Schoolism: Assignment #7, Expressions and Attitude

The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh (1977)

Website Highlight: Mark C. Harris

I am not sure who has hit this site before and while making your way down my long list of animator's websites but, I have been visiting and re-visiting his site for years now.

This is the 2nd website highlight that I have done and another well deserved. Mark C. Harris is another great animator brought to us by Pixar. He was at Blue Sky for 3 years and then went over to Pixar. Under his animation tab he has some goodies there. His stuff from Horton and Ice Age are there but what I find myself going back to are his tests that he did with the old Hogan Rig that have stood the test of time. Even though these tests especially his acting are years old I still look at them and am just as impressed as the 1st time I saw them. Maybe even more now?

So head on over and check his site out and oh yeah you can frame through them since they are nicely in Quicktime.

Enjoy
JP

Tomm Moore Interview

Tomm Moore, director of the Oscar-nominated The Secret of Kells, is interviewed by Andrew O'Hehir at Salon.com. The interview delves into the historical roots of the film and talks a bit about how production was split up between studios.

There's also an article in the N.Y. Times about Moore and the making of the film and A.O. Scott reviews the film for the Times.

"Brendan’s busy adventures load the film with a bit too much narrative for its brief running time, but the sometimes hectic plot ultimately serves as scaffolding for Mr. Moore’s extraordinary visual brio. Using the vivid colors and delicate lineations of the Book of Kells for inspiration, he establishes a surprising and completely persuasive link between the ancient art of manuscript illumination and the modern practice of animation. Like the crystal lens that is a crucial element of Aidan’s craft — an enchanted eye that refracts and renews his, and then Brendan’s, perception — “The Secret of Kells” discloses strange new vistas that nonetheless seem to have existed since ancient times."

Everyone, including Moore, expects Up to win the award for best animated feature, but this is a case where the Oscars have still done something positive. Up has finished its theatrical run and the bulk of its DVD sales have already occurred. An Oscar will give Pixar a piece of hardware and some bragging rights, but will not materially affect their bottom line. For Cartoon Saloon, the studio behind Kells, the nomination will solidify their reputation and make it easier to finance future projects. In this case, even a loss will be their gain.

Super Slow Motion Dog Reference

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The video link seems to not work any more so I found some other links that might help


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Hey Everyone
A co-worker sent this to me today. It's pretty good super slow motion video reference of some dog motion. There is actually lots of this out on different varieties of character, be it humans or animals.

Saw this one on Today's Big Thing, they always have cool stuff on this site.

See more funny videos and Cute Animals Videos at Today's Big Thing.

I also found a good collection of them on Break.com. Anything from slow motion slaps to sneezes.

Enjoy
JP

Yu-Na Kim

Double McTwist

 

Anyone else getting Olympics withdrawals?  More to come.