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Sylvain Chomet has insisted his Dior holiday ad was hand-drawn, but acknowledges the use of "automated interpolation."
What does that mean, exactly? The filmmaker's response to AI speculation leaves some important questions unanswered.
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1/2 - “I need to speak in frames.”
Scratch DJ Kid Koala learned a new way to communicate for his animated feature debut, ‘Space Cadet.’ We spoke with him about directing animation, adapting his graphic novel, and finding the film’s human touch.
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2/2 - From a crew of just 16 animators to turntable sound effects backing Robot’s movements, ‘Space Cadet’ was built around the details. Kid Koala explains how music, restraint, and his collaborators shaped the dialogue-free feature. Full interview: cartoonbrew.com/feature-film…
Sylvain Chomet has insisted his Dior holiday ad was hand-drawn, but acknowledges the use of "automated interpolation."
What does that mean, exactly? The filmmaker's response to AI speculation leaves some important questions unanswered.
cartoonbrew.com/artificial-i…
Sorry for anyone confused by the signup page. It was asking everyone to identify themselves as an AMPAS member. You don't need any kind of affiliation to attend, and the RSVP document has been updated to reflect that. All are welcome.
Join us for a free ‘Ray Gunn’ screening in Los Angeles on November 10! This is one you wanna see on the big screen while you can.
Stick around for a Q&A with Bird, Tony Fucile, Michal Makarewicz, and Doug Frankel.
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Concept art by Carter Goodrich for Shrek (2001), dir. Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, DreamWorks Animation
1/2 - Today's Oscar-qualified short is WBPA's ‘Daffy Season,’ directed by Hamish Grieve and Todd Wilderman’s. When Elmer Fudd becomes obsessed with soccer, Daffy realizes there's something worse than being hunted. Being ignored.
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2/2 - The directors discuss honoring Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble, putting Daffy in a cartoon Dario Argento movie, and moving from classic staging and mono sound to sweeping cameras and Dolby Atmos. Full interview: cartoonbrew.com/awards/daffy…
Join us for a free ‘Ray Gunn’ screening in Los Angeles on November 10! This is one you wanna see on the big screen while you can.
Stick around for a Q&A with Bird, Tony Fucile, Michal Makarewicz, and Doug Frankel.
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Laika’s ‘Wildwood’ heads into its third frame, eyeing a $5 million weekend as it pushes towards $38 million domestically.
It's Fathom's biggest-ever release by far. Is the new strategy paying off?
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Did Sylvain Chomet’s Dior holiday ad use generative AI? The evidence is compelling, but we’re still waiting for answers after reaching out to both parties.
We also owe you an apology for not scrutinizing the film more closely before our original report.
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Check out our third and final daily from the Tokyo International Film Festival: Anime’s $28 billion global market, new Nippon Anime Awards, and Fathom’s theatrical ambitions.
Plus, filmmaker interviews and more from this year’s festival lineup.
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I dropped hand-drawn from the headline and updated the piece a bit. I wrote a full update and apology I hoped to get up today, but I’m flying and my laptop died before I could set it up in Wordpress and upload the photos. I’ve emailed Sylvain and Dior, but haven’t heard back.
Dior recruited ‘The Triplets of Belleville’ director Sylvain Chomet to create a holiday short set in 1949 Paris.
It's the latest example of luxury fashion giving traditional animation talent a welcome showcase.
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Big shake-up coming to the top of Pixar. Jonathan Garson will succeed Jim Morris as studio president in January, with Morris moving to president emeritus after 12 years in the role. Jonas Rivera will take expanded creative oversight alongside Pete Docter.
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1/2 - Today's Oscar-qualified short is Kate Renshaw-Lewis’s ‘Busy Bodies,’ which looks at the absurd machinery behind everyday convenience. Tiny workers toil under giant hands in the printed animation.
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2/2 - In our chat, the filmmaker discusses printing frames at just 1.5 inches, finding inspiration in Rube Goldberg machines, and building an ominous soundtrack from vintage synthesizers, household objects, and her pet rabbit chewing hay: cartoonbrew.com/awards/busy-…
1/2 - How do you bring Dr. Seuss’s printed pages to CG life? ‘The Cat in the Hat’ directors Erica Rivinoja and Alessandro Carloni discuss paper textures, printing imperfections, and building three distinct visual worlds.
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2/2 - They also explain why their adaptation needed a terrifying monster, how the Things found a percussive language, and what a potato on a string reveals about the film’s lighting. Read our interview: cartoonbrew.com/feature-film…
Before becoming Texas’s next attorney general, Nathan Johnson had an even cooler job, making music for 'Dragon Ball Z.'
We picked five favorites from his compositions.
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