Alfonso Cuarón: Directing the Invisible Art | Framestore

 

Wonderful to hear Alfonso Cuarón's thoughts on animation and the important role animators play in creating appealing, believable performances. It's our job and privilege to breathe life into characters so that they can convincingly live and perform on their own on the screen. It's nice to see some of my shots from Gravity in this reel as well. It is by far the most challenging film I've ever worked on but also one that I'm exceedingly proud of. We had a massively talented crew working on that film at Framestore, and the opportunity to collaborate with such a renowned visionary director as Alfonso was remarkable.

 

 

Industry Giants Interview: Ron Clements

 

  Great interview here with Ron Clements

Spaz Williams CyberArts Interview (1996)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some words of wisdom in this interview.

 

Making of Samurai Jack

Repost from 12yrs ago -- Inspiration of the day 'Making of Samurai Jack'! Love it!







Samurai Jack Artist's blogs:

Chris Battle
Shayne Poindexter
Roger Web
Chris Reccardi
Chris Mitchell
Andy Bialk
Jim Smith
Michael Manley
Frederick Gardner
Don Shank
Dan Krall
Lynne Naylor
Andy Suriano
Leticia Lacy
Dexter Smith
Bill Wray  -- William Wray
Scott Wills
Justin Thompson

Director Pete Docter Talks Soul and Filmmaking

Terminator 2: The Forgotten Art of Blockbuster Cinema

 

 

 

Work For Free Or Not Work For Free - A Dilemma For Newbies

I generally tell students and aspiring artists wanting to break into the industry "never work for free!" However, there could be times an opportunity presents itself where the unique experience and circumstances of a job are worth the free labor investment. That's the dilemma. Cinematographer Brad Rushing offers some perspective on this topic from a live action point of view.

 

Soul | Q&A with Director Pete Docter and Producer Dana Murray

 

BAFTA  Making of Soul  Q&A with the Director Pete Docter and Producer Dana Murray

Batman The Animated Series - The Heart of Batman Documentary

The History of Visual Effects by Matt Leonard

 

 Here is a fantastic reference of the history of VFX by Matt Leonard.

"In 1999 I was asked to write a brief overview of the history of the Visual Effects industry for a Hollywood publication CinemaGap.  This lead to a fascination with the history of Computer Graphics, Special and Visual Effects along with some aspects of Film and Animation. 
 
Below are links to my presentation,  20 years of research and hard work, and what I believe to be one of the most complete histories of the industry in one place on the internet.
 
And I'm making it available free for you to enjoy."

 Check it out here // The History of CG and VFX

Over the Moon: Q&A With Director and Producers

 

BFI at Home | Over the Moon Q&A with director Glen Keane and producers Peilin Chou and Gennie Rim

 

Andrew Gordon: How to Tell an Incredible Story

 "How does PIXAR excel as a trailblazer and establish such an innovative company culture? Follow along as Andrew Gordon, the co-founder of The Animation Collaborative and a former Directing Animator at PIXAR, spills the secrets of how to companies can foster an spur innovation through storytelling."

Buster Keaton: The Art of the Gag

We referenced Keaton a lot in the first Paddington film. He is a master of timing, expression and physical comedy. 

The Virtual Production of The Mandalorian

Martin Scorsese | David Lean Lecture 2019

LAIKA's Missing Link | Animating Action in Missing Link

Interview With Oscar-Shortlist VFX Team For 'Alita: Battle Angel'

This is the last feature film I worked on with Framestore. We had a blast working on the Motorball sequence of the film. 


The Oscar-Shortlist VFX team for Alita: Battle Angel talk about their work on the film.

 Richard Baneham - Visual Effects Supervisor for Lightstorm Entertainment Mike Cozens – Animation Supervisor Richard Hollander - VFX Supervisor Eric Saindon – Visual Effects Supervisor

Roger Deakins Breaks Down His Award-Winning Career

The Irishman De-Aging vs Deepfake

E.T. Returns: The Making Of “A Holiday Reunion”