Raymond Frederick Harryhausen created one of the earliest successful forms of stop motion animation. He and pioneer Willis O’Brien won an Oscar for their work on the film Mighty Joe Young. Harryhausen also created one of the most famous screen swordfights ever between Jason and a group of skeletons in Jason and the Argonauts. Harryhausen [...]
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Ray Harryhausen Was Pioneer Of Stop Motion Animation
By admin on Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 | Comments Off
Ray Harryhausen, Master Of Stop-Motion Animation, Dies
By admin on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 | Comments Off
His sword-fighting skeletons in Jason and the Argonauts and models he animated in other movies made him a Hollywood legend. Directors including Steven Spielberg and George Lucas say Harryhausen was an inspiration. He was 92. Movies
Read More...The Most-Realistic Animation Ever? You Decide
By admin on Sunday, March 31st, 2013 | Comments Off
Video game company Activision reveals its new state-of-the-art, real-time graphics that are sure drop a few jaws. -> Discovery News
Read More...How “Wreck-It Ralph” wrecked all the rules of animation
By admin on Friday, February 8th, 2013 | Comments Off
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – When Rich Moore joined Disney in 2008 after stints on “The Simpsons,” “Futurama” and MADtv, the historic animation studio had just shelved an idea for a movie about videogame characters. Studio exec John Lasseter encouraged Moore to pursue his own ideas along those lines, and game-fanatic Moore was happy to do [...]
Read More...The Carpetbagger: ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Wins Top Animation Prize at Annie Awards
By admin on Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 | Comments Off
Annie Awards voters gave “Wreck-It Ralph” five trophies on Saturday night, including one for best feature. NYT > Movies
Read More...VMA Taylor and Kanye Animation
By admin on Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 | Comments Off
A funny video of taylor and Kanye at the MTV VMA’s Video Rating: 0 / 5 6 4 11 2 “when spring breaks , we don’t fix it” “driven by tiger blood” “if you don’t have an audience you don’t have a show” massage models photoshoot medley “mix tape” fashion backstage remix dance style disco [...]
Read More...93% The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013: Animation
By admin on Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 | Comments Off
Adam & Dog – (director: Minkyu Lee, USA) The story about the dog of Eden. What happened in those first days of Creation that made Man and Dog so inseparable? The dog, as he lives through this curious world, encounters a strange creature; a human… Rotten Tomatoes: Movies
Read More...The Carpetbagger: Animation Basks in Oscar Spotlight
By admin on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 | Comments Off
This year’s Oscars are a hotbed for animation lovers, with five nominees for best animated film instead of the usual three, and an animator hosting the ceremony. NYT > Movies
Read More...Chilling! Arctic Air Invasion Captured in Animation
By admin on Friday, January 25th, 2013 | Comments Off
If you live anywhere within the northern two-thirds of the United States, you’ve probably noticed that it’s pretty chilly outside. The plunge in temperatures over the past few days comes courtesy of an invasion of Arctic air that has been captured in a mesmerizing new animation from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Livescience.com News [...]
Read More...Warner Bros. unveils animation think tank featuring teams behind “Cats & Dogs” and “The Muppets”
By admin on Monday, January 7th, 2013 | Comments Off
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Warner Bros. doesn’t want rivals like Walt Disney Studios and 20th Century Fox to have a stranglehold on the lucrative animation market. But the studio is trying a different approach in an effort to bolster its animated efforts. Instead of unveiling a new division, it’s announcing an animation creative consortium, featuring [...]
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