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-9 posts tagged "animation"
Christine Hilario | Tuesday, March 30, 2021
It’s every rebellious teen’s worst nightmare to turn into their parents, but for Mark Grayson, the protagonist of “Invincible”, his number one fear is being nothing like his dad. Mark is the son of Omni-Man, the world’s most powerful superhero, and a regular human woman. All his life, Mark has wanted to follow in his
Allison Thornton | Wednesday, March 3, 2021
I don’t think I am the only person to say that special effects in movies have gotten insanely good in the past decade. Over the weekend, my friends and I watched Marvel’s “Age of Ultron” and quickly realized that the animation or CGI in that movie just wasn’t that good. The Avengers looked like they
Aidan O'Malley | Thursday, March 19, 2020
Legend has it that in 1994, as Pixar was putting the finishing touches on the one and only “Toy Story,” director John Lasseter and writers Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton and Joe Ranft gathered during a lunch break and asked a simple question: “What will we do next?” Their answer came in the form of napkins.
Owen Lane | Monday, April 23, 2018
Wes Anderson’s films are unmistakable. If you see a movie with highly symmetrical framing, bright primary color schemes and Bill Murray, your natural assumption would either be that you are watching a Wes Anderson movie or some sort of blatant Anderson knock-off. His films are easy to appreciate, but not necessarily easy to love. Particularly,
Dakota Connell-Ledwon | Sunday, September 20, 2015
Visiting artist Ramahan Faulk impressed and enlightened an audience during a talk facilitated by the department of film, television and theatre Thursday evening. Faulk is a character modeling supervisor at the animation studio Blur. In the past, he’s done character modeling and rigging for video games and high-profile movies like “Avatar,” “Maleficent,” “The Adventures of Tintin,”
Caelin Miltko | Monday, March 30, 2015
If movies like “Frozen,” “Big Hero 6” and “Despicable Me” have proven a formula exists that can appeal to both adults and children, the recent Dreamworks film “Home” is a reminder that not all children’s films can hit that perfect balance. On the surface, it seems like it probably should work. The two main characters
Emilie Kefalas | Monday, February 2, 2015
Ever seen “The Black Cauldron”? How about “The Great Mouse Detective”? No? How have you never seen “The Great Mouse Detective”? That’s alright. You were probably too busy running your VHS player raged re-watching “The Little Mermaid.” The truth is you are in good company when it comes to familiarity with the two former films
Allie Tollaksen | Tuesday, April 8, 2014
After a streak of smart and successful programs on Comedy Central, including new acclaimed shows “Broad City” and “Review,” the network appears to have made a misstep with the premiere of its new cartoon show “TripTank.” The show’s pilot, which aired April 2, jumps immediately into a bizarre, self-aware cartoon world with a short attention
Ryne Quinlan | Tuesday, March 18, 2014
You’ve seen it; I’ve seen it; everyone you talk to raves about Disney’s “Frozen”, the latest release from Disney Animation Studios. Recently, the Academy of Motion Pictures awarded the Oscar for Best Animated Film to “Frozen”, which only adds fuel to the raging fire of hype behind “Frozen”, which is ironic. But what is it