Category: Disney, Movies
Two “untooned” images from pixeloo recently made the rounds around the Internet: Homer Simpson and Mario. Now, they’re at it again with Jessica Rabbit from Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
From blogspot.com:
So this ended up taking quite a bit longer than the last 2 even though I had expected a pretty easy time with it. I was able to complete the face relatively quickly but the real challenge was everything from her neck down. Trying to piece together parts of a body from multiple photos on top of a highly disproportionate body was pretty difficult. I considered only doing the face but I predicted pitchforks and torches if I chose that route. Creating the sequins took a bit of time too. I recently saw some camera effects in a music video I tried to duplicate too with the streaked brightness which I gave a shot here to add to the whole realism.
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High-resolution Version of Jessica Rabbit
Posted by Ricky on May 9, 2008 at 10:55 am · Permalink
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Category: Disney, Theme Parks
From attractionsmagazine.com:
We now have a complete 49-minute video online of Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde’s presentation on the history of Animal Kingdom given at 9:45am on April 22, the park’s 10th anniversary.
The presentation was delivered in front of cast members and fans at the theater that houses the Finding Nemo Musical stage show.
Click here to download the video from our videos page.
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Posted by Ricky on April 23, 2008 at 3:05 pm · Permalink
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From attractionsmagazine.com:
Disney’s Animal Kingdom celebrated its 10th anniversary today with a morning ceremony in front of the Tree of Life featuring Imagineer Joe Rohde and Dr. Jane Goodall. After the ceremony, we had a chance to talk to Rohde and Goodall about Animal Kingdom and their favorite parts of the park.
You can download a high-quality video of the complete ceremony and interviews by visiting our video page.
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Posted by Ricky on April 22, 2008 at 5:47 pm · Permalink
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Category: Disney, Movies, Travel
In perfect timing for Earth Day tomorrow, The Walt Disney Company has announced a brand-new series of nature documentaries under a new name, Disneynature. They’ve also created a Disneynature logo that’s a wonderful blend of the traditional castle-themed Disney logo with a natural mountainous terrain:
From go.com:
The Walt Disney Studios is launching Disneynature, a prestigious new production banner that will literally go to the ends of the earth to produce major big screen nature documentaries, Studios Chairman Dick Cook announced.
In the great tradition established by Walt Disney himself, Disneynature will offer spectacular entertainment about the world in which we live. The significance of the new banner goes beyond the studio, with The Walt Disney Company embracing this new initiative around the world through a number of its businesses, including publications, licensing, parks and educational outreach. Disney veteran Jean-Francois Camilleri, who has served as senior vice president and general manager for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures France will head the new unit. Disneynature will be based in France, where Camilleri and his team will oversee the initiation, development and acquisition of high quality feature projects.
Among the first films to be released domestically under the new label will be Earth, from award-winning British producer/director Alastair Fothergill, whose credits include the landmark Planet Earth series for the BBC and The Discovery Channel and The Blue Planet. Earth, which is produced by BBC Worldwide and Greenlight Media and co-directed by Mark Linfield, will take us on a tour of our home planet as we’ve never seen it before. It will be narrated by renowned actor James Earl Jones and will premiere theatrically on Earth Day, April 22, 2009. The film will also be released under the Disneynature banner in Latin America.
To go with the information about the upcoming documentaries, Disney has created a fabulous web site that really gives you that “big screen” feeling on your small screen at home. Not only does the site contain a clips and information from the upcoming new documentaries, but also a look back at the history of Walt Disney’s “True Life Adventures” series of nature films, including a brief interview with Walt himself. The site is definitely one to check out.
Link to Disneynature web site
Posted by Ricky on April 21, 2008 at 4:01 pm · Permalink
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From attractionsmagazine.com:
The Top 3 candidates for Disney’s first-ever Chief Magic Official have arrived in Orlando and will begin engaging in various competitions tomorrow.
Below is the schedule for the CMO events around Walt Disney World for the next few days, in case anyone wants to try to see and/or take part in the various competitions:
Thursday, April 17:
8am - Stroller Derby - Skyway Stroller Parking in Fantasy Land
11:30am - Noon - Throw In The Towel. This is a non-public event, shot in a resort room for the web.
2pm - The Loudest Crowd - Main Street, MK.
Friday, April 18:
10am - Know The Show - Epcot Tip Board
2pm - Make A Face - AK, Lower Bradley Falls.
Time unknown - Shadow the Dream Squad.
Tuesday:
8am - Selection Ceremony, MK Rose Garden.
It appears that the 8am events will take place before the Magic Kingdom opens, so they are likely not going to be open for public viewing, unless Disney allows early entry for them.
We have been told that the CMO Selection Ceremony on Tuesday will be broadcast live on DreamCMO.com. Voting to select the winner of the contest is currently ongoing at the web site as well and will continue through Monday, April 21. Videos of the competitions will be posted there over the next few days.
Thanks to Kenny (”the pirate” - one of last year’s Dream Job winners) for sending in the schedule.
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Posted by Ricky on April 16, 2008 at 10:36 pm · Permalink
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From jpgmag.com:
On a recent vacation to the West Coast I ventured to one of the World’s most beloved, and for obvious reasons unnamed, Theme Parks in Southern California. After an hour or so I became fascinated with the lack of enthusiasm on the faces around me. While waiting near a ride to take pictures of my friends as they drove by in a tiny yellow car I decided to snap some random shots of other people driving by.
It quickly became clear to me that most of the people around me were here because of some sort of cultural obligation to have fun. Just one in a long list of “not to be missed” experiences that Americans feel the need to indulge in.
As part of my experiment I began to take pictues while walking past crowds of people going the other direction. I just held up my camera and snapped.
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Posted by Ricky on April 15, 2008 at 1:13 pm · Permalink
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From cartoonbrew.com:
The end of an era.
The last of the Nine Old Men, Ollie Johnston, passed away today in Sequim, Washington at the age of 95. Jenny Lerew confirms it.
UPDATE: Howard Green sent us this quote from Roy Disney…
“Ollie was part of an amazing generation of artists, one of the real pioneers of our art, one of the major participants in the blossoming of animation into the art form we know today. One of Ollie’s strongest beliefs was that his characters should think first, then act…and they all did. He brought warmth and wit and sly humor and a wonderful gentleness to every character he animated. He brought all those same qualities to his life, and to all of our lives who knew him. We will miss him greatly, but we were all enormously enriched by him.”
Such awful news just a few days after The Walt Disney Company’s announcement of their plans for their next 10 major animated motion pictures, which may bring Disney back to the animation glory they once enjoyed while Ollie Johnston and the other eight “old men” worked so diligently and creatively on what have become classics.
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Posted by Ricky on April 15, 2008 at 12:07 am · Permalink
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From attractionsmagazine.com:
The Walt Disney Company has a long history of sending interesting and collectible swag to the press to boost their excitement for attractions opening soon. The newest attraction headed for both Walt Disney World here in Orlando as well as the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Ca. is Toy Story Mania, scheduled to officially open this Summer (and possibly unofficially open within the next couple of weeks).
This attraction blends “4D” technology (3D screens/glasses practical effects, like water squirting riders) with an interactive carnival-themed shooting element, similar to Disney’s own Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin at the Magic Kingdom, only taken to the next level. The new attraction will feature not only Buzz Lightyear, but a host of other characters familiar to any fan of the Disney/Pixar films Toy Story and Toy Story 2.
Today, we received this fun and inventive box, not as an invitation to a press event, but simply as a reminder (to us and everyone reading this) that Toy Story Mania is on its way soon
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Posted by Ricky on April 11, 2008 at 5:22 pm · Permalink
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The Walt Disney Studios has released a list of its upcoming new animated feature-length films, beginning with Wall-E’s release this summer all the way through releases in 2012:
2008:
WALL•E (Domestic Release Date: June 27th, 2008)
Pixar Animation Studios
BOLT (Domestic Release Date: November 26th, 2008, Disney Digital 3-D™)
Walt Disney Animation Studios
TINKER BELL (Disney DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: October 28th, 2008)
DisneyToon Studios
2009:
UP (Domestic Release Date: May 29th, 2009, Disney Digital 3-D™)
Pixar Animation Studios
TOY STORY in 3-D (Domestic Release Date: October 2nd, 2009)
Pixar Animation Studios
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (Domestic Release Date: Christmas 2009)
Walt Disney Animation Studios
TINKER BELL NORTH OF NEVER LAND - working title (Disney DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: 2009)
2010:
TOY STORY 2 in 3-D (Domestic Release Date: February 12th, 2010)
Pixar Animation Studios
TOY STORY 3 (Domestic Release Date: June 18th, 2010, Disney Digital 3-D™)
Pixar Animation Studios
RAPUNZEL (Domestic Release Date: Christmas 2010, Disney Digital 3-D™)
Walt Disney Animation Studios
TINKER BELL A MIDSUMMER STORM - working title (Disney DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: 2010)
DisneyToon Studios
2011:
NEWT (Domestic Release Date: Summer 2011, Disney Digital 3-D™)
Pixar Animation Studios
THE BEAR AND THE BOW (Domestic Release Date: Christmas 2011, Disney Digital 3-D™)
Pixar Animation Studios
TINKER BELL A WINTER STORY - working title (Disney DVD and Blu-ray Release Date: 2011)
DisneyToon Studios
2012:
CARS 2 (Domestic Release Date: Summer 2012, Disney Digital 3-D™)
Pixar Animation Studios
KING OF THE ELVES (Domestic Release Date: Christmas 2012, Disney Digital 3-D™)
Walt Disney Animation Studios
From go.com:
Commenting on the announcement, Cook said, “We couldn’t be more proud and excited about our upcoming line-up of feature projects. With so many great films literally on the drawing boards and computer screens, we felt that now was the perfect time to give moviegoers all over the world an update on the state of our art. In a year when our Studio is marking the 80th anniversary of Mickey Mouse, the character that started it all for us, it seems especially timely to share our plans for the future of animation. With John Lasseter and Ed Catmull guiding our creative efforts both at Emeryville and in Burbank, this is as exciting a time as any in our history.”
Lasseter added, “This is an amazing time for animation at Disney and Pixar, and it’s a thrill to be working on such a diverse and original group of films with such an all-star team of filmmakers. The thing I love best about my job is that I get to work at both Disney and Pixar with filmmakers who are passionate about their projects and who are the absolute best in the business. We’re excited to be pushing the boundaries of 3-D and computer technology to tell our stories in the best possible way. At the same time, we’re drawing on our past to emphasize memorable characters, original edge-of-your-seat stories, and believable worlds. Walt Disney and his creative team taught us how to blend comedy, powerful emotion, and action-filled excitement in our films, and this group of incredible filmmakers is bringing their own originality and sensibilities to the process.”
Link to full press release with more information on each film
Posted by Ricky on April 8, 2008 at 11:11 pm · Permalink
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From samsclub.com:
Once-in-a-Lifetime Package Disney/Pixar Animation Lover’s Dream Vacation Behind The Scenes Access Pass
This Once-in-a-Lifetime Package takes you inside the world’s premier animation studios for an up close look at the process and techniques that have made Disney/Pixar the leader in family films for generations. WALL•E, the newest feature from Disney/Pixar, features a robot and his incredible outer space adventure. Your adventure takes you to Emeryville, Calif., home of Pixar, where you will be a guest at a private screening of A Pixar Story and be treated to other exciting behind-the-scenes explorations. This earthbound trip will also take you to the famed Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, Calif., where you will walk the hallowed grounds of the beautiful 51-acre studio lot, be given a VIP tour and more! Enjoy the movie PREMIERE celebration on a June weekend in California with appearances by the filmmakers and other VIPs.
$14,700
One 4-Person Package Available
This Once-in-a-Lifetime Sam¹s Club® package can be purchased at samsclub.com.
Available for purchase on April 9, 2008, after 10 pm CDT.
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Posted by Ricky on April 8, 2008 at 10:55 am · Permalink
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