Wild Things trailer looks AWESOME!

I loved this book as a kid and I think Spike Jonze is gonna do it justice! I cant wait to see this!

Monsters vs. Aliens

I got the chance to check out Monsters vs. Aliens last night at an advance screening in Hollywood thanks to some friends at work. It had some fun characters, lots of action and tsome great stereoscopic 3D effects. Some of the gags made me groan, but overall, the story moved at a good pace. I think kids are going to love this one.

There was a Q&A with the director and animation director after the show, and I got to ask about the challenges associated with animating for a film shown in 3D. The answer? - 3D made it harder to cheat the action for the camera, and that characters' eyelines had to be spot on. They went on to talk about the decisions they made as far as the story and scope of the film was concerned and what other challenges they faced during production.

So if you are in the mood for an action/scifi monster movie in 3D,the film comes out friday.

Where the Wild Things Are - First Photos

I just caught this on firstshowing.net which has a whole group of photos released from the Spike Jonze directed version of "Where the Wild Things Are". Theres many things that I'm excited about in this film, but the best part is the Wild Things. I'm glad they decided to use guys in costumes, rather than trying to do it all with visual effects. I mean I like cg as much as the next guy (obviously) but some things are better left to reality. The faces are animated though, which should make for a very convincing look. So go check out the photos and article on Firstshowing!

New UP trailer..

Every trailer Pixar releases for Up just seems to get better and better. Check out the animation on the dog in this newest trailer. They nailed it! Cant wait for this movie, it looks great.

Terminator Salvation Trailer

Just saw this trailer for the latest terminator installment. I have to say - it looks better than I expected. I might have to go check this one out.

Oscar Nominees Announced

The nominees for this year's Oscars have been announced. Check them out here.

Deadheads!

Deadheads is a new horror/comedy tells the tale of a zombie on a quest for long lost love and the answer to mystery of his untimely death. This project is a labor of love for two brothers from the Detroit area, Drew and Brett Pierce. They just put out a teaser for the film and it looks like a lot of fun so far. Check out their website for more about the project. In the meantime, check out the teaser:

DeadHeads Iceman Teaser from Brett Pierce on Vimeo.

New Bolt Trailer

The latest animated film from Disney has a new trailer out. Looks pretty cool!

New Wall-E Featurette

Andrew Stanton talks about the character he has created for the latest Pixar film due out this summer. This reminds me of an article that I've read and re-read numerous times on the awn website about Pixar's story process. If you haven't read it yet and you are interested in story development, definitely take a look at it here.

Louis Leterrier talks Incredible Hulk: Empire Magazine

The director of the new Incredible Hulk talks about his approach to the super hero flick on Empire magazine's website. Theres a few blow by blow descriptions of the trailer and a few insights as well.

Fanboys Unite!! Hulk is coming..

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So I can finally share a little bit about the project that has been taking up most of my time lately. I've been working hard on this since December and it will premiere in June. Enjoy!

...And the winner is:

Sunday brought a whole list of winners. For me the most exciting win of the night was Rhythm's win for Best visual effects in Golden Compass. Even though I didnt work on it, I'm still proud of everyone here that did! Congrats!

And the Nominees are:

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning. Pirates got a nod for best visual effects! Even though I had only a very small part in this film, its still cool that it got a nomination. Surf's Up got a nomination for best animated film. Juno got a nomination for best picture. The Golden Compass got a nomination for visual effects as well. Congrats to Rhythm and the team of people that worked on that film.

What is Animation?

This seems like a pretty staight forward question. Thanks to newer technology, many people are having a hard time definig just what qualifies as an "animated" film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is having the same troubles, especially when it comes to nominating films in this year's animated category. This article in Variety describes the truly difficult question of what defines an animated film these days.

Watchmen

I just started reading Alan Moore's graphic novel "Watchmen" in anticipation of the upcoming film. I know I am a little behind the times because I've never been into graphic novels that much, but this one is great. The film adaptation has been in the works for some time now, but with Zach Snyder aboard to direct, it now has a 2009 release date.

More Financial Theories

Keith Lango has posted a great blog about the financial aspect of movie making over on his website. This kind of information is great and worth the read. Check it out here.

The Teaser

So heres the trailer to Alvin and the Chipmunks, my current project. I know the humor is a little, um .. stupid, and the film follws in a long trend of 80's cartoon murders, but it has been really fun to work on. As an animator, this is a great project for me, and honestly I see more and more good shots being started on this show every day. It might actually be cute.

Hollywood Strikes Back

So the word on the street here is that there will most likely be a writes and actors guild strike in the near future. I will save my own editorial comments about the situation for another post, because this one is all about Hollywood's reaction to this work stoppage. Here is a list of films the studios are trying to push through before the possible strike deadline sometime next year. This should be interesting.