Animation Lab

This Side Up

2010-08-22T23:13:00.000-07:00

I really love this short film.

in fact this is probably my 100'th time I've watched it.

I can see he had put a lot of hard work into it and the mans expressions are just wonderrful good job...

Pixar Movie ??

2009-12-30T01:23:00.000-08:00

I think Pixar has something to do with the creator, maybe hired him or bought these. I dont know just my conclusion.

I wouldnt be surprised if Pixar hire this guy, he is a genius.

Anyways, this video for me will never fade out. Hope this guy who created this would have a brighter future.

Toy Story 3 !!! June 2010 !

2009-12-25T01:57:00.000-08:00

The extended clip from Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 3 that was supposed to debut during ABC Family's airing of The Incredibles tonight has already made its way online and can be watched using the player below. The clip features an intro by director Lee Unkrich.

In the third installment, opening in 3D theaters and IMAX 3D on June 18, Andy prepares to depart for college while Buzz, Woody and the rest of his loyal toys are troubled about their uncertain future. Directed by Lee Unkrich, Toy Story 3 is a comical new adventure that lands the toys in a room full of untamed tots who can't wait to get their sticky little fingers on these "new" toys. It's pandemonium as they try to stay together, ensuring "no toy gets left behind." Meanwhile, Barbie comes face to plastic face with Ken (yes, that Ken).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_FfHA5whXc

Avatar - The Movie

2009-12-17T22:11:00.000-08:00

I think I'll love this movie, i really like how they were able to make the animations look so realistic, they did a really great job..

It almost looks real and in 3d its just unreal how awesome it is...

I have seen a lot of movies this year, but not one did even get close to Avatar.

The Story is nice and the whole movie touched me deeply. And beside that, the Effects are just incredible.

Avatar is the high budget film.

This Avatar movie trailer shows that it will bring the viewers in the other world of animation.

It is the world beyond our imaginations.

Popeye the Sailor man

2009-12-08T14:50:00.000-08:00

The boys are taking Olive on a picnic.
It's April 1, and Bluto plays a series of "jokes" on Popeye, though of course they go beyond the bounds of acceptability, particularly once they get to the picnic grounds; Bluto puts gasoline on the fire he asks Popeye to light and swaps a beehive for the lemonade.
Bluto then launches a cruel joke against Olive and frames Popeye.
The capper: he replaces Popeye's spinach with a joke can, and runs off with Olive for some canoeing.
But Popeye gets the last laugh with an inflatable sea monster.

Marco - in Search of Mother

2009-12-03T21:57:00.000-08:00

A young boy who lives with his family in the harbor city of Genoa, Italy during a depression period in 1881. Marco's father, Pietro Rossi, is a doctor who dedicates his time to treating poor patients, and therefore the family has financial difficulties.

His beloved mother, Anna Rossi, goes to Argentina to work as a maid to earn money for Marco. When the letters from his mother stop coming after an indication that she is sick, Marco fears the worst for his mother's fate, and since his father is too busy working in his clinic and his older brother Tonio was sent off to train as a locomotive driver in Milano, he is the only one free enough to go search for her.

At the end of the series, Marco and his mother return to Genoa, where the family is reunited.

La Linea - Italian Animation

2009-09-02T12:37:00.000-07:00

The character's relationship with his cartoonist is very similar to that of title Daffy Duck - Daffy Duck's plight in the Warner bros.

1953 cartoon short Duck Amuck where he too is at the mercy of the cartoonist (Chuck Jones).

A B C - Sesame street - Beautiful

2009-08-25T11:04:00.000-07:00

Sesame Street did a lot of creative skits relating to the alphabet and counting this is just one of them.

They gave the alphabet song a nice make over.

Normaly , it is to boring and sang to slow.

Tomato Race

2009-08-18T04:00:00.000-07:00

Bakugan - My kid's favorite anima series

2009-07-29T13:04:00.000-07:00

The Bakugan, Dragoniod, who will soon become Dan's closest ally, begins to explain the origin of Bakugan's and the Dimension of Vestroia.

His quest is to find Naga who holds the key to power in the two parallel universes, Earth and Vestroia. Drago must eliminate Naga if he hopes to restore order.

But Naga has absorbed incredible amounts of energy and may be too powerful to defeat!

Japanese Kitty

2009-07-21T11:31:00.000-07:00

"The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends" is a computer-animated series that brings the famous Sanrio characters to audiences all over the world. The series is an initiative of Sanrio Digital, executed by Dream Cortex.

While the technology that Dream Cortex used to create the show is recent, "The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends" adheres to the core values established more than 30 years ago by Sanrio: happiness, family values, friendship, and educational value.

"The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends" targets children aged three to nine years, though it is also popular with older kids and even among some adults. The series offers an entertaining and often humorous way for young children to learn about social interaction and behaviour while following the adventures of some of the world's best-loved and most recognizable characters.

MJ - R.I.P

2009-07-08T21:34:00.000-07:00

a tribute to Michael Jackson..

A lowman converted into Michael Jackson for a 1 minute performance.

A short video that was a final project for Animation I class.

Super Hero Barack Obama

2009-06-21T12:51:00.000-07:00

I really don't understand the Americans.

First they elect him (and a large number elected him) and now they start doing him bad time.

It's like complaining has become a second nature of the Americans.

Nevertheless it is Great piece of satire.

Rapunzel - 2010 new hit

2009-04-09T15:07:00.000-07:00

The original version was that a girl got pulled from the modern world and replaced Rapunzel, and Rapunzel got turned into a squirrel.

But we’re on a clearer, more classic fairy-tale sort of track right now with Dean Wellins as co-director.

It really plays on the mystery of the girl in the tower...

Moon Pirates

2009-04-08T02:20:00.000-07:00

Pixar Chess

2009-02-10T13:37:00.000-08:00

Deputy Dawg - Dog...

2009-02-02T13:38:00.000-08:00

The character of Deputy Dawg (a dog) was a deputy sheriff in the Mississippi bayous of the United States.

The other main characters were the 'varmints' Muskie Muskrat, Moley Mole, Possible 'Possum, Ty Coon, Vincent van Gopher, Pig Newton, and Dawg's boss the Sheriff, as well as Mrs. Deputy.

Deputy Dawg was voiced by Dayton Allen, a prolific Hollywood voice actor who voiced many Terrytoons characters in television and theatrical shorts in the 1950s and 1960s.

Deputy Dawg was originally on the animated TV series of the same name from 1959 through 1972.

The cartoons were seven minutes long...

Deputy Dawg - Penguin Panic :

Flash Gordon

2009-01-15T07:08:00.000-08:00

The New Adventures of Flash Gordon appeared, partly as a reaction to the mammoth success of Star Wars in 1977.

The series was a homage to the original Flash Gordon comic strip and featured most of the original characters, including Flash's girlfriend Dale Arden, and the scientist Hans Zarkov.

Flash and company had traveled to Mongo, where they were forced into battle by its ruler, Ming the Merciless, his daughter Princess Aura, and his army of Metal Men.

To help their cause the heroes lead the formation of an alliance beginning with King Thun, leader of the Lion People; Prince Barin, leader of Arboria; and King Vultan, ruler of the Hawkmen.

Makin of Beauty and the Beast

2008-12-24T21:54:00.000-08:00

Sometimes the rough early animation seems too blank and jittery before the inbetweener's work here, and sometimes it's flowy.

Look at Belle's reaction to the beast...its so confusing...

I think I want to be the more flowy rough animator....

Unless Belle's reaction in the beginning of the video was already done by an inbetweener....

The Tigger Song

2008-11-29T11:12:00.000-08:00

Tigger is my favorite character ...

The wonderful thing about tiggers
Is tiggers are wonderful things!

Their tops are made out of rubber;
Their bottoms are made out of springs!
They're bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy,
Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun!

But the most wonderful thing about tiggers is
I'm the only one!

2008-11-24T13:26:00.000-08:00

During the first World War troops from Winnipeg (Manitoba, Canada) were being transported to eastern Canada, on their way overseas to Europe where they should join the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade. When the train stopped at White River, Ontario, a lieutenant called Harry Colebourn bought a small female black bear cub for $20 from a hunter who had killed its mother. He named her 'Winnipeg', after his hometown of Winnipeg, or 'Winnie' for short.

Winnie became the mascot of the Brigade and went to Britain with the unit. When the Brigade was posted to the battlefields of France, Lt. Colebourn took Winnie to the London Zoo for a long loan. Formally Colebourn presented the London Zoo with Winnie in December 1919 where it became a popular attraction and lived until 1934.

The bear was also very popular by Christopher Robin, son of author A.A. Milne. It was his favorite at the zoo, and he often spent time inside the cage with it. The bear was Christopher Robin's inspiration for calling his own teddy bear Winnie.... Winnie the Pooh (this teddy bear started out with the name of Edward Bear). The name of Pooh originally belonged to a swan, as can be seen in a poem from Milne's When We Were Very Young.

Tom and Jerry - my favorite

2008-10-07T23:24:00.000-07:00

Tom and Jerry is the best cartoon ever created without a doubt, absolutely love it!

Tom is always losing...

It's my favorite part of Tom and Jerry's videos !

Pixar - Bug`s Life Bloopers

2008-10-03T02:14:00.000-07:00

An "outtake" I'm surprised they didn't think of:

{Keep in mind that that the ripoff film "Antz" came out first,and Pixar created two "blooper reels" for their movie}

It's the scene where the ant colony council is trying Flik for accidentally destroying the food meant for the grasshoppers;Princess Atta asks Flik if he has anything to say for himself.He turns his face from the camera;when he turns it back---to be continued.

Paul Newman - R.I.P

2008-09-27T10:51:00.000-07:00

Legendary actor and philanthropist Paul Newman died of cancer at his home in Westport, Connecticut, yesterday.
He was 83.

Film legend Paul Newman has been set to lend his voice to a car character in the animated feature, "Cars".

"Cars," the seventh animated feature to be created by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures, is a high octane adventure comedy that features a wide assortment of cars as characters who get their kicks on Route 66.

"Dopey" - loose-limbed dwarf ...

2008-09-18T07:09:00.000-07:00

Dubbed "Dopey" by his brothers, this loose-limbed dwarf has never spoken a word; as Happy explains to Snow White, "He never tried."

But Dopey isn't really dopey, he's just childlike.

Is it dopey to try and steal a second and third kiss from Snow White on your way to work, or to make yourself tall enough to dance with her by climbing on Sneezy's shoulders? Not at all. Dopey's a genius at fun and games (and a whiz at the drums to boot).

He just doesn't mind looking silly along the way.

So what if he wiggles his ears and shuffles his feet to his own skippity-skip beat?

He's simply being himself, and that's pretty smart.

In the early development process on the film, Dopey was the "leftover" dwarf with no particular personality.

Then one day animator Ward Kimball discovered vaudevillian actor Eddie Collins at a Los Angeles burlesque house.

Kimball invited the baby-faced Mr. Collins to the studio to perform and improvise pantomimes of Dopey's reactions on film.

Thanks much to Collins' innovative acting, Dopey assumed a very definite personality and soon became one of the animators' favorite dwarfs.

Collins' pantomime turned out to be one of the first times live-action reference footage was shot for an animated film. The technique proved so successful that it's still used today.

The inspiring Mr. Collins went on to perform live-action reference for Gideon in "Pinocchio" (1940).

Cotton eye Joe

2008-09-11T23:35:00.000-07:00

My Daughter LOVES this one... Especially bugs walking with the gold, matching the drums.
Bugs Bunny is the cartoon king !!
LOL !!!

The Princess and the Frog - 2009 smashing hit

2008-09-04T13:23:00.000-07:00

A musical set in the greatest city of them all, New Orleans, "The Princess and the Frog" marks Disney's return to the timeless art form of traditional animation.
The film teams Ron Clements and John Musker, creators of "The Little Mermaid" and "Aladdin," with Oscar®-winning composer Randy Newman to tell the most beautiful love story ever told... with frogs, voodoo, and a singing alligator.

Clock cleaners - Funny movie ever !!!

2008-09-04T12:31:00.000-07:00

Waltz with Bashir - Interesting ,,,

2008-05-29T06:40:00.000-07:00

Among the most intriguing movies selected for Cannes 2008 official competition, there's the animated documentary by Ari Folman, Waltz with Bashir.
The director explores through memories and surreal images, the Israeli Army mission in the first Lebanon War of the early eighties.

Ari Folman presents his film "Waltz with Bashir" :

Bee Movie - New

2007-10-04T14:17:00.000-07:00

Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld), a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey.
On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa (Rennee Zellweger), a florist in New York City.
As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue them.
The movie will be released next month (November 07) and it seems it will be a hit...

Watch the trailers :

WALL-E - New By Disney !!

2007-09-30T21:16:00.000-07:00

Andrew Stanton ("Finding Nemo") has worked on the new animated film WALL-E before "Toy Story" was made.

Little WALL-E is a clean up robot and he is the last robot on Earth.

That is after mankind evacuated Earth and forgot to turn off the last remaining robot...

If anyone wants to know what is WALL-E , here is the answer :

Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth-class Robot.

Were looking forword to see the movie , meanwhile here is a trailer :

The Polar Express

2007-09-29T15:15:00.000-07:00

Does Santa Claus exist?
Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away) reunite for The Polar Express, an inspiring adventure about a doubting young boy takes a train ride to the North Pole for amagical Christmas adventure in this movie based on the book by Chris Van Allsburg.

Watch this trailers :

Mulan - Heart-Warming Movie

2007-09-08T15:06:00.000-07:00

Mulan is a movie I will never forget, and I mean it.
After several years, I found out it had a special edition DVD in a commercial.
This movie is heart-warming, magical, and fun .
Mulan, to me, is just as great a classic as Disney's Bambi or Cinderella is.
The sum total of Mulan is greater than its parts , which are oustanding:
story, music, artwork, voices, characterization, etc...
Mulan, the character, is animated by Mark Henn, one of the main animators behind the beautiful and timeless Disney heroines of the 90's.
Like Jasmine, Mulan's movements are feminine, lively, and nuanced, and show how much love he put into his work.
Her facial expressions are subtle but clear, showing both her intelligence and her girlish immaturity.

Watch Jackie Chan singing Wong Fei Hung (Mulan Song):

Tarzan - Disney's Great Film

2007-08-26T05:06:00.000-07:00

Tarzan is a brilliant film.

Disney have produced some of the most famous and loved films in history, so you expect a quality film.

Tarzan is right up there, I think it is the best Disney film since Lion King, with beautiful animation, a catching soundtrack, brilliant voice acting and a nice story.

In other Disney movies the characters themselves have sang the musical parts, but here it is left to Phil Collins in the background, which works excellently.

The soundtrack fits perfectly with what is happening on screen, and tunes you are bound to be singing to yourself long after the film has finished.

Watch the making of character "Tarzan" by Glen Keane :

Watch the work of Glen Keane on "Tarzan" :

New by Sony - 'Surf's Up'

2007-08-16T07:40:00.000-07:00

It seems like inflation of penguins those animation days...

After last year's "Happy Feet", in which Emperor penguins sang for their spouses and one lonely little guy danced to his own beat , this film is about surfing world , dude...

But "Surf's Up" is different. It distinguishes itself by putting the animated characters in the documentary format.

Its really quite strange to watch this film - but my kids loved it.

The Simpsons - The Movie 2007 - Disappointment

2007-08-04T13:52:00.000-07:00

In 1987 ,when The Simpsons series began, as a short on The Tracey Ullman Show, Bart quickly became the star.

Then Homer turned into everyone’s favourite,we love to watch him hit himself with a hammer or bounce on his head and shout “D’oh!”.

In my opinion the central problem with The Simpsons Movie is that it is too much like the television series – nothing fresh or innovative to admire.

In fact, there are some scenes we’ve seen before, as when Homer does an Evel Knievel-style leap on a motorbike and slowly falls through space.

I think it could have beeen much better movie if some of the old writers (from the good years on TV) would have write for the movie.

The bottom line - Disappointment !!

1940 - "PINOCCHIO" Is Born

2007-07-23T11:38:00.000-07:00

At the year 1940, Disney created his second animated feature "PINOCCHIO" ,based on the book Pinocchio - Tale of a Puppet by Carlo Collodi.

At the same year "FANTASIA" was created.

In that year Bill Hanna & Joe Barbera started work for MGM.

Later on they will create an empire themselves.

Snow White is celebrating 70 !!

2007-07-19T12:07:00.000-07:00

This 83 minutes Disney's full-length animated feature is the first one with color and with sound.

It came after the success of Disney's earlier animated short, The Three Little Pigs (1933).

It was also the first film to release a motion picture soundtrack album.

It took almost 4 years and $1.7 million to create, and was released for its premiere during the Christmas season of 1937.

Goofy Was Born At 1932

2007-07-12T11:07:00.000-07:00

In Walt Disney's "MICKEY'S REVUE" Goofy is born.

At the same year Walt Disney wins his first Academy Award for "FLOWERS AND TREES."

This film was the first to use 3 strip Technicolor (color) in animation.

Bosko - Mickey's Brother By Warner Bros.

2007-07-11T04:03:00.000-07:00

The Warner Bros. Cartoons are born. The First Warner Bros. short was

SINKING IN THE BATHTUB with the character BOSKO who was a take off on Disney's Mickey Mouse.

Disney's Brothers Studio

2007-07-09T11:21:00.000-07:00

In 1923 ,Walt and Roy Disney founded in Kansas the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio that was called Laugh-O-Grams. In that year they went bankrupt .

Walt Disney moved to Los Angeles, California and opened a new studio in his uncle's garage.

He started new style in animation that combined live action and animation.

The series of cartoons he produced was called "Alice Comedies" and featured a live action girl with animated characters.

In 1924 , Disney's Alice series goes into distribution.

3 years later, Disney started to sell the "OSWALD THE RABBIT" shorts for $2500.00.

That was the begining of The real un animation industry.

Max Fleischer - Popeye and Betty Boop Creator

2007-07-08T04:45:00.000-07:00

The famous Fleischer Studios, one of the first animation studios , were the studious who found a method to produce animation more efficiently and economically, calling "The method of producing moving picture cartoons" in 1917.

Fleischer made the first sound cartoons of contemporary comic heroes like Popeye and Betty Boop.

Tex Avery - Father of Daffy Duck And Bugs Bunny

2007-07-06T00:14:00.000-07:00

Tex Avery was the true genius behind the cartoon boom at Warner Bros.
and MGM in the 1940s as well: he abandoned Disney's ultra-realistic approach took the art of animation to an entirely new level.

While Disney's cartoons strived to create painstakingly lifelike imitations of reality, Avery's cartoons did things that could only be done in cartoons.

Fantasmagorie - The First Animation Film

2007-07-05T00:12:00.000-07:00

This film by frenchman Emile Cohl is considered by many to be the first animated film.

Cohl started as a well-known comic strips before he went into animation.

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2007-07-04T07:34:00.000-07:00

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