More Hand-drawn Dragons
On November 17, 2022, Peacock began streaming a new batch of DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms, a season of six episodes this time. As ever, the credits feature hand-drawn dragons–more appealing than their CG-rendered counterparts, wouldn’t you say?
JANE AND THE DRAGON Animation Test
A year prior to the show’s production, Weta Workshop tested a scene for Jane and the Dragon to apply a hand-drawn storybook texture, later to be termed “Bayntonization.” (If not viewable in Firefox, try another browser.)
Brett Gray and Ella Purnell on STAR TREK: PRODIGY
In addition to Kate Mulgrew, I had the opportunity to interview the two leads of Star Trek: Prodigy: Brett Gray, the voice of 17-year-old Dal R’El, and Ella Purnell, the voice of 17-year-old Gwyndala. The transcript of our October 8 interview is available on Animation Scoop here. We chatted on video via Zoom. Enjoy (If […]
Upcoming: THE DRAGON PRINCE Season Four
On November 3, 2022, Netflix will begin streaming the next batch of DRAGON PRINCE episodes, nine in all, exploring THE MYSTERY OF AARAVOS, as it says in the subtitle. Here’s some tantalizing visual tidbits: And here’s the trailer: Update: October 24, 2022: “The Fallen Star”: As Sarah Ban Breathnach says, “It simply isn’t an adventure […]
Star Wars: The Original Trilogy ILM Special Effects Makers
Behind the Scenes of Star Wars: The Original Trilogy ILM Special Effects Makers, a documentary from Star Wars: The Complete Saga, October 13, 2015, uploaded by Voldorac, January 13, 2017. https://youtu.be/rwdDN29sB_k 0:00 Luke’s Landspeeder 1:24 Millennium Falcon 3:27 Death Star 4:59 Holographic Chess 7:08 X-Wing 9:22 Y-Wing 11:37 TIE Fighter 13:03 Vader’s Tie Fighter 14:18 […]
Now Available! Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age!
At last, Keith Scott’s monumental work, Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age!, is now available, published through BearManor Media. Here are the details: Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-70 In today’s world of instant information everyone knows everything about cartoon voices. Animation is a huge business, and Voice Actors are respected. But it wasn’t […]
Ryan Woodward’s opening for BATMAN BEYOND: RETURN OF THE JOKER
August 29, 2022: FX animator Ryan Woodward posted his original opening title credits for the controversial Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. Music by Kristopher Carter. Behold: From the archives: 20+ yrs ago at the WB, I was loaned out to the Batman team for an emergency title sequence for Batman Beyond, Return of the […]
The Mystery of Aaravos Adds Another Mystery
Today, August 24, 2022, Wonderstorm released an image from the new season of Dragon Prince, coming our way in November on Netflix. Who is this guy? Update, October 13, 2022 Okay, I found out this guy is Rex Igneous and he is voiced by Ben Cotton, who played Dr. Kavanagh in Stargate Atlantis. But what […]
Ask Jane’s Creator!
Pūkeko Pictures has announced a live event, Q&A with the creator of Jane and the Dragon, Martin Baynton. It will be Sunday, August 21, 2022, at 8:30 p.m. UTC, 1:30 p.m. PST, and across the International Dateline, on Monday, August 22, at 8:30 a.m. NZT. Watch live on Facebook. Watch live on YouTube. Watch […]