June 22, 2012
June 21, 2012
Classical Animation Combines With Innovative Gameplay In "The Act"
Today I was introduced to a fantastic little iPhone game called "The Act" and I was blown away by its ingenuity, simplicity, and exquisite animation!
The Act is billed as an “interactive comedy.” The game’s interactivity and artistic style harks back to the comedic cartoons of yore, particularly Don Bluth’s “Dragon’s Lair.” It's so much fun to play and a delight to watch the performance that the animated characters put on.
The Act’s old-school feel is decidedly part of its charm. And while its graphics may incite a bout of nostalgia among older players and ALL classically-trained animators like myself, its gameplay is tailor-made for the here and now.
In The Act, you’re tasked to keep up Edgar’s act by controlling his actions with your iDevice’s touchscreen. A lovable loser, Edgar must try to hang on to his job, take care of his dimwitted brother, and woo the girl of his dreams all at the same time.
For the most part, the key is to slide your finger on the screen to the left or right until you strike a proper balance between two possible scenarios. In one scene, for example, you must be able to strike up a relationship with Edgar’s love interest without being obnoxious.
This game is definitely one of the most interesting iOS games I’ve come across in a long while. It’s available at the App Store now, it was published by the company Chillingo.
Make sure to check it out, it's only $3.
More info here.
The Act is billed as an “interactive comedy.” The game’s interactivity and artistic style harks back to the comedic cartoons of yore, particularly Don Bluth’s “Dragon’s Lair.” It's so much fun to play and a delight to watch the performance that the animated characters put on.
The Act’s old-school feel is decidedly part of its charm. And while its graphics may incite a bout of nostalgia among older players and ALL classically-trained animators like myself, its gameplay is tailor-made for the here and now.
In The Act, you’re tasked to keep up Edgar’s act by controlling his actions with your iDevice’s touchscreen. A lovable loser, Edgar must try to hang on to his job, take care of his dimwitted brother, and woo the girl of his dreams all at the same time.
For the most part, the key is to slide your finger on the screen to the left or right until you strike a proper balance between two possible scenarios. In one scene, for example, you must be able to strike up a relationship with Edgar’s love interest without being obnoxious.
This game is definitely one of the most interesting iOS games I’ve come across in a long while. It’s available at the App Store now, it was published by the company Chillingo.
Make sure to check it out, it's only $3.
More info here.
The Art of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Preview via Comics Alliance
Based on the novel by Seth Graeme-Smith, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is one of the summer's more curious releases, imagining an amusingly outrageous scenario whereby the legendary American president was actually a skilled slayer of the undead. The film is produced by Tim Burton and directed by Timur Bekmambetov, both of whom have obvious connections to the comic book world via their adaptations of the Batman comics and Wanted, respectively. In support of Abraham Lincoln, Bekmambetov has teamed with Aspen Comics to release a book quite unlike anything we can remember seeing.
While it's typical for a film's storyboards -- the simple, comic-book-style drawings that map out a movie's shots -- to be reproduced along with script pages in those handsome "Art of the Movie" books, the Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter team have gone the extra step to reconfigure the storyboard images by artist Indar Dzhendubaev into an actual comic book. It's a pretty cool idea, and we've got loads of images to demonstrate the results.
Bekmambetov considers the comic, officially called Director's Cut: The Art of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, to be his director's cut of the film. Interestingly, the narrative is constructed in such a way that the graphic novel retells the movie's story from the point of view of its villain, played by Rufus Sewell in the film.
Director's Cut: The Art of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is on sale now in bookstores and will be available in comics shops soon.
Based on the novel by Seth Graeme-Smith, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is one of the summer's more curious releases, imagining an amusingly outrageous scenario whereby the legendary American president was actually a skilled slayer of the undead. The film is produced by Tim Burton and directed by Timur Bekmambetov, both of whom have obvious connections to the comic book world via their adaptations of the Batman comics and Wanted, respectively. In support of Abraham Lincoln, Bekmambetov has teamed with Aspen Comics to release a book quite unlike anything we can remember seeing.
While it's typical for a film's storyboards -- the simple, comic-book-style drawings that map out a movie's shots -- to be reproduced along with script pages in those handsome "Art of the Movie" books, the Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter team have gone the extra step to reconfigure the storyboard images by artist Indar Dzhendubaev into an actual comic book. It's a pretty cool idea, and we've got loads of images to demonstrate the results.
Bekmambetov considers the comic, officially called Director's Cut: The Art of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, to be his director's cut of the film. Interestingly, the narrative is constructed in such a way that the graphic novel retells the movie's story from the point of view of its villain, played by Rufus Sewell in the film.
Director's Cut: The Art of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is on sale now in bookstores and will be available in comics shops soon.
June 20, 2012
Angora Napkin - Directors' Commentary
In 2009, Troy Little and Nick Cross made a pilot episode for a proposed TV series called Angora Napkin (angoranapkin.com). The show was never picked up but it still lives as two graphic novels.
Recently, Troy and Nick revisited the pilot and added some commentary with some exclusive behind-the-scenes production details.
Recently, Troy and Nick revisited the pilot and added some commentary with some exclusive behind-the-scenes production details.
June 19, 2012
Blade Runner - Watercolor Animation
3285 Paintings created by Anders Ramsell, for select clips from the 1982 film Blade Runner.
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