Animation

is a modern classic that has inspired children, their parents, and film reviewers. The animation and anamorphism, music design, and character development all contribute to the film’s success. Ratatouille takes place in mid-1950’s France, in the midst of a food revolution. Food critics…

talked to Professor Mark Wellman. He had mentioned a trip to Pixar Studios in class, and after I asked him for possible connections, he kindly directed me to Mr. Marc Greenberg, UMD alumnus and the Vice President of Finance and Strategy at Pixar Animation Studios. Being able to speak to an actual Pixar employee was intimidating, to say the least. I vividly remember screaming in excitement after Mr. Greenberg replied to my initial email saying he’d be willing to chat with me. And so it was…

Walt Disney World would have never been built or even thought of if it wasn’t for a man named Walt Disney. The Foundation for Disney World started way back in the 1920’s with Disney’s passion for drawing and turning those drawings into animated short films which led to the creation of the Walt Disney company. The Walt Disney company became bigger and bigger over the next fifty which led to the opening of Disney World and the Disney characters everyone knows today. The cultural impact of Disney…

sameness with Copi and Paste standing out as unique beings from the rest. Alike has won numerous awards including a National Audience Award at the 2015 3D Wire Film Festival, and Best Animation Short Film at the 2016 California International Shorts Festival. Daniel Martínez Lara is a teacher at the Pepe School Land 3D animation school in Barcelona Spain. His former students worked as animators on the…

native villagers participating in a ceremony and then disrupting/spoiling the ceremony caused everything to go downhill. The 1933’s King Kong is a subpar film in my opinion. Its filled with a very early innovative visual effect’s such as stop motion animation, miniature sets, and full scale practical creatures. The movie sparked a generation of movie directors and fans. Even though it was a very iconic film that was remade a handful of times, this film…

Some of you may know this and some of you may not, but microinteractions can be found in pretty much every electronic device we use on a daily basis. Whether it’s your smartphone, your laptop, or even your TV - you’re already using microinteractions without knowing. In the past years, microinteractions have become such an important part of web pages, that they’re considered fundamental by many experts in the field. So what are you waiting for? Let’s get started! What Is a Microinteraction? A…

dark imagery. He uses these colors as a polarizing agent to enhance the movement of the plot without regard to aesthetics, while keeping the film pleasing to his audience’s senses. Another style unique to Tim Burton is the use of motifs such as re-animation and death. Tim Burton uses these styles to not only allude to his fascination of the macabre, but to also maintain the classic horror tradition and imprint his cinematic fingerprint on each of his films. Overall, his manipulation of these two…

to bring betterment, devs can offer inclusion of traits and transfer them into more lifelike characters. However, this would definitely range between negative, positive, as well as outright crazy. Better Animation and Graphics- With the improved graphical features as well as improvised animation, gamers will get in contact with the game adding a wider range of color, implementation of camera manipulation as well as better and more versatile sound effects. More Engaging Immersion- Undoubtedly,…

first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world. A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellence nature would owe their being to me… Pursuing these reflections, I thought, that if I could bestow animation upon lifeless matter, I might in process of time (although I now found it impossible) renew life where death had apparently devoted the body to corruption” (Shelley…

Once upon a time a young girl, influenced through several Disney princesses, realized that she was never going to have the happily ever after she always dreamed of. She’ll never have the guy who treats her right, instead she gets the guy who hits her while he’s drunk, and a mother fighting for her life in a hospital bed. Yet she continues to pray for her happy ending day after day, year after year. She begins to hate the stories that made her dream that made her feel special. Every day she falls…