From Fantasia to Fantasyland (UK 1978)

Falter | Cinema Spot | 2015

Created by Jung von Matt Vienna

Scorsese on Scorsese (2004)

This documentary has been around for a long time but it's so good!

BBC Documentary: In Search of Steve Ditko (Co-Creator of Spider-Man)

Steve Ditko is an American comic book artist and writer best known as the artist and co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man. Below is the BBC documentary In Search of Steve Ditko. It highlights Ditko's influence and contributions to the comic book industry.

Also for more history and backstory check out DIAL B for BLOG's two part feature on Steve Ditko.

Part One /  If This Be My Ditko

Part Two / Doorway To The Unknown 













In Search of Steve Ditko (Part 1 of 7)

Visual Effects Advice from Film & TV Experts (BAFTA)

Everything is a Remix Remastered (2015 HD)

Glen Keane: Future of StoryTelling 2015

The Future of StoryTelling (FoST) aims to answer this question by bringing together leaders from the worlds of media, technology, and communications to explore how stories are changing in the digital age.

// Future of StoryTelling Summit 

Also check out the vids on the FoST YouTube Channel

BBC Series: The Secret of Drawing

'This four part series, presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon, explores how drawing has shaped our lives. Join him to discover the history of drawing and its relevance to the modern world.' via BBC

View Episodes 1-4 here

// The Secret of Drawing

1: The Line of Enquiry
2: Storylines
3: All in the Mind
4: Drawing by Design

PBS Special: Walt Disney Life and Legacy (2015)

// American Experience: Walt Disney

'Coming to American Experience September 14 & 15 is the unprecedented look at the complex life and enduring legacy of one of America’s best-known storytellers – Walt Disney. Featuring rarely seen footage from the Disney archive, scenes from some of his greatest films, and interviews with biographers, animators and artists who worked on his early films, as well as the designers who helped turn his dream of Disneyland into reality, this two-night, four-hour film reveals the makings of the man who would leave an indelible mark on our nation’s cultural history.' via PBS




Clip: Working for Walt Disney




Also worth a read:

// Displaced Disney Tech Worker: How They Replaced Me, Other Americans, With Cheap Foreigners On H1B Visas

Mad Max: Fury On Four Wheels

Back in 2011 when I was working on Happy Feet 2 at Dr.D Studios in Sydney I got a chance to see George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road pre-production presentation for Warner Bros. It was set up in a large room in a corner of the studio for a few weeks. On display were some of the concept vehicle models (including the large War Rig model that's in the vid), character model sheets from Weta Workshop and various props. They also had 17mins of test footage on loop showing some of the dramatic stunts and choreography for one of the chase sequences. It was an amazing presentation and quite a juxtaposition with dancing penguins we were currently animating!









Check out concept artist Christian Pearce's Deadly Sleds


// Deadly Sleds