I’m writing this from Edinburgh, Scotland, where my wife and I have been enjoying a really wonderful Society for Animation Studies conference. A full report will follow when I get back home, but I can’t help responding to the Motion Picture Academy’s new rules for defining what is animation (see press release here), which states [...]
Entries Tagged as 'James Cameron'
Are New Oscar Rules for Mocap a Power Grab?
July 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Animation technology, Awards, Feature films, Motion capture
Tags: Academy Awards·Avatar·Happy Feet·James Cameron·Monster House
Avatar
December 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Animation and live action, Computer animation, Motion capture, Stereoscopic films
‘ Well, the wait is over and, whether one likes it or not, Avatar looks like the game changer that James Cameron, Jeffrey Katzenberg and other promoters of 3D movies said it would be, quieting critics who said the technology would never really work in live action. It also looks like it will be the [...]
Tags: Avatar·District 9·James Cameron·Neill Blomkamp·Rotomation