New Film Profile - The Passenger by Chris Jones
Posted in AnimWatch UPDATES on March 29th, 2007 by animwatch |
Added a new film profile of The Passenger by Chris Jones. This dark, cartoony film looks in turns spooky and deeply funny.
Archive for March, 2007
Podcast #3 - Excellence and the Rest of it
Posted in AnimWatch Podcast on March 27th, 2007 by animwatch |
In our third episode, there’s tons of new stuff.
FILM PROFILES -
Doll Face by Andy Huang
Fish Heads Fugue by Lauren Indovina and Lindsey Mayer-Beug
Mr. City Men by Eric Lerner
FEATURE ARTICLE -
Astronauts by Matthew Walker.
NEWS - the advent of digital projection, Robota update.
SOAPBOX - Excellence, and why it matters.
MUSIC by Tim Larkin. Doll Face theme by Andy Huang.
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New Feature Article - Astronauts by Matthew Walker
Posted in AnimWatch UPDATES on March 25th, 2007 by animwatch |
In this fun student graduation short, two spacemen confront a mysterious force with the power to destroy them: their own stupidity. Luckily, in space, no one can hear you swear.
I love this film. If you’re looking for artporn, this won’t be your film. Matthew has chosen humour and story over graphic brilliance. But it is right up there with Aardman in terms of story and humour.
New feature article HERE.
New Film Profile - Fish Heads Fugue
Posted in AnimWatch UPDATES on March 24th, 2007 by animwatch |
Ah, Jolly jolly Fish Heads. Watch the wonderfully intricate and deliciously demented Fish Heads Fugue by Lauren Indovina and Lindsey Mayer-Beug. New film profile posted.
New Film Profile - Mr. City Men
Posted in AnimWatch UPDATES on March 23rd, 2007 by animwatch |
Eric Lerner’s Mr. City Men is our latest film profile. This intriguing combination of CG and live action features simple characters everyone can relate to. These shorts are very well done.
Digital projection one step closer?
Posted in Animation NEWS on March 23rd, 2007 by animwatch |
NPR ran a report this week on the advent of digital projection. After almost a decade of hype and promises, theatres may finally be switching to the new, clearer and cheaper format. It’s welcome news for independent filmmakers since the price of making final film prints can really put a hole in a budget. When theatres are capable of digital projection, there’s no print, only digital media to deliver on a hard drive, greatly decreasing the cost. DSL-equipped theatres can even download entire films, making films almost free to distribute.The reason the format hasn’t spread as quickly as anticipated is a disagreement on who should pay for the upgrade from the old analog technology to digital. Theatre owners think studios should pay, as they stand to save hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars sending out prints.Studios, of course, think theatre owners should do it.
But the disagreement may be coming to an end as the two camps are arriving at a cost-sharing compromise. This is very encouraging news… another bar to entry in the indie film market is lowering.
Annecy 2007 nominees announced
Posted in Animation NEWS on March 19th, 2007 by animwatch |
BIIIIG list this year. 51 short films alone!
www.annecy.org
Andy Huang’s Doll Face
Posted in AnimWatch UPDATES on March 17th, 2007 by animwatch |
Andy Huang’s Doll Face is a haunting film about individuality and conformity in our image-obsessed society. Pretty neat way to blend live action and CG elements, and he didn’t have any motion matching software… he did it old school!
New film profile up in the AnimWatch film list.
Discuss it in the AnimWatch FORUM.
The Official AnimWatch Podcast - Episode #2
Posted in AnimWatch Podcast on March 16th, 2007 by animwatch |
In our second episode, we talk to director Josh Staub to find out what’s so great about taking your film on the festival circuit as opposed to releasing it online. Also, Smile by Chris Mais, Sugar Rush by Guillermo Careaga, and Cags by Alexei Petrov. Also, host Steve Ogden hops up on his soapbox to talk about his special evening with the Animated Oscar Nominees.
Featuring music by Tim Larkin and The Mantis Parable theme by Josh Staub.
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Call for Entries - Mobifest LA
Posted in Animation NEWS, Contests on March 14th, 2007 by animwatch |
Do you have a sweet one-minute film that is just begging to be played on mobile?
Submit it to Mobifest. Details HERE.