Toy Story 3 : Brand New Full Trailer

Disney has released a new full trailer for Toy Story 3 !

Trailers and Movies the bigger size the better ! So watch it here till you get to savor it in a 3D screen near you !

Must Read : Carlos Baena On Feedback

"Everybody needs feedback, and it's a heck of a lot cheaper than paying a trainer."

- Doug Lowenstein

In any field feedback is the easiest and the fastest way to grow. If you stay isolated in your own cocoon you have no idea what you are missing.

This goes specially in Animation where its(should be?) mandatory to get and give feedback as Animation is all about team work and bouncing off ideas can have a powerful impact(both positive and negative) on our work. Now the key here is not everyone can take or give feedback in the way it should be. In my personal experience I had many bitter experiences where in when I gave feedback, they thanked me by sending me infuriating mails asking how can I criticise their work, that I have no right to my opinions, I am in no way superior to give feedback...blah blah blah.

And then when I asked for feedback, it was as if they had some personal grudge against me and this was their once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get back at me with vengeance. They pointed all the mistakes in all aspects of my life but just leaving a small bit of it...that was in the context of my work I showed them !!!

Now I am not saying that I am a "Yoda" in giving or taking feedback, but the examples I gave were at the two extreme opposite ends of a spectrum and clearly their reaction was not warranted at all.

Now I can go on and on, but it seems prudent to direct you to read what Carlos Baena(Animator, Pixar and Co-founder Animation Mentor) has to say about giving and receiving feedback.

Though everything in that article makes a lot of sense, there is one line which I think every Animator should have it posted somewhere where they can see it all the time :

"It's important to know that getting feedback is about improving a shot, and not judging the animators skills."



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New Theatrical Trailer - Toy Story 3 !!!

New Spline Cast From Spine Doctors

Andrew Gordon of Spline Doctors has a new Spline Cast with Ricky Nierva, Production Designer on Pixar's UP !

As always its a pleasure to hear this one too.

Direct Download

On iTunes



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Toy Story 3 : First Early Teaser Trailer In Delicious HD !

Have a preview here or watch it in HD right here !



P.S. -The first half of Buzz Lightyear(till the part when light goes off) has been animated by Animation Mentor Co-founder and PIXAR Animator Carlos Baena !

Princess and The Frog : New Clip

Pixar's Up : New Theatrical Trailer

Pixar has released its Theatrical Trailer for its much anticipated animated feature UP.

Catch the trailer and more feature on Pixar.


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37 Mins Of Andrew Stanton In An Interview

Came to know about this delightful interview from Upcoming Pixar Blog. 

As on the Upcoming Pixar Blog - 

"This lenghty but engaging interview has everything from Toy Story talk, to WALL•E tidbits, aswell as Stanton’s views of the awards season and the film/animation industry. He even talks about his mini vacations and reveals that it’s been about a year of him working on John Carter of Mars and that shooting should start early in 2010." 

Its indeed a must watch video for anyone interested in Pixar, Animation or even film-making in general and looking for some inspiration. 

 

Enjoy !

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New One Minute Clip From Pixar's UP

New clip from the much awaited Pixar's Upcoming Feature - UP ! This clip was show at SONY CES Keynote. 

Watch the clip on Vimeo, thanks to Sony Insider. 

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Audio Interview - Andrew Stanton Director/Co-Writer of Wall-E

Ok i may be grossly delayed on this one, but better late than never.

Jeff Goldsmith, Senior Editor of Creative Screenwriting Magazine interviews Andrew Stanton on Wall-E, Pixar and other stuff. 60+ plus minutes of insights and fun !

You just dont want to miss this one.



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Pixar's Upcoming Feature UP, New Sneak-Peek With Never Seen Before Scenes

Watch It Here !

Shortfilm Endeavors ? This may help !

For anyone starting his or her own independent short film or already working on one, be it in any medium, animation (3d, 2d, stop motion, etc) or whether live action, there is a fantastic article which has some great points to keep in mind while you are on your endeavors with your ideas and short.

The article is by Jim Capobianco, Story Artist at Pixar and Director on the Ratatouille shortfilm "Your Friend the Rat".

Bobby Beck Interview with Pixel Heads Network

If you are into animation, you would definitely want to listen to this interview. Bobby Beck is the co-founder and CEO of AnimationMentor.com and an ex animator at Pixar Animation Studios. Listen to Bobby tell you what it takes to become an animator today!

Some of the questions covered in the interview - 

• How important is it for animators to learn quickly?
  
• What applications should an animator be familiar with?
  
• Is creativity or application knowledge more important?
  

For the entire interview click here or alternatively download it here. 

Car Toons Premieres on Toon Disney

Disney/Pixar’s feature film Cars has made the leap to TV. Tonight on Toon Disney at 5:00pm/4:00pm central, a new series of animated shorts will premiere, starting with an episode titled Rescue Squad Mater. The shorts were directed by John Lasseter, who also directed the 2006 feature along with the late Joe Ranft. Lasseter is joined by co-directors Victor Navone and Rob Gibbs.

Read the full article here along with a small clip and more pictures. 

Spline Doctor's Spline Cast with Doug Sweetland Part 2

Here is Part two of the Doug Sweetland Interview. In this part Andrew and Doug talk about how music relates to animation as well as Doug's directorial debut on Presto.

Get the Spline Cast here.

Teaser - Pixar's UP

Heres a bit of a dope(totally fresh) on Pixar's next feature UP. Looks extremely entertaining and promising.

Cant wait for more such teasers/trailers. Keep watching this space for more.

Spline Doctor's Spline Cast with Doug Sweetland Part 1

Spline Doctors has released a new Spline Cast with Doug Sweetland, the director of the new Pixar short, PRESTO ! Doug Sweetland is a director/animator for Pixar. He has worked on many Pixar films, and was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation for Toy Story 2. He has recently made his directorial debut for Pixar with the short film, Presto.

Its a wonderful Spline Cast hearing both Andrew Gordon and Doug speak, where Doug shares his experiences, his journey into animation and loads of interesting stuff which i am sure you don't wanna miss. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series.

So what are you waiting for, get the Spline Cast right here.

Wall-E Vignettes #6 : Pixar's new short animations featuring Wall-E

Wall-E with Bouncing Balls

Wall-E Vignettes #5 : Pixar's new short animations featuring Wall-E

Wall-E playing with Fire Hydrant !

Wall-E Vignettes #4 : Pixar's new short animations featuring Wall-E

Wall-E having fun with Hula Hoop !