Monday, March 21, 2011

Little Gold Mine: posemaniacs

I found something last weekend.
It's a great anatomy resource site.
I'm not sure if students have already pointed it out..
But I am posting it up anyway!
It's for people who don't have the greater access to life drawing etc.
But I see it a great place to practice examples just on the go,or sketching.
There are heaps and heaps of great references.

The site is:  http://www.posemaniacs.com/

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

More Animation History

Task>  Wk 5 Class task 10-3-11

‘The Incredibles’ and ‘The Iron, paid homage to Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston… In the Pixar‘Monsters Inc’ (2001), the directors paid homage to yes.
1. Which studio produced the two short animated films featured today?
Merrie Melody!
2. Who directed the two films?
Merrie Melody's Leon Schlesinger. 
 Leon Schlesinger took over producing the cartoons from 1933 to 1943

3. What were the names and dates of production of the two films?
The two film are The Case of the Missing Hare (1942) and The Aristo Cat (1943)

4. Many of this director’s films in the 1930’s and 1940’s tried to imitate the
style of which famous studio?
Warner Bros.

5. Did he ever work at that studio? (The studio that was the answer to the
previous question)
Having produced one cartoon in the series Looney Tunes(based on music), it's success prompted him to sell Merrie Melodies to the Warner Bros Studio.

6. After directing a film in 1942 he broke away into a new style of animation
humour and design. From the late 1940’s and into the 1950’s the animation
style and design in his films and characters were a leading influence in
animation history. What features of his style of animation and design made
his work stand out?
By 1942, Bugs was Merrie Melodies’ biggest star. In the 1940s and 50s, the Merrie Melodies/Looney Tunes cartoon shorts were shown almost exclusively in theaters

7. Remember that Brad Bird, director of
Giant’
animated feature film
which cartoon by the animator you are researching today? (Film title and
year please)

 Pixar's "Monsters, Inc" and a Looney Tunes cartoon (titled "Feed the Kitty")
 starring the character duo of "Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot".

8. Is that cartoon, the one you answered in the previous question, one of
Frank’s favourite cartoons?

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Treasure Hunt

                            I'm Rich:
With all this material!

                                                                                      
With all honesty until now I have been kind of nervous to look about the library. I usually like going to the my local library, and also my past school library. But, with all new experiences or places, I always have to conjur some courage. Without this orientation, I don't think I would have looked inside that library despite how much I like them. I have been this way ever since I was a little kid.

So I am very grateful... that I got my foot in the door.

And just to add, the Librarians seem good to talk to. Aside from the glorious amount of material, I like how there are so many help desks, and also the fact you can drink in there is a win too.


My Completed Answers >
1. Shuan Tan has also been the author of The bird King and The arrival(I like this, It's about migration. Simple to how I feel coming to new places... It's a complete picture book, no writing/narritive.). Both these books can be found at the library. Other work's of Shuan Tan is The Red Tree.

2. I looked about the Journals, I could only see a magazine about animation ... called 'Animation Magazine'. Simple straight forward name. But I'm exceptionally happy how the Library holds around 3 years of Imagine FX Magazines. Lovee..

3. I found out the Librarian's help in Library's today...
For information detailing on copyright it's fine to lurk about web feat, but its also accessable on level 4 of the block.

4. Disney's 2 of the 9 old men collaborated on a great big book called the Illusion of Life. Those two men were Frank Thomas, and Ollie Johnston. The book is located on the 3rd level.


5. For the 5th Question, I found the book The Animator's Survival Kit (Richard Williams) of level 3. I'm most certainly
going visit these books. We'll be the best of friends.

6. Frank went to Paris!! and the dim of this treasure
 hunt is something he brought back from paris. From
 the Gobelin Animation school. I guess this makes our
 Teacher Frank a Pirate!... I found one book. By Gobelins. 
But I am unsure.
It's called 'Paris: Chambre de Commerce et d'industrie'...
 Chambre? Commerce?? I'm all so so very confused. Completely.
Is this really the book?

7. Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Miyazaki. It's fun to say. But all the more
 fun to watch. Yes his animated movies are found at the sbit library. 
Films such as Howls moving Castle, Porco Rosso, Spirited Away,
 Kiki's Delivery Service and The Miyazaki Temple are all avaliable to loan.

8. The Orientation was of good help, but I answered most of the
questions given before the orientation started... 

 



And lastely. Watching 'The Lost Thing'.
 I would have to say I have a Favourite creature design.
The Cage Bird.