July 01, 2013
Cosmos: A Personal Journey - by Carl Sagan
With Cosmos, Carl Sagan and his wife and co-writer, Ann Druyan, brilliantly illustrated the underlying science of his same-titled book, placing the human species within a space-and-time context that brought the infinite into stunningly clear view. The series, which originally aired in 1980 on PBS, has been seen by more than 700 million people worldwide and remains a high-water mark in the history of television miniseries.
Sagan lucidly explains such topics as Einstein’s theory of relativity, Darwin’s theory of evolution, and the greenhouse effect, bringing the mysteries of the universe down to a layman’s level of understanding. The footage in these remastered, seven-DVD or seven-VHS sets is as fresh and riveting as it was two decades ago and is certain to fire the imaginations of a whole new generation of viewers.
June 29, 2013
Check it out here.
16 Comics. 17 Artists. One incredible anthology!
From the founders:
16 Comics. 17 Artists. One incredible anthology!
From the founders:
This project was initially conceived during a conversation over a shared pot of tea. After a whirlwind of an experience with our artist table at Hal-con 2012, we wanted to really challenge ourselves to see what we could pull together with enough hard work, creativity and determination.
We put a call out to our circle of friends and beyond, with a set of goals and guidelines, requesting submissions of 1-10 page comics unified with the theme of "Introductions". In seven months, we collected over 100 pages in a set of 16 very unique comics from 17 very talented artists. This project really wouldn't be possible without the combined ambitions and efforts of everybody!
16 Debut is about taking that fun idea you had with friends over a pot of tea and turning it into a reality. It’s about taking that first, oh so intimidating step, towards turning ambitions into achievements. It's about making your creative debut to the world!
June 28, 2013
June 27, 2013
Revisiting the “Mrs. Doubtfire” Cartoon Directed by Chuck Jones
Story via The Brew
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Chris Columbus’ comedy Mrs. Doubtfire. In the opening of the film, Robin Williams plays a voice-over artist who is recording lines for a cartoon that has already been made. (Yes, that’s out of order for a standard cartoon production, but for entertainment’s sake, we’ll let it slide).
The cartoon was supervised by legendary Warner Bros. director Chuck Jones, and animated by a small team of A-list animators that included legends like Bill Littlejohn and Tom Ray, and younger animators like Eric Goldberg. Coincidentally, Goldberg was also animating to the voice of Robin Williams for another animated project around the same period—the Genie in Aladdin.
In the film, we see barely a minute’s worth of animation of the two main characters—Pudgy Parakeet and Grunge the Cat. But in reality, Chuck Jones and his crew animated five minutes of material. This was never publicly shown until it was included several years afterward as a bonus feature on the Mrs. Doubtfire DVD.
Apparently, Chuck Jones wasn’t too keen on the backgrounds, feeling that they were overly detailed. So Jones had the cartoon completely reshot with new backgrounds that reflected a more subdued graphic style. As an added bonus, here’s the alternate version:
And just for good measure, here is a two-minute pencil test:
Hand-Drawn Sequences by MAKE for “Invisible to You” Doc
Director: Ramon Nuñez
Creative Director: Danny Robashkin
Animators: Aaron Quist, Alec Mueller, Andrew Chesworth, Ben Bury, Jordan Hill, Justin Weber, Niklas Norman
Edit/Sounds design/Mix: Mike Nelson
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