MonkeyFunk
05-29-2008, 02:52 PM
http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=pageone&article_no=3649&page=1
If the young visionary animation artists of today, with their deep respect for and love of classical animation and their formidable digital skills, can be freed of the corporate shackles that have crippled our industry, the world is in for a treat. A real animation renaissance could blossom from this confusing mess that saw old-school craft pitted against the new technologies for far too many years. But we have to take a leap of faith. We have to take risks like Walt did back in the '20s and '30s. We have to be brave and make films that challenge our ideas about entertainment. The public is hungry for it, the artists are ready to provide it, and the craft and technology have come just far enough to break out of the cocoon, and morph into an utterly magical new age for animated films.
I think his optimism's a trifle misplaced, to be perfectly honest. Much of the article works on the idea that The Princess and the Frog is a trail-blazing risk-taker, as opposed to the kind of film that Disney spent most of the 90s making until everyone got a bit fed up.
If the young visionary animation artists of today, with their deep respect for and love of classical animation and their formidable digital skills, can be freed of the corporate shackles that have crippled our industry, the world is in for a treat. A real animation renaissance could blossom from this confusing mess that saw old-school craft pitted against the new technologies for far too many years. But we have to take a leap of faith. We have to take risks like Walt did back in the '20s and '30s. We have to be brave and make films that challenge our ideas about entertainment. The public is hungry for it, the artists are ready to provide it, and the craft and technology have come just far enough to break out of the cocoon, and morph into an utterly magical new age for animated films.
I think his optimism's a trifle misplaced, to be perfectly honest. Much of the article works on the idea that The Princess and the Frog is a trail-blazing risk-taker, as opposed to the kind of film that Disney spent most of the 90s making until everyone got a bit fed up.