Taste Visualization FX Designs and Animation for Pixar's Ratatouille

Taste Visualization FX Designs and Animation for Pixar’s Ratatouille

"In the Fall of 2006, I was contacted by Brad Bird to create a series of animated vignettes for his movie Ratatouille. The concept was to design and animate abstract representations of what the character was tasting."

And... Logo Action!

And… Logo Action!

A look at how some companies animate their corporate logos in their ads.

PvP: The Series

PvP: The Series

Today is the last day to subscribe to PvP’s animated series for the reduced rate.

Animal-based computer-generated cartoons aren't doing well at the box office

Animal-based computer-generated cartoons aren’t doing well at the box office

Who’d have thought that a glut of CGI movies would suddenly backfire? Hopefully the channel will clear out so that the Wallace and Grommits and Incredibles of the genre can float back to the top. Also, Disney needs to go back to traditional animation.

Office Space in 30 Seconds, with Bunnies

Office Space in 30 Seconds, with Bunnies

I guess these should be getting old by about now?

Warner Bros. Animation's Guide to "Cute"

Warner Bros. Animation’s Guide to “Cute”

Cuteness is based on the basic proportions of a baby PLUS expressions of shyness or coyness.

Stop-Motion Human Space Invaders

Stop-Motion Human Space Invaders

Good stuff.

The Awful Forums - Zidane's headbutt photoshop-thread.

The Awful Forums - Zidane’s headbutt photoshop-thread.

I love the Mario one on page 8 and the kitty one on page 9.

ReFrederator

ReFrederator

Free public domain Superman cartoons this week.

Superman the Movie in 30 Seconds, with Bunnies

Superman the Movie in 30 Seconds, with Bunnies

Back to Futurama

Back to Futurama

Confirmed: new Futurama episodes will air on Comedy Central in 2008.

What Did Rhythm & Hues Do To Marlon Brando To Make Him Speak In SUPERMAN RETURNS? Behold!

What Did Rhythm & Hues Do To Marlon Brando To Make Him Speak In SUPERMAN RETURNS? Behold!

Computer-made cartoons might be nearing a creative crash

Computer-made cartoons might be nearing a creative crash

The question is, when they start flopping, will the studios think it’s because they’re computer animated, or because they’re bad movies?

Bias

I’ve been watching mostly MSNBC when I want to see the news lately, along with a smattering of CNN. At some point I’m going to gather up the courage to watch Fox News too see what they’re about.

One thing I’ve been looking for is political bias. The news networks have been showing with some frequency pieces of President Bush’s military base speech yesterday. At one point he finishes a pretty good section of his speech which is met with uproarious cheering and applause. Liberal-slanted CNN has been showing that clip cut right before the applause starts.

On a completely different subject, another short has been released from The Animatrix, titled “Detective Story.”

Update

News Flash!

The Second Renaissance Part 1 is now up at theanimatrix.com.

Animatrix

The first short from the Animatrix is supposed to go online today. They’re going to web publish four of them and then release those plus five more as a DVD before The Matrix Reloaded comes out. Look for it on the What is the Matrix? website.