http://cgcorner.com/index.htmlUpdates and Thoughtsenstevebondi@comcast.netCopyright 2010 Steven Bondi2011-01-09T16:24:03-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 11:20:20 -0600stevebondi@comcast.netSite Blog2011-01-09T16:24:03-06:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CgCornerRssFeed/~3/VU231KYM6sE/e42ef248811407519d072e9b10e877b3-18.htmlhttp://cgcorner.com/blog/files/e42ef248811407519d072e9b10e877b3-18.html#unique-entry-id-18RapidSearch Pro search engine which is better than the previous Sphider search engine scripts.

]]>http://cgcorner.com/blog/files/e42ef248811407519d072e9b10e877b3-18.html#unique-entry-id-18stevebondi@comcast.netSite Blog2010-09-02T19:33:25-05:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CgCornerRssFeed/~3/FgvznJKhInI/0eb14804849d9e67249f7670ae46d34b-17.htmlhttp://cgcorner.com/blog/files/0eb14804849d9e67249f7670ae46d34b-17.html#unique-entry-id-17Releases by Country page.

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1. Added a new CoolIris image feed for upcoming releases and updated the home page to default to it;
2. Added ILM’s upcoming first full-length animated feature, Rango;
3. Added Blue Sky’s upcoming colorful film, Rio;
4. Added all three 3-D Roadrunner and Wile E Coyote shorts, including the next upcoming short, Fur of Flying;
5. Added the super-cool DC Universe Online cinematic;
6. Refreshed/updated many other films.

P.S. More updates for the farther out stuff coming within the next week :)

]]>http://cgcorner.com/blog/files/43a560d84887bc913883b674262defc2-16.html#unique-entry-id-16stevebondi@comcast.netSite Blog2010-05-30T15:32:54-05:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CgCornerRssFeed/~3/kjHnG1pi5aw/05976a0d61032f4c4df4d911a1c4c739-15.htmlhttp://cgcorner.com/blog/files/05976a0d61032f4c4df4d911a1c4c739-15.html#unique-entry-id-15Shrek Forever After had great animation and a warm story, it is a shame that the franchise ended with relatively weak comedic writing.

]]>http://cgcorner.com/blog/files/05976a0d61032f4c4df4d911a1c4c739-15.html#unique-entry-id-15stevebondi@comcast.netSite Blog2010-05-20T02:28:33-05:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CgCornerRssFeed/~3/Z_nJRh3AVLg/ec3e8fae4664d2a71cf0ff52c714c730-14.htmlhttp://cgcorner.com/blog/files/ec3e8fae4664d2a71cf0ff52c714c730-14.html#unique-entry-id-14Azureus Rising (a proof-of-concept for a potential movie trilogy), makes my recommendations list.

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Also, since I have started collecting larger images for display in the 3-D Wall of Works, I have now added a feature that lets you see the larger image whenever you are on the “Recommendations” pages and you hover over an image that has a corresponding larger image. I generalized my “Site Media Viewer” to handle images in addition to videos.

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My primary ranking is very straight-forward (and very subjective to my tastes): if a work does not compel me to watch it again at some point, then it is “Weak”. Aside from that, if it especially impressed me at many levels, then it is a “Favorite”; everything else is “Good”.

Having felt a little guilty about giving an overall ranking of “Weak” to so many works that were visually impressive, I first created a ranking for each key aspect of an animated work (i.e., “Design”, “Animation”, “Concept”, and “Writing”). I assigned either “Great”, “Good”, “Basic”, or “Weak” to each aspect, and I ordered them on the site to display the most positive aspects first. I then created a section on this site (for shorts only) called “Good Visuals”, representing works with an overall ranking of “Weak” where I ranked the “Design” and “Animation” aspects either “Good” or “Great”.

In the near future, I plan on re-evaluating the existing rankings, since I assigned them at different times (and with slightly different standards) and I would like to ensure they are more consistent.

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Note: I wish I would have kept the original 400x300 images I created (I downsized them all to 120x90 for faster-loading pages), since CoolIris maximizes the image when you click on it, and 120x90 images do not hold up well.

Also, using logic from my personal site, it was easy to implement support for Amazon links to any of the recommended works that I own on DVD or BD.

Enjoy! :)

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]]>http://cgcorner.com/blog/files/003a5c1f2ce2604b106aa186f974845c-9.html#unique-entry-id-9stevebondi@comcast.netSite Blog2010-03-17T01:12:40-05:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CgCornerRssFeed/~3/YhTK3tcYpQo/a5d262e0dd3c7c0327a7c2073a9ad722-8.htmlhttp://cgcorner.com/blog/files/a5d262e0dd3c7c0327a7c2073a9ad722-8.html#unique-entry-id-8maintaining a short video collection on my computer, in case someone is struggling with doing something similar.

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1. [Shorts] [Good] provide video links
2. [Shorts] [Good Visuals] provide images, reference links, synopses, and video links
3. [Shorts] provide Academy Awards and SIGGRAPH awards info
4. [Movies] [Favorite] provide review details
5. [Movies] [Good] provide images, video links, and review details
6. [Series] provide video links and review details
7. [Cinematics] provide images, reference links, video links, and review details
8. [Commercials] provide reference links, video links, and review details

]]>http://cgcorner.com/blog/files/cd07c5f0e601d1463d79e106ed3be13c-7.html#unique-entry-id-7stevebondi@comcast.netSite Blog2010-03-11T01:06:39-06:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CgCornerRssFeed/~3/eELRzusjC5I/7b847136f3b65a4ebfcf82ac54431427-6.htmlhttp://cgcorner.com/blog/files/7b847136f3b65a4ebfcf82ac54431427-6.html#unique-entry-id-6
]]>http://cgcorner.com/blog/files/7b847136f3b65a4ebfcf82ac54431427-6.html#unique-entry-id-6stevebondi@comcast.netSite Blog2010-03-09T11:29:07-06:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CgCornerRssFeed/~3/KbGxdGk4kgU/061c0e2921152ec9e3256335a8ab4a88-5.htmlhttp://cgcorner.com/blog/files/061c0e2921152ec9e3256335a8ab4a88-5.html#unique-entry-id-5The Indie Coming of Age which provides my thoughts on early indie animation.

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I decided to create a new section called Good Visuals in recognition of some really cool visual shorts that did not make my general recommendations page. Enjoy!

]]>http://cgcorner.com/blog/files/3ca18c41bfff5faae84bc3ee030f5cd1-4.html#unique-entry-id-4stevebondi@comcast.netSite Blog2010-03-08T12:18:17-06:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CgCornerRssFeed/~3/UEbVqvPBTIU/ab0e01c904a404755a7de3c092d874f4-3.htmlhttp://cgcorner.com/blog/files/ab0e01c904a404755a7de3c092d874f4-3.html#unique-entry-id-3Avatar and French Roast lost!

However, I was pleasantly surprised to find on Comcast On Demand an HD presentation from Shorts International on the Academy Award Nominees for best animated short. I finally got to see and review: The Kinematograph, The Lady and the Reaper, and Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty.

]]>http://cgcorner.com/blog/files/ab0e01c904a404755a7de3c092d874f4-3.html#unique-entry-id-3stevebondi@comcast.netSite Blog2010-03-08T12:12:45-06:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CgCornerRssFeed/~3/P5bhquafad0/fbde4a0ce405c6b5d5e5c599b98acce3-2.htmlhttp://cgcorner.com/blog/files/fbde4a0ce405c6b5d5e5c599b98acce3-2.html#unique-entry-id-2SimpleHELIX, allows me 10 domains, I decided to break out the computer animation pages from my personal site, stevebondi.com, into this new computer animation site, CG Corner.

Because I love computer animation and actively track it down (including future and foreign releases), you can be assured that this site will be pretty comprehensive and up-to-date, especially since I fully automated its updates from my personal spreadsheet that I have been updating for years (Note: you can learn about my site automation here). Enjoy!

Steve Bondi
stevebondi@comcast.net

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