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Labels: 3D, Film

This video was made for classroom use, I'm thinking for a 5th grade class. It's a nice collection of clips. Here's the rundown:

1900 - The Enchanted Drawing
1903 - The Great Train Robbery
1923 - The Ten Commandments (Silent)
1927 - Sunrise
1933 - King Kong
1939 - The Wizard of Oz
1940 - The Thief of Baghdad
1954 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1956 - Forbidden Planet
1963 - Jason and the Argonauts
1964 - Mary Poppins
1977 - Star Wars
1982 - Tron
1985 - Back to the Future
1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1989 - The Abyss
1991 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1992 - The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1993 - Jurassic Park
2004 - Spider-Man 2
2005 - King Kong
2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2007 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007 - The Golden Compass
2008 - The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Labels: Documentary, Film

Great message, beautiful animation. Loose adaptation of the Little Mermaid with a special emphasis on preserving our environment. Learn more about this latest film from the famous director Hayao Miyazaki, of "Spirited Away" and "Princess Mononoke" fame.

Labels: 2D, Character Animation, Film, Movie Trailer

Every frame of this animation looks as though it could stand on its own as a work of art. Nice mixture of two and three dimensional elements, textures and gorgeous colors in this French animation by director Michel Ocelot. Will be coming to the US this fall/early winter.





For more information, check out www.gkids.tv/azur.

Labels: 2D, 3D, Cannes, Film, Movie Trailer, Website

A documentary about Burmese people and the Buddhist monks that lead a massive uprising in 2007. A group of undercover reporters struggle to capture those moments under constant threat of torture and being shot.



Although it may not be revolutionary in a graphical or stylistic way, it certainly is revolutionary in that it was footage that was captured via small handheld cameras and smuggled out of a closed country, and then piped back into the country via satellite to counter the government approved fare - a testament to how technology is changing the reporting landscape. This was the only available footage of the protests as foreign journalists were not allowed, and internet access was completely blocked for a time.

I felt very lucky to been able to see the brave director speak about his film in person at the Michigan Traverse City Film Festival. Unfortunately many of the camera operators are still in prison or perhaps worse. Website and more information.

Labels: Documentary, Film, Website

Tron Legacy Trailer:



HD Download Here: http://www.flynnlives.com/media/video/0xendgame.aspx

Original Tron Trailer (1982):

Labels: 2D, 3D, Bizarre, Experimental, Film, Movie Trailer

Labels: 2D, 3D, Bizarre, Film, Movie Trailer, Technology

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From MAXON: "With almost 500 visual effect shots, "Spion van Oranje" is the most spectacular visual effects motion picture produced in the Netherlands to date. Being a James Bond spoof, this movie involved a lot of over-the-top action sequences and impossible scenes, which were all realized with CINEMA 4D and the modules Advanced Render, MoGraph, MOCCA, Thinking Particles, NET Render and Sketch and Toon." Visual Effects by PLANET FX.

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We also have a sale running if you’re interested in upgrading to Maxon from another 3D app. Save 50% on competitive upgrades through July 31st, 2009!

Labels: 3D, Cinema 4D, Film, Movie Trailer, Technology

For the first time, the Cannes Film Festival will be opening tonight with a 3-D animation; Disney/Pixar’s "Up" has been chosen this year. While several animated films have been chosen in the past, Up is the first one to have the honor of opening night. View the full theatrical trailer.



Up will be released on May 29th.

Labels: 3D, Cannes, Character Animation, Film, Movie Trailer, Technology

End credit sequence of "The Days" by animator Josef Lee, inspired by early Kung Fu comics. The Days, a a Singapore gangster drama, is being noted as one of the first films from Singapore that uses motion graphics extensively.

Interview with the director, Josef Lee/Mojo at The Submarine Channel.

Labels: 2D, Film, Interview, Movie Trailer

I just watched Guy Maddin's 1992 film, Careful, on Netflix. The film is about people in the village of Tolzbad, high up in the mountains, who fear making a noise and causing an avalanche. The people live a very silent and even cut the vocal chords on their animals to keep them quiet. They are also repressed and have a lot of secrets. What makes this film great is that it is done in a German Impressionist style. Being 1992, they didn't have Magic Bullet Looks at their disposal, but I LOVE the look of the film. The tint is constantly changing, as are the lenses, the audio purposely goes bad, the make-up is harsh and the acting is straight out of 1922
(but with sound!). The soundtrack is also fantastic. Now, I'm sure this film is an acquired taste, but if you like the bizarre, you'll probably enjoy this. Check it out on Netflix.





Guy Maddin talks about his editing style and piracy (he pirates his own work?!).



Guy Maddin also directed Sparklehorse's video for It's a Wonderful Life.

Labels: Film, Flashback Friday

From Indy Mogul:

Labels: Documentary, Film

LOOP is one man's journey into a senseless world of bent time and elastic reality- a world where he finds that the sanity he seeks is the insanity he's lost. Michele Yamazaki of Toolfarm interviews Pericles Lewnes, Director of Loop, about the stylistic techniques used in the film- and the meanings behind them.

Check it out!

Labels: Experimental, Film, Interview

Shine in Los Angeles, CA recently animated and produced the title sequence for Kung Fu Panda, DreamWork's blockbuster summer film starring Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman and Angelina Jolie. I spoke with Michael Riley, Creative Director at Shine Studio, about creating the titles...

Labels: Film, Interview

Shine has worked in collaboration with James Baxter Animation and the DreamWorks Animation team of animators, production designers and directors to create the main title sequence for DreamWorks Animation's new film, Kung Fu Panda. The film features some gorgeous 3D animation, along with very slick, stylized 'bookends' for the beginning dream sequence and end titles that are a nice blending of 2D and 3D elements.



I was struck by the very subtle details of the characters, yet the film retained this unique stylized appearance influenced by Chinese calligraphy - along with some great action sequences!

Note from Michele: We'll be interviewing Shine Studio about their work on Kung Fu Panda in the next week or so. Stay tuned.

Labels: 2D, 3D, Film

Check out Sita Sings the Blues, a feature length animated film completely done by a single animator in her home. I was reading about this at Wired.com, who describe the film as " two parallel stories: the ancient Hindu epic the Ramayana and the breakup of Paley's 21st-century marriage. It does so through four distinct styles of animation, a 'greek chorus' of Indonesian shadow puppets and wildly imaginative musical interludes that use authentic 1920s blues recordings to link narratives 3,000 years apart." Intrigued?

It was mostly animated in Flash but some was scanned and animated in After Effects. Read the Interview with Nina Paley at Wired.com.

Labels: 2D, Film

This is part two of an ongoing series with Dirty Trousers filmmakers, as we follow them through the post production process.

In this interview we specifically talk about shooting green screen and the keying process. Daniel Land gives us some insight on what it is like to work on a film filled with effects with a limited amount of time and budge, and what it takes to bring their vision to the big screen.

• Part 2 of the interview
• Part 1

Labels: Film, Interview, Movie Trailer