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Showing posts with label traditional animation. Show all posts
Inspiration: Master Animators At Work - SYLVAIN CHOMET
The entire episode is available here: http://vimeo.com/12397782
Tahsin Özgür - Pencil Tests
Here's a sampling:
"For a while my wife, Lale, had a company through which I did some of the best of my animation work. This "animated logo" was meant for that company, but by the time I was finished with the cleanup, she had already closed it down! The model is Lale, of course!"
Here is a short film prepared as part of an exhibition of animation at the Apel Gallery in Istanbul. The format is a "silent movie". Starting around the 00:35 mark it has an amusing "day in the life of an animator" sequence , in which you get a glimpse into Tahsin Özgür's animation work process (continuing my recent theme of posting videos of Master Animator's At Work) , with bits of his animation interspersed with scenes of him drawing at his animation table -
This was prepared for an exhibition at the Apel gallery in Istanbul in 2001.
More pencil tests by Tahsin Özgür here:
http://vimeo.com/user3233558/videos
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"L'Illusionniste" an animated film by Sylvain Chomet
Last year I made several posts about Sylvain Chomet's new animated feature , The Illlusionist ("L'Illusionniste") .
Time to mention it again.
Now that the film has received an Academy Award nomination as "Best Animated Feature Film" and is in a somewhat wider release pattern I wanted to post the release schedule from Sony Classics. Here is where the film is currently playing or will be opening soon:
http://www.sonyclassics.com/theillusionist/dates.html
If the film is playing in your city or close-by I highly recommend you see this sumptuously animated film. Especially if classical hand-drawn animation is something you are passionate about then you owe it to yourself to see and support this beautiful, poignant film on the big screen.
Here is the North American Trailer -
(I suggest that you switch the video settings to HD , watch full-screen).
Here is some artwork from the film:
Production Drawings & Backgrounds from The Illusionist
Pencil Tests from The Illusionist
Excellent review of the film by Mark Mayerson:
"The Illusionist" a review by Mark Mayerson
Roger Ebert's review:
"The Illusionist" reviewed by Roger Ebert
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The North American (Sony Classics) website for the film:http://www.sonyclassics.com/theillusionist/
The French (Pathé) website for the film :
http://www.lillusionniste-lefilm.com/#/homeSylvain Chomet at the animation table -
"The Monkey and the Elephant" by Boris Maras
He animated this in 2 months.
From Boris Maras's blog:
"Keeping my film rough was a big decision. Amanda and I were both considering cleaning up and colouring our films, but we would have had to rush the animation so much and we really wanted to learn as much as we could about animation. Keeping them this way, I think we learned a lot about our limits and we have a way better idea for how approach a short film now.
The idea for my film was pretty different up until February, the characters were pretty much the same but the situation they were in was different. It was risky because I had to throw away the animation I had already done and around 25-30 layouts, but I think I made the right decision for what I want to pursue.
I started animating around the middle of February and animated up until our deadline of April 19th. It was the craziest 2 months of my life but I'm really happy with the amount that I learned during the process of making my film and hope I can make another one soon."
2010 Annecy shorts from the Gobelins School
I love the fact that besides the solid animation and design work that these films put a great deal of emphasis on the cinematography . These films are built on a solid foundation of classical animation, but with a modern sensibility in terms of the camera work.
British Animated Ads of the 80's
Also check out Garret Gilchrist's The Thief Archive channel on YouTube for more British commercials from the 70's and 80's.
Klacto Animation (Oscar Grillo and Ted Rockley) "Sinatra 20 Golden Greats" advert -
Klacto Animation (Oscar Grillo and Ted Rockley) "Heinz Baked Beans Lighthouse" ad.
Designed and directed by Oscar Grillo, Animated by Eric Goldberg, Backgrounds by Neil Cambell Ross.
Pizazz Pictures (Eric Goldberg) "Rolos" animated by Eric Goldberg -
Richard Willliams Animation . "Jovan Sex Appeal" ad , animated by Richard Williams, BGs by Rebecca Mills.
Richard Williams Animation. "Listerine" ad , animated (I think) by Russell Hall -
Richard Williams Animation . "Limara Perfume" ad. Not sure who animated. Maybe Eric Goldberg? -
Passion Pictures . "Cadbury Creme Eggs" advert. Animated by Chuck Gammage. -
Richard Purdum Animation . "Tate Gallery Liverpool - Modern Art" . Animated by Richard Purdum -
Kaj Pindal : Laugh Lines
Palm Springs International ShortFest signal film by MAKE
Minneapolis-based studio MAKE created this animated signal film for the forthcoming Palm Springs International ShortFest. Beautiful design and animation , with a well-crafted story told with very economical cutting in under a minute. (students take note) ---
Credits:
MAKE Producer:
Danny Robashkin
Director/Lead Animator:
Andrew Chesworth
Animation Production Team:
Justin Weber
Aaron Quist
Alec Mueller
Jordan Hill
Ben Bury
Niklas Norman
Joe Kim
Voices:
John Olive
Elise Langer
Nicholas Mrozinski
Music:
Steve Horner - Horner Music
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Here's another piece by MAKE. A very timely PSA . And again , great animation and design all the way around , aside from the very timely message:
Sylvain Chomet interview
Sylvain Chomet talks about his new film "The Illusionist" -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/jun/10/sylvain-chomet-belleville-rendezvous-illusionist
The biggest problem [in making the film] was finding the animators. Like the music-hall acts in the film, animators had become convinced by Hollywood that their time had passed."A lot of animators, basically people who can draw, got scared by these wankers from Disney saying that 2D animation is dead, that it was only going to be 3D and Pixar from now on. It is just typical shit by people in ties who don't know what they are talking about. Are they saying that Aardman is dead, too, then? I mean how stupid are these people? Saying 2D is dead is like saying that a car race is the future of the Tour de France.""We had trouble because the fantastic animators we found had got really stressed because they thought after our film there was not going to be any 2D any more. Some were driving buses or retraining. People really had been made to believe that the end had come. The truth is that animation is always mixing things up: pen and paper, stop motion, puppets, 3D. Suddenly this bizarre competition has been created. What it is, one more time, is this American reflex to kill off the competition, to say that you can only do it one way and destroy everything else that went before. The whole society is like that. They destroy what they have to build something new. They end up with no roots to draw on, nothing to compare their work with to see if it is good or not. American culture is in real danger of starving itself to death. You just have to see what Hollywood is producing to see how narrow it is getting."
Sandro Cleuzo's blog
Sandro is generously sharing his collection of Milt Kahl drawings , with a weekly "Milt Kahl Day" on his blog.
Some samples (click images to view larger) -
*as Sandro says about the above drawing:
"This particular drawing is just full of great things to study. Composition, staging, silhouette, design, appeal, you name it, it's there."
(And we could say that about almost any Milt Kahl drawing)
Wow, be sure to click on this Wart pose sheet from 'The Sword in the Stone' to view it larger. This is the stuff to print out and study . Put it on the walls around your drawing board to inspire you.
new trailer for "The Illusionist"
NEW:
Official trailer and several additional clips, image captures from the movie, etc. Check it out.
The movie will be distributed in North America by Sony Classics.
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This looks absolutely beautiful.
Translation (by "Niffiwan" ) of the inter-titles on the trailer:
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In life, there are just a few things that are worth doing.
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But sometimes the world is not ready to receive
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that, which we are able to offer it.
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This story tells of the journey of one man
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which enabled him to keep his magical gift
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and to rediscover for himself
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what is worth doing for him in life.
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From the director of that masterpiece of European animation
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"The Triplets of Belleville", Sylvain Chomet.
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Based on the screenplay of the legendary Jacques Tati.
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"The Illusionist"
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Waking Sleeping Beauty trailer
Even better , go watch the high-quality Quicktime version of the trailer here:
http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/wakingsleepingbeauty/
"Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairytale. It is a story of clashing egos, out of control budgets, escalating tensions… and one of the most extraordinary creative periods in animation history. Director Don Hahn and producer Peter Schneider, key players at Walt Disney Studios Feature Animation department during the mid1980s, offer a behind-the-magic glimpse of the turbulent times the Animation Studio was going through and the staggering output of hits that followed over the next ten years. Artists polarized between the hungry young innovators and the old guard who refused to relinquish control, mounting tensions due to a string of box office flops, and warring studio heads create the backdrop for this fascinating story told with a unique and candid perspective from those that were there. Through interviews, internal memos, home movies, and a cast of characters featuring Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Roy Disney, alongside an amazing array of talented artists that includes Don Bluth, John Lasseter, and Tim Burton, Waking Sleeping Beauty shines a light on Disney Animation’s darkest hours, greatest joys and its improbable renaissance."
First reviews of Chomet's "The Illusionist"
Sylvain Chomet's new hand-drawn animated feature film premiered recently at the Berlinale Film Festival .
Here are a few of the early reviews :
Variety review of "The Illusionist"
Another review of "The Illusionist"
"It took six days and an awful lot of films, but the Berlinale has finally turned up a masterpiece. Moreover, it’s a rare case of one of the fest’s most eagerly awaited titles managing to meet, and even subvert, expectations.
“The Illusionist,” French animator Sylvain Chomet long-gestating follow-up the 2003 Oscar nominee “The Triplets of Belleville,” confirms a truly singular auteur sensibility, while revealing a more disciplined artist and storyteller within. A streamlined character study, less deliriously eccentric in tone and structure than his debut feature, “The Illusionist” nonetheless boasts an emotional heft that handsomely repays its creator’s restraint."
Some clips from the film are seen in this interview with Sylvain Chomet. (watch it in Full Screen Mode) -
The Secret of Kells - official U.S. trailer
The Secret of Kells official U.S. release trailer.
This film has been released in Ireland and in Europe, and has played a limited Oscar-qualifying run in a few theaters in the U.S., but has not yet been widely released . But it looks like it is on track now to get a proper theatrical release in the United States.
(the Oscar nomination for "Best Animated Feature Film" helped, I think !)
I'm hoping to see this and Sylvain Chomet's (Triplets of Belleville) new feature film "The Illusionist" soon.
Inspiration: Rune Bennicke Rough Animation pencil tests
Click through the link to Rune's Vimeo page to see more of his pencil tests -
Making-Of "The Princess & the Frog" - A Frogumentary
Here are two parts of the "frog-umentary" featuring Lead Animator Eric Goldberg , and Lead Key Clean-Up artist Marshall Toomey.
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Click through to YouTube to watch the other parts of the documentary.
Mike Nguyen's Animation Blog - RAINPLACE
If you don't know about Mike Nguyen's animation blog RAINPLACE , then get it on your bookmarks list and visit regularly. Mike has some of the most detailed and thoughtful pieces on the nuts & bolts of animating that you will find on the internet ---
Recent topics included : Fielding a Scene (the effect of field size on the perception of an action) , Amount of Extremes to use when animating a scene, Phrasing , Squash & Stretch Applications.
Great stuff ! This is one of a handful of blogs that I would gladly pay a monthly subscription fee to view. However, Mike is such a generous , giving spirit that he is giving it away for free. (seriously, Mike you should at least put up a PayPal "tip jar" for those who would like to contribute to support your efforts)
In case you don't know , Mike is directing and animating an independent , self-funded feature length animated movie "My Little World".
Chinese master traditional animator Te Wei 1915 -2010
"The master of Chinese animation, Te Wei (Sheng Tewei), has passed away at age 95.Te Wei, a pioneering animator and cartoonist, was one of the founding fathers of the Shanghai Animation Studio. His most significant film of the 1950s was 'The Conceited General' .In the 1960s his animation style was influenced by the painter Qi Baishi. His 1963 film , 'The Cowherd’s Flute' (Part 1 below), and his masterpiece 'Feeling from Mountain and Water' (1988) are two of the most beautiful animated films from China - or anywhere"
(watch the films full-screen)
Cordell Barker - Master Class in Animation
A master class in animation led by Cordell Barker in which he talks about the making of The Cat Came Back and the making of Runaway. Filmed during the 2009 edition of Get Animated!
Highly recommended.
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