Speaking of Animation » Stephen http://www.speakingofanimation.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:15:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://speakingofanimation.com/feed/podcast/ Speaking of Animation was created by four professional animators currently working in the animation industry. Having been inspired by Animation related podcasting ourselves, we sought out a chance to help give back to the same community that informs, inspires, and entertains us. Come along with us as we interview our friends and fellow artists about their craft and thoughts on animation. SpeakingOfAnimation.com no SpeakingOfAnimation.com contact@speakingofanimation.com contact@speakingofanimation.com (SpeakingOfAnimation.com) speakingofanimation.com Animation Interviews animation,animator,movies,speaking Speaking of Animation » Stephen http://www.speakingofanimation.com/rss.jpg http://www.speakingofanimation.com A great weekend for Animation http://www.speakingofanimation.com/2011/11/a-great-weekend-for-animation/ http://www.speakingofanimation.com/2011/11/a-great-weekend-for-animation/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:51:28 +0000 Stephen http://www.speakingofanimation.com/?p=1870

I had a chance to check out this past weekends animation offerings and I must say that I was thrilled with both.  First was the Toy Story short Small Fry that is playing in front of The Muppets.  This is the first animation I’ve seen from Pixar’s new studio Pixar Canada.  It came out great and for a short the quality was right up there with the film.  The story was fun and very entertaining.  I can’t wait to see more out of that studio.

I then went and saw Arthur Christmas.  From what I’ve heard the production wasn’t very smooth (what ones are) but you couldn’t tell, the film was fantastic.  The word sincerity kept coming to mind.  The story and it’s characters, especially Arthur, were very endearing.  I’m a big fan of holiday specials and films around the holidays, and animation has always lead the way in bringing the holiday magic to life.  Arthur Christmas does just that and I can’t wait to add it to my holiday collection when it comes out on Blu Ray.

Let us know if you had a chance to see either of these two this past weekend and tell us what you thought in the comments below.

Thanks,

-Steve

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This looks awesome!!
 

]]> http://www.speakingofanimation.com/2011/10/paranorman-trailer/feed/ 0 John Lasseter – Tricks to Animating Characters with a Computer – SIGGRAPH ’94 http://www.speakingofanimation.com/2011/09/john-lasseter-tricks-to-animating-characters-with-a-computer-siggraph-94/ http://www.speakingofanimation.com/2011/09/john-lasseter-tricks-to-animating-characters-with-a-computer-siggraph-94/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:09:08 +0000 Stephen http://www.speakingofanimation.com/?p=1812

I was going over the importance of weight and materials with my class this week and it reminded me of some really great notes I had read when I was in school.  Thankfully the wonderful people of SIGGRAPH still have them on their site.  These are notes from a presentation John Lasseter gave at SIGGRAPH back in 1994.  I love how these notes are 17 years old and they are as true and relevant today as they were back then.  I remembered them for the part on weight and size, but there is so much more. If you are a student learning animation, bookmark this link.  For everyone else, enjoy the read…it’s an oldie but goodie!!

http://www.siggraph.org/education/materials/HyperGraph/animation/character_animation/principles/lasseter_s94.htm

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Congratulations Blue Sky, Rio looks like a lot of fun!  I know I’ll be seeing this weekend.  And as always, the SOA site is all decked out for the occasion. So go see Rio, leave a comment and let us know what you think!

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I haven’t seen too much about this movie yet. If you go out and see it and really dig it, let us know!

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