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Yes, I like Southpark. And yes, it can be crude, and childish, and it does sometimes cross a line; but underneath all that, it is quite simple the smartest social satire on television. In fact, I’m willing to say that Southpark is one of the most well-written and intelligent shows on the tube’, crudeness and all. A [...] Tomes can be written on what makes this advertisement effective: I promised myself I wouldn’t post too many videos in a row, but I couldn’t resist in this case: People don’t appreciate the art of a trailer. If anybody wants to read Ray Kurzwiel’s take on Avatar, just follow this link: Cameron’s conception of technology a hundred years from now was incredibly unimaginative, even by Hollywood standards. For example, the munitions that were supposed to blow up the tree of life looked like they were used in World War II [...] The last few years have seen drastic improvements in green-screen technology. Notice how that the actual screen only needs to cover the moving objects in the scene; that’s the part the computers still have trouble with. With the way things are going now, I suspect the need for an actual green-screen will disappear within ten-years; we will [...] Passionate people have a tendency to pull you into their world, and hi-wire walker Philippe Petit is nothing if not passionate about his craft. Regardless of what you think of the world of high-risk spectacle stunts, you can’t help but admire at least some aspects of Petit. He knows what he wants out [...]
Quest for Fire is a bizarre little movie. On the surface, it seems to mimic ‘Call of the Wild’ or some other naturalist school of thought; yet if you look a little closer, there are elements which I can only classify as ‘Romantic’ (in the romantic era use of the word.)
I’d really like to see animation develop as an art form in America. I’d like to see animated movies as just another stylistic variant producers choose to employ. Luckily, I live in a wonderful time where this seems to be happening, at least to some degree. Hugely successful movies like Avatar (which is essentially animated) [...] The same guy who reviewed The Phantom Menace awhile back puts his sights on Avatar: Be sure to watch part 2. Character design is no easy process in the world of animated films; it takes constant feedback, and literally hundreds of hours of trial and error (if you’re doing it right.) How the characters fit within the story, how they fit with each other, how the voice actors are going to affect them, and how [...] |
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