Archive | February, 2009
An animated documentary about the Israel-Lebanon war doesn’t go far enough
There’s so much to like about Waltz With Bashir that the weak elements are all the more troublesome. When the images of war and absurdity speak for themselves, they are imaginative investigations of the perplexing nature of memory and the unfathomable inhumanity of war. But the authorial voice is ever-present and condescending, burying the movie’s [...]
Continue reading...Japanese animation film ‘La Maison en Petits Cubes’ bags Academy Award
23. February 2009
LOS ANGELES — Japanese film “La Maison en Petits Cubes” won the Best Animated Short Film at the 81st Academy Awards on Sunday — the first film with a Japanese director to win in the category. Directed by Kunio Kato, “La Maison en Petits Cubes” depicts an old man who adapts to changing circumstances in a [...]
Continue reading...Roots of Japanese Anime
19. February 2009
Today, animated television programs and movies from Japan are popular all over the world, and often serve as the first contact Americans have with Japanese culture. It was not always so, however: although film animation in Japan dates back to 1907, early production was decentralized and animation techniques often lagged behind that of American studios [...]
Continue reading...Eight-year old Animation Wiz Kid
18. February 2009
Aman Rehman is merely eight years old but teaches “students” who are thrice his age. Popularly known as the “computerwala bachcha” in Dehra Dun, where he lives, this little genius is a computer animation wizard and has made more than 1,000 animation films till date. Aman, the youngest of four siblings, began showing interest in [...]
Continue reading...Motion Comics on iTunes
17. February 2009
“With [any] new medium comes a new storytelling language. It’s more than just taking the images and moving them around the screen. There’s a new storytelling language that’s emerging every time we work on it and we’re really excited for where that takes us.” – Ultimate Spider-Man creator Brian Michael Bendis There’s “a new form of interactive [...]
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26. February 2009
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