Saturday, March 24, 2007

Animation Odyssey - Richard Williams

Richard Williams is a Canadian-born artist, animator, and animation director. This documentary maps out his career and fiercely independent struggles to learn all he could about animation and produce an animated feature film. This is both inspiration and warning: the heights of animation are a heady climb and the view is intoxicating, but it makes a lifelong obsession. The Wikipedia article will open in a new browser window.

The Thief Who Never Gave Up Part 1




The Thief Who Never Gave Up Part 2




The Thief Who Never Gave Up Part 3




The Thief Who Never Gave Up Part 4




The Thief Who Never Gave Up Part 5




The Thief Who Never Gave Up Part 6




These videos were posted by cookedart.

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Sunday, March 4, 2007

Cartoons For Big Kids - Tex Avey

Tex Avery was a star maker for the Looney Tunes. The characters of Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and Daffy Duck (at least) were defined in cartoons directed by Tex Avery. He introduced more adult themes and concerns into cartoons, especially when he was working at Metro Goldwyn Mayer.

Tex Avery Part 1





Tex Avery Part 2




Tex Avery Part 3




Tex Avery Part 4




Tex Avery Part 5




These videos were posted by skewiff1.

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Saturday, March 3, 2007

Claymation with Oscar winner Nick Park

Nick Park - "South Bank Show" Part 1

The South Bank Show videos were posted by skewiff1. It's a very intimate portrait of Nick Park and how he works. And in Part 3, you'll learn the secret origin of Gromit's expressive eyebrows.



Nick Park - "South Bank Show" Part 2



Nick Park - "South Bank Show" Part 3




Nick Park - "South Bank Show" Part 4




Nick Park - "South Bank Show" Part 5




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Friday, March 2, 2007

I Drew Roger Rabbit - Richard Williams

Richard Williams is a Canadian-born artist, animator, and animation director. In this documentary he talks about animating and directing the animation in Who Framed Roger Rabbit The Wikipedia articles will open in a new browser window.

Williams: "I've picked the most expensive medium that takes the longest time. ... The reward is - you can play God."

I Drew Roger Rabbit Part 1




I Drew Roger Rabbit Part 2





I Drew Roger Rabbit Part 3





These videos were posted by cookedart.

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Thursday, March 1, 2007

Voices of Disney Animated Characters

The animation is only half of an animated character. It takes both animation and a voice to bring the character to life! These videos go behind the scenes to see how much the animators relied on the voice talent - as voices and as actors.

Disney Album - Voices of the Characters Part 1




Disney Album - Voices of the Characters Part 2




Disney Album - Voices of the Characters Part 3




These videos were posted by yensidtun.

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