Animation №12 (2008 декабрь - 2009 январь)



Журнал о новинках мультипликационного мира (на английском языке). Здесь вы найдете: новости мира мультипликации, рецензии на новые мультфильмы, анонсы предстоящих премьер, афиши, информацию о церемониях награждений лучших из лучших и многое другое.



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Frame-by-Frame
6 January Animation Planner ...Books We Love ... Betty Boop comes to Broadway … Another hot new animated movie from France.

Games
10 Santa to the Rescue for the Game Biz. Big titles break in time for the holiday shopping season. [by Ryan Ball]

Features
12 Lightning in a Bottle. Energetic, sharp and great-looking, Bolt barks in a new era for Walt Disney Feature Animation. [by Ryan Ball]
16 A Fairy Tale Ending for Despereaux? Despite a rocky production history, Kate DiCamillo’s award-winning tale becomes a subtly acted and animated holiday feature. [by Barbara Robertson]
20 Missing Lynx Spotted in Spain. Produced by Antonio Banderas, a new Spanish CG-animated feature showcases the country’s native animals and natural environment. [by Ramin Zahed]
22 Delgo Sees the Light. Many years in the works, Marc Adler’s labor of love Delgo hits the big screen this month. [by Mercedes Milligan]
24 If Toons Invaded the Other Сategories. We imagine an ideal world in which animated projects are recognized in all the live- action categories. [by Ramin Zahed]

Home Entertainment
28 Ho, Ho, Holy Moly! Stuff your stockings with the latest DVD and Blu-ray releases. [by Mercedes Milligan]
29 The Samurai Critic’s Best of ‘08. Nine DVD and Blu-ray gift ideas for anime fans. [by Charles Solomon]

Holiday Gift Guide
31 Animation Lovers’ Holiday Gift Guide. We browsed the toy stores, the book shops and our fave websites to make your holiday shopping a bit less stressful!

Special Focus
34 Companies, Characters and Creativity Benchmarks. A few of our fave toon-related anniversaries of 2009. [by Mercedes Milligan]
42 From Dragon Ball Z to Eternity. At 15, FUNimation takes the anime revolution to new platforms. [by Ramin Zahed]
44 A Double Milestone for Antonucci and the Eds! We spend a few minutes with the talented creator of Ed, Edd n Eddy.
46 Bardel: Two Decades of Indie Innovations. The indie Vancouver-based studio continues to expand in new directions.
50 Animag’s Mentor of the Year. An interview with the much- admired CEO of Toon Boom, Joan Vogelsang.
52 Animag’s European Producerof the Year. Magma founder Ralph Christians discusses his multifaceted animation career.

Television
55 Drinky Crow Spreads Its Wings. How Tony Millionaire’s graphic comic about a drunk bird and his sexed-up monkey pal inspired a great new toon. [by Ramin Zahed]
58 Animating a Poetic Vision. A new adaptation of Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales is an early holiday gift for traditional animation lovers. [by Ramin Zahed]
59 Meet Disney’s New Chow Hound! Move over, Chef Ramsey: There’s a new top dog in town and his name is ZeFronk! [by Ramin Zahed]
60 Padded Cel. Our witty columnist says good riddance to 2008. [by Robby London]

VFX
60 Crafting a Sphere for Klaatu (Version 2.0). Jeffrey Okun discusses the philosophy behind the alien spaceship in the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still. [by Ron Magid]
66 Tech Reviews. Splutter? sh’s Brazil V.2, Autodesk Mudbox 2009, Toon Boom’s Animate. [by Todd Sheridan Perry]

Opportunities
68 Shaping a New Generation of Artists. Classic stop-motion traditions thrive at CalArts’ xperimental Animation Program. by Ellen Wolff]
72 A Day in the Life. Creator Craig Cracken celebrates the 10th anniversary of The Powerpuff Girls.

Cover:
Co-directed by Byron Howard and Chris Williams, Disney’s 3-D feature Bolt signals a new era for the animation studio.


Название: Animation
Номер: 12
Месяц / Год: январь / 2008 - декабрь / 2009
Страниц: 76
Формат: pdf
Язык: английский
Размер RAR: 10.33 Mb