tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post1334852480626858966..comments2024-03-28T01:04:21.897-06:00Comments on Gossamer Obsessions: "Rapunzel," "Rapunzel," Go Down in FlamesAnimeJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-19014633146291726822010-12-07T21:39:27.400-07:002010-12-07T21:39:27.400-07:00Thanks for writing up ! I a, surfing your site fro...Thanks for writing up ! I a, surfing your site from last 20 minutes and got lot of very good things on it..I am impressed with you..You are genius.Watch Movieshttp://www.moviesplanet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-85842963348814551612008-04-09T12:04:00.000-06:002008-04-09T12:04:00.000-06:00Rapunzel has gone through so much retooling that I...<I>Rapunzel</I> has gone through so much retooling that I fully expect it to look very different from the test shots that were shown at SIGGRAPH... at this point, I'm well past questioning Glen Keane's eye for character design, and I'm more interested in whether or not they can actually pull off that oil-on-canvas texture they've been talking about for years. That said, it had better be Alan Menken providing the score.<BR/><BR/>It's probably worthwhile to point out that especially since the Pixar merger, which really was Pixar taking over Disney as far as animation was concerned (thank goodness), I've seen a trend moving away from writer-driven projects. In fact, there's a lot of dissatisfaction among animators and informed critics alike about decisions being made by executives and writers who didn't come from an animation background - something that hasn't led to the kind of complex moral drama you envision, but to a culture of one-liners and a lack of visual finesse (which still persists at other studios). The best animated films come out of their storyboards, not their scripts, unless (or even if) we're talking about very personal screenplays by established animators like Brad Bird and Andrew Stanton.<BR/><BR/>Worth reading: http://www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-commentary/who-writes-cartoons<BR/><BR/>I don't know if you have an art background at all, but if you want to work for Disney, some extensive training in animation would be an invaluable and necessary asset.<BR/><BR/><I>The Princess and the Pea</I>? Now that has potential.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com