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-6 posts tagged "animation"
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