August 26, 2011

Schwarzenegger Meets A-ha's 'Take on Me' Meets Neon Markers

Arnold Schwarzenegger joins with the forces of rotoscoping and a pack of highlighters in The Schwarzenegger Trilogy, a series of shorts featuring clips from Last Action Hero, Terminator 2, Kindergarten Cop, Predator, and more, rendered in 1600 frames of hand-drawn, neon animation by Brainbow Design.

OK GO remakes The Muppet Show theme

August 23, 2011

HAL 9000

I've been watching a fascinating series of film analyses by Rober Ager. In this first video, he shows that HAL 9000 was based on IBM, and that HAL wins the chess game against the astronaut by cheating in two ways:









This next video is about The Shining and how the Overlook Hotel and hedge maze shift architecturally throughout the movie:




Via Superpunch.


There's many more videos in the series, including a look at Aliens (Cameron's take on Vietnam?). Via these sites.

"Doing the Right Thing" Zac Gorman

 



See more: Zac Gorman


August 22, 2011

Sith

"LIGHT and DARK" by Thomas A. Szakolczay

"FU2 Maris Brood 2" by Thomas A. Szakolczay

The Art of Sebastian Krüger

To see more of his work, visit his blog or his newest website, and his early work here. Via illostribute




Voice Actor - Will Arnet

Arnett has lent his voice to a number of television shows. In 2005, he guest starred in Nickelodeon's hit series 'Danny Phantom' as Ghostwriter. In 2006, Arnett voiced the character Duncan Schiesst for the Comedy Central animated program Freak Show, which was created by and also stars the voice of his former Arrested Development co-star, David Cross.

Arnett took the role of announcer for the faux trailer "Don't" in the movie Grindhouse. He also voiced the character "Vlad" from the CGI film Horton Hears a Who!.[30] He voiced 'The Missing Link' in Dreamworks' film Monsters vs. Aliens. In 2007, he voiced Horst the German sous-chef, in the Disney Pixar film Ratatouille.

Arnett's distinctively gravelly voice has also given him voice-over work for CBS TV promos, film trailers and numerous advertisements.

Credit List:

Danny Phantom (2003, Animated Series) Ghost Writer
Despicable Me (2010, Computer Animated Film) Mr. Perkins
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (2009, Video Game) (additional voices)
Freak Show (2006, Animated Series) Duncan Schiesst
Horton Hears a Who! (2008, Computer Animated Film) Vlad Vladikoff
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006, Computer Animated Film) Lone Gunslinger Vulture
King of the Hill (1997, Animated Series) Portis
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009, Computer Animated Film) Missing Link
Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space (2009, Computer Animated Special) Missing Link
Monsters vs. Aliens: The Video Game (2009, Video Game) Missing Link
O'Grady (2004, Animated Series) Dougski
Ratatouille (2007, Computer Animated Film) Horst
Sit Down, Shut Up (2009, Animated Series) Ennis Hofftard

Voice Actor - Eric Bauza

Eric started his career in animation as a character designer, working with a few production studios in Hollywood. It was this introduction to the animation world that eventually led him to a successful career in voiceovers.

His notable roles include Stimpy of Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon and Slip & Slide D'Peel of Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island. He also voices Rodolfo/White Pantera for El Tigre on Nickelodeon, Storm Shadow, Destro, and Tunnel Rat on G.I. Joe: Resolute, Razoff from Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc and The Professor and Pipo Monkeys in Ape Escape.

Eric has played multiple roles on "The King and Us", a web-series sponsored by Burger King, and was seen on the NFL on FOX pre-game show. Eric had a cameo role as "Digger the Nascar Gopher" in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel.

Credit List:

Adventures of Digger and Friends, The (2009, Computer Animated Series) Digger the Gopher
  Fondue, Digger's French cousin
  Grandpa
  Lumpy Wheels
  Marbles
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009, Live Action/Computer Animated Film) Digger
Ape Escape (2008, Animated Series) Pipo Monkeys
  Professor
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005, Animated Series) (additional voices)
Chowder (2007, Animated Series) Charlie #2
  Shmoast Guard
  Tourist #2
  Tourists
Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island (2005, Animated Series) Slide O'Peel
  Slip O'Peel
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera (2007, Animated Series) Don DiNero
  White Pantera / Rodolfo Rivera
Fairly OddParents, The (2001, Animated Series) (additional voices)
G.I. Joe: Resolute (2009, Animated Series) Cobra Soldiers
  Destro
  Storm Shadow
  Tunnel Rat
Hero: 108 (2009, Animated Series) Camel King
  Lin Chung's Turtle
  Red-Face Kwan
Looney Tunes Show, The (2010, Animated Series) Marvin the Martian
Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon (2003, Animated Series) Stimpy
Ripping Friends, The (2001, Animated Series) Tooth Filling
T.U.F.F. Puppy (2010, Animated Series) Bad Dog

August 19, 2011

Cool Photography and Make Up Art




See more at Sonia & Mark Whitesnow’s on-line portfolio

The Art of Studio Ghibli - Part 5

Background Art, Character Layouts, and Story Art for "Princess Mononoke"











 



 






































Production Art, Layouts and Designs from "Porco Rosso"
















Models and Backgrounds from "Pompoko"






































See Part 4.
See Part 3.