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Animation Updates…

So what’s up at Disney and Pixar, and what are Ron and John working on?

It’s been a while since I’ve done any significant animation coverage because, truthfully, I was tired of chasing rumors. After all, how could I figure out what Disney’s Feature Animation department was up to if they didn’t know themselves? And, […]

Visualizing Rapunzel

Disney animation story supervisor Paul Briggs has posted a couple of wonderful visual development pieces for Rapunzel (aka Tangled) at his blog. Visual development artwork is typically my favorite element of animation production, and these evocative renderings by Disney artist Kevin Nelson do not disappoint.

Check out Briggs’s site for more of his […]

Derezzed

Speaking of TRON: Legacy…

Disney has released a brief video clip featuring a taste of the film’s score by French electronica duo Daft Punk. I’m still kind of irritated that Wendy Carlos isn’t involved, but I have to say that Daft Punk proved a logical selection. The piece, Derezzed, is accompanied in this video by […]

Sneak Peak: The Winter Of twenty-three

Disney has released a sneak peek at the winter issue of Disney twenty-three, which streets on November 1st. The cover story is a nine-page look at TRON: Legacy, which arrives in theaters in December, featuring interviews with Director Joseph Kosinski, Producer Sean Bailey, and actors Bruce Boxleitner and Garrett Hedlund. Steven Lisberger, creator of […]

Progress City Home Theater: Oceans (2010)

This year saw the second theatrical release from the relatively new Disneynature banner, Oceans. Directed by two-time Oscar nominee Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud, the follow-up to 2009’s Earth is another picturesque triptych through the wilder realms of our planet. This time, though, the focus is on the underwater realm and its inhabitants.

The […]