastasia/Tangled similarities, Frankie Franco IIIRuntime: 0:40:08, 19.4 MB
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NotesMorgan and Chelsea talk about their experience at D23’s Destination D: 75 Years of Disney Feature Animation. If you love Disney animation, you won’t want to miss this!
Highlights:
■ Morgan and Chelsea won tickets to Destination D! It’s fate!
■ Brief news: Chelsea’s thoughts on ParaNorman and Brenda Chapman leaves Pixar
■ Interview: Kameron Nabal, who works at Entertainment Deployment at Disneyland and California Adventure
■ How Morgan, Chelsea and Kameron first met; “Tag me on facebook!”
■ Kameron talks about the Buena Vista Street and new Cars Land at California Adventure
■ What it’s like working at Disneyland
■ How do the animated characters live on through the parks
■ Main Discusion: D23’s Destination D: 75 Years of Disney Feature Animation
■ Overall thoughts & first impressions
■ Day 1: The Golden Age and 2nd Golden Age panels, Roy E. Disney and how he saved Disney animation, never before seen animation, Walt & El Grupo
■ Sneak Peaks: Wreck-It Ralph, Paperman and Frozen.
■ Concert with D*** Van Dyke and the Vantastix!
■ Day 2: Wacky Disney animation, art lessons by Andreas Deja, the evolution of Tinker Bell, Disney voice actors, Snow White tribute
■ What we missed: Concert with Alan Menken
■ Mail Bag: Waking Sleeping Beauty NCDsuggestion, our appearance on See Ya Real Late, ego boost
■ Don’t forget to enter our ParaNorman contest & review us on iTunes!
■ New donate button!Runtime: 1:19:52, 38.4 MB
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“It just occurred to me recently that Flynn’s smolder might be a jab at the Dreamworks Face.”
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“I love how in Wreck-It Ralph, King Candy looked and sounded exactly like the Mad Hatter.”
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“I think Pocahontas is very underrated. The animation is beautiful and the songs are so meaningful. I was shocked to learn people didn’t like it!”
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“The Great Mouse Detective set impossibly high standards for what I thought high school chemistry was supposed to be.”
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Disney recently screened some of their upcoming film Wreck-It-Ralph, and a couple of people from The Rotoscopers were lucky enough to catch it....
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Concept Art - The Little Mermaid (1989) - Ariel with her dolphin friend
AAAAAAAHHHHH. Why is it so cute!?!?!?
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ANYONE ELSE SEE SOMETHING WRONG HERE
look at the prince in this picture:
look at the prince in the movie:
anyone else seeing the...
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PlayChelsea’s out of town so The Rotoscopers have a special guest host as they discuss Disney’s 50th animated feature film, Tangled!
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“I sometimes worry that I’m a bad person for liking Lottie more than Tiana… I do like Tiana (she’s up there in my list of my favorites), I just find...
