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08.21.07 by Widge @ 3:24 am  Hans Bacher recreates backgrounds from Disney films over at Update: Sadly, Animation Treasures is no more. Categorized as: Animation
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08.14.07 by Widge @ 12:07 am  Ralph Bakshi speaks up at ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, addressing CGI animators specifically: Computer animation will eventually grow old, just like hand-drawn animation, unless something new happens. It will fall into manneristic boredom if it continues to endlessly redo what's already been done before. I think that's Bakshi talking. The whole article I think is written by Bakshi, but if so, he refers to himself in the third person like Bob Dole. Anyway, the whole thing is worth reading, but the one other thing I nabbed is that there's a nifty art gallery on his website, full of stuff from the 1978 Lord of the Rings, among other movies. Yes, that's right, kids. Back in the day we didn't have CG and rotoscoping was the ticket to making Middle-Earth come alive. And as long as we all pretend the Rankin-Bass animated Middle-Earth musicals never happened, then I'm fine. Categorized as: Animation
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08.03.07 by Widge @ 1:54 am  Ectoplasmosis pointed out that we had never seen "Dad's Home," much less the sequel, "Dad's at Work." Sheer. Manic. Genius. The creator, Sakupen, also has a website of his own. He's also got a new series he's working on--check out the pilot here. Categorized as: Animation
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08.02.07 by Widge @ 8:59 pm ScottC sent this over to me and I swear I have seen the entirety of this film before. This is taken from The Adventures of Mark Twain and is truly a disturbed piece of work. You can read the Wikipedia article here. It's by the same guy who did the California Raisins, Will Vinton. And although this clip doesn't have the voice, that's James Whitmore from Shawshank Redemption as Mark Twain. Categorized as: Animation
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07.31.07 by Widge @ 5:15 pm For those that didn't go to the cinemas to see Pixar's latest, Ratatouille, you are fools and I hope you stew in the juices of the impending fourth Shrek movie for all of eternity. Not only did you miss the feature film, but all Pixar's flicks come with shorts in front of them, and they're all little nuggets of brilliance. Here's "Lifted." Enjoy. Categorized as: Animation
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07.22.07 by Widge @ 10:09 pm Doc sent me this. I blame him. And who knew Mer-Man was so gifted musically? Not I. Categorized as: Animation
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07.22.07 by Widge @ 4:07 pm Neatorama tells us that "What's Opera, Doc?" was voted the greatest cartoon of all time by animation professionals. I wonder what opera professionals would vote it? Because it's the opera I've ever Categorized as: Animation
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07.21.07 by Widge @ 8:00 pm Yes, Saturday Morning Blog is back at it. This time they're using their state of the art technology to recreate the 1974-1975 edition of Saturday Morning cartoon lineup on NBC, and along with Addams Family and Land of the Lost, there was Emergency+4, which I had never, ever heard of before. And yes, it's based on Emergency!, the live action show. I'd love to see some other police and fire-rescue themed shows get the animated treatment. The animated treatment, of course, means you also are stuck with kid and/or animal sidekicks. How about Hill Street Blues and the Gang for starters? See the rest of the lineup here. Categorized as: Animation
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07.19.07 by Widge @ 7:59 pm An excellent animated short from Adam Elliot. Categorized as: Animation
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07.16.07 by Widge @ 7:41 am Because if you've ever been in a staff meeting that lasted more than an hour, your wandering mind will begin to see stuff that would make even Terence McKenna ask you WTF your problem was. Enjoy dipping your mind in this to prepare for the week ahead. Direct link for the feedreaders. Categorized as: Animation
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