Friday, April 21, 2006

Harryhausen in da House!



Well this week was a very special week here at work. We all got to meet the legendary animator Ray Harryhausen. He came by the studio to promote his new book. The Art of Ray Harryhausen.

This visit really got me to thinking about the old movies that inspired and mesmerized me when I was a kid. Back then I was completely enthralled in the creatures this man brought to life. He really is the "10th old man" of sorts. I mean... it's stop motion animation, not hand drawn but the principles stay the same and in one sense I think the animation that Ray did back then was in many ways way more complicated to work out 'cause he had to match up live action footage to his animation... and back then... there was no 3D software package to facilitate the process. Can you imagine!

This guy really pioneered techniques in animation! And today we're all indebted to his efforts. Even the greats such as Pixar and Weta have paid homage to him in their films. It's pretty amazing all the work this man has created and inspired. If you haven't already... I highly recommend checking out his new book there's a ton of insipational images and stories.


Wednesday, April 19, 2006

New Look

Hi Everyone... I'm working on a new look for my blog. Please if you run into any problems or like to leave any comments or suggestion drop me a note!

Sunday, April 16, 2006

got Teaser?

Ever wonder what the heck Disney Feature is up to? Hot off the presses!
Here's the brand spanking new teaser of Meet the Robinson's!


Monday, April 03, 2006

Sculptures: 360 view

As promised.... here are more of a 360 view of the sculptures in my last post.

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