Friday, 2 November 2012
The Misleading Headline of the the Day
MSN was carrying a news story titled "Restoring Ancient Organs in Transylvania". My first impression was way more exciting and gruesome than what the story turned out the be about. Also, there were no cartoon vampires. Which goes without saying, I guess.
Fix-It Philip Jr.
I made this Fit-It Felix Jr. cake with a Super Mario pan today for my brother's birthday party. After supper I'M GONNA WRECK IT!
Monday, 22 October 2012
Japanese Wreck it Ralph trailer has AKB48 and new footage
I just learned that the theme music for the Sugar Rush game seen in Wreck it Ralph is performed in Japanese by the girl group AKB48. In the english version a well. Very odd choice. I guess it's supposed to be a Japanese developed fictional game then? Anyway, if you get past the intro by AKB48, there is a japanese trailer with a few new scenes. One that stood out to me was Veneloppe being bullied by a character I haven't seen in other trailers.
The short playing with Wreck it Ralph is called Paperman and I saw it at this year's Ottawa Interational Animation Festival. Visually, it looks amazing. The story is told without spoken lines and is, well, pretty sappy, but it's sweet. The cool part about it is that the figures of the characters were rendered without pupils in their eyes and missing other facial features, and artists animated the facial expressions by hand! You can read a quick explanation about this process here. They were trying to achieve a hand drawn look while still getting the best of the computer's capabilities. It's a cool effect but it may be impractical for a whole film.
The director of this short signed a poster for me. He wrote, "Good luck in animation."
Le sigh.
Hit the jump to see a clip from the Toy Story short Partysaurus Rex, playing with the re release of Finding Nemo.
The short playing with Wreck it Ralph is called Paperman and I saw it at this year's Ottawa Interational Animation Festival. Visually, it looks amazing. The story is told without spoken lines and is, well, pretty sappy, but it's sweet. The cool part about it is that the figures of the characters were rendered without pupils in their eyes and missing other facial features, and artists animated the facial expressions by hand! You can read a quick explanation about this process here. They were trying to achieve a hand drawn look while still getting the best of the computer's capabilities. It's a cool effect but it may be impractical for a whole film.
The director of this short signed a poster for me. He wrote, "Good luck in animation."
Le sigh.
Hit the jump to see a clip from the Toy Story short Partysaurus Rex, playing with the re release of Finding Nemo.
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Hotel Transylvania Review + Q&A with Genndy Tartakovsky
It's Ottawa International Animation Festival time, my favourite time of the year!
Tonight Hotel Transylvania played at the Bytowne Cinema, followed by a Q&A with director Genndy Tartakovsky. This movie is a ton of fun to watch. There is a lot of physical comedy, and fotunately it is mostly well executed. The audience was laughing the whole way through.
Going into this movie I had no idea that Adam Sandler was in it, which is for the best because, had I have know, I might not have gone to see it. Surprisingly, I never realized it was him until the credits rolled. His turn as Dracula may actually be the best performance of his career.
The story itself is pretty light. The movie is essentially an ongoing arguement between an over protective parent and his young adult daughter (at 118 years old!) who yearns to be independent and see more of the world, but interrupted by numerous action and comedy scenes, plus a touch of romance. It's a simple and fast paced story at about 1hr and 30min.
To read a bit of what director Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Dexter's Lab, Star Wars Clone Wars) had to say after the film, hit the jump.
Going into this movie I had no idea that Adam Sandler was in it, which is for the best because, had I have know, I might not have gone to see it. Surprisingly, I never realized it was him until the credits rolled. His turn as Dracula may actually be the best performance of his career.
The story itself is pretty light. The movie is essentially an ongoing arguement between an over protective parent and his young adult daughter (at 118 years old!) who yearns to be independent and see more of the world, but interrupted by numerous action and comedy scenes, plus a touch of romance. It's a simple and fast paced story at about 1hr and 30min.
To read a bit of what director Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Dexter's Lab, Star Wars Clone Wars) had to say after the film, hit the jump.
Monday, 10 September 2012
Ace Attorney 5 Info
Capcom has revealed Phoenix's new character design for Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney 5. It's been 10 years, so he has to look older, right? See, he's got a new haircut and everything! And a vest. Vests = older!
"Do you like my new haircut? What do you mean it looks the same? I have a tiny forlock now! That's totally different."
In any case, I love Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney games, so I am officially excited. Already confirmed for North America! Yay!
Sunday, 9 September 2012
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