The 3D Animation Art of Blue Sky Studios now on view at the Norman Rockwell Museum
Scrat from “Ice Age”: digital still, and character study by Peter de Sève.
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Animation
07/25/2011
04/14/2011
Valerie Arruda + Glovebox Film Festival
Above is the official poster, illustrated by AIB Alumni Valerie Arruda, for Glovebox's 2011 Film Frestival! GB is accpeting submission until April 20, 2011!
Learn more about the upcoming Glovebox Film Festival here!
04/05/2011
Xtranormal Fіlm Festіval
Be sure to enter the Xtranormal Fіlm Festіval presеnted by Bing™
Create a vіdeo that’s two minutes or less in one of three categories: Actіon, Horror or Romancе, and remember that Bing is looking for movіes about a “decision”. A winning vіdeo from each category will receive $2,500 and be eligible for the grand prіze: $5000!! - and a new Xtranormal actor made in his or her likeness!
One entry will be accepted per person between March 24 & April 14. The grand-prіze wіnner’s vіdeo will be announced at the prestigious Trіbeca Fіlm Festіval in New York Cіty on April 26 and aired on the G4 nеtwork.
03/31/2011
Out of this world Internships
Do you like movies? Animated movies?
Are you looking for an Internship?...
Then check out the amazing opportunities available to students at the industries leading studios; Lucas Films and Pixar. Both offer Student Internship positions. Check out their internship application requirements and who knows - you and your illustration work could be heading for the big screen!
03/07/2011
Hello: Alex Cormack '08
1. Can you tell us a little about yourself? where you've been and what you've been up to?
I'm a cartoonist/animator/illustrator/musician. Since I graduated from AIB I've made a handful of independent animations that have played around the world winning some awards and recieving good reviews. The latest one is "South Pole" which is a half hour christmas cartoon where Santa's brother Kyle tries to destroy christmas through the 24 hour news media.
I should mention that this premiered at the Cormack Cook Colossasl Cinema Collection which also featured other alums Mark Mullaney, Ashley Cook and Geoff Marian. There will be another one hopefully in April but it may be pushed into the summer.
Along with that I've been building up my illustration portfolio and most recently was featured in image comics Skull Kickers.
2. How would you describe your work and/or style?
It's still pretty cartoonish moving slowly towards more realistic, kind of like if jim davis and jim lee had a kid that hung out with Bill Waterson a lot. Overall it's been more cartoonish. All and all my style is still evolving, and probably always will be, but in the end it's still coming from me so the look of everything I do has that.
3. What type of projects are you currently working on?
Right now im in the middle of two projects. One is a new animation which at this point is simply called the adventure cartoon but the idea I'm going for is to mix the EC comics "Two Fisted Tales" and the movie grindhouse in 2d animation. Heres a teaser trailer for it (music by me too)
The second project is a comic book I'm working on with Bag of Apples CEO Jordan Baker Caldwell. more on that later.
4. What do you like to do when not working?
That doesn't really ever happen. I guess sleep.
5. The last thing you have eaten?
Cereal and coffee.
6. Who and/or what are some of your influences?
Well lets see, there are to many to explain each one so I'll write up a list.
The Coen Brothers, Don Hertzfeldt, Bill Plympton, Adam Eliot, Quentin Tarantion, Sergio Leone, Steven Spielberg, Robert Rodriguez, Peter Jackson, Sam Raime, Martin Scorscese, Merian C. Cooper, George Lucas, James Whale, Ennio Moricone, Egon Schiele, Norman Rockwell, Bill Waterson, Gary Larson, Jim Davis, Garth Ennis, Tara Donovan, Ben Edwin, Ralph Steadman, David Sedaris, Bill Bryson, Chip Kidd, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Sylvain Chomet, Frank Miller, George Romero, Zombie movies in general, old gangster movies (Public Enemy, Little Cesear), and probably a lot more that i'll remember later.
7. If you could work with another artist on a "dream project", with who and on what would it be?
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas on Indiana Jones 4. I've stayed up many a long night thinking about how that could've been better. If you need a few hours to kill I'll tell you how.
8. Short list: 3 animated films you've recently watched that blew your mind?
Toy Story 3, This is the most popular choice but if you think about it this is the only trilogy, except for maybe back to the future, where every film is great, and the only one where they keep getting better.
Bill Plymptons Shuteye Hotel, not the best thing he's ever done but everytime I see this it makes me want to get to work on something new. And either Secret of the Kells (Trailer above) by Tom Moore and Nora Twomey or Mary and Max by Adam Elliot (Interview above), and anything else that doesn't dumb down animation and goes against public opinion that animation is just for kids.
To see more work samples and learn more about Alex visit: http://alexcormack.com/
11/11/2010
Paprika! A hot anime film screening in Harvard Square
Paprika, a stunning hand drawn 2007 anime film from director Satochi Kon, screens Wednesday, November10 and Thursday, November11 at the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square. Three shows each night(at: 5:30, 7:30, 9:30). And what a nice coincidence that for those of you still at AIB there is no class Thursday.
Directions below.
10/01/2010
My Dog Tulip : Handmade Computer Animation
Beautifully animated and featuring the voices of Christopher Plummer, the late Lynn Redgrave, and Isabella Rossellini, My Dog Tulip is a bittersweet retrospective account of author J. R. Ackerley’s 16-year relationship with his adopted Alsatian bitch, Tulip.
The distinguished British man of letters, Ackerley hardly thought of himself as a dog lover when, well into middle age, he came to adopt Tulip – a beautiful, yet intolerable 18-month-old German shepherd. To his surprise, she turned out to be the love of his life, the “ideal friend” he had been searching for in vain for so many years. In vivid and sometimes startling detail, the film reveals Tulip’s sassy, often erratic behavior (and very canine tastes) and Ackerley’s fumbling but determined efforts to ensure an existence of perfect happiness for her.
A scene from “My Dog Tulip,” The film is based on a 1956 memoir by J. R. Ackerley (1896-1967), the writer and BBC radio host.
A profound and subtle mediation on the strangeness that lies at the heart of all relationships, My Dog Tulip was written, directed and animated by award-winning filmmakers Paul and Sandra Fierlinger and is the first animated feature ever to be entirely hand drawn and painted utilizing paperless computer technology.
This film will be played in Boston in October 15 at Kendall Square Cinemas. To find out more information about booking the tickets, showtime and the map click here.
06/17/2010
Hello: Kimberly Hui '10
1. Your current location?
Sitting in NJ right now, but got a swank place in Boston.
2. The last thing you have eaten?
Sour green apple gummies.
3. How would you describe your work and/or style?
I like simple lines and color, totally into digital art so I love clean lines. Been told my stuff is cute... but not too cute.
4. What do you like to do when not working?
Press buttons and set high scores.
5. Favorite color?
Gun metal.
6. Who and/or what are some of your influences?
Love the work of Sam Miller and Jeff Matsuda. I dunno, I'm not really good with names, I've just got a folder of interesting artists in my browser bookmarks haha.
7. If you could work with another artist on a "dream project", with who and on what would it be?
I've always admired Dan Paladin's work on the games Castle Crashers and Alien Hominid, so it would be pretty amazing to work on a game with him or even with Behemoth Studios one day.
8. Last book you read?
I don't even remember, it was that long ago
9. A must see animation?
Crater Face by a CalArts student, Skyler Page
Artist website: http://kihu.blogspot.com/
06/08/2010
05/06/2010
AIB 2010 Senior Animation Show
The world premier of the 2010 Senior Animation Show opens on May 13 at the Brattle Theatre [map] from 3–5pm. The after party will be held at the AIB's 601 Newbury Street building [map] from 7–9pm. Grab your popcorn!
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