Fahrenheit Digital http://www.fahrenheitdigital.com/blog News, Tips and Views about the Film, Animation & Videogame Industries. Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:34:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 en Ray Harryhausen at the Aero Theater http://www.fahrenheitdigital.com/blog/2008/02/16/ray-harryhausen-at-the-aero-theater/ http://www.fahrenheitdigital.com/blog/2008/02/16/ray-harryhausen-at-the-aero-theater/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:34:47 +0000 Aaron Holly Industry News http://www.fahrenheitdigital.com/blog/2008/02/16/ray-harryhausen-at-the-aero-theater/ harryhausen
There will be a screening of the classic “7th Voyage of Sinbad” with live commentary from Ray Harryhausen, Phill Tippett, Dennis Muren and Randy Cook! This looks like it is going to be a spectacular event… one for the record books! How many chances do we have to see so many legends of our industry together?

Harryhausen at the Aero Theater

]]> http://www.fahrenheitdigital.com/blog/2008/02/16/ray-harryhausen-at-the-aero-theater/feed/ Siggraph - Day 1 http://www.fahrenheitdigital.com/blog/2007/08/05/siggraph-day-1/ http://www.fahrenheitdigital.com/blog/2007/08/05/siggraph-day-1/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:20:28 +0000 Aaron Holly Industry News http://www.fahrenheitdigital.com/blog/2007/08/05/siggraph-day-1/ I made a turnaround trip to San Diego so that I could attend a half-day talk by PDI, “The Evolution of Shrek.” This talk covered the changes in the tools and technology that they used throughout the three Shrek movies. I paid particular attention to the character and simulation parts of the talk.

It is always amazing to me how most companies are doing the same things. But “how” they are doing these things varies wildly depending on pipeline, past experiences and technical philosophies.

It was a good talk! I really liked their coverage of the evolution of their hair tools and the “magnets” they built to allow animators to move large portions of the hair, which were then used as a goal for the simulation.

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Aaron will blog his experiences during his stay at Siggraph 2007 in San Diego. Check back next week for more information and details. Feel free to contact us either through the forums or the feedback form if you have news and events that you think are of interest to the CG community. We’ll be sure to check it out and include them in our blog.

We hope to meet many of you there!

SIGGRAPH 2007

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One of the great fringe benefits of living in Los Angeles are the many industry events. Tonight we had a screening of the latest movie from Pixar, “Ratatouille.”

I was almost shocked at how good this movie was. All of the characters had tremendous depth. Not fluff characters thrown in or designed just for a quick, cheap laugh. Everyone in this movie felt “real.” The story, of course, is great! Well-paced with moments of emotional seriousness as well as side-splitting laughter. Add gorgeous art direction and cinematography into the recipe and it all reaffirms that Brad Bird is one of, if not THE, best director in the field of feature animation. Undoubtedly filmmaker who understands and capitalizes on the strengths of the medium.

Although you would never guess it from this saccharrin review, I am not what you would label a Pixar “fanboy.” This studio makes great movies, that’s for sure. And the strength of story coming out of Pixar is without question. But “Ratatouille” is the kind of movie that reminded me of what I love about this industry!

I hope all of you enjoy this movie as much as I did.

Pixar Animation Studio

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Walt Disney Studios has entered into an exclusive first look deal with comic book legend Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment. POW! will create a variety of content through this agreement. Hopefully we will see the fruits of this creative relationship in its various forms (movies!) soon.

Coming Soon Article

POW! Entertainment

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This is a great article discussing the negative effect that the summer blockbusters and studio system are having on the visual effects industry. Compressed deadlines and more complex effects on smaller budgets. Unrealistic expectations from the directors and studios. More and more work being outsourced.

Of course, we are talking about the motion picture industry and we should not forget the key word in that term is “industry.” These are all purely economic choices being made by the studios.

I hope you find the article interesting and informative.

Variety Article

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The Brooklyn Museum is exhibiting the artist Ron Mueck until February 4th, which includes 5 new major pieces.

This incredible artist works in silicon to create hyper-realistic sculptures that are incredibly expressive and with a clever play on scale. This Australian artist started his career creating puppets for children’s shows, including the Jim Henson “Sesame Street.” Mueck began pursuing his art fulltime just over a decade ago.

I personally think his sculptures are absolutely incredible! I would love an opportunity to see his work up close and encourage anyone who has a chance to see his work at the Brooklyn Museum.

Brooklyn Museum Exhibit

Ron Mueck Artwork

]]> http://www.fahrenheitdigital.com/blog/2007/01/17/ron-mueck-exhibit-at-the-brooklyn-museum/feed/ Animation Legend Joseph Barbera dies at 95 http://www.fahrenheitdigital.com/blog/2006/12/19/animation-legend-joseph-barbera-dies-at-95/ http://www.fahrenheitdigital.com/blog/2006/12/19/animation-legend-joseph-barbera-dies-at-95/#comments Wed, 20 Dec 2006 06:57:50 +0000 Aaron Holly Industry News http://www.fahrenheitdigital.com/blog/2006/12/19/animation-legend-joseph-barbera-dies-at-95/ The animation legend Joe Barbera died today at the age of 95. He was the founder of the Hanna-Barbera animation studio which has been responsible for so many of our childhood favorites, including “Scooby-Doo,” “The Flintstone’s” and “Tom & Jerry.” And of course one of my all-time favorites, “Johnny Quest!”

The work from this studio is still an influence in the animation industry. Not only are feature films being made of his characters but there are a number of spoofs as well, such as “Itchy and Scratchy” and “The Venture Brothers.”

Joseph Barbera

Hanna-Barbera Studio

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The Character Design blog is a true gem!

There are so many incredible artists interviewed on this site. For anyone interested in character design or simply interested in great characters this is the place to visit.

Now that I have found this blog I intend on viewing it often! If there are more out there like this let us know and we will gladly link to these sites for other visitors. As a matter of fact, please forward ANY sites, news or artist you would like to see exposed to a larger community by sending information using the Feedback form.

Character Design Blog

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