According to the L.A. Times: David Hilberman, whose union activities at Walt Disney Studios and brief membership in the Communist Party led to his blacklisting and shadowed a long career that included founding the innovative United Productions of America studio, has died. He was 95. Hilberman died of natural causes July 5 at Stanford University… Read More »David Hilberman Dies
Want to learn how to build your own Animator’s Desk? Then check out this post at Animation Un-Loc’d where you can find instructions on how to do it for less than $40 in parts. I hear students over and over again saying I will do my animation just as soon as I can afford to… Read More »How to Build your own Animation Desk
I saw Ratatouille this weekend and everything you’ve read about how good a film they’ve animated is true. It’s the highest rated film of the year (see Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes) with good reason. The team at Pixar has created a world that is rich, lush, and heavily detailed. They told a story that, while… Read More »Ratatouille
Once you see the movie, that will make sense. You will see the movie, right? You should. It was PIXAR at it’s finest. Don’t believe me, ask my 4-year-old. Warning: semi-spoilers are mentioned. Kind of. Visually, I think it may be the best of the bunch. The art was pure, well, art. The writing was… Read More »Ratatouille: To Review It is Ironic
The Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage at Disneyland Park has officially been scheduled to open on June 11, 2007. Look for soft rolls in the days prior. The previous submarine attraction, famous for being the first e-ticket ride in the park, closed in 1998. The new ride will use improved technology to create an underwater adventure… Read More »Find Nemo on June 11th
Movies Online has an interview with Phil McNally, Stereoscopic Supervisor for "Meet the Robinsons." Q: When you think about a 3D movie, do you think about it as if it were on a stage with real sets? PM: Yeah. I think that is a good comparison. It’s much more like a theatrical experience, in that… Read More »Meet Phil McNally
MSNBC is reporting that Disney’s decision to hold it’s annual shareholder meeting in New Orleans was, according to CEO Robert Iger, a show of support for the city that is still recovering after being flooded by Hurricane Katrina. It also provided the perfect platform to announce an additional sign of support, "The Frog Princess", Disney’s… Read More »Disney Introduces New Princess
No, I’m not claiming John Lasseter is as prolific, nor as groundbreaking in vision, as Walt Disney. But Lasseter’s vision has had as big an impact on the state of animation, especially feature animation, as anyone since 1986 when Lasseter joined Pixar. Also, Lasseter is the first person to head Walt Disney Feature Animation who… Read More »The man who would be Walt