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<blockquote data-quote="Zoatebix" data-source="post: 2047202" data-attributes="member: 11401"><p>Two things on an unrelated note:</p><p></p><p>First, a quote from an email I sent earlier today: "Damn. 21 of the top 50 animation titles on IMDB are from Japan. 12 of the top 50 are from Studio Ghibli or [in one case -ed.] is an earlier work by Miyazaki (e.g. Lupin III: the Castle of Cagliostro). Entirely rotoscoped animated films (Waking Life) and combinations of cel animation and live-action film (Roger Rabbit and Mary Poppins) are on the list as well."</p><p></p><p>I wish I knew how the film ratings on IMDB work better so one can't just blame those on a bunch of internet-using anime nerds. Considering that 2 or 3 f the Ghibli films have never seen these shores... actually, I don't know what to conclude.</p><p></p><p>Second: My friend Richmond's presentation on anime that he did for his color theory class at Savannah College of Art and Design. <a href="http://members.cox.net/penguinjoe/SCAD/presentation.swf" target="_blank">http://members.cox.net/penguinjoe/SCAD/presentation.swf</a> </p><p></p><p>And now - about the state of American Animation:</p><p>Were Don Bluth allowed more creative freedom back in the '80s, the face of American feature animation could have been completely different today.</p><p></p><p>Pixar has not made a bad film. They are amazing. I expect they won't make a bad film in the future. And when their exclusive contract with Disney (or whatever it is) runs out - the world is their oyster.</p><p></p><p>If Disney let their animators do more non-market-researched labors of love like Lilo and Stitch - we'd have a hell of a lot more gorgeous films like Lilo and Stitch, and that's a good, good, good thing.</p><p></p><p>(Am I repeating Urban Legend or can someone confirm that Lilo and Stitch was essentially done in spare time/overtime and was, essentially, a "sleeper hit," as I've been lead to believe by various sources?)</p><p></p><p>And now a meta-observation - is it just me, or has this discussion been focusing primarily on TV? I admit I've only read pages 1 and 4. I realize that I'm not contributing to the discussion as much as I could if I were actually engaging in discourse -sorry!</p><p></p><p></p><p>So yeah - I'm optimistic about the state of American animation - and world animation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zoatebix, post: 2047202, member: 11401"] Two things on an unrelated note: First, a quote from an email I sent earlier today: "Damn. 21 of the top 50 animation titles on IMDB are from Japan. 12 of the top 50 are from Studio Ghibli or [in one case -ed.] is an earlier work by Miyazaki (e.g. Lupin III: the Castle of Cagliostro). Entirely rotoscoped animated films (Waking Life) and combinations of cel animation and live-action film (Roger Rabbit and Mary Poppins) are on the list as well." I wish I knew how the film ratings on IMDB work better so one can't just blame those on a bunch of internet-using anime nerds. Considering that 2 or 3 f the Ghibli films have never seen these shores... actually, I don't know what to conclude. Second: My friend Richmond's presentation on anime that he did for his color theory class at Savannah College of Art and Design. [url]http://members.cox.net/penguinjoe/SCAD/presentation.swf[/url] And now - about the state of American Animation: Were Don Bluth allowed more creative freedom back in the '80s, the face of American feature animation could have been completely different today. Pixar has not made a bad film. They are amazing. I expect they won't make a bad film in the future. And when their exclusive contract with Disney (or whatever it is) runs out - the world is their oyster. If Disney let their animators do more non-market-researched labors of love like Lilo and Stitch - we'd have a hell of a lot more gorgeous films like Lilo and Stitch, and that's a good, good, good thing. (Am I repeating Urban Legend or can someone confirm that Lilo and Stitch was essentially done in spare time/overtime and was, essentially, a "sleeper hit," as I've been lead to believe by various sources?) And now a meta-observation - is it just me, or has this discussion been focusing primarily on TV? I admit I've only read pages 1 and 4. I realize that I'm not contributing to the discussion as much as I could if I were actually engaging in discourse -sorry! So yeah - I'm optimistic about the state of American animation - and world animation. [/QUOTE]
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