La Freccia Azzurra
Scarafoni in La Freccia Azzurra by Enzo d'Alò.Usa il computer in maniera raffinatissima, questo film: cosraffinata che quasi non si vede. Guidata dal cervello elettronico, la sua macchina da presa compie carrellate ed evoluzioni che sarebbero possibili solo nel cinema "dal vero"; disegnati dai pixel, i suoi personaggi arrivano a disporsi su 30-40 livelli in profonditdi campo, rimanendo tutti perfettamente a fuoco. questo uno dei segreti della fondamentale leggerezza di un film che non assomiglia a nessun altro, e che riesce a narrare una divertente e gentile fiaba...
La Freccia Azzurra (The Blue Arrow)
La Freccia Azzurra (The Blue Arrow) is a film that uses computers in a highly refined manner; so much so, that one hardly notices. Guided by an electronic brain, its camera is able to execute tracking shots and pans which one only thought possible in a live-action movie; drawn with pixels, the film's characters are seen across 30-40 levels, with each one staying in perfect focus. This is one of the secrets to the basic "lightness" of a film like no other, one which tells an amusing and fun-loving fairy tale set in the 30s, with the touch of a modern electronic storyteller. Scarafoni...
Yvette Kaplan On the Beavis and Butt-head Watch
Janet Benn provides a case study of the role played by Animation Director Yvette Kaplan on Beavis and Butt-head Do America, while saying more than a little about who Yvette is.
Desert Island Series . . . Festive Festivalers Make Their Picks
Tom Knott, Gigi Hu, Chris Robinson, Philippe Moins and Yvette Kaplan.
Beavis and Butt-head Do America
Many time festival programmer and juror Otto Adler provides his viewpoint on the ins and outs of selecting and programming films.
Dirdy Birdy
January 1997's Dirdy Birdy by John Dilworth.
Animation Festivals: A Brief History
Bruno Edera probes the history of international animation festivals, showing their origin goes back further than most people think.
En attendant Hugo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (French Release Version)
Festivals de Films d'Animation
Bruno Edera probes the history of international animation festivals, showing their origin goes back further than most people think.
Bruxelles, The Festival
Philippe Moins, the Festival's founder, presents the whys and wherefore's of the event which starts off each festival year.
Une école d'animation à Bruxelles: la Cambre
Philippe Moins takes a look at one of the oldest and most respected animation schools in continental European.
Lettuce Entertain You: A Visit to Sierra On-Line
Judith Shane reports on what goes on behind the scenes at one of the leading video game producers and of the latest escapades of Leisure Suit Larry and Jolly Al.
Espinho 96: Small Is Still Beautiful
Ron Mann, Sue Shakespeare, Space Jam Directors, Tony Cervone and Bruce Smith.
New Media--A Ringside View of Trends in the Industry
Andrew Zucker provides a blow-by-blow description of the fate of "new media," from computer animation to interactive CD-ROMs.
Street Fighter--From Video Game to Anime
Capcom's popular Street Fighter games have spawned a slew of movie and TV adaptations both in Japan and the US. Brian Camp reports.
Visioneering: Interactive Animation at Creative Capers
Creative Capers had a happy existence doing animation for Hollywood feature films until the CD-ROM revolution came along. Harvey Deneroff takes a peek at what's doing there animation-wise.
Space Jam
Let's face it, there is no avoiding Space Jam. Warner Bros. really pulled out all the stops to make sure the film opened big, which it did. In so doing, they finally proved that Disney is not the only one that has the ability to make and successfully market an animated feature as a major event. Thus, the psychological hegomony that was Walt Disney Feature Animation is no more. In this context, it seems rather picky to cast any sort of critical eye on it. After all, aren't the special effects and the marriage of live-action and animation terrific? Well, yes, most of the time, but...
Daffy...
Society for Animation Studies: 8th Annual Conference
Philippe Moins takes a look at one of the oldest and most respected animation schools in continental European.
Dirdy Birdy
A international selection of filmmakers, executives and others share their thoughts about why animators should consider sending their works to festivals.
Tim Burton's 'Vincent'--A Matter of Pastiche
Michael Frierson provides an in-depth look at the animated short that brought Tim Burton his first inkling of fame.
Through the Looking-Cel . . . er, Glass
A personal memoir by Linda Jones of how she and her father got started in producing and selling animation art.
Desert Island Series....A Little of Dis 'n Dat.
Ron Mann, Sue Shakespeare, Space Jam Directors, Tony Cervone and Bruce Smith.
Interactive Trendlines
A sampling of what some of the leading lights in interactive animation have to say about what the future has in store.
How The Grinch Stole Christmas . . . and My Heart
Frankie Kowalski takes a loving peek at the Christmas classic on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.
The Animated World of John Canemaker
Filmmaker, teacher and animation historian, John Canemaker has been called animation's ambassador at large. Mike Lyons explains why.
