Archive for December, 2008
winsor mccay: the sinking of the lusitania
Posted by dermot on December 19, 2008 at 10:38 amI must confess to a lack of enthusiasm for the Disney style of animation. It seems utterly conservative - a morass of visual cliches and tricks. Once you’re trained in it, it’s very difficult to escape though. There are animators who worked in the years BW (Before Walt). Surely the greatest is Winsor McCay, who, [...]
exponential growth
Posted by dermot on December 12, 2008 at 11:33 pm
This is a short test piece to illustrate the effects of exponential economic growth:
It’s from my up and coming 30 minute documentary which deals with oil, energy, and growth.
scissors-woman vs. the teacher
Posted by dermot on December 11, 2008 at 1:58 pmThis was originally written in a discussion thread requesting memories about the best teachers from our childhood. The short essay grew a bit, and although it’s slightly off-topic, it is relevant to the animation industry in general…
First, the worst teacher I ever had - for TWO long and awful years. Libel laws prevent her [...]
feudal lord seeks animators
Posted by dermot on December 9, 2008 at 9:45 pmAnimators/Artists/Designers will appreciate this risible (but all too REAL) job posting (UNPAID). This was found by members of the coldhardflash forum.
By this Friday afternoon (5/30), we need the following:
1. We start from a shot of a character’s hand with a blue-footed booby on it (we will provide the initial hand shot), and the camera pulls [...]
akira 2011
Posted by dermot on December 3, 2008 at 5:02 pmHm. The anime classic “Akira” is being remade for an American audience - to be released in 2011. I’m not a big anime fan, but this bodes ill. Will we even be alive in 2011? The jury is out on that one. Here’s a “preview”:
the mysterious stranger
Posted by dermot on December 2, 2008 at 1:55 pmFrom Will Vinton’s claymation film, “The Adventures of Mark Twain”. The children meet Satan - who can do no wrong: