As the opening weekend for The Incredibles draws nearer I hope to bring you more and more information on the film. For instance, AnimationTrip.com has a great interview with director Brad Bird. It contains one minor spoiler, but don’t be afraid.
I’m still a huge fan of the Neo-Golden Age musical films (The Little Mermaid up through, oh, Mulan — I don’t include Tarzan in the group, because it marked the end of the era, being the first in the series to completely lack character songs) (and while I like some of the later endeavors —… Read More »Disney Trends Away from Stage Musicals on Film
Looks like many former Disney Animators are getting on with their lives, some even hoping to someday produce rivals to the mouse house works. Raven Animation is just one such studio.
Apparently Disney is content to severe all ties with Pixar and go it alone with their own CGI Animation Department. To that end, they just announced that two more sequels to the Toy Story movie will be released, but this time without the help of Pixar. If that doesn’t put a nail in the coffin… Read More »Toy Story III & IV
Here’s an amazing Case Study from the UMICH Business School on the rise of Pixar. It was written in 1996, so it’s a tad out of date. But still a great historical look at the company. I found the above link on LUXO, a blog devoted to Pixar. There’s lots of good stuff to check… Read More »Pixar History
If you’re a fan of Donald Duck, or Disney animation period, you might want to find your way to Eugene Oregon this month for a celebration of the foul mouth fowl. The University of Oregon is the only college with a Disney character as their mascot: A duck emblem was in use by 1933, and… Read More »Just Ducky, Donald
If you’re not reading Cartoon Brew you’re missing out on the best information on the animation industry in the blogosphere. Just the last few days he’s had three amazing scoops. First, he links to this article that links Miramax Films, Dimension Films (two sides of the same coin really and part of the Disney empire)… Read More »Cartoon Brew Stirs up a storm
The Walt Disney Company inducted twelve new members into the equivilant of the Disney Hall of Fame, the Disney Legends.