Archives for January, 2010
Short film spotlight: Flyin’ High
Created by Vancouver Film School student Marisa Smit through the VFS Classical Animation program.
Short film spotlight: Orbit
Created by Vancouver Film School student Terence Dankowych through the VFS 3D Animation & Visual Effects program.
Short film spotlight: Polaris
The following New Media short was created by Vancouver Film School students Nicolas Girard and Yaniv Fridman Lemor through the VFS Digital Design program.
Short film spotlight: Old Fangs
A young wolf decides to confront his father, whom he has not seen since he was a child.
‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ coming to Blu-ray, DVD March 23
Fantastic Mr. Fox arrives as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD Combo Pack and on DVD March 23 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Synopsis: In the re-imagined classic family tale, Mr. and Mrs. Fox live a happy home life with their eccentric son Ash and visiting nephew Kristopherson. That is until Mr. Fox slips into his sneaky, old ways and plots the greatest heist the animal world has ever seen. When mean old farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean join forces to surround Mr. Fox and his family, they don’t realize they are not dealing with any old fox – it’s Fantastic Mr. Fox and he has a fantastic master plan to save the day.
Bonus features include: The Look Of Fantastic Mr. Fox; From Script To Screen; The Puppet Makers; Still Life (Puppet Animation); Bill And His Badger; A Beginner’s Guide To Whack-Bat; Fantastic Mr. Fox: The World Of Roald Dahl.
Click here to check out the Fantastic Mr. Fox cover art at our sister site, BlurayWire.com.
‘Toy Story 3’ International Trailer Montage
In theaters June 18, 2010
Pixar’s UP wins Golden Globes
Minutes ago, the Golden Globe for Best Animated Film went to Pixar’s Up. Not really a surprise, as Pixar tends to win everything. Next up, the Academy Award (Oscar). Congrats to everyone at Pixar who worked on creating yet another animated masterpiece. A win that was well deserved.
Update: Up just won another Golden Globe for Best Original Score.
Homer Simpson delivers the Late Show Top 10
Short film spotlight: Little Dark Corners
Created by Vancouver Film School student Jae Hee Jung through the VFS 3D Animation & Visual Effects program.
Short film spotlight: Witches Brew
Created by Vancouver Film School student Gergana Hristova through the VFS Classical Animation program.
Short film spotlight: Snow
Created by Vancouver Film School student Anamika Barauh through the VFS Classical Animation program.
‘Mike Da Mustang’ Pilot Episode
Check out the pilot episode of a new children’s series Mike Da Mustang created and produced by ASB.tv. It features military and civilian aircraft of all types and aims to educate children about life as well as inspire an interest in aviation in general. The show is currently in the process of being shopped around to several major stations.
