The CEO of Dreamworks recently mused on a possible merger between Dreamworks and Paramount pictures. There are currently no plans for an actual merger, solely an equity partnership, but if one did end up coming about it could mean another step towards total media integration.
If Viacom (the parent of Paramount, and thus the would be parent of Dreamworks) were to absorb Dreamworks I think that it would be a dangerous step towards content control and conflicting interests. Because Viacom already owns a large majority of distribution and production networks, if they were to get another content source under their control this would mean less variety for all of us and a further expansion of Viacom's control.
Whether this would lead to better content due to increased funding, who knows. I have never thought that conglomeration and consolidation are good things, and if one of the few independent-ish big-ish animation studios were to be absorbed I think it would be for the worse.
Read the original story here: http://variety.com/2016/film/news/jeffrey-katzenberg-paramount-dreamworks-animation-1201719568/
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Thursday, March 3, 2016
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Anomalisa
Last weekend I attended a special screening of the film Anomalisa followed by a Q&A with the animation supervisor for the film, Dan Driscoll. Written by Charlie Kaufman, the film is an incredible and beatuiful stop motion animation that has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Anomalisa tells the story of a man who is stuck in a mundane world, only to fall in love with the only person who can bring color back into his life. The narrative reveals the mysterious and dark workings of the characters' worlds around them but the film ends ambiguously, leaving me wondering and with numerous unanswered questions.
While the story itself was unique, the animation was the highlight of the film and Driscoll shared many interesting aspects of the animation process. I was particularly intrigued by the careful attention payed to the movements and mannerism that would be executed for each physical action taken by the animated characters. Driscoll revealed the very slow process of shooting only a few frames per day, which only was possible after months of planning for each various individual scene. This attention to detail was evident in the animation, bringing the figures to life and adding a sense of humanness to the silicone "people" that one would never expect.
Anomalisa tells the story of a man who is stuck in a mundane world, only to fall in love with the only person who can bring color back into his life. The narrative reveals the mysterious and dark workings of the characters' worlds around them but the film ends ambiguously, leaving me wondering and with numerous unanswered questions.
While the story itself was unique, the animation was the highlight of the film and Driscoll shared many interesting aspects of the animation process. I was particularly intrigued by the careful attention payed to the movements and mannerism that would be executed for each physical action taken by the animated characters. Driscoll revealed the very slow process of shooting only a few frames per day, which only was possible after months of planning for each various individual scene. This attention to detail was evident in the animation, bringing the figures to life and adding a sense of humanness to the silicone "people" that one would never expect.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
making of ... titanic 3d
i wanted to take a quick look at the process of retrofitting the original Titanic movie, into the current film which is in 3D.
this first clip shows James Cameron, the writer/director of the film, simply explains his reasoning for recreating the classic Titanic into 3D and briefly touches on the extensive work that went into retrofitting the original
this original clip is actually from the 1997 film; explaining how they used the green screen (yay green screen!) to make "the million dollar shot" of Jack and Rose at the edge of the ship. it really just shows that green screen graphics is so simple -- almost exactly what we did last week; only their added graphics are much more in-depth and extensive.
this clip, although does not include any audio, seems to show a timeline of how animators added 3D elements to the original film ... i don't really have much to say because they do not explain what they are doing, but I thought it was a cool clip of the transformation
this first clip shows James Cameron, the writer/director of the film, simply explains his reasoning for recreating the classic Titanic into 3D and briefly touches on the extensive work that went into retrofitting the original
this original clip is actually from the 1997 film; explaining how they used the green screen (yay green screen!) to make "the million dollar shot" of Jack and Rose at the edge of the ship. it really just shows that green screen graphics is so simple -- almost exactly what we did last week; only their added graphics are much more in-depth and extensive.
this clip, although does not include any audio, seems to show a timeline of how animators added 3D elements to the original film ... i don't really have much to say because they do not explain what they are doing, but I thought it was a cool clip of the transformation
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