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unprincess wrote:I know Dreamworks is in desperate need of something new and fresh as they have really struggled this last decade and being the first studio to go back to 2d for a full length film would really be something. And even if it isnt successful or just a moderate success its not something that would cause much of a stir for them. I mean DW has already had a long string of disappointing BO performing films that a hand drawn film really wouldn't be as much of a risk as it would be for Disney who seems to want to avoid again being associated with the stigma of "2d flop" for some ridiculous reason.

estefan wrote:It would definitely be neat to see DWA invest in a hand-drawn animated feature after this short. Maybe they could revive "Me and My Shadow."

They’re making 1,000 minutes of new shorts, and they’re promoting a “high production value” which is industry speak for a higher-than-usual production budget. The cartoons will vary in length, from one to six minutes, and everything from the premise through the jokes will take a “cartoonist-driven approach to storytelling.
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/a...am-159660.html

Kyle wrote:We've had attempts at long form looney tunes shows in recent years, but for the first time in a while they are going back to a shorts program.

They’re making 1,000 minutes of new shorts, and they’re promoting a “high production value” which is industry speak for a higher-than-usual production budget. The cartoons will vary in length, from one to six minutes, and everything from the premise through the jokes will take a “cartoonist-driven approach to storytelling.
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/a...am-159660.html

Really looking forward to this.

Kyle wrote:I really doubt they won't outsource, but that doesn't mean it can't be good in spite of that.

After 40 years, Don Bluth returns to Walt Disney Animation Studios. This was something for the history books. I am extremely grateful that I got to be part of these moments & talks of the future. Why was Don Bluth at Disney Animation you ask? Well, some of that must remain a SECRET! However, I can discuss some of the experiences we had and include some photos!

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We walked down the halls to some of the offices and met Mark Henn! To our SURPRISE! Mark was working on a Disney Traditional Animation desk! This was a sight to see! Nothing makes me more happy to see hand-drawn animation still being done at Disney in some shape or form.
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Once we finished the tour of Disney’s office, we had a few very important things left to do. But we will save that for another time.

Q: How has technology changed the way you work?

Mark Henn: The myth with computer animation, particularly, is that it makes life easier, and I would say that's a myth. You know, people think, "Oh, you just push a button and it's faster," but no, it's not faster and it's not cheaper. In fact, with the technology you have more people involved because you have to have a whole group of people that fix things when that technology breaks down.

In hand-drawn days, the worst thing that would happen is if my pencil broke, or I ran out of paper, I could go get new paper. You have all the benefits of technology and giving you tools to create, for filmmakers to be able to create worlds that would be very difficult to do in the hand-drawn world. [...] I mean, it's just different names for seemingly the same jobs in certain cases, but like I said, now you have a whole tech department that supports – it's like "Ah, I can't get this button to work!" "I'll be right there!" – so you've got that, brings a whole different group of expertise and people that fix things a lot. But it isn't any faster, necessarily, and as these things get more complicated: rendering time, it still boils down to people, and the hours it takes to get these films done.

Bob Iger wrote:We had been in the 2D animation business...We were telling good stories but they didn't feel as relevant to the world at the time. And Pixar, taking technology and creating new animation, told stories that in some ways were similar in quality to the stories Disney told over the years but in a way that looked much more modern, much more relevant. And that's been a key to our success over the last decade.

Sotiris wrote:In a new interview, Bob Iger blames 2D animation for the box office slump WDAS was in before transitioning to CGI.

Bob Iger wrote:We had been in the 2D animation business...We were telling good stories but they didn't feel as relevant to the world at the time. And Pixar, taking technology and creating new animation, told stories that in some ways were similar in quality to the stories Disney told over the years but in a way that looked much more modern, much more relevant. And that's been a key to our success over the last decade.

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