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Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Stephen M. Levinson's Blog | A little animation test

floydbishop — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 18:27:21 -0000

Looking good, Stephen!

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Fanboy and Chum Chum | “Wow. This guy actually gets it!”

floydbishop — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:47:05 -0000

Eric, I hope you like these characters... it looks like they're going to be around for a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time. Congratulations on the review!

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Stephen M. Levinson's Blog | Gnomon School starts Monday!

floydbishop — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:13:12 -0000

Hey Stephen, when you get settled in, let me know and maybe we can meet up. I'm down in San Diego, but drive up to LA every so often.

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Frederator Films | Lunch with Genndy.

floydbishop — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:41:54 -0000

I've been waiting to hear more about this for a while now... I don't just mean Frederator Films, but what happened to Jack? Did he ever defeat Aku and get back to the past?

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Channel Frederator Blog | Pixar: The house of sequels?

floydbishop — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:04:06 -0000

To me, it seems that "Toy Story 3" presents the most logical sequel. Andy grows up and what happens now? I think "Monsters Inc" was wrapped up so nicely at the end that a sequel could feel forced.

As for "Cars 2", that's just a flat out money machine. The characters were a bit stale and cliche in the first film, so the story would have to be absolutely stellar to warrant a sequel.

None of these films were designed as sequels from the beginning, in the same way that Star Wars or Lord of the Rings were. Without that greater story arc to be concerned about, the films play almost like episodes of a tv series rather than a film. Why should I worry about the characters when I can rest assured that they will return in a sequel a few years later?

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Channel Frederator Blog | Pixar: The house of sequels?

floydbishop — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:59:31 -0000

It is my understanding that the Vancouver studio will handle all non theatrical content, including things like TV specials, Happy Meal commercials, etc. Pixar south will still be doing all theatrical content, including the features and shorts that play before the features.

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Channel Frederator Blog | Pixar: The house of sequels?

floydbishop — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:57:55 -0000

But while they're working on another sequel, we're missing out on the movies they COULD be making.

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Channel Frederator Blog | Pixar: The house of sequels?

floydbishop — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:56:37 -0000

Coonfoot: I think you may have read more into my post than you should have. The point of the pose this question: Should Pixar make sequels to movies they have already done?

A few people seem to think they should. I don't know where you got the "Dreamworks haters" bit. Certainly not from my post. If you search the blog, you'll see quite a few favorable posts about many studios, Dreamworks included.

I've also worked on a few features, so I do know what "true intentions" lie behind many sequels (hint: it's green).

My issue with sequels to stories that have already been told is that they take time, effort, and energy away from new ideas that have to sit in a pipeline while the studios work on the sequels. This are now films that might not get made because the studio is busy with something else.

Good luck with your animation career. It's a roller coaster to be sure. Part of the process of becoming a good animator is being able to carry on a good discussion about animation, and I hope to see more posts from you on the blogs in the future.

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Channel Frederator Blog | “Monsters Vs Aliens” the series?

floydbishop — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:07:47 -0000

sgarime1: I'll have to check out your podcast!

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Channel Frederator Blog | Pixar Vancouver… more details

floydbishop — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:57:16 -0000

That isn't what I was going to say (my post was cut off... fixed now), but it does fit with my point: Dreamworks has learned from their past outsourcing experiences and has moved to better outsourcing partners. Nickelodeon knows how to make a quality TV series, so they're doing the show. Yes, they outsource a lot of the production as well, but it is done within the confines of a system they have had in place for several years (maybe not the same production partners, but they have done it in the past).

Pixar has not had this same level of outsourcing, and will most likely have some growing pains as a result.

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Fanboy and Chum Chum | First Studio Screening

floydbishop — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:35:32 -0000

Congratulations on the successful long hard slog of production. I'm really looking forward to this series.

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Fanboy and Chum Chum | Your first look.

floydbishop — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:33:59 -0000

Wow! This is really nice. I want to watch the show now!

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Channel Frederator Blog | Performance capture? In a Roger Rabbit sequel? It’s more likely than you think!

floydbishop — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:56:30 -0000

I thought about "Horton Hears a Who" and "Madagascar" when I was writing this post, but even those films can't hold a candle to the amount of flexibility in construction you see in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit".

I would say "Horton Hears a Who" comes the closest.

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Adventure Time | Pen’s office door.

floydbishop — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:06:54 -0000

Someone should do a Pen Ward paper doll, where you can swap out his beard with different beards.

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Adventure Time | Speaking of storyboards…

floydbishop — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:05:21 -0000

It is interesting to me that storyboard templates now include a spot for the network logo or bug. I used to hate those, but now I wish Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and others would stop the annoying animated commercials at the bottom of the screen during shows. Those are much more intrusive and quite a bit worse.

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Stephen M. Levinson's Blog | Some unfortunate news…

floydbishop — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:00:38 -0000

Based on the headline, I thought someone died! It may seem like it sucks that you didn't get into Cal Arts, but it's OK. You've got a lot of experience, and a long list of industry contacts already. Take some classes, go to some industry events, and don't let it bug you. The real stuff you need to know in this industry, you can't learn at any school anyhow. Keep honing your skills and tightening your reel and you'll go far.

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Fanboy and Chum Chum | Meet Chad Woods

floydbishop — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:52:07 -0000

Is there any chance for an "Art of Fanboy" book? I wish more series had art of books. I would buy one for this show and "El Tigre" in a heartbeat.

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Channel Frederator Blog | L.A. is Unreal

floydbishop — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:24:27 -0000

I wish more events like this were on Saturday nights. The drive from San Diego to LA on a Friday is insane. To get up there by 7 means taking a day off.

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Channel Frederator Blog | The Floyd Bishop Interview

floydbishop — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:55:24 -0000

I'm the worst animator in that photo.

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Channel Frederator Blog | Kung Fu Panda kicks butt at the Annies

floydbishop — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:55:21 -0000

I just found this quote from Stephen Worth over at The Animation Guild's website:

"ASIFA-Hollywood's membership currently numbers 4,000, and all of the major studios provide memberships for their staff. There's no imbalance involved here. Besides, most people in the animation business have worked for several of the studios at one time or another. They vote their conscience for the film or individual that they consider to be the best choice, not party line.

ASIFA-Hollywood is a neutral ground between studios. Membership is open to anyone who would like to get involved. It isn't fair to ASIFA to suggest that the results are "stacked" in anyone's favor, and it isn't fair to the honorees, many of whom are Individual Achievement winners, to suggest that they don't deserve to be recognized for their work."

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Channel Frederator Blog | Kung Fu Panda kicks butt at the Annies

floydbishop — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:03:53 -0000

I guess I'm not up on how the Annie awards are voted on, or could be swayed one way or another based on what a studio wants.

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Channel Frederator Blog | Kung Fu Panda kicks butt at the Annies

floydbishop — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:21:54 -0000

So Pixar loses and the fix is in? I thought it won because it was a great film.

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Fanboy and Chum Chum | Frosty Freezy Freeze Test

floydbishop — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:55:17 -0000

Again, the stuff looks great!

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Fanboy and Chum Chum | Frosty Freezy Freeze Test

floydbishop — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:37:21 -0000

That looks great! One suggestion from a techie fx standpoint would be to add some secondary fx of frost on the glass, or some faint cold "steam" coming off of the freezie freeze. I wouldn't know that was a cold liquid unless you told me. It could be mud or a thick soup. I think the fluid sim is dead on though. I know how tough it is to pull that stuff off. Kudos to the FX guys. The viscosity and surface tension is great. You even have some hardening up look to the fluid after it's all in the glass!

Re: Frederator Studios Blogs | Fanboy and Chum Chum | Frosty Freezy Freeze Test

floydbishop — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:51:30 -0000

I don't see anything, Is the post messed up?