Disney Returning to 2-D Animation Only, Report Says
12-19-06, 01:04 PM
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Disney Returning to 2-D Animation Only, Report Says
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It is actually the story that is most important to a successful animated feature and that is why the Disney Studios have faltered since The Lion King (IMHO).
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John Lasseter and Ed Catmull are planning to return the Walt Disney Co.'s studios in Burbank to its roots as a "traditional" (hand-drawn) animation company exclusively, while Pixar will continue to turn out computer-animated (CG) features, Disney watcher Jim Hill reported on his website www.jimhillmedia.com today (Tuesday).
In doing so, Lasseter, the chief creative officer for Disney Animation, and Catmull, the unit's president, will be reversing Disney's efforts over the past three years to, in Hill's words, "retrain that studio's staff as well as to change Disney Feature Animation into a start-of-the-art CG operation." Hill observed that the plan has not yet been "entirely embraced" by Disney CEO Robert Iger. One result of the about-face, Hill noted, has been the cancellation of Disney's plans to produce the computer-animated American Dog, a movie conceived and supervised by Chris Sanders, who ironically was responsible for Disney's last big hand-drawn hit, Lilo and Stitch.
http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hi...rican-dog.aspx
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In doing so, Lasseter, the chief creative officer for Disney Animation, and Catmull, the unit's president, will be reversing Disney's efforts over the past three years to, in Hill's words, "retrain that studio's staff as well as to change Disney Feature Animation into a start-of-the-art CG operation." Hill observed that the plan has not yet been "entirely embraced" by Disney CEO Robert Iger. One result of the about-face, Hill noted, has been the cancellation of Disney's plans to produce the computer-animated American Dog, a movie conceived and supervised by Chris Sanders, who ironically was responsible for Disney's last big hand-drawn hit, Lilo and Stitch.
http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hi...rican-dog.aspx
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12-19-06, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by mrpayroll
It is actually the story that is most important to a successful animated feature and that is why the Disney Studios have faltered since The Lion King (IMHO).
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12-19-06, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by The Valeyard
Pixar will headline CG Animation.
Disney returns to traditional Animation.
Sounds good to me.
Disney returns to traditional Animation.
Sounds good to me.
12-19-06, 03:29 PM
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'Cept they *fired* all their great hand-drawing artists and animators when they shut down the whole thing--incredibly stupidly--a few years back, closing their doors for the first time in 50 years.
Sure, they can hire fresh meat. But the historical greatness has been severed. They fucked it up good in the name of "new & improved" and turned their back on the one thing that should have mattered.
Sure, they can hire fresh meat. But the historical greatness has been severed. They fucked it up good in the name of "new & improved" and turned their back on the one thing that should have mattered.
12-19-06, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by adamblast
'Cept they *fired* all their great hand-drawing artists and animators when they shut down the whole thing--incredibly stupidly--a few years back, closing their doors for the first time in 50 years.
Sure, they can hire fresh meat. But the historical greatness has been severed. They fucked it up good in the name of "new & improved" and turned their back on the one thing that should have mattered.
Sure, they can hire fresh meat. But the historical greatness has been severed. They fucked it up good in the name of "new & improved" and turned their back on the one thing that should have mattered.
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12-19-06, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by adamblast
'Cept they *fired* all their great hand-drawing artists and animators when they shut down the whole thing--incredibly stupidly--a few years back, closing their doors for the first time in 50 years.
Sure, they can hire fresh meat. But the historical greatness has been severed. They fucked it up good in the name of "new & improved" and turned their back on the one thing that should have mattered.
Sure, they can hire fresh meat. But the historical greatness has been severed. They fucked it up good in the name of "new & improved" and turned their back on the one thing that should have mattered.
I agree.
You should see the "animation" area at MGM studios. Last time I was there it was going to be turned into offices where before it was filled with animators at their desks working on projects like Lilo and Stitch and Mulan.
12-19-06, 07:45 PM
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After the string of CGI duds this year (The Wild, Open Season, Monster House, Hoodwinked), I'm not surprised to see Disney go back to doing what they do best.
Here's an idea that'd surely make a buck, how about a Pirates of the Caribbean animated film? Maybe tell the childhood adventures of Jack Sparrow.
Here's an idea that'd surely make a buck, how about a Pirates of the Caribbean animated film? Maybe tell the childhood adventures of Jack Sparrow.
12-19-06, 10:37 PM
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April is about four months away..
After the way they pissed on the Orlando studio, i'll believe this when I see it.
After the way they pissed on the Orlando studio, i'll believe this when I see it.
12-20-06, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Giles
I agree, concentrate on story, concentrate less on vocal casting... get a hint, I read somewhere that kids couldn't care less who was voicing in animated films, it's totally pandering to adults.
We are talking about Disney. Dreamworks is the company that puts the actors names larger than the movie titles on their posters. Other than Robin Williams in Aladdin(in 93) when has Disney been guilty of this in the past 15 years?The movie followed by the biggest stars:
Home on the Range: Rosanne, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Brother Bear: Joaquin Phoenix
Treasure Planet = David Hyde Pierce, Martin Short
Lilo & Stitch: Ving Rhames, Tia Carerra
Atlantis: Michael J. Fox
Emperor's New Groove: David Spade
Tarzan: Minnie Driver, Rosie O'Donnell
Mulan: Ming Na, Eddie Murphy
Hercules: Danny Devito, James Woods
Hunchback: Demi Moore, Tom Hulce
Pocahontas: Mel Gibson
Lion King: Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones
Aladdin: Robin Williams, Gilbert Godttfried
Beauty & the Beast: Angela Lansberry
Little Mermaid: Jodi Benson, Buddy Hackett
Oliver & Co.: Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel
So looking at this list, Mel Gibson and Robin Williams strike me as the only marketable names in their past 17 films. Maybe Michael J Fox since he had just came off Spin City and was in the public eye from his announcement. There are some big names up there like Eddie Murphy or James Earl Jones, but they are minor characters or small roles.
I think you are definitely barking up the wrong tree, but maybe that's just me.
12-20-06, 08:33 AM
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They haven't made a decent movie since Emperor's New Groove and they haven't made a great movie since Lion King. This is going to be a slow, painful comeback and it's all the fault of the idiots who decided 2D animation was dead.
Way to go, morons.
Way to go, morons.
12-20-06, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Whoops. Actually he was pretty popular at the time, but I still doubt he would be marquee material.Yeah, he was huge, but what's he doing now? I know he was on Smallville a couple of times.
12-20-06, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Michael Ballack
Another thing that would help is STOP releasing awful straight to video sequels. This is not the Disney I grew up with as a kid in the 80's.
12-20-06, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ScandalUMD
The awful straight to video sequels are huge money. Like pure profit.
12-20-06, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael Ballack
Another thing that would help is STOP releasing awful straight to video sequels. This is not the Disney I grew up with as a kid in the 80's.