On Animation

Regular Show Airs Tonight

Daniel Caylor — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:36:43 +0000

JG Quintel’s, Regular Show, airs tonight on Cartoon Network. Make sure you tune in! I first wrote about Quintel a couple of years ago when I saw his student films from CalArts. His and many others were a big part of my decision to try and attend the school to hone my film-making and animation skills. Good luck to Quintel and everyone involved!

The Monkey and the Elephant by Boris Maras

Daniel Caylor — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:39:51 +0000

Boris has some fantastic work on display at his blog.

Trois Petits Points by Parrot, Nowocien, Shaepman, Prioul, Andreae and Deieudonne

Daniel Caylor — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:20:36 +0000

Source: 3 Grenouilles

Jean-Luc by Peltaer, Guillaume, Maligne, Macedo, Daubas and Nivet

Daniel Caylor — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:18:33 +0000

Source: 3 Grenouilles

Le Royaume by Aves-Rodrigues, Bouacheria, Cheng, Hary, Monier, and Malassagne

Daniel Caylor — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:17:12 +0000

Source: 3 Grenouilles

Smoke My Christmas by Desnos, Fabre, Perron, Salmon, and Vernier

Daniel Caylor — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:14:54 +0000

This year’s Gobelins shorts are starting to make their way onto the internet, and they’re nothing short of amazing. Each film deserves its own post. Don’t hesitate to comment on these gems. I found these (this post and the next three) on the 3 Grenouilles blog, a constant source of animation inspiration. Keep an eye on this YouTube page for more films from Gobelins 2010.

Key Lime Pie by Trevor Jimenez

Daniel Caylor — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:07:01 +0000

I love everything about this short. It’s like Burton meets Hitchcock meet Sin City meets Trevor Jimenez. Nice work Trevor, very nice work.

Source: Cartoon Brew

Flickering Myth / Toy Story 3 Focus

Daniel Caylor — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:14:49 +0000

Here’s a fantastic new discovery for me: FlickeringMyth.com. What a great name for a blog about film-making!

On the site you’ll find some fascinating film-maker profiles on Steven Spielberg, Akira Kurosawa, and Hayao Miyazaki to name just a few. There’s also great section called, “Essential…” where they list the five essential Alfred Hitchcock films, Jim Carrey films, boxing films, and much more. There’s a ton of reviews, articles, and insightful opinions that make this site a great find for sure. Readers of this blog will likely dig this site and want to bookmark it or subscribe to it.

CG Society has done a nice little feature on Toy Story 3 which you can find here.

Cheesy Movie Lines

Daniel Caylor — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:48:37 +0000

I actually like some of these, and don’t find them cheesy at all

Two Guys Named Joe Review

Daniel Caylor — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:07:33 +0000

Parkablogs has done a review of Two Guys Named Joe. I find these are the best “reviews” as they’re more of a thorough preview. If you haven’t got this book yet, check out the review…And then buy it

iMDb Top 250

Daniel Caylor — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:21:36 +0000

I regularly check the iMDb.com Top 250 Films rankings to make sure I’ve seen all the best films. That way I know exactly what I need to rent. I hadn’t checked it in a while, but I thought it was pretty cool that Inception has shot right up the list to number four amongst some pretty nice company. Toy Story 3 has also made its mark at number twelve.

I’ve been checking this list for over five years, and I’ve noticed modern films steadily creeping up the ranks and knocking off some pretty good classic films. Modern audiences just can’t stay awake for the old films anymore with their comparatively slower pacing. I find myself in the same boat a lot of times trying to watch stuff on TCM. Occasionally there’s something gripping, like Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte which I posted about a while back. I guess we can all blame MTV for this, right?

Wages in VFX, Animation, and Games

Daniel Caylor — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:18:09 +0000

Here’s an interesting look at the financial state of the industry. How accurate this is, I do not know, as everyone is anonymous and can pretty much enter whatever they want. But assuming that it is accurate, there is a vast difference in the wages from one company to the next. Trends can also be seen, and show that animators used to make a lot more as little as three years ago at some top studios than they do today. Feel free to anonymously contribute your own information.

Ultimate Rubiks Championship

Daniel Caylor — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:13:40 +0000

Blue Sky animators Scott Lemmer, Lluis Llobera, Joe Antonuccio, A.J Conrad, and Jeff Gabor participate in URC, a mockumentary by Lance Fite and Nate Wall. Effects animation by Matt Doble.

The Goon

Daniel Caylor — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:40:09 +0000

Sketchy Duel

Daniel Caylor — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:29:24 +0000

Source: 3 Grenouilles